enjoying spring soccer games

here pictures is Hogan's soccer game --we also enjoyed many other soccer games this spring of Mayley and Hunter's too

I love spring I love...

I love the seasons  changing from winter---summmer--fall--spring...oh how I LOVE SPRING..
I love the flowers
I love the rain
I love to smell the Bar-b que
I love the green
I love being outside
I love the sky
I love watching kids back out jumping on the tramp

Easter

It always thrills me to sit in the front room and read or tell the story of events surrounding the resurrection of the savior  I alway fumble for words but am so thankful to have the chance to tell my grandchildren how wonderful this is that the savior fulfilled his mission in life --that he atoned for all mankind  and that he was resurrected.  I fill with joy at the knowledge that we too will resurrect and one day have chance to live together with each other and will our loving father in Heaven.  The dawning of the Day and especially the dawning of the Easter day are always dear to me.  We also celebrate in April two wonderful sealings  Bryan and Brianne and Joe and Hayley  how wonderful those sealing were in years past

April always brings with it the warmer weather which allowed us a nice hike down in southern Ut  near cedar city a small town called kanaraville hosts a trail head to a water fall and some slot canyons it was delightful to hike so pretty and we met a nice family of parents and two young girls on the trail  later we texted and exchanged pics and took pics of each other.  it was a wonderful day and the next day was well Megan helped me color some eggs prior to Easter  I love to color eggs and then kaci and forrest help me color some while I was on face time with them

Aunt Evelyn turns 90

It was a good day when Bryan along with his cousins shared in celebrating Aunt Evelyns 90th birthday
he enjoyed being around her and the other aunts and his cousins.  also Mayley turned eight  she like her special baptism quilt I sewed up for her and Kyle turned five this year and asked for the movie Frozen

Brunches are always nice

Prior to our being released from the Stake Presidency (well Bryan being released) the wives had two great opportunities on to provide a brunch  for the bishops wives and secondly to provide a simple dinner for the Elder Snow and Elder Tate  both were delightful  I always enjoy working with LeAnn and Anne on these assignments   good food --good fun--good company

on the way to the church the day of Brother Tate and Elder Snow coming

set the table for the lucheon for elder Tate and Elder Warren

I got to contribute chocolate chip cookies

a good time was had by all

I made dad pose for a picture the last day he served in the stake presidency

Unique opportunities

Our lives our made up of unique opportunities.  A number of opportunities came into our lives over the last nine years along with the calling Bryan had to serve  as a first councilor to Stephen Hunter in the his title was that of  President  Call in the Murray Parkway stake.  We made many friends and grew in our testimonies of the Gospel of the Church of Jesus Christ of Later day Saints.  These are days never to be forgotten,   as the visiting authorities came to make the release official.  They were kind and very fun to visit with  they were complimentary in their words, as to validating a job well done.  That was Elder Snow and Elder Tate who came to make the change.  It was the prophet Thomas S Monson who sent the letter of release and of thank you for service well done.  I am so proud of Bryan always being at his post  fulfilling the calling in a way that affected many lives.  Many kind souls wrote notes of appreciation to him and gave him kind words outloud of their appreciation of his devoted service.

 Elder Tate and Elder Snow were very kind and personable on their visit to our Luncheon and our stake
everyone seemed comfortable at the interactions with them from every level  Bryan was interviewed by them for his imput on potential stake pres and to thank him and commend him for his efforts  as he served.  They said to him that so many of the stake members were appreciative of him and of his service.  They had grown to love  him and they wanted Elder Tate and Elder Snow  to know of the terrific way that Bryan magnified his calling as first councilor to Pres Hunter

AT MY REQUEST BRYAN POSED FOR ONE LAST PICTURE AS A MEMBER OF THE STAKE PRESIDENCY OF THE MURRAY PARKWAY STAKE..(FIRST COUNCILOR TO STEPHEN HUNTER_)  IT HAS BEEN A WONDERFUL NINE YEARS FOR BOTH OF US

March and Mayley's BAPTISM -OH How I love the joys of mortality

I love watching my children have children and then watching them participate in sacred  ordainces of mortal life.  How grateful I am that we were able to watch Mayley be baptised by Bryan on Mar 29 2014  what a beautiful girl inside and out

after the baptism  just relaxing