Teenager Vehicle Sold

We no longer have teenagers and yet it took us a while to actually get our hiney's in gear and get rid of the 4th vehicle in our driveway, which is exactly the car our last 3 children drove all through high school.  

Kathryn wanted a yellow jeep for the couple of years before she learned how to drive. When Kathryn wants something she talks about it a lot and soon whenever the Hubby spotted a yellow jeep he gave it a second look.  One day in early 2002, just before her 16 birthday, he came home with this fairly new 2001 jeep from the dealership across from the Jiffy Lube where he was getting another car serviced.
It had a simple interior, but when Michael started driving it we added a nice sound system and this helped bring up the desired value to a high school boy.

It was the manual transmission, which helped its moxy with the daughters, 'cause they thought it was pretty cool being able to teach their boy friends how to drive a stick.
Stephanie and her friends drove it over the hill to Santa Cruz often and it really got around town with all 3 of the kids. Lots of people knew who it belonged to.

 NorCal stickers and the Jumpman symbol made it theirs.

The Hubby and I will miss the Jeep and the reminder it gave us daily of our great kids. 

Weekend for Family

 We were able to have a very nice weekend and funeral for our beloved grandfather.

All of our children in one place, with Grandma Hodgman in the center.

 Kathryn with cousin Tressa's daughter Madison.

 David stitching up Uncle Rod's dress pants for the funeral.

 Beautiful Mantua from Aunt Toni's front room.

 St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ogden, Utah

 The Hodgman Family

Jonathan, Michael, Stephanie, Vicki, John, Kathryn, David

 21 gun saluters

 Grandchildren as Pall Bearers

 All of GG and GPa Hodgman's posterity 

 Gracious Grandma Muriel

 After the graveside service.

(Thanks Stephanie for the pictures)