Richard's older brother Scott died in 1962 from heart problems and left a family of six and Miriam pregnant with Jenny. Miriam did a fantastic though very difficult job of raising them, finishing her college degree and becoming a teacher in the Las Vegas schools.
Rebecca in Oregon; Lory, who passed last year; Matt in Seattle (but coming to Mapleton; Alan in Boulder City; Merlin in Las Vegas; Julia in Provo; and Jenny in Orem.
They were all living in Las Vegas while growing up and Richard spent a lot time visiting them, baptizing, etc etc. Much of the time I would come with him and sometimes he would just take a couple of the children.
They stayed at our house one whole summer while Miriam was recuperating from an accident and Matt came and worked at Sea World and then later Richard helped Alan and Matt and another nephew work in his business for awhile until they found their own lifelong pursuits. We have always loved these children.
They are such a loving family and I was so surprised when Julia and Gregg came to visit me when I moved to Treeo and then Alan and Elaine came up and we lunched with Jenny and Julia and then I saw Jenny at Smiths and we have been connecting quite a bit as she and her children have volunteered to help me get ready to move back to California. They have helped me get rid of furniture, bring me lots of boxes, and take endless boxes to Savers. I have appreciated their help so much.
It has been so fun to get to know their children and grandchildren and so hard to believe they are all grandparents now. We have lost touch over the years but Richard started the Hardy Reunions at Torrey Pines and they were always fun and then Richard passed in 1996 and I moved to Lake Almanor and we lost touch.
Jenny picked me up to go to a family gathering at the home in Vineyard of Julia's daughter Sarah and husband Javier.
I am going to attempt to name them and I am still learning so may make some errors. I did not get pictures and names of everybody. Matt's daughter and son's families have recently moved to Mapleton from Seattle.
Sarah and Javier next to Julia, Sarah is Julia and Gregg's daughter.
Jenny and Julia and Gregg's daughter Launa on left.
Matt's son Cameron and his wife Kery.
Heidi's family Mark Davis and daughter and son.
Heidi is daughter of Lory and Ivan.
We have quite a variety of children as two Dad's are from Peru, one is Greek, and Tay is Hawaiian and then we have the rest. All are darling.
Gregg Nielsen (Julia's husband), Cameron's wife Kery and Cameron (Matt's son)
Ivan, Lory's husband, Mark Davis and Heidi (Lory and Ivan's daughter) and son
Nate Darias in backgrounders, husband of Launa (daughter of Gregg and Julia)
Savannah, daughter of Heidi and Mark
Tay with daughter Jenna; wife Jenny; Juan, husband of Jenna, and Jacob, son of Juan and Jenna.
Nate Darias, husband of Launa (daughter of Gregg and Julia)
Gregg with daughter Sarah and husband Javier
Julia and Jenny
Jenna and Juan
Loretta, daughter of Heidi and Mark Davis
Jennifer, Matt's daughter on right and Nalani, Jenny and Tay's daughter
Lory and Ivan's son Merlin and family.
Heidi and Mark Davis family
Konani, daughter of Nalani and Mac
Heidi and Mark Davis son
Heidi, Lory and Ivan's daughter; Jenny, Miriam and Scott's last daughter; Loretta, Heidi's daughter
I took quite a few of my paper dolls that I thought girls in this era would like and she definitely does, thanked me for bringing them and went right to work cutting and coloring.
Several children went in and out of the playhouse and loved the plastic dishes to play with.
The houses all have a gate that enters into a large park with lots of equipment and others cannot enter your gate from the park.