There is Beauty All Around ...

Gilbert Temple Open-house

2014-05-12T17:11:00.000-07:00

Random Conversations #123

2014-04-01T08:18:00.000-07:00

Eliza: Mom can you put some aspirin on my scratch?
Me: You be Neosporin?
Eliza: Tomato patato

Elder Matthews

2014-02-20T08:07:00.003-08:00

His wisdom teeth are out!

He has had a physical!

He filled out all the paper work!

He has had an interview with the Bishop!

He has had an interview with the Stake President!

His papers are in!

Now………..

…..we are waiting to find out where he will go!

I am so excited for him!

Price's final basketball season

2014-02-04T07:03:00.001-08:00

We are about to have the last basketball game of Price's senior year.

I'm kind of sad not to watch this boy play basketball any more.

It has been a major part of our lives for most of his life.

But then again in high school, so has golf, cross country, swim team, and track...

….Let's bring on volleyball season!

One thing Price does not do is sit around and do nothing.

It's Official!

2014-02-03T15:07:00.001-08:00

Sydney got her driver's permit!!!

On the way home from church yesterday there were 5 cars with permitted drivers at the wheel.

It was shall we say, a little scary, but we all made it home safely!

Random Conversations #122

2013-09-16T07:28:00.000-07:00

Getting ready for school we were listening to Pandora and the song by Rascal Flats "Take me There" came on

Eliza: That's creepy!
Me: What?
Eliza: This song, "I want to know everything about you, go down every road you've been..."
Me: He's in love with her.
Eliza: That makes more sense.

Random Conversations #121

2013-09-11T20:46:00.001-07:00

Putting Eliza to bed tonight she kept bringing up new things to talk about to prolong the inevitable...

Eliza: I wonder what the Tooth Fairy looks like.
Me: I hear she is really beautiful! ;)

Eliza: Mom, who were Adam and Eve's parents?
Me: Heavenly Father and Mother

Eliza: Do you think Adam and Eve had belly buttons?
Me: That one, I do not know.

Eliza: Hey Mom, which way are babies supposed to come out head first or feet first?
Me: Head first. Good night Liza.

Random Conversations #120

2013-09-10T22:59:00.001-07:00

Eliza: Mom, will you please remember to call the tooth fairy and remind her to come?
Me: Sure!
Eliza: How do you even do that?
Me: When you are a mom you'll know.
Eliza: I don't even care how you do it ...... she's the only fairy I believe in.

Mackey's Grill

2013-09-04T14:14:00.002-07:00

Labor Day

2013-09-04T09:56:00.001-07:00

For Labor Day we took a little trip up to the Payson area to go to Tonto Natural Bridge,

one of my favorite childhood Arizona destinations.

My brother Taylor, his son Steele and Price's friend, Whitney came with us.

We hiked and jumped from bolder to bolder. It is really fun! All of our kids are capable of getting themselves where we are going without much help. I have to admit, I do enjoy that!

Carlsbad Caverns

2013-08-22T15:46:00.003-07:00

I'm not feeling particularly wordy right now, so I'm going to let these pictures speak for themselves and take one step closer to being caught up with my blog.

San Antonio

2013-08-22T15:44:00.001-07:00

On our way home from the cruise we took a few pit stops to make the 20 hour drive more bearable.

Our first stop was in San Antontio.

Love that city!

It was beautiful, The River Walk was breathtaking!

Random Conversations #119

2013-08-22T15:37:00.002-07:00

Marley: Mom, you know what I don't like about the desert?
Me: What??
Marley: You can just look out at it from the window and know that it is hot. That is also what I hate about our backyard.
Me: ???
Marley: Our backyard doesn't look like a desert so you look out at it and it looks like it would be nice. But it's not, it's hot. Our backyard lies!!!

Fortune Cookie

2013-08-17T22:39:00.001-07:00

Look what I got in my fortune cookie tonight!

I am excited to see what tomorrow brings!!

Wake boarding

2013-08-13T15:31:00.000-07:00

When we had a bunch of little kids, I was so excited for the day when they would all be able to ride a bike. Then we could all go on a bike ride together. In my head, that is when we would finally make it.

Turns out I wasn't quite right about that. We finally made it when all of our kids learned to wake board. :)

This is Eliza's first summer as a wake boarder. She got right up her first try!

Lane, venturing out of the wake!

Marley, never afraid and going at it with all she's got!

Sydney, getting really good at jumping!

Price, he's just really fun to watch!

First Day of School

2013-08-12T13:27:00.000-07:00

Kids grow up. It's a fact. No matter how much I would like to slow them down, they keep growing.

It is sad and amazingly awesome at the same time...

Sydney will be a Sophomore this year and Price a Senior

Eliza the 2nd grader

Lane 6th grade

Marley 8th grade

San Francisco

2013-06-02T19:19:00.000-07:00

Rob and I spent the weekend in San Francisco with Susie (Rob's sister) and her husband Jon.

We walked farther than I had in a really long time.

We rode bikes farther than I had in a really long time.

We laughed harder than I had in a really long time.

This is on our bike ride from San Francisco, across the Golden Gate Bridge, to Salsilito where we rode the ferry back.

Ghirardelli Square sundaes!!!

The Angel Moroni

2013-06-02T18:34:00.003-07:00

We are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

We are Mormons.

We love it and everything about it.

Our lives are better because of our church.

A temple is being built just 5 miles from our home,

and we are sooooo excited!!!!

I have been hiking 1-2 times a week with some friends near the temple so we have watched it coming to shape. It takes my breath away!

The day they put the Angel Moroni on top of our temple we took some of the young women from our ward to see it.

I feel very blessed!

Activity Days Mother-Daughter Activity

2013-06-02T18:28:00.001-07:00

I don't remember the theme but it had something to do with cherries. Here are Lane and I after digging through a bowl of whipped cream to find the cherries inside.

A Girl's Day

2013-06-02T18:26:00.000-07:00

I spent a great day with some of my best friends celebrating two of their birthdays.

While the kids were at school, we shopped and went to lunch, and didn't get anything useful done. :)

I love these ladies!

Calla Lilies

2013-06-02T18:22:00.001-07:00

Just one of my beautiful Calla Lilies from this year.

Erin's Bridal Shower

2013-06-02T18:19:00.002-07:00

Magic Mountain

2013-06-02T18:17:00.001-07:00

We took an impromptu trip to Magic Mountain when Price was out of town with a choir trip.

We woke up at 3:00 AM

Left our house at 3:30 AM

Got to Magic Mountain just before it opened at 9:30 AM

Rode roller coasters all day

Only waited in line for two of them that were completely worth it.

Stayed until it closed at 6:00 PM

Went out for dinner.

Drove home

Arrived home at 1:00 AM

Totally worth it!!!!

It was weird to not have Price there.

It was just Rob and his girls.

Everyone loves roller coasters

Everyone was tall enough for most rides

and there was an even number.

The only thing that would have made the day better is if Price could've joined us but he was at Disneyland so I think he was ok.

Hurdles

2013-06-02T18:04:00.002-07:00

Sydney went to track this year not knowing what she was going to compete in and came home from her first practice saying,

"Hey Mom, I'm a natural hurdler.

At least that's what my coach says."

Sydney had a very successful season,

she competed in the 300 and 100 meter hurdles for both JV and Varsity.

Got her varsity letter as a freshman

and won the District JV 100 meter hurdles.

At the meet that she won one of the boy's dads asked me if she got her hurdling talent from me...and I said, "Nope, that is all her!"

I am no proffessional but...

2013-05-08T14:12:00.002-07:00

I had a chance to take some family photos for one of my favorite cousins and her beautiful little family. Here is one of my favorites