Snow in the mountains

loving snow in the mountains and warm weather in the valley

so fun to watch the spelling bee this spring  Adrianna was awesom  I even got to help her study her words in preparation for it

more pics from the spelling bee

spelling bees are fun -Adrianna and neighbor and friend

Adrianna and Grandma celebrating her great day

talk about a cute patriotic program

Hunter did the cutest "patriotic program today" oh it was great!!!!

cheering section for Hunter's program

behind every good student there is a great family==see his family around him
 at his desk as he finishes his last couple of sentences in his jounal what he liked best
about the patriotic program

looked at Mayley's class bulletin board outside her classroom, this is great stuff,
me now
this is what I will look like in one hundred years....drawn by Miss Mayley

The kids always have a place in my heart  when they get on stage they just do their best and sing their little hearts out

view of the pretty sky out my window as I road the front runner home from the program
it was my first time on the front runner and it was fun

Loved valentines day

dad and I celebrated Valentines day with new socks for him and flowers for me and a love note

Loving watching more of the 2014 Olympics

enjoyed watching the 2014 winter olympics
gave me something to do while I recovered from a fractured tail bone

enjoyed watching 2014 winter olympics

two years ago it was so much fun watching the olympics when Kerri and Brad and kids were in town

now here we go with the 2014 winter Olympics--this is a great time to set back and watch spectacular
athletes.  It thrills and motivates me.

Gymnastics is so fun to watch

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drawing-sketching --painting all fun to do

lately I have wanted to look at some of my old pastel drawings that I did when I was about 13 years old

happy anniversary to us 35 YEARS OF....

35 years

35 years of..marriage--each one a joy and a gem
*family prayer
attending church, walking together, hiking together, Christmas Pageants, 35 years of FHE, of baking cookies, of traveling together, 35 years of raising kids together, of sharing in events of children and grandchildren, 35 years of having the joy of saying good morning & "sweet dreams.
35 years, of giving valentines to each other and fixing up our homes.  35 years of celebrating anniversaries, birthdays plus  any other celebration we could think up to celebrate (ground hog day, arbor day, first sunday dinners, finding a good sale, ) 35 years of eating in,  eating out, eating out on the deck.  35 years of serving in the church callings.  35 years of making stroganoff, camping together,  35 years of telling jokes and having "inside jokes"  35 years of laughing, loving, and caring.  35 years of trying to be unselfish and put the other person first.  35 years of doing day to day things, cleaning, gardening, painting, weeding, laundry. 35 years of CARING about each others needs.  35 years of  incidentals like accidents, operations, illnesses,broken bones, sprains, stitches, cuts.    ups, downs with health.   Mostly "ups"  
    35 year of joy, gratitude, companionship, good company, having a best friend, more happiness and adventure than we could have ever dreamed of.  Lucky us.  How could we have ever known the blessings that would come from kneeling at that alter in the SLC temple 35 year ago (Feb 16, 1979)  we have been blessed beyond measure.  Our Father in Heaven had given us each other and the wonderful family that we enjoy.  

happy birthday nancy

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU--SO GLAD YOU WERE SENT OUR WAY --FROM HEAVEN
you are ever the wonderful daughter, older sister, wife mother, fun aunt, friend, teacher, patient, full of charity, love, unselfish, positive, smart, teachable, determined, go getter of your dreams, spitritual, and friendly are you.  

happy Birthday Brad

adventure

honors his preistood -blesses his baby and family with his Preistood and his gentle way

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRAD THE BIG 30 YEARS
GLAD WE GOT YOU!
YOU ARE: kind, wise, happy, non-judgemental, honest, good hearted, funny, hard working, hard playing, ambitious, great athlete
good father, son , brother, uncle and friend.
we all love being around you.

so fun to have you and kerri hike the narrows with us