The Drapers

Family Reunion 2010

2010-08-11T22:00:00.000-07:00

We had a great couple of days together in Wallsburg for our annual family reunion. Brady and Angie planned a fun time for all of us. We went to the rodeo and parade. We had a relay race where we carried an egg in a spoon up the hill, shot the balloons with the BB gun, lifted M&M's to our mouth using two pencils tied to string, and then moved an Oreo cookie from the forehead to the mouth using no hands. We played in the water, visited, ate lots of yummy food, rode four-wheelers, and just had fun. We missed you Dave, Tracie, Taylor, Lana, Drew, and Sawyer! Here are the pictures.

Grandparent Day 2010

2010-07-13T19:30:00.000-07:00

We had a great couple of days with the older grandkids in June. I promised I would post pictures and thought I had better get around to it. Thanks for a great time. We love you all.

2009 Grandparents' Day

2009-08-09T20:48:00.000-07:00

We had a great time at Grandparents' day(s)with Kace, Kassidy, Drake, Sierra, Makenzie, and Sara. We went bowling, ski diving (simulated, but fun), and hiking. We also went to the Hill Air Force Museum and to the carnival at the county fair.

2009 Family Reunion at Albion Basin

2009-08-09T20:22:00.000-07:00

These are the pictures Val and I took at the family reunion. Thanks to Dave and Tracie for all the planning and hard work. It was beautiful there, and I had a wonderful time. Thanks to all of my kids and grandkids for coming and making it a success.

Baby Jack

2009-01-19T08:01:00.000-08:00

Another wonderful blessing has come to our family. Little Jack was born Jan. 16, at 11:34 p.m. weighing 6 lbs. 3 oz. and was 19 1/2 inches long. He has lots of brown hair and is soooo cute! We love him dearly already. The Mom and Dad are proud and doing well. Thanks to them for this new joy in our lives.

BYU Game

2008-10-13T19:34:00.000-07:00

With Shane playing for BYU and my parents being serious BYU fans they purchased season tickets. Their season tickets are about 5 rows from the top of the stadium on the north end, right in the middle. They are great seats, but on Oct. 11 they had even better seats with Carrie and Kace - Row 7. It was a cold game but fun. With my parents siting with Carrie, Dave and I got to enjoy their seats - THANKS!

Golf - Who Can Beat Cody?

2008-09-12T17:04:00.000-07:00

The answer to this question is...DAD! Dad was very proud of himself when he told me that he actually beat Cody at golf.

Bear Lake - Lesa

2008-07-29T09:07:00.000-07:00

I posted all of my pictures on my blog site. Can we link them together somehow?

Thanks for the great time guys. I love you all!

Pictures from the Church History Tour

2008-07-22T11:59:00.000-07:00

Our Kansas City and Nauvoo Trip

2008-07-22T11:05:00.000-07:00

We had a great time on our trip! The first 4 days we were in Kanasa City. We were invited to a big party at Union Station. The whole complex was open just for the NACo Members. We had dinner, entertainment, dancing, fireworks, a science center, etc. The theme was Get Jazzed in Kansas City. They gave the men black hats and the women white beads to wear.

Wednesday morning the tour bus picked us up for our Church History tour. It was nonstop sightseeing and educational talks and explanations of the sights we were seeing. Our tour guide had tones of stories to tell us about other tours as well. We saw Independence where Zion will be built, Liberty Jail, Adam-Ondi-Ahman, Far West, Hannibal (hometown of Mark Twain), Quincy, Warsaw, Nauvoo, Carthage Jail, Garden Grove, Mt. Pisgah, and Winter Quarters. We road all the way across Missouri and then back all the way across Iowa, as well as spedning a couple of days in Nauvoo.
The Nauvoo Pageant was awesome! It is now directed by the old Children's Chorus teacher, Brad Thompson. He said to tell you all hi. He will be there for the next four summers I think.
We had a great time, but there is no place like home. It's good to be back. See you all soon at Bear Lake.

Cousins Camp

2008-07-10T16:05:00.000-07:00

We had a great time with the older grandchildren this week. We loved spending time with them. We hiked to Timp Cave on Monday, then went to Chuck A Rama (which the kids all loved), and then to Wall E. Tuesday, we spent most of the day at the zoo. The bird show was pretty awesome. We stopped off in Park City on the way home to surprise Steve at work for his birthday. We called Lesa to see if they were home, and she said we should meet her at Steve's work. He was really surprised by all of us showing up. After supper, we played Disney Scene It for a while. It was great to have the kids here. We love you all!

Carrie & Shane's Wedding Montage

2008-04-17T06:05:00.001-07:00

For those who watch it and have low to mediocre internet bandwidth, push play then pause again and let the bluish buffer build up for a minute or two before viewing so you can watch it without it pausing to catch up to itself.

http://www.vimeo.com/907929

Sara's Program

2008-03-16T08:27:00.000-07:00

Grandpa, Grandma, and Kassidy went to watch Sara's school program. Sara did a great job and looked very cute. We went to McDonald's after the program. It was fun!

Grandp's Birthday

2008-03-16T07:49:00.000-07:00

After many of the family went skiing with Val for his birthday, we had stew, homemade bread, and birthday cake. We missed those who weren't here, but here are some pictures to keep you close.

2008-01-18T10:40:00.000-08:00

Grandma's Funeral

2008-01-13T15:02:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures from the burial site for Grandma Helen. Cody and Dad...you gave great talks.

Ice Fishin'

2007-12-29T14:17:00.000-08:00

Casey, Austin, & Kyle went ice fishing and caught some great fish to eat. YUMMY, YUMMY!

Christmas Day

2007-12-29T09:40:00.000-08:00

Tracie, Dave, Taylor and Carrie slept over and we had a fun morning starting at 7:30am. Amy, Duff and their kids came for a really good breakfast that Grandpa fixed. Later during the day we got to see the Lesa's family, Cody's family, Brady, Angie, Casey & Lindsay and we talked on the phone with Nikki's family. Merry Christmas! We love all of you.

Christmas Eve

2007-12-29T09:06:00.000-08:00

We had a lot of fun with the family on Christmas Eve. All the kids and grandkids got to open one gift from their siblings and we watched "The Ultimate Gift." Grandpa Draper read the Christmas story from Luke and Grandma played the piano while we sang many songs including "Willy Claus" and "Silent Night." Dinner was also really good, with lots of appetizers. We missed all those in the family who were not here.

Halloween Costumes

2007-11-05T20:12:00.001-08:00

The grandkids all dressed up for Halloween.

Draper Girls Weekend

2007-10-01T06:09:00.000-07:00

Save your calendars for our fun night and day out. November 2nd and 3rd.

Christmas Giving List

2007-10-01T05:57:00.001-07:00

Here is the list that Amy put together last year. I think I moved the names in the right direction. Please correct me if I did it wrong. Nikki, do we need to add Sawyer?

Christmas 2007

Cody to Casey & Lindsay
Amy to Carrie
Nikki to Cody & Natalie
Lesa to Amy & Duff
Tracie to Nikki & Steve
Brady to Lesa & Steve
Casey to Tracie & Dave
Carrie to Brady & Angie

Kace to Jake
Drake to Tyson
Kassidy to Colin
Sara to Stevie
Sierra to Taylor
Makenzie to Kace
Isaac to Drake
Jake to Kassidy
Tyson to Sara
Colin to Sierra
Stevie to Makenzie
Taylor to Isaac

Coming Soon

2007-09-30T23:16:00.001-07:00

More blogs coming soon. If you want the username and password to add stuff...let Lesa know.