The Brinkerhoff Family

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 4^TH 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 31^ST! 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 24^TH 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 1^ST---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)