A Sad Week: An Ode To Grandma Nish 1923-2012

Well, 88 years ago, my mother-in-law came to this earth.  She was the daughter of Tatsukuma Yoshizaki and his wife, Naka Moroi.  She was adopted by the Dono family and grew up in Hawaii.  And here she is:

As she got older, she met her soulmate, Arthur Nishimoto.  They were married 26 Jan. 1946 in Honolulu.

They had 5 children, Cas, Spence, Ian, Wells and their only daughter, Erin.

They went on a mission to Japan.  Erin, Wells and Ian went with them.  Arthur was the Mission President.  They were on their mission as Spence and I married.  So they were not there.  But here they are at someone else's wedding....

Here they are with their first two grandchildren, Robbyn and Tige, children of their oldest son, Cas and his wife Lee.  And then our kids came along.  And they had some more and before you knew it there were 15 of them!

Aren't they cuties!










And then after a mission and several more years in Japan, they moved to Utah.  It was during this time that they lived closer by and we could see them on holidays and other occasions.  This was Christmas in South Jordan.
Then they moved to Las Vegas.....And we didn't see them too often any more.
The grandchildren grew up and then they had children.  Jamie's first son was Tyson born 11 years ago.  We were lucky at that time to have grandpa and grandma come up for the blessing. 

Here they are at the Hofheins getting to know the rest of the family.

Occasionlly we went to Vegas and were able to see the rest of the clan.


The years have passed.  This was at last year's family reunion in June.  This is the last time that I saw grandma.  So I am glad so many of the family was there.  Here is a little tribute to you and your posterity. 
Grace Fumiko Dono Nishimoto 1923-29 Mar 2012.
5 children
15 grandchildren
10 1/2 great-grandchildren.

Never To Be Outdone...

Well, I mentioned to Logan that I posted his letter on my blog.  He had put it in my mailbox as a little surprise for me.  When Brecklyn heard that she wanted in on the action.  And said that she wanted hers posted, as well.  So here's to you, Breckie!

Lost in SLC

Yesterday I had a little time to check out the new City Creek Mall.  Wow, what a place.  It is really beautiful.  A really nice place to walk when you have a break from work.  It is amazing.  Here are some photos from my Blackberry.  So they are probably not the best, but it was all I had.

Lots of musical groups can be heard and seen.

The creek runs through much of the mall with pretty fountains throughout.

This pic looks a little fuzzy because I was looking out from the bridge that crosses over Main Street.  There was a glass so it made the picture unclear.

 

It reminds me a little of Europe with all the outdoor eating establishments.

In the background you can see the bridge that I stood at and took a picture looking down on Main Street.  The Mall covers 3 blocks!

The Mall is on the left.  You would never guess from outside what is behind the tall facade!

Here is the Macy's entrance

On the right is Jamie's "store" H&M.  These are widely seen in Europe, Germany and Poland especially.

So here is another outside view.  Beautiful inside and you all need to take a walk through and enjoy the open-air mall with its retractable glass roof.