While Dave and Jan are living many miles away from their four Crandall grandsons (Andrew and Alissa’s boys – Levi, Elijah, Silas and Ephraim) in South Dakota (with whom they hope to spend some time in weeks or months ahead), they enjoy times with Stephen and Meagan’s son (Ryan) and daughter (Erin) who moved to Cedar City a year and a half ago so Stephen could take on the challenge of managing the historic Top Spot Drive Inn restaurant and (very challenging) gas station (with its “out of compliance” gas pumps). So when Ryan and Erin stayed for the week-end with Dave and Jan, while their parents were celebrating their eleventh wedding anniversary, they enjoyed a visit to Cathedral Gorge – a Nevada State Park near the town of Panaca around 85 miles west of Cedar City.

Cathedral Gorge State Park is, perhaps, best know for its “slot canyons” which Ryan and Erin had a fun time exploring.

April 1st provided another opportunity to spend time with Ryan and Erin, so the family drove around 60 miles north on I-15 to Beaver City – a small town (c. 8,000 population) with a fun city park and The Creamery with its many flavors of great ice cream.

Resurrection Sunday brought the family together at Dave and Jan’s for dinner and a rare family photo in the living room.

And the third week of April Meagan pulled off a joint birthday party for Ryan (9) and Erin (6) and around 40 guests (young and older) at Cedar City’s Discovery Park, where Ryan and Erin received a table full of birthday gifts – enough to keep them busy for the next few days (or weeks)!

So we hope you and yours have been having as much fun as Dave and Jan have. As Solomon wrote in Proverbs 17:6, “Grandchildren are the crown of old men” [as well as their much younger wives!]. Dave and Jan are blessed to have children and grandchildren to add variety and excitement to their lives.