ANNAS THIRD BIRTHDAY PARTY !!!

ANNA IS THE CUTEST LITTLE THING. WHEN SHE OPENED HER MOM AND DADDYS PRESENT (A CUTE FURNITURE SET AND A DOLL) SHE SAID THEY COULD THROW AWAY ALL OF THE OLD TOYS AND JUST KEEP THESE !!!
THEN, WHEN I TOOK HER TO THE BATHROOM TO WASH THOSE GREEN HANDS THE FAUCETS WERE MOTION SENSORED. ONE JUST WOULDN'T COME ON AND SHE SAID "GRANDMA, IT'S ASLEEP" WE MOVED TO THE NEXT ONE AND SHE SAID "THIS ONE WOKED UP"
SHE IS A LITTLE SWEETHEART AND ADDS SO VERY MUCH TO OUR LIVES.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETIE... WE ALL LOVE YOU SO MUCH !!!!

picking punkins'

THIS WAS SO FUN.... AVIE WENT OUT, TOOK ABOUT THREE SECONDS TO LOOK THEM OVER AND CHOSE THIS ONE... SHE IS SUCH A CUTIE, SHE WAS KISSING IT!!!

HAPPY 20TH BIRTHDAY KELSEY

WHEN WE TALK ABOUT YOUR BIRTH THE THING DAD REMEMBERS THE MOST IS THAT YOU WERE SO BEAUTIFUL FROM THE MIN. YOU WERE BORN... AND STILL ARE... RAISING YOU HAS BEEN SO MUCH FUN. YOU ARE LOVED AND APPRECIATED FOR ALL OF THE WONDERFUL THINGS YOU HAVE ACCOMPLISHED AND FOR THE EXAMPLE YOU ARE TO ALL OF US. YOU HAVE NEVER GIVEN US ANYTHING BUT HAPPINESS. HAPPY BIRTHDAY HONEY... YOUR TEEN YEARS ARE GONE....STAY ON THE PATH YOU ARE ON AND YOU WILL ALWAYS FIND HAPPINESS.... WE LOVE YOU.

CONFERENCE

I LOVE CONFERENCE WEEKEND. I WAS REALLY TOUCHED BY SO MANY OF THE THE TALKS. I FELT SO UPLIFTED AND RESOLVED TO DO BETTER AND TRY HARDER. I HAD TEARS RUNNING DOWN MY CHEEKS ON SEVERAL TALKS. I HAVE A STRONG, FIRM TESTIMONY OF THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. I KNOW THAT HE LIVES. I KNOW THAT HE IS AWARE OF ALL OF US AND OUR EVERY MOVE. I KNOW THAT JOSEPH SMITH WAS A PROPHET AND LOOK FORWARD TO THE DAY THAT I HOPE I CAN THANK HIM AND HIS FAMILY FOR ALL THEY HAVE DONE FOR US IN RESTORING THE GOSPEL. YOU CAN FEEL THE LOVE THE PROPHET HAS FOR US. PRESIDENT PACKER IS A POWERFUL EXAMPLE. PRESIDENT HOLLAND IS MY HERO. I CANT EXPRESS THE LOVE I HAVE FOR OUR WONDERFUL LEADERS AND I APPRECIATE THE SACRIFICES THEY MAKE FOR THE GOSPEL. I HOPE THAT AT THE END OF EACH DAY I THINK... HAVE I DONE ANY GOOD IN THE WORLD TODAY.

halle's FIRST birthday

WHEN SERVING THE CAKE WE ALL HAD WHITE CAKE AND BRANT GOT CHOCOLATE !!! TWO OF US NOTICED AND WISHED OUR CAKE WAS CHOCOLATE. BRANT HEARS AARON AND KRISTIN LAUGHING AND THEY HAD GIVEN HIM THE LEFT OVERS OF HALLE'S SLOBBERY CAKE !!! HE ATE IT ANYWAY!
KRISTIN HAD EVERYTHING SET UP AND DECORATED SO NICE !!! SHE IS SUCH A GREAT MOMMY. MY CAMERA DIED SO I DIDN'T GET AS MANY PICTURES AS I WANTED. I LOVE YOU HALLE !!!

FUN MONTH,,,,

WE ALL WENT DOWN TO HALLE'S 1ST BIRTHDAY PARTY... (PICTURES COMING) AND MARK FLEW IN FROM WORK, PICKED ME UP WITH THE BOAT IN SPRINGVILLE AND WE WENT DOWN ALONE TO LAKE POWELL FOR FOUR WONDERFUL DAYS... WE FLOATED, SWAM, HE READ ME MOST OF BARBARA WALTERS BOOK OF HER LIFE (VERY INTERESTING) WHILE I WORKED ON BABY BIBS... THEN WHEN IT GOT DARK WE HAD OUR SCRABBLE TOURNAMENTS ON MY PHONE... HE USUALLY WINS, AND SOMEHOW... I THINK HE CHEATS !!!! WE ARRIVED HOME A FEW HOURS AGO AND TOMORROW I AM HEADED OUT TO DISNEYLAND AND CALI FOR A WEEK WITH AARON, KRISTIN, ANNA, PAIGE AND GARRET !!! I HAVEN'T FLOWN WITHOUT MARK EXCEPT WHEN I WAS A TEENAGER.... WE ARE HAVING "ANNA DISNEY DAY" AND WE WILL GO ON WHATEVER SHE WANTS AS MANY TIMES AS SHE WANTS. ( I HOPE SHE LOVES SMALL WORLD AND WANTS TO GO 10 TIMES ) MY FAVORITE. WE ARE STAYING ACROSS THE STREET SO ANNA AND GRANDMA (IF ANNA WANTS) CAN GO TAKE A NAP AND THE TWO COUPLES CAN RIDE THE BIGGEST ONES.... IT IS ALSO CHRIS AND LUCY'S WEDDING IN THE TEMPLE THERE. IT HAS BEEN SUCH A FUN SUMMER AND AS WE CAME UP PRICE CANYON AND SAW THE LEAVES CHANGING I ALREADY MISSED SUMMER BUT... LOVE HALLOWEEN, THANKSGIVING, TWO NEW BABIES AND CHRISTMAS !!!!!

happy birthday halle

written by: bdl

BUY ME SOME PEANUTS AND CRACKER JACKS....

I LOVE THIS GIRL !!!!!!!

RE MODELING

UNDER CONSTRUCTION..... XOXOXOXO

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SON!!!