50th Anniversary...

As promised here are a couple of family pictures from my parents' 50th anniversary. I don't care who you are, 50 years is a lot of time to be with one person, and I am so proud of my parents for making it seem so effortless. They made our childhood feel safe and we never wanted for anything. In our adult years they have supported and encouraged us through our trials and successes. I only hope that I can raise my kids to feel the same way I do and that Bill and I will one day celebrate our 50th. Bill will be 85, so I hope we make it!

Happy 50th Mom and Dad! Love you!

Thank Goodness for Dads!!

I let Father's Day come and go without taking a single pic, so I chose to post this one because I love it of Bill! (you have to enlarge it to truly see the joy on his face). This picture says it all about him! He is always so excited to play with the kids! In fact he IS one of the kids--they love him so much and have such a good time together. I just wanted to tell Bill how much I love him and how glad I am he is their dad--we couldn't ask for a better one!

The Craziness is Over!

Oh, I've been such a BAD blogger!! The older the kids get, the busier the end of May and beginning of June get. Not to mention my parents' 50th anniversary was on the 12th of June! I'll just give you a quick run down of our activities the last couple of weeks.


Abby had her dance recital at Kingsbury Hall and did a fabulous job! We are so proud of our little dancer.


Jake and his baseball team played in the championship game for their pony league. They were undefeated all through the series until they played the only undefeated team during the season. They played a great game and won second place. Congrats, Jake!


Sophie got her first real haircut. I've cut it several times since she's been a baby, but now that it's getting longer she needed a real cut! Thanks, Julie--it's darling!


Then came the last day of school. Abby and Jake have loved their teacher, Mrs. Fackler. They'll miss her a ton!


Also on the last day of school there was an assembly to present kids (mostly 6th graders) with awards. Each class awards 2 students a citizenship award for the year, and these two cuties earned it. We are so proud of them for all their hard work! Their teacher was so complimentary on how they are not only good friends to others, but also to each other! Congrats Jake and Abby! Love you!


In the midst of all the craziness, my daughters found time to cook the family some scrambled eggs for dinner! Thanks, girls!


My brother Greg, brother Brent, sister Christine, and me.

Then came the festivities for my parents. We had a family bbq the night before with games, a campfire since it was so dang cold, and homemade ice cream. The next day we went to the Blue Boar Inn in Midway for a big luncheon. My brother from Denver and sister from California came in so we were all together for the first time in a long time. We got together that night for family pictures thanks to some good friends in the ward who should be photographers (thanks Chad and Kim!!)


Matching dresses for the family pics. In the middle of all the "to do" I was sewing dresses for me and the girls. I should have thought twice about making the dresses since I was already strapped for time, but they turned out darling!

I'll have more family pics in a few days.

Whew! So that's it! I've finally been able to breathe and even take a nap here and there!