The Gray Report

June 4 On Memorial day everyone was feeling good enough for us to pack up a lunch and drive up near Mount Lemmon. It was a long drive, but the kids got a HUGE kick out of the Beatles #1 CD we brought and played in the car. Addie slept on the way up and they both slept on the way back. While up in the mountains we went for a couple short hikes and enjoyed the fresh air and cooler temperatures. Addie kept pointing at boulders saying “boulda! boulder!” over and over again. They both enjoyed looking for ants and chipmunks and overall it was a great holiday. Ready to go hiking?! Mom and Hinckley at the Tucson Temple open house Hinckley started swimming lessons this week and has been getting more courageous doing bobs and "glides". I got to observe some of it when we went swimming yesterday. Hinckley also attended a birthday party (and Kas and Addie joined him when he realized it was an all-girls party and he was sort of overwhelmed by it all). Lately he has beg

April 30, 2017 This week we enjoyed having some of the Bishopric over for a visit and Kas and the kids had a few more playdates with folks in the ward. Everyone has been incredibly warm and welcoming and we feel really grateful. On Friday we went on our first date out of the house and the kids did great with the babysitter. For our date we went to  The Zookeeper's Wife  which was super intense (too much so?), about a family in Warsaw Poland during WW2. The movie theater nearby somehow stays in business . . . there was hardly a soul there and it was Friday night! We went to get a treat afterwards but everything other than a bar was closed! I guess we don't live in a college town anymore. Yesterday we had a full day of going to a stake service activity, and later went on a nature hike at Sabino Canyon (right near Saguaro National Park) and enjoyed looking at all the different types of cacti and plants (including Mormon Tea). We got a double stroller and I took it for a

Lots has happened since October . . . and here are some snippets from Greg's journal and family newsletter entries over the last few months. October  Last week started with a fun birthday gathering for Grandpa H and it was fun to see him there and other cousins and family. Hinckley was overjoyed to see Logan and Sadie and they all seemed to have a pretty good time. Nothing crazy happened this week as things are moving forward steadily. We enjoyed going to Kassie's cousin's wedding ceremony up the canyon, the leaves are just finishing up their most stunning phase of change as we gear up for the winter months. Hope you all have a great week! The quote of the week comes from Hinckley: "I hate babies". He said this while we were eating dinner with a family in the ward and their baby continued to wreck his tower. Both the baby and Addie thought it was pretty fun but H didn't like it as much as can be inferred by his statement.  Kassie's parents came in to