Making Christmas Decorations for the ward party....

Waiting for the water to shoot up!

OH my goodness it was cold!

Riding the Front Runner - check out the reflection. How cute can a little guy get?

Great batch of carmels

Jared approves

So Cute

Garrett and KC having lunch

Even KC likes cartoons

One more batch before they leave

Always the clown

Wonderful Recital

Ok, I am pretty ticked off....I just downloaded a bunch of pictures and wrote about them and somehow deleted the complete post....Ah computers!!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL

Ben had his recital last week and I am amazed at how he plays the piano. Each time I think he cannot be better than the last and he always is. Great Job Ben!

Another Thanksgiving to count all our blessings as a family, we gathered our hearts together to give thanks for one another and most importantly for our Father in Heaven who loves us and guides us in all the circumstances that come our way. Even tho we are not surrounding the same table together it is comforting to know that we are thinking of each other and praying for each others welfare. I am so thankful for all of you and for your love.

Just a couple of pictures of the visitor KC had the other night. Oh my what a stand off that was. I must say Maximus put KC in his place right away and all KC could do was whine and bark after one swift swat and some frightful hissing from Max. Really quite funny..for Whitney and me.

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving Dinner at Mike and Bonnies. The table setting was beautiful and the meal awesome to say the least. Fun day with lots of laughs and new insight on the good old days. Hope all of you had a delightful day and are now looking forward to the Christmas season.

THE PICTURES TELL THE STORY

Here you will see the best of the best. Becky and Kodie's wedding day was wet but wonderful..

Feel extra blessed to have had Garrett, Callie, Scott, and of course, their parents here for a few days. Loved every minute of the last week. I cannot believe how fast they are growing up, it seems such a short time ago that we were welcoming them into the world. Enjoy

NEVER ENOUGH TIME

Here comes trouble!

It seems like Jason and Corbon were only here an hour or so. What a great little guy and what a super cute daddy. Here are the pictures to prove it. Wish I knew how to send the video of Jason reading stories before bedtime..but alas, I do not know how.

I love this determined little guy.

KC as usual got his fair amount of attention, possibly so much that it is no wonder he was barfing all night. I think he gathered up everything that fell plus everything he found at the playground.

Corbon helped with breakfast this morning?? He managed to get all the dry ingredients in the bowl but when I left for a moment to get some milk from the fridge out on the patio he proceeded to take the dry ingredients out and ..well..since he had already taken all the credit cards, etc, out of Jasons wallet, they were now covered along with his hands, shirt and a fair amount had drifted down to the floor. Who cares, it only takes a minute to vacumn it up and start over.

Just having a little swing

Taking a morning walk

And all good things come to an end. Hurry Back and bring Taya with.

PRAYERS ARE ANSWERED

We are so happy that Whitney, Tyler, Mike and Bonnie will be home tonight. What an amazing gal she has been through all of this. Tyler has kept us updated which has made the wait much easier. Each day most of us spent our time running to the computer to check for the new updates. I am so grateful for Heavenly Father's loving care and comfort to Whitney. Love you Whitney.

Fun day in Salt Lake with friends. We visited the new Church Library, toured the Church Office Building, saw the movie at the Joseph Smith building and totally enjoyed our ride on Front Runner, and of course the #1 lunch at the Church Office Cafeteria. Oh my, you need to try the Carrot Cake... What a blessing to have good friends.

Pictures from the 26th floor

LONG AGO

This is a picture of some of the young women I taught over 25 years ago. It was so much fun to be at the park with them and see all of their families and especially the 3 new baby boys. Between the four of them they have 15 children. What perfect examples of "Daughters of God" It warms my heart when I am invited to join with them.

SUMMER FUN & SUMMER WORK!

I know you will find this hard to believe but yes, that is Richard holding his puppy...and yes they are in the front room, forbidden territory for animals, that is until Richard got "Harley". He is the cutest little guy and Garrett really loved him too. The Taylor family have witnessed a miracle, and I find such joy in this little addition to their family. Now it is two goats, one Iguana, and a long awaited puppy. Happy Day!

Well what could be better than being a great grandma. Here are the pictures to prove that once again grandkids rule: KC never had it so good because he had constant attention. The "Mercantile" has the best ice cream cones, and so of course we had to pay them a visit, the best part was watching Garrett let KC share his ice cream cone. After a morning at Dinosour Park, sharing Ice Cream and going to the Climbing Wall, I went to YW/YM Activity while Jared, Katie and Garrett visited with the Kings and checked out the Mall.

Now it is obvious that KC and Garrett were great pals but it really surprised me when I came home from the YW service activity and found Jared on the couch with KC curled up on his tummy. Jared said, "I think he likes me", well you know I think Jared likes KC so maybe someday they will have a dog and join the rest of the family in this love affair we share.

Time went all too fast and now I just long for the time when they return. Katie and Vickie have posted such cute pictures on their blogs so be sure to check them out.

By the time we finished cleaning up all the fruit that had fallen from the trees, cleaned the shed, cut the trees, cleaned the gutters, etc it was off to a delightful BBQ and Fireside. I think I am way too old to be doing this but until the Bishop agrees I guess I will continue. I do love the girls and as I look back to realtionships formed so many years ago with the YW it has so many rewards. And now it is off to bed because KC is trying to tell me it is time to put out the lights.

Be Happy life is full of surprises and love.

Hi everyone, I hope you are enjoying the summer as much as I am. The last week has been really busy. For starters there is of course the daily walk with KC, he runs around like crazy chasing butterflies and anything that moves while I try to find a place to sit because I know we are not going anywhere as long as he can spot something to chase.

The Tabernacle Choir and the Orchestra at Temple Square performed at the Dee Events Center and it was totally wonderful. A packed house and what a performance. It was great being so close and watching the young couple signing for those sitting on the front rows. It was beauty in action, with the sound of the music lending to the artistry of the signing. They performed as part of the 75th anniversary of Ogden Pioneer Days as well as celebration of the choirs 80th year of broadcasting each Sunday. No wonder they are known as the Nations Choir..or is it the World's Choir?

Lots of fun downtown with two different old car shows, a shootout on 25th street, Farmers Market opening day with lots of fun, including the Children's Parade. And of course even more of those painted ponies than they had last year. A big celebration at the Egyptian Theatre marking the 85th year since it was first open. The final big Parade will be on the 24th..Of course there is the Rodeo but I think I will pass on that.

The greeting...
And that is not all: Corbon arrived, and he brought Jason and Taya along for the ride. KC was greeted with hugs and possible a little more attention than he was used to. I think KC remembered a couple of weeks ago when Garrett was here and realized that he would have to be extra patient because he played along with just about everything that Corbon wanted to do.

As Corbon was taking KC for a walk he was just chatting away and giving orders to KC every time he would stop to check something out. Corbon was pretty determined that a dog should mind.

If I can figure out how to send a video I must forward the one of him talking as he pushes KC in the stroller.

We had a great time at the fireworks visiting with Bonnie Taylor and her brothers and sisters family along with Ben, Becky, and Kodie. We decided to stay by the old hospital because it was raining and blowing so we missed seeing the King clan. Becky, Kodie, Ben and Justin continued on and from the pictures they were sitting pretty close to blast off. Be sure to check out Whitney's facebook for the video of the finale...great video from a great photographer....

All in all it has been a great week and I am so grateful that Jason, Taya and Corbon were able to join us. Hopefully one year everyone can be here at the same time, I would love that.

Goodbye KC see ya soon!

VISIT FROM A COUPLE OF VIP

It was so much fun having Katie and Garrett here for a few days. We were as delighted to see them at the airport as they were to be there. KC and Garrett didn't take long getting to know each other. Garrett was so cute with KC and KC was very accomodating, but did not approve of having his paws examined.

A little time spent feeding the ducks and leading KC to a couple of danger areas, time spent teaching Bert how to swim and retrieve sticks from the pond at Ft. Bueneventura, going to the Dog Park, hitting the play ground and Katie was ready to head to Pocatello to await the arrival of Jared and her parents.
Hopefully by the time I finish posting this Jared and Katie's parents will be in Idaho. Sorry it has been such a rough few days for them. Not much fun to load a U-Haul, drive to Laramie, Wyo. break down, unload, reload, and hopefully finish the drive from N.Y to Idaho with a smile on your face???

I am so happy the three of you are finally closer to home. Come often so we can continue to "Get Our Fill Of Gill" .