Fort Knotts: Dave & Shelly Knotts

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Christmas 2011

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2011-11-09T21:41:00.000-08:00

28th Anniversary trip to Pacific Grove. Hiked out at Point Lobos, lunch at Big Sur, and dinner at Chart House on Cannery Row.

2011-08-06T23:20:00.000-07:00

Our Saturday morning harvest....first carrot and first eggplant. Second huge picking of green beans and lots of lemon cucumbers.

Thunder Hill Racing School

2011-06-27T14:58:00.000-07:00

Dave went to Thunder Hill for a day of fast cars and friendship with his buddies. Had a great day!

Spring Flowers in my Yard!!

2011-05-04T22:33:00.000-07:00

2011-04-27T18:11:00.001-07:00

Easter pictures when we visited Brooke, Alex, Hailey, & Lindsay in Arizona. It was beautiful weather and very pretty! So fun with the little children and their Easter baskets & dresses.

The Princess Mobile!

2011-04-06T18:01:00.000-07:00

Brooke's new car!! Beautiful! Now it will hold three Hassell princesses! Just got the news that #3 due in August in a girl!! Congratulations, Alex & Brooke, Hailey & Lindsay!!

2011-03-31T21:10:00.000-07:00

Here we are in Carmel again! We love it here so much! Nancy & Glenda & I have so much fun walking on the beach, shopping, enjoying the quaint architecture and eating!! lol

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Hailey's 4th birthday!

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Brooke, Alex , Hailey, Lindsay at the BYU basketball game in Las Vegas! BYU won to get into the "Sweet 16" .

Invasion of the bees!

2011-03-13T15:20:00.000-07:00

Ellis' Birthday Party!

2011-03-13T15:17:00.001-07:00

2011-03-03T14:53:00.000-08:00

The ABC of Me!

A - Age: I'm 53
B - Bed Size: Queen
C - Chore you hate: Vaccuming
D - Dogs Name: Sydney
E - Essential Start of the Day item: Kisses from husband
F - Favourite Colour: Green
G - Gold or Silver: Silver
H - Height: 5ft 6 in.
I - Instruments you play: Dabble in piano (very beginner stuff)
J - Job: Homemaker and Grandma
K - Kids: Son-36, Daughter-32, Daughter 28, Son-23
L - Living Arrangements: Live in a house with my husband, 2 cats, 1 dog, and 2 birds
M - Music You Love: Classical and bagpipes and drums
N - Nicknames: Cheeds
O - Overnight Hospital Stay: Just when my children were born
P - Pet Peeve: Rude drivers

Q - Quote from a Movie: "It's just a flesh wound"
R - Right handed or Left: Rightie
S - Siblings: 2 older brothers
T - Time you wake up: Hopefully not before 7am
U - Underwear: silkies
V - Vegetables you dislike: Squash
W - Workout Style: Walking with my neighbor
X - X-Rays You've had: Teeth
Y - Yummy Food you make: Enchiladas
Z - The best place to Visit - Tahiti

Play along if you want I would love to read about all of you!

Christmas 2010

2011-01-21T14:47:00.000-08:00

I know I'm late and there are only two pictures! There will be more to follow. Here is our dinner. We had a wonderful day! We missed the family that had other plans, but enoyed them when they were here at Thanksgiving!

2010-09-24T14:31:00.001-07:00

My visit to AZ to visit Brooke, Alex, Hailey & Lindsay July 2010

Hailey, Lindsay & headbands I made for them.

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Our new kitten, SALEM.

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Hi Brittany!

Looking good, Wyatt and Bette!

2010-08-01T14:07:00.001-07:00

These are my birthday roses from Dave! Had a great birthday!!

My neighbor, Susi!

Mike & Lorrie -- Hi Dave!

Hi Tammy, Brittany, & Bobby!

Our new best friend who likes to hang with us!

2010-08-01T14:04:00.001-07:00

Silly squirrel was taking a siesta on our deck railing for about an hour! So funny!!

Mother & Son

2010-07-19T21:23:00.001-07:00

Hi, Bryce!

Ellis reading a book

2010-07-19T21:20:00.001-07:00

Ellis loves to "read" books -- and if you are not careful, she really "tears" into them!! Lots of scotch tape is used. But, she is getting better now!

Brooke's visit March 2010

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Brittany gets to hold Lindsay!!

Hailey looks so cute with Rowan & Ellis! They had a good time playing together!

Grandpa is the best Grandpa in the world! All the kids flock to him!

Webelo badge & awards skin

2010-07-19T21:12:00.001-07:00

I made some award skins for the Webelos graduating to Boy Scouts. All the boys also got their Arrow of Light badge! They turned out kinda cool -- the boys liked them!

Isabella's 6th Birthday party!

2010-07-19T21:03:00.001-07:00

For Isabella's 6th birthday party (June 5th), we all celebrated with cake and ice cream!

Isabella always has fun playing with Chandler, Rowan & Ellis.

They all wanted to help her blow out her candles and open her presents!

Wyatt & Isabella

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Grandkids...mostly

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Carmel by the Sea April 2010

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Chickens #2

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Chickens & Coop

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Brooke's visit in March 2010

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Easter 2010

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Hallowe'en Season 2009 Chandler, Isabella, Rowan, Ellis, Brittany & Bobby

2009-11-01T10:13:00.000-08:00

Laurels Reunion

2009-09-30T19:58:00.000-07:00

Back in Junior and Senior year of High School, there were 6 friends. Strong in the Gospel and were involved in everything together! What fun we had!! Then, graduation came, some of us left for BYU, others stayed and went to college....all of a sudden, it's been 34 years!! Lot's of changes--marriages (sometimes multiple), children (or not), illnesses, lots of challenges that faces us all---and still we came together and are still sisters in the Gospel! No matter what we had been through so far, we have not relenquished our love for each other! What a fun reunion we had! Lots of pictures and reminiscing! Remember this? Remember her? Almost all of us need glasses now and between us we have a lot of grandchildren! Who would have thought all those years ago, we would be here, sharing the good and bad times. Thank you, sisters!

Hailey & Rowan

2009-09-30T19:50:00.000-07:00

In August, Brooke came to visit with Hailey! It was such fun! Brooke is drawing on the driveway with chalk at Britt & Bobby's new house. Look at that curly hair on Hailey!!

Bob's Retirement Day Escort Home

2009-09-30T19:14:00.000-07:00

In June, our friend, Bob Martin, retired from the police force and the office gave him an honorary escort home with all the motorcycle police from the area. It was very moving.

Yummy Wednesday

2009-09-30T18:36:00.000-07:00

Today I canned 6 quarts of tomatoes. Our tomatoe vines have done exceedingly well all summer! I've made many batches of salsa, some spaghetti sauce, and now I just wanted some fresh tomatoes for this weinter. Also tried some new recipies today: a new green bean cassarole made with yogurt instead of the heavier and salty cream of mushroom soup, and I tried a drop cookie recipie: White Chocolate Chip and Cranberry with Oats. I had some oats that I flaked in my mill, so they were fresh and I made them with half Splenda brown sugar and half real brown sugar. Some I just put in regular chocolate chips only. Both yummy and so easy! Then, in my bread machine I made brioche bread dough, and shaped them into rolls and baked them!! Ooohh--so good!

2009-09-28T19:37:00.001-07:00

Botanical Gardens, Ft. Bragg 9/2009

2009-09-28T18:25:00.001-07:00

Quick trip to Ft. Bragg with my great friend, Lorrie Doyle. Had to show her the Dahlias in bloom! Had a great time--talked non-stop for two days and made her listen to ALL my music from my i-Pod. Poor girl! She says she now likes Donovan....don't know if I believe her! It was great weather--glad to get out of the valley heat, even for a day.

Fun dishcloths

2009-09-13T15:48:00.000-07:00

Here are some dishcloths I've crocheted (one knitted) for Christmas baskets to be distributed at Christmas.
I like doing these because they are fast and easy and I learn new stitches.

2009-08-13T10:07:00.000-07:00

Brooke and Hailey visited for a week. It was wonderful to have them here and get to know them again...it's a little hard for a two year old to visit family who they have only seen a couple of times that they remember. Such a cutie! Such great facial expressions! Wonder, surprise, awe, joy, and irritation. All unadulterated--all pure. So beautiful. Innocence.
I'll post some pictures soon.
Alex will have to come next time!

Roatan, Honduras Vacation

2009-01-28T18:28:00.000-08:00

We went to Roatan for Scuba diving in Oct. 2008. The 2nd to last day there, I accidently erased all my digital pictures on my camera! We had a great time and the resort looked like Robinson Crusoe. Our bungalow was over the water and we had a great time doing a zip line over the jungle to the beach and kayaking. Dave said the diving was great and we had so much fun with our friends, Steve & Glenda!

More Kitty Pictures

2008-05-27T21:45:00.001-07:00

More pics of the new kitten. So cute!

Bryce's new Kitten!

2008-05-27T21:31:00.001-07:00

Memorial Day BBQ

2008-05-27T21:08:00.001-07:00

Fun family day! Chandler, Rowan & Ellis playing! Bryce's new kitten, maybe named "Tokyo"! And Brittany with Ellis. Fun times!

Family Pics

2008-05-27T21:03:00.000-07:00

Rowan & Grandpa reading together. They are such pals! Even the dog wanted in on the action!

Mothers Day 2008 and new pictures of Brooke & family

2008-05-12T22:18:00.000-07:00

A new picture taken last Saturday of Alex, Brooke & Hailey!! So good! I sure miss seeing them!

Mothers Day was good -- I got a wonderful breakfast in bed from Dave, and he gave me 2 dozen roses and a great card. The kids came over and we BBQ steaks, sausages, and hamburger patties. Brooke had sent me a darling hanging wooden plaque & photo frame together. Very relaxing day! Visited Craig & Sally and played with their dogs and cat.

Ellis' Blessing Day

2008-04-15T00:23:00.000-07:00

What a special day for Brittany and Bobby. Little daughter, Ellisandra, got blessed at church by Grandpa Dave. All of Bobby's family were there and we had a luncheon afterwards. The blessing gown was everything Brittany dreamt of.

Chandler's 9th Birthday

2008-04-15T00:13:00.000-07:00

Chandler turned 9 and we went to Springview Park with Great-grandma Bette and watched Chandler open his presents, eat cake, and fly his new battery operated airplane.......and eat more cake!

Carmel-by-the-Sea Trip

2008-04-14T23:41:00.000-07:00

We went to Carmel for the week-end with our good friends: Nancy & Bob Martin and Glenda & Steve Tullgren. The Colonial Terrace, where we stayed was outstanding and the gardens were so beautiful! It was the most beautiful week-end -- sunny and warm! We took a ride on our Harley to Big Sur, the boys golfed at Poppy Hills and the girls shopped. Had dinner one night outside by the fireplace and listened to the waves.

Easter 2008

2008-04-14T23:13:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of our family at Easter time! As always, my mom's bunny cake was there!

Pismo Beach Family Trip

2008-04-14T21:53:00.000-07:00

We had a blast with all the kids! Wyatt and Isabella were the only ones not there! The beach was great, but windy! There were 11 of us in a 2-bedroom condo!! Wish we could have stayed longer. Especially enjoyed Hearst Castle and the Avila farmers market with live music, food, and booths -- kettle corn, of course! Dave even surprised me with roses! Can't wait to do this again -- next time with a 3-bedroom!! lol

Fun Time With Brooke & Hailey

2008-04-14T21:39:00.000-07:00

Brooke and Hailey came for a visit on April 1st. What fun to see the cousins play together! The first thing Rowan did was put his head on Hailey and give her loves. Hailey has so much personality! She taught Rowan to talk more and he got her to eat a little more! Hailey sure liked Chandler, too!

New Baby in the Family!

2008-03-07T15:23:00.000-08:00

Ellisandra Kay was born Wednesday, February 27th at 1:38 in the morning! She is a sweet baby and always dressed to the hilt in pink! She has two big brothers to look over her! Lucky girl! Brittany is doing very well and Bobby is so proud of his two girls!

Christmas 2007

2008-02-07T09:06:00.000-08:00

Christmas time was so wonderful and everyone was here!

2008-02-07T09:02:00.000-08:00

Rowan had his 1st birthday January 11th! He had such fun with family and his cupcake!

Grandchildren: Chandler, Hailey, Isabella, Rowan

2007-09-14T13:58:00.000-07:00

These are recent pictures taken of my grandchildren. How fun they are to have, spoil, then return to their parents! hah.

2007-09-12T23:28:00.000-07:00

I thought I would look like a movie star racing around in our Corvette, but it turns out I look more like a Muslim!

We stopped at a winery for lunch. Nancy and I had to shop and eat and buy treats and take pictures of the spiderweb that was suspended between two trees quite far apart!

Here are some more pictures taken on our trip : our room, the wedding and the dahlia gardens!

2007-09-12T22:53:00.000-07:00

This past week-end we had a grand time with Chandler while Brittany and Bobby and Rowan were out of town. We went to the Gold County Fair in Auburn and went to everything! We saw every pig, goat and rabbit, then got Chandler a ride wristband. He went on so many rides, but when he got to the big slide, he must have slid down that about 30-40 times! We had kettle corn, tri tip sandwich, lemonade, and a corn dog. Chandler won several prizes. Two weeks at a karate studio plus a free uniform, a big ball, a bag, and some little stuff. I won him a stuffed German Shepherd by throwing darts at balloons. Chandler tried the basketball throw and he almost made it in everytime!! He was so good! We had such a good time with him!