MANDY'S BABY SHOWER IN PORTLAND

MANDY'S BABY SHOWER IN PORTLAND

The last weekend in April, Mike and Mandy came home from Utah for a Baby Shower! It was so fun to see Mandy really starting to look like she was carrying a baby. Her sister Melonie gave the shower in her home in Washington. We played games and had a good time opening her gifts. Mandy and Mike got a ton of nice things that will help alot once LeAnna gets here. Thanks Mel, for always being there for Mandy. We love you

The POOL on Disney vacation

The POOL on Disney vacation

oops, guess I got a carrosel in there too!

My husbands favorite rides at the park were the ones like Bud Lightyears where he could shoot at the random Targets. I beat him on the first ride and so thereafter he was out to break all of our records. I cant remember the name of the ride that he took Shad on twice in California Adventure cause it was that kind of a ride....I think Shad loved it too cause he was all about going back in. Josh liked driving the cars the best and after everyone was heading back to the motel on the last day he took Josh back alone to be able to do it one last time. Good old Grandpas huh

MORE DISNEY PICS

MORE DISNEY PICS

Grandmas 80th Birthday

Grandmas 80th Birthday

Sue decided to have a birthday party for Jerry while we were there. She invited everyone who was around and so the pool house was filled to the brim. She had BBQ steak and all the trimmings. Sue is amazing...Mom is amazing.There are so many of us now. Brad, Keri and baby were there as well as Tyler and Nichole, John Jr, John Sr, Sue and Ashley, Erica and Madsen, Mike and Mandy, Missy, Justin, Hannah, Hailey and Luke. Maria, Abby and Brooke. And...me. I drove down with her and dad and really enjoyed visiting with them. It was fun to get to see Brad and Keris baby too. Brad is a pretty cute dad. Thats a ton of candles on that cake but...I'm hoping for a ton more for her next one.

UTAH TRIP

UTAH TRIP

Okay, so most of my pictures are of my grandkids...cute or what! I will probably just post a ton of them. I got to spend a couple of days with Maria in Clearfield...getting to know the baby again,playing with the kids and couponing. I love their new home and everything they are doing to it. It is the perfect little home for them and they have wonderful friends there already. Maria was called to YW and so we got to attend a Mother-daughter party together the first night I was there. Its awesome to see her fullfilling a calling like. Missy met us in Salt Lake and took me to Provo to stay at Mikes. I had a great time getting to know her kids again. Hannah had just graduated from K-garden and amazed me with her reading and writing skills...I never did any of that till about 2nd grade....Luke has grown about 6 inches and has a buzz cut that makes him look alot older than last time I saw him. He is such a loving kid...and thankful for everything. Hailey is darling and really rules the roost. I got a big kick out of her keeping up with the other two. I cant remember all we did there but we did spend some time finding a lamp and pictures for the babies Nursery at Mikes. Mandy's little one is sitting on her siatic nerve and poor Mandy could hardly move. But, she tried...bless her heart. She will be one happy camper when LeAnna comes and she can move again. I went to church with Missy and her tribe...I was amazed at how quietly they all sat through the meetings. We also bought a swimming pool for them to put up this summer. On Saturday Mike and Mandy, Maria, and Melissa and I went garage sale shopping. We spent $35 and got a ton of stuff... we all love a good deal. I also went to the movies with them and we watched Avitar one night. Maria, Brooke and Abby got to spend the night at Mikes with me one night too cause Kyle took Riley on a campout. All in all, it was alot of fun.

Just for Fun

Just for Fun

Since Cindy is the only one living close by right now, I may blog more of her kids than any of the others...but they are so fun...Heres an evening when they got to stay with us for a bit while their parents went to dinner and a movie....gotta love their energy!

Visiting Les

Visiting Les

I spent a week with my brother! It was so fun to see his life and what he is doing.I also got to spend a day with my sister before she had to leave for home . We ate in a fun little hometown resturant and then shopped a ton of tourist shops and found some awesome gifts for her to take home to her family.

She is one amazing woman. Time passes so quickly and before we know it we are old. It was so good to have time alone together like when we were younger. The fun thing to see was how warm and loving they are. Les took extra care to make sure that I enjoyed my time there. How do you thank someone for that properly. He took me all over the park and to meet his friends and I even got to go to work with him one morning. He also took me to see the park and his friend who played the banjo for us overlooking a river. It was so peaceful and quiet there. The people all love him and I was so proud of him. He has his things like all of us do, but honestly, I love him and am so proud of who he is. I learned that I need to take the time to care about my neighbors and friends the way that he does. Thanks for letting me get to know you again...