Farewell Miss Lily - until next time!!!

It has been a fabulous, FABULOUS visit with Anne and Lily here for the last two weeks.

She was a busy little toddler - she went and hung out with Brother Brigham at This Is The Place, she splashed at Orem's water park and did a LOT of cooking!!!

She is such a charmer - loves people, and especially babies and other small kids, whom she practically tackled every time she encountered such a creature.

We will miss her little jigs, her squats and her Hulk face.

What will we do here in Happy Valley without her? I guess just keep breathing until the next visit.

Workin' 9 to 5!

That's right. Last night Jake & I went to 9 to 5 the musical. It was pretty great. The only thing that could have made it more glorious was having the REAL Dolly in the show. Alas, it was not her. But, it was an excellent substitute.

So far today, Jake has already seen two more musicals. He went to Chicago this afternoon and just finished going to Hair tonight.

That kid is in music dance theatre heaven.

Sadie's Awesome Baptism

Jake is overjoyed that Sadie is Baptized!!!



The Whole Fam Damily



Grandma Hicks, Sadie and Carol


Thank you Sadie! --- for being baptized so that we could come and visit!!

We wouldn't have missed it for the world!!!!

"My Mom really loves your show!"

That's right. We saw Bobby on the street & chased him down for five blocks to get a pic. Then I said, "My mom really likes your show." I accidentally didn't even pretend that I was a fan. ;)

Tribute to you Mom!

Faces of the Fourth

Mikey - Prize winner of the Utah County Baby Contest!!


Donna and Amy - Camp Chair Cover Rain Bonnets


Matt to Sarah: "C'mon Sarah, you know you LOVE the Jonas Brothers."


Jim trades his Hawaiian Shirt for Patriotic Gear


Pete and Chrizelle - Her 1st Anniversary in the U S of A


"Hey - which way did the parade go?"



Jake is always up for a fabulous costume!

It was mayhem and revelry at the Kelly Compound, as usual, for a Fabulous Fourth! We had amazing seats for the fireworks - courtesy of Pete - right above the stadium. We could even hear and see the "Jo Bros" on the jumbotron!

And, the prize winning Cutest Baby in Utah County joined us (Pete's cousin's baby Mikey).

Fun Times were had by all!

Perry Would Be Proud!

This Just In:

KATE MADE LAW REVIEW!!!

Kate called last night with the good news - she is one of the elite few (top 1 per cent?) of her law school class.

Maybe they factored in the fact that Kate is so dedicated to the law that she missed a FREE trip to Hawaii to stay home and compete to get in to law review. Or maybe they needed a token vegetarian Mormon girl. . .

Or, just maybe, her great love to argue won the day??? Those many rousing debates at the Kelly kitchen table have paid off!!!!

Congrats, Kate - I'm sure those Wall Street law firms will be beating down your door to hire you!

'Aloha' times were had by all!!!

Surf's Up!!!

It was another fun adventure for the Kelly family record books. We had a fabulous time on Oahu - all the favorite Kelly activities - PCC - Hanama Bay snorkelling - Aloha Stadium Polynesian Swap Meet - Waikiki - Shrimp Shack lunches - body surfing at Sunset Beach - Pearl Harbor - BYU-H and the Temple - - -

We added a few new adventures: Amy and Chris went scuba-ing, Jake got to sky dive, and the fabulous stay at Ko'Olina resort. Free! Woooo Hoooo!!!!



Waimea Falls



Hiding from T-Rexes on the "Jurassic Park" set



Tahitians Gone Wild



Happy Birthday Cousin Nick!



"Here Fishy Fishy!!!" Koi Feeding at Dole Plantation




Kamehameha Matt - IZ has met his match!



Beach Blanket Bingo Queen and the Fit-Over King

JOIN US NEXT TIME, WON'T YOU?!?!?!