In Memory of my Grandpa

James H. Cagle 1921 ~ 2008 RIVERDALE- James H. Cagle, 87, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2008 at McKay Dee Hospital of a heart condition. He was born February 24, 1921 in Dennison, Texas, a son of James William and Bessie Alma Burke Cagle. He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jim served his country in World War II as a photographer, Navy 1st class. He photographed famous people including then Secretary of War, Harry Truman. While stationed at Clearfield Naval Supply Depot one of his assignments was the creation of a GI 'pinup' calendar. He fell in love with Helen Matilda Roper (Miss December 1945) and married her on June 28, 1946. She has been his 'pinup' ever since. They were later sealed in the Ogden temple. They spent several summers in southern Utah on the Indian reservation photographing the people and country that they loved. One of his proud accomplishments was a rare photograph of Chief Gray Mountain. He was a salesman for Sun Photo and operated his own professional photography business with his lovely wife. Jim enjoyed hunting, fishing, golfing and spending time with his family. He didn't die wealthy but considered his family to be his great wealth. He leaves behind his wife of 62 years, Helen of Riverdale; four daughters, Audree Anderson (Don), Chino, CA; Jill Cagle Kelly, Las Vegas, NV; Julie Coleman (Dal), Layton; Jennifer Price (Keith), Kaysville; two sons, James Robert Cagle (Sherry), West Point; Jeffrey Brent Cagle (DeAnn), Plain City; 20 grandchildren and 17 great-grand-children. Preceded in death by his parents, one sister, Amy McKay, two brothers, John Cagle and Jack Cagle, and two grandchildren, Chris Cagle Brown and Shawn Cook Coleman. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 28, 2008 at 2 p.m. at Leavitt's Mortuary, 836 36th Street, Ogden, UT. Family and friends may call Wed., August 27, 2008 from 6 to 8 p.m. and one hour prior to services at the mortuary.

I thought I would share my favorite memory of my grandpa, when I was little my grandpa would tell me to eat the crusts off my bread and I would grow long blond curly hair. Well that stuck with me and when I was in kindergarten I had to draw a self portrait, which I drew myself having long blond curly hair! I also remember Colby and I having a long conversation with him one evening about his life and his love of golf. I am so thankful that I had the talk with him because I learned so much about him and what an amazing life he had. Later on Colby told me, "your grandpa has played on all the courses that I want to play on. He had the life." I love you grandpa and will miss you lots!

Phone Talk

Okay this is silly I know, but Corbin is so smart. He loves to play with our cell phones and yesterday he was pretending to talk on them. I've tried to get him to talk before when I've been on the phone with Colby, but he usually just tries to eat it. So yesterday when he was playing with my phone and he held it too his ear and jabbered for a bit, Colby and I were shocked! We were so proud! It was so cute. Now we just have to get him to say mama or dada.

Nothing to Blog About

Sorry guys it's been forever since I've blogged, but I really don't have anything to blog about. We haven't even really been busy so I don't even have a good excuse, we have just been enjoying the summer. We went and saw Batman the other week and we really liked it, except for that it was kind of long, but anything with Christan Bale keeps my attention! :) I also read Breaking Dawn and for the most part I thought it was a good book. I'm just glad the series is over. Corbin is getting so big! He is all over the place and has the bumps to prove it. I can't believe how fast he has grown. Colby has been in this do it yourself mode, which is nice, but I do get a little hesitant. A while ago Colby's alternator went out in his car and he was set on fixing it himself. I wasn't so sure, but when I found out how much it would cost to fix I was like go for it! So an hour later he triumphantly fixed it! I was so impressed. Then the other day he fixed the drain in the bath tub. It is so nice to have a handy man in the house.

Sweet Boy

My sister in law, Tana, made this way cute scrapbook page of Corbin. Thanks Tana! He may look like a sweet little boy, but lately he has broken out of his innocent shell. Corbin's new thing is to stand up in his crib and cry out to us and then he throws his binkys over the side. He also likes to act like a monkey, which is really cute! He is so busy and so curious he keeps us on our toes!

Bear Lake '08

We went to Bear Lake the first week in July and it was so much fun! My family has been going there ever since my Dad was a kid. I was so excited to take Corbin on his first Bear Lake adventure and capture all the moments. Well we got there and the first day at the beach I took out my camera, despite Colby's warning, and I took about 5 pictures and my camera got sand in it! :( So now I have to get my camera fixed because the lens won't open. Anyway enough about my sad story. Corbin loved the sand! He would dig his fingers in it and then try to eat it, so we quickly learned to keep his binky in his mouth.


Corbin liked the lake too. We put him in this little blow up boat and he laid in it and was so relaxed. He kinda had the look on his face like "I have the life!" My nieces said "he looks like baby moses!" It was a fun vacation, but I think Corbin got a little worn out towards the end.

This after a long day at the beach!

What a Weirdo!

For some reason Corbin likes to wear hats and sunglasses. He'll crawl around with them on for a while and he thinks it's about the greatest thing in the world. So here is a funny pic that Colby got of him.

Splashing Around

Yesterday we took Corbin to the pool for the first time. Colby even went out and bought him a brand new baby float. Corbin loves to take bathes so I just knew he would like the pool and I was right. At first he was a little hesitant, but soon enough he started splashing around. I couldn't ever get him to look at me for very long, because he kept looking in the water, so I didn't get the best pics. He did get a little nervous when Colby was doing laps in the pool. He kind of whimpered and was like what is that thing splashing toward me! But when he realized it was just his Dad he was okay with it. I think he is going to have a fun time at Bear Lake!