Some February Fun!

Not a lot of pictures this month. But there was plenty to do!

Winning performance at the Multi-district Battle of the Bands

From 2-February

(Click on picture for video of song "From Dawn On")

The Crowell's Corner

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The Cook's Corner

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Welcome 2011!

January and the New Year!
Mr. New Year and games and treats all day! What a fun way to celebrate!

(Pictures by Alisa and Dave)

Sledding in the Snow!
It's always fun to take time to have fun in the snow...as long as
there is yummy hot chocolate waiting! (Thanks to Cameron's mom!)

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All about Ray
Performing at school and with the choir, Ray was in the spotlight.

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Family Retreat!
Jan. 16-17 2011
Few in numbers, large in spirit!

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Bonneville's 5oth Anniversary
Carl was able to attend with some of his children and his grandson.
He left quite a legacy as principal there for many years.


Lovin' Lori!
Jan. 23, 2011
Lori's 23rd Birthday on the 23rd!
She celebrated with special cereal, dinner with the grandparents,
and cake and ice cream. She even found time to do her puzzle a few days later.

From Collages

December Delights!

All the fun things of December and celebrating Christmas! Concerts, parties, traditions. But most of all...family.

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Ray's Christmas Concert
(A spectacle in his spectacles?)


Attending the Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert
(featuring David Archuleta)

Dave, Lori, and Mike

Some Christmas Duets at the Piano

Lori and her friend, Amanda


Elsie and Connor

The Grandkids-
A highlight of the season

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The Traditional Family Christmas Dinner


Christmas Gatherings

December 27! Anniversary #4!

A couple still very much in love!


Lori survives a car wreck ...Thankfully!

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December 29th, Lori was hit in the side by a sliding car. It's good-bye to "Grandma Gladys" a wonderful, protective car!

Celebrating Jana's Birthday...All Day!

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Jana was in heaven with all the family celebrating with her! (Thanks everyone!)

The Closing of Year 2010
New Year's Eve - Just relaxing at home and watching the
"ball drop"!

What a pleasant way to close out the year!

November 2010

This month was filled with the play at the high school, a trip to Indiana to see the Cook's, more work in the basement, and Thanksgiving. What a lot to be thankful for!

Hello Dolly


A Trip to Indiana


Thanksgiving Dinner


Laying the Tile!
Great Job, Dave and Lori!

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The Plays at Weber State

Lori and Jana attended a couple of fun musicals at Weber
State. The "Five Carols of Christmas" was our favorite!

Fun October 2010!

So much to keep us busy this month. It's always fun to dress up for Halloween, too!

Dave and Lori decided to surprise Jana by working on the downstairs fireplace while she was in England. Looking great!

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A Spooktacular Halloween


Celebrating Halloween Far Away
(pictures by Alisa and Sarah)

September Songs


We enjoyed a busy Labor Day, doing chores at the rental then going to lunch. Ray had Homecoming activities and Jana went to England to help Corey and Alisa when their new baby arrived!

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Jana's England Trip & Welcome Baby Spencer!

pictures by Jana and Alisa and Corey

August 2010!

A huge month! So much happened! Dave's surgery on his shoulder, Cameron and Sarah moving away to school, A San Francisco Trip, school starting for Ray, more work in the basement, and a Year mark for missionary Kyle!



San Francisco Trip
pictures by Dave, Lori, Jana, Ray, and Morgan



A Year in the Life of Elder DeYoung

July and All It's Glory!

July brings the fun of family activities, parades, and fireworks. We always enjoy the yearly summer visit from the Austads and the neighborhood party.

This July we also enjoyed a Youth Spectacular. An event that involved 3,500 youth. All on the football field at one time! It happened to include family members all over the area! It was fun to find them all.

Pioneer Trek 2010

Has it really been four years since the last Stake Pioneer Trek? It was fun to have Dave go with Ray, Abbey here from Texas, and everyone participate in some way.

Wood Reunion Time!

This year the reunion was held in June rather than the usual Labor Day Weekend. It was a fun time in spite of the really hot weather in St. George.

June just flies by!

Summer fun begins in June - Birthday parties, parades, celebrations, and outdoor fun!

Memorial Day Fun!

After working all day painting the rooms at the rental, we enjoyed a fun activity of "geo-caching"!
Lori was the only one who had done it before. We were glad she was with us as she was the one who actually found the hidden box! We nearly gave up, but we were glad she didn't. It was fun to find!

The Merry Month of May

May brought final concerts, Mother's Day, and Miss McKenna's birth!

We also enjoyed another family wedding for Mike and Erin.

From Collages

(Click on collage to enlarge view)

April belongs to Lori

With Institute Graduation, Weber State Graduation, and her Study Abroad, the rest of the month focuses on her.
Congratulations, Lori!

Easter Bunny Day!

Our traditional Easter Egg Hunt always begins with carefully painting 6 eggs each.
They are hidden around Jana's parent's yard the Saturday before Easter. All the kids find their own decorated eggs. They also run like mad to find as many colored plastic eggs, since they usually contain money- coins mostly- but once in a while someone gets lucky with a $20 bill!

(Pictures by Dave and Alisa)

Just hanging out with Uncle Ray

Sometimes it's nice just to relax and enjoy a moment!





Cute Connor and Sweet Elsie! Ahhhh!

Then it's time for a haircut! Now that Les Mis is over, the long shaggy look is no longer needed.

The Final Concert
Lori's final Weber State Band Concert was held April 2.
It was one of her favorites!

March marches on!
Can we fill it any fuller?! Family fun times, more birthdays, Ray's run for SBO and his play at the high school. Wow!

Did We Say Valentines?!

We can't imagine not making the most of a fun day!

Celebrating Birthdays!

We love to celebrate birthdays!

Celebrating a 50th Anniversary!

Jana's parents celebrated their 50th anniversary January 23, 2010. It was an especially wonderful day! The celebration began with a session at the temple with the family. Then an open house where friends and family came to celebrate, too. It was truly a golden day!



(Photos by Dave, Alisa, Greg, and Steven)

The DeYoungs are still here!

A year to re-cap
How can a year just fly by so quickly? Well. Here's our attempt to prove we really did exist!