A Very Special Day

November 21st came and went. It was probably just another day for most people, but for us, it is a very special day. It is the day my parents chose to marry. They were high school sweethearts, Mom waited anxiously for Dad to return from his mission - and just 6 days after his return they went to the Salt Lake Temple, made sacred vows for eternity, and began their life together as an official family.

This year they celebrated their 57th anniversary. In 2002 it was their 50th (Golden) wedding anniversary - here was their announcement. I have always LOVED this wedding picture, particurly the expession of pride on my father's face - so much to look forward to in the upcoming years.

Here they are today, still showing us the greatest example of love, companionship and selfless service to each other, their family and anyone they come in contact with. I count myself so blessed to be their child, to have lived in their home and to have been taught by them. As we are entering into a new phase of life, it is comforting to know we have each other and the example of stalwart people who are secure in their knowledge and understanding of the gospel plan - why we are here and that we will all be together again, strong and confident.

Mom displaying her beautiful wedding dress. I'm sure she could still fit in it.
I love November 21st, the day my parents chose to marry. Thank you Dad and Mom for your wonderful example of what true love is, and should be!

Happy Thanksgiving

We had such a nice Thanksgiving this year - I hope you did too. This year, we reached a milestone - our little family officially qualified for a "church" Thanksgiving. We laughed for a while when we realized it, but it was great. Wendy was in charge of the decorations (thank goodness!), our meal was not only delicious to eat, but the decorations were also top notch!





After dinner, we watched - what else - those good ol' family movies from Lake Powell, Jackson Hole and reunions past on the big screen and laughed and laughed. Where does the time go ? One minute we were watching little Amanda and Whitney running around - now, they are both beautiful young mothers with little ones of their own! It's always fun to relive those fun times together. Then on to making little turkeys of a different type -

Tiffany treated us to the story of "The night before Thanksgiving" - complete with a magic school bus, saved turkeys and Grandpa Steven.
After the story, we confiscated the school bus for some adventures of our very own -

The Rogers -

The Rudd's -

The Bohn's -

Time for sibling pictures, how many does it take to get one decient one? Take 2 - Kathy, open your eyes
Take 3 - Kathy and Karen - PLEASE
I give up - now let's try the whole group - oops, still no success (we need photoshop!)
Ok - I'll take this one!
It was a great day to be together. I am so thankful for family and how we all love to be together. Special thanks to the Roger's who made an extra special effort to be there and we LOVED seeing you too!

I will teach you -

I was watching Annie and Cate the other night, Annie wanted to go outside to check the status of the garden (which isn't - anymore). In her attempt to open the blinds and go out she pulled them off and they fell down (no injuries). As we were putting them back up - the top was, uh...needless to say, a bit DUSTY. Here is the conversation that took place:

Annie: Grama, do you know how to dust?
Me: Yes Annie, it doesn't look like it, but I do.
Annie: Well, I will teach you. First you take a cloth, then you wipe it across and all the dust is gone!

Thank you Annie, I'll try to set a better example!

No Time -

Time waits for NO ONE! And so it is with me - toooooo many things and tooooo little time. I can't believe NOVEMBER is half gone, next week is Thanksgiving and then the Christmas Holiday Season begins (for me anyway). Time to make the best of it, and time to get going!