THE BRINKLINK FAMILY NEWSLETTER
EDITION 2
THE
(DAIN) BRINKERHOFF FAMILY: WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE DAIN, MALINDA AND
FAMILY? AT LAST SIGHTING, I BELIEVE THEY
WERE IN TEXAS. IT’S GOOD TO HAVE THEM
HOME AFTER 8 WEEKS OF ADVENTURE. THEY
ARE HAPPY TO REPORT THAT THEIR SUMMER TRAVELS ENABLED THEM TO SEE ALL
THEIR SIBLINGS----QUITE A FEAT. HERE’S
THE RUNDOWN: BEAR LAKE, UT; SAINT
GEORGE, UT (GRANDPA AND VERNA); NEVADA CITY, CA; MONTEREY, CA; PROVO, UT
(STACY, KATY AND FAMILIES); ENTERPRISE, UT; SAINT GEORGE, UT; POST FALLS (KATY
AND FAMILY), ID; BRECKENRIDGE, CO (SCOTT AND FAMIILY); AND BACK HOME TO FLOWER
MOUND (JORDAN AND FAMILY)😉 DAIN SUCCESSFULLY
SNUCK AWAY TO PLAY GOLF WITH BUDDIES AT PEBBLE BEACH. (SEE FOLLOWING VACATION
PICS). DADE AND AISLYN WILL ATTEND
(HYBRID) SCHOOL---ONLINE ALONG WITH IN-PERSON ELECTIVE CLASSES. GRAYER AND CLOVE WILL ATTEND ONLINE ONLY
SCHOOL. GOOD LUCK EVERYONE!
THE
(SCOTT) BRINKERHOFF FAMILY: SCOTT AND ERIN AND KIDS ARE ALWAYS READY FOR
A LAST MINUTE ADVENTURE—THE BEST KIND.
THE BEGINNING OF THE SUMMER FOUND THEM HEADED TO SEACREST, FLORIDA. THE MIDDLE OF THE SUMMER THEY WENT TO AUSTIN
WITH FRIENDS TO RIDE ATV AND DIRT BIKES.
WHILE THERE, THEY MET UP WITH JORDAN AND FAMILY WHO HAD ALSO HIT THE
ROAD FOR THE 4TH OF JULY WEEKEND. (SEE PICS) AT THE END OF SUMMER, THEY DASHED OFF TO
BRECKENRIDGE, CO, WHERE THEY MET UP WITH DAIN AND FAMILY. SOMEHOW IN ALL THIS, SCOTT COACHED ASHER’S
BASKETBALL TEAM---WHO, EVEN THOUGH THEY PLAYED UP A YEAR, WON THE TOURNAMENT
CHAMPIONSHIP LAST WEEKEND😊 AND….AMAZINGLY ENOUGH, ASHER NOW HAS HIS
DRIVER’S PERMIT (YIKES—WHEN DID HE GROW UP?)
ASHER IS NOW A SOPHOMORE AND WILL BE TRYING OUT FOR THE HS BASKETBALL
TEAM. GOOD LUCK! SPEAKING OF GROWING UP, KAJSA IS A FRESHMAN
(HOLY MOLY) AND MADE THE VARSITY SWIM TEAM.
CONGRATS KJ! ROMAN IS NOW IN
MIDDLE SCHOOL WHERE HE ATTENDS A BRAND NEW SCHOOL. HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THIS SWEET
BOY ON THE 31ST! EVA AND LIV
ARE STILL ENJOYING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, AS YOU CAN SEE. FYI, EVA WEARS A SIZE 7 ½ SHOE, SO SHE TOLD
ME I CAN BORROW HER (VANS) SHOES, AND LIV GOT HER ARM CAST OFF JUST IN TIME FOR
SCHOOL! (SEE PICS)
THE
PARKS FAMILY: AT THE BEGINNING OF AUGUST, THE ‘BRAVE 8’
BOLDLY GOT ON AN AIRPLANE TO FLY, THEN DRIVE SEVERAL HOURS TO THE NORTH
CAROLINA COAST FOR THE PARKS FAMILY REUNION.
DESPITE VACATIONING DURING A HURRICANE, IT WAS A FUN TIME. AND THESE CUTE BOYS ALONG WITH THEIR BROTHERS
AND SISTERS ENJOYED THE SAND AND SURF.
TURNS OUT, THEY ARE GREAT TRAVELERS😊. (SEE PICS)
ALSO, THE TWO CUTEST HOUSTON ROCKETS FANS HAVE BEEN FITTED FOR HELMETS
TO ROUND OUT THEIR HEADS. JORDAN PAINTED
THE HELMETS AND NOW CORBIN AND ASHTON ARE COMBAT READY. WITH THE BUILDING OF THEIR FULSHEAR HOUSE
MOVING ALONG QUICKLY, IT WAS IMPORTANT TO SELL THEIR SUMMERWOOD HOUSE---AND
THEY DID JUST THAT WHILE IN NC! SCHOOL
FOR THE 4 BIGS BEGINS AUGUST 24TH IN FULSHEAR. SO, COMMUTING TO AND FROM FULSHEAR ELEMENTARY
AND MIDDLE SCHOOL TWICE A DAY, TWIN BABIES, HOUSE BUILDING, PACKING AND MOVING
TO A RENTAL ON SEPTEMBER 1ST---PIECE OF CAKE. I THINK THE STORM FOLLOWED THEM HOME FROM
NORTH CAROLINA😊 (PICS)
THE
THIOT FAMILY: THIS SUMMER WILL GO DOWN IN OUR FAMILY
HISTORY AS THE SUMMER OF TRAVEL. SINCE
CALIFORNIA IS SERIOUSLY SHUT DOWN AND PIERCE WON’T SEE THE INSIDE OF HIS OFFICE
AT LEAST UNTIL APRIL, WHAT ELSE IS THERE TO DO, BUT HEAD TO A CUL-DE-SAC IN
UTAH?! ALONG THE WAY, YOU PROBABLY MAKE
A PIT STOP IN SAINT GEORGE TO SEE GRANDPA LINNELL AND VERNA AS NUMEROUS OTHER
FOLKS DID😊. WHILE THERE, JACKSON WILL
NOTICE THAT HIS HAIR IS VERY SIMILAR TO HIS GREAT-GRANDFATHER’S, BACK IN THE
OLD DAYS. WHILE IN UTAH, ADELAIDE HAD A CHANCE TO PLAY FRISBEE GOLF, WHICH SHE
LOVES. FUN WITH COUSINS CAME TO AN END
WHEN AUGUST ARRIVED, ALONG WITH AN ANNIVERSARY SALE FOR POPPYLANEANDCO. THE GOOD NEWS FOR STACY WAS, THE SALE WENT
REALLY WELL. THE BAD NEWS IS, HER
EMPLOYEE WAS OUT OF TOWN….SHE MADE LOTS OF JEWELRY BY HERSELF! BUT WHO WOULDN’T WANT TO BE BACK IN
CALIFORNIA, SO YOU CAN HAVE LATE-OVERS, BOOGIE BOARD AT THE BEACH, RIDE YOUR
NEW BIKE LIKE A PRO, GET FROZEN BANANAS AT BALBOA (SO JEALOUS) AND HIKE VASQUEZ
ROCKS? (PICS) SUCH A HARD LIFE😊
THE SQUIRES FAMILY: WELL, YOU KNEW ABOUT THE GARDEN---BUT DID I MENTION THE CORN FIELD-OF-DREAMS? IMPRESSIVE! WHEN THE GREEN GRAPES RIPEN TO PURPLE AND THE CORN IS PICKED—KATY WILL HAVE HER HANDS FULL(ER), FILLING JARS AND HER FREEZER. WHEN LILE IS NOT BUSY BUILDING A FENCE (FROM PALLETS) AROUND THE HOUSE, YOU MAY FIND HIM FINISHING THE BASEMENT SHELVES, HELPING THE BOYS GET DIRTY(ER), OR SHOPPING FOR FISHING GEAR. (PICS) I HOPE IN EDITION 3 OF OUR NEWLETTER, WE WILL HAVE A PICTURE OF THE TEAR-DROP TRAILER HE IS BUILDING. AND THE WORKER BEE GENE HAS BEEN PASSED ON TO BENSON WHO, WAS PAID BY GRANDPA SQUIRES TO COLLECT ROCKS IN THE BACK YARD. THEN HE TREATED HIS LITTLE BROTHERS TO A RIDE BEHIND THE THREE-WHEELER. ( I REMEMBER LAST WINTER, WHEN LILE PULLED THE BOYS THROUGH THE SNOW-COVERED FIELD, BEHIND THE JEEP. THEN I SAW PICTURES OF LILE AND CALLEN BEING PULLED BY THE JEEP. I ASKED KATY IF SHE WAS DRIVING THE JEEP---NOPE, IT WAS BENSON. HAHA, SO WHY NOT DRIVE A THREE-WHEELER? FINALLY, YOU CAN SEE BY THESE PICTURES, THAT BENSON, MORGAN AND CALLEN LOVED PLAYING WITH THEIR COUSINS WHEN THEY CAME TO VISIT. (PICS)