MEMORIAL DAY
We went up north for the weekend. It was fun to see our family. We went bowling and went and did the traditional cemetery visit.
BASEBALL
Joey finished his coach pitch baseball season. Joe was the coach.
VISITORS from HOLLAND
Joe's parents met the van Soelens when they were on their mission in Salt Lake City assigned as the directors of the Beehive house. The van Soelens are from a small town in Holland near the place where Joe's grandfather was born and raised. Sam and Carolyn instantly connected with them especially because they had visited their small village about a year before. The van Soelens originally came to visit Salt Lake City because of the Olympics. The friendship has just grown and grown and we too now have a wonderful friendship with them. The last time they were in the USA they came to Utah again and were here the weekend Joe was put in as Bishop Sept 10, 2006. It was a wonderful experience for them to see how our church works. They came and visited us again the first weekend of June. We did a lot in the short weekend they were here: were able to see "The Sound of Music" at Tuacahn, we traveled to Pine Valley and visited the Pine Valley Chapel, we also were able to visit Dixie College and delivered a picture to the alumni house of Samuel Brooks, Sr -- the first Student to register at Dixie College, watched Joey play coach pitch baseball, and just sat around and talked. It was wonderful. Joey also taught them how to play the Zip-n-Hit. They don't really have baseball in Holland it is all about soccer and hockey.
Samuel Brooks, Jr with portrait of his father Samuel Brooks in the Dixie College Alumni House
Joey, David and Ria playing Zip-n-Hit
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