memorial day

what a fun memorial day! we started with the woods cross 5K fun run and running with my cute sis jen made it just a perfect run....not to mention the weather was fabulous. even my 81 year old mom walked the whole way. she's amazing. then a patriotic program and pancake breakfast at the park complete with bag pipe players. i love america!! then we all headed to the cemetary where mom gave us all a copy of an article about the war that she had written for a canadian/dutch paper. this afternoon allen and i went to the boat to stain the wood and just enjoy the great weather. what a fabulous day and beginning of summer. now just 4 more days of school...wahoo!

didn't even cook either

one of the best parts of life is being a mother. and the best part of mother's day is hearing from all her kids. thanks guys...for the calls and notes. you have a habit of blessing my life over and over and over!

Can they get any cuter!

i thought i'd show off these WAY CUTE kids that i absolutely adore. if there's one great thing about getting older it's having grandkids in your life. each one of them touches my heart in their own unique way. gamma loves you all!

A WONDERFUL WEEK IN MEMPHIS

What a wonderful week it's been spending time with the memphis kids! josh and val WE LOVE YOU!! it was sooo fun watching noah and eli play and delight in life. i get a smile all over just thinking of them. and our precious baby emma jean just makes me melt. the zoo was fun, flying kites, picnicking in the park, playing in the backyard, reading 'dr. ted' for the 15th time and just watching them play will always be wonderful memories. Thank you for a wonderful week!

it doesn't get better than conference!

i love conference weekend. i love hearing the talks, i love the music, i love being able to take notes while listening in comfy clothes, and i love the girl's night out while the guys go to the priesthood session. girls-thanks for everyone taking the time to make dinner even though you are all busy with moving-either unpacking, cleaning or hunting for a house. we definitely need to do an over- nighter. so check your calendars and let's make a plan! i just wish tonya and val could have joined us. love you all!

That makes 6!

Welcome to the world Emma Jean! We're all so glad you've arrived safely. Although there is something wrong with this picture....wrong grandma!! (Sorry mamma Lou) but it's going to be a whole month until we get to go out to Memphis (yeah....work really gets in the way of life sometimes!) But we're thrilled you're here.

please let it begin!

it was 50 degrees today and there was sunshine and it's march and it feels like SPRING! i put away my snow pictures and put out my tulips. there's something invigorating about spring being here- or at least in hoping that spring is here. either way go celebrate!