Grandpa's got a brand new hair-do!

Those of you who know our grandpa will recognize him in this top picture because as long as I have known him he has had this hair style.... used to be darker but pretty much the same.

Well he gathered us all around & gave us the opportunity to see him go from that to this......

Here he is admiring his son's hair buzzing job....

& finally to this.... His new hair-do, at least for a little while :-) We love you grandpa!!!!

Vegas Baby!

What's almost as fun as a vacation with your family? A vacation with your girlfriends!! This last weekend some of my girlfriends & I loaded in the car & headed to Vegas... What do Mormon girls do in Vegas?? SHOP of course!! We had a great time. Here are just some of the pictures of the weekend.... I never did get a picture of all 6 of us so hopefully Angie or Laura will post those on their blogs.

Sitting at a stop light looking at the strip.... Not too bad for my camera phone!! The lights look much better in person.

Laura, Angie & I at Serendipity

4 of the girls at lunch before another day of shopping!

This picture is my favorite! Mainly because we had already been yelled at for taking pictures... I guess your not supposed to take pictures in Victoria's Secret. Can you tell I'm trying to be sly? Ha ha...We were patiently waiting for one of the girls in the dressing room.

Happy Birthday Nate!

The many faces (or hairstyles of Nate)... It's hard to get a good picture of him, he does not like to have pictures taken which is sad because he is such a handsome young man!!!


This past Saturday we had a surprise birthday party for Nate's 18th birthday. It was a success! (which I was afraid he would figure it out before hand... it's hard keeping a secret from a teenager!!). Thanks to all the family & friends who came to help celebrate this exciting birthday with us. I can't believe that Nate will be 18 this coming Sunday... hard to believe it's been 18 years since he was born. What an easy baby he was (especially compared to Zak). It has been an exciting 18 years! I sure do love this kid & am already sad thinking about him leaving for his mission. (Although there isn't anywhere else I would want him to be!!). I love you son, Happy Birthday!!!

Catching Up....

It's been some time since I've had time to blog... so since I have so many things to be thankful for I figured I needed to find time to post a few things that have been happening in our lives!
Last weekend all of my brothers & sisters got together (oh yea, minus Eric but only because he was sick) at my parents house to visit. My mom went in on Tuesday for open heart surgery & we all wanted to get together to wish her luck. I think this is the only picture I have of my mom & just us girls. I love it!! I think times like this you really realize how special your family is. It was great seeing my brother Todd & two of his daughters - he lives in Utah & we don't get together often enough!!
While we were all visiting with family, Zak was meeting his new temporary family (His Mission President & his wife) in Detroit. Zak is loving being a missionary! Even though we miss him terribly, we are so incredibly proud of him too!! It is so great to hear of his experiences & to know that the Lord is watching over him.
This is a picture of the family minus Zak. It just isn't the same without him!!! But we wouldn't want him anywhere else at the moment!!

18 Years of Troy

Troy is 18 years old today. I just can't believe it. Troy can make me crazy like no other person can, but I sure love him. He is so full of charm, I can't help myself!

Troy is the most energetic person I know. He's always grabbed life and took it head on. He had several serious injuries, and I just KNEW that he would never even see his 12th birthday. I'm so glad he's survived them all, and he's got GREAT stories to share with his kids.

As I have gone through the pictures of his life, I am so full of happy memories. I love his smile. It was so hard choosing just a few to share, so please pardon a proud mom on this special day!

Happy Birthday, Troy. I truly love you.

Make a Smilebox slideshow

San Diego in January

Friday after work, David and I went to Cowles Mountain and walked. We only made it half way up before the sun set. We walked the rest of the way up and back down in the dark. It's a beautiful view from there. Saturday, we went to Ocean Beach and hiked from the pier down the tidepools as far as you can go safely. Then we walked up to the street and back down the pier. The weather was perfect. It's hard to believe it's January and so much of the country is getting pounded with storms. I LOVE SAN DIEGO!!!!!!!!!!

Day at the desert

Jason has been spending the last few days in the desert with Mark. We went to Gordon's Wells to pick him up, and then out to Superstition for the day. Note to self: 50 miles each way difference makes for a really long drive and a late start to the day. But we're glad to have Jason back with us. Wouldn't ya know, we didn't get any pictures of him, either. Troy loves to jump his dirt bike. He did a great job.
We used his cell phone and did the 9 shot setting. It turned out really well.
That's kinda high, son!
Eric got new riding gear for Christmas. He had to pose for me so I could take his picture.
He looked really cute.

We had a fun day. The weather was perfect out there and it's so peaceful. It's sad that our vacation is over, but we will have some fun memories.