Sunday, October 31, 2010

murder mystery dinner


Chris hosted our 3rd annual murder mystery dinner which took place on a cruise to the Bermuda Triangle. The dinner was fabulous (Chris baked a dinner inside a pumpkin), plus salads, artichoke dip, bacon muffins, and trifle to top it off. Mary or actually Marilyn Moore ended up getting murdered by the devious Zyra aka Tonya and we all laughed our heads off and the antics and accent of the European treasure hunter Hans, otherwise known as Jon. But the accent was quite authentic. Thanks Chris for a wonderful evening!!

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

just girls and gabbing

there's nothing more fun than some girl time! mom, chris and i went up to jen's for some scrapbooking, talking, eating out, talking, movie watching and we even made christmas gifts. yeah, i'm feeling sooo on top of my game about that. we got in a morning run and talked until 3 in the morning. jen, you're the best!! thanks for the fun!

Monday, May 31, 2010

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!

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

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!

Monday, April 19, 2010

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!

Sunday, April 11, 2010

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!

Sunday, April 4, 2010

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!