I loved being a mom! Quinn was born October 13, 1978 and I felt a love like no other. We were in Santa Maria and my mother was living with us. She was a big help taking care of Quinn. Quinn was given my mothers maiden name, Anderson, for her middle name. When Quinn was a bit older, we made trips to See Canyon near Avila Beach, to get apples! What a beautiful drive through the canyon to get fresh apples. Even after we left Santa Maria, we continued to make trips to Santa Maria to get apples. We also, of course, got strawberries! Biggest and sweetest strawberries I have ever eaten!
Some restaurants we went to were the Far Western in Guadalupe, the Hitching Post, and Pappy’s. We also would buy Santa Maria BBQ on the weekends from service organizations selling BBQ on Broadway St. Yum!
Quinn was very shy as a little girl. but she grew out of it and was a real delight to have around the house! She was always motivated to do well in school and when she graduated high school, she was accepted to BYU. She took a break to go on a mission for our church. She was called to serve in Vina del Mar, Chile. After she graduated BYU, she worked for Countrywide Bank in Calabasas, CA. While working there, she earned her Masters Degree in Business from California Lutheran University. After a couple of years, she transferred to Countrywide in NYC. She loved it in NY and we loved visiting her. When the recession hit in 2008, she took a job with KeyBank in Salt Lake City, UT. She is there as of this writing and doing very well. She bought a beautiful house in Centerville, UT and I get the benefit of living in it!
Morgan was born June 9, 1981. What a sweet baby! She was named after her dad and mom; both our middle names, Morgan and Kay. She learned how to suck her thumb and could sooth herself to sleep. Morgan was always very social; she loved being with her friends. Once her dad asked her why we sleep at night. She answered, “because no one is playing.” 🙂 In high school, Morgan was involved in leadership and loved being able to hang with her friends and plan activities for her class. After graduation, she moved to Provo, Utah with her best friend Jackie Allen. They lived together in an apartment and Morgan worked at Mimi’s Café. Morgan decided she wanted to move back home and attend school at Moorpark College. She attended the single adult ward and that is where she met her husband, John Wallet. He is the best husband and father! They have 3 children, Devan, Lilah, and Jasper and now live in Prosper, Texas, (2020). I miss them so much, but try to see them often. Morgan also had a love of sewing, like her grandmother, and taught herself to quilt. She began selling baby quilts, but soon changed to selling fabric bundles and is doing very well making some good money! She is so smart and talented!
Doug was born September 5, 1985 in Thousand Oaks. He also, was a good baby and Quinn and Morgan were both old enough to be good helpers. Quinn would push him in the stroller up and down the street to give him some fresh air and to calm him down. Doug was a very sweet and kind boy. His friends growing up were David Palmer and Dallin Andersen. They would play all day either basketball, rollerblading or video games. Doug was very good at basketball and was on the travelling team in junior high. After high school, Doug started school at Moorpark College but soon got involved with drugs. This was a very difficult time for our family. Many prayers were sent up for him and they were answered. He and his girlfriend Michelle Packard, lived with me for two months before they moved to Virginia to be near her family. I feel fortunate for those two months as I got to see Doug as he was before the drug use. He was so helpful around my house, and kind. He has since divorced, but has 3 beautiful sons, Ender, Braxton and Owen. I don’t get to see them much, but we try to get together every summer. Doug has done well professionally as well as being a good father. He works very hard and I hope that he will continue to be happy.
I love all my children very much. (And my grandchildren). They are the most important part of my life. They bring me joy and happiness that nothing else can. It is an eternal love that is the greatest blessing from my Heavenly Father.
