I've been married to my husband Ron, for 40 years now...that's a long time. I'm a mother of 1 daughter(Heather) and two sons (Ronnie and Christopher), 2 daughter-in-laws (Aleia and Bailey), 1 son-in-law (Heath) and I am a grandmother of 13 wonderful grandchildren. 7 grandsons: Tyson, Ethan, Andrew, Jonah, Brody, Rigden, Tillman and 6 granddaughters: Faith, Sophia, Saige, Jaylee, Graci. My family is my JOY and MY WORLD!!!
Friday, December 29, 2006
Thursday, December 28, 2006
Heather's 30th Birthday
I can't believe I have a daughter that is 30...that makes me feel old! Although I have to say that she is the best daughter anyone could ever have. I remember going into labor Christmas night and timing my contractions as Ron slept. Finally at 6:00 A.M. I decided that I had better wake him up and get to the hospital. She was born a little after noon on the 26th. She was the best present I ever got for Christmas. After two miscarriages and almost six years of marriage I was so excited to finally have a baby. She also was the best baby...she went to sleep at 7:00 P.M. and would sleep until 7:00 A.M. and still take naps during the day. I thought this is great let's have another...Ronnie came 23 months later, and didn't sleep through the night until he was two and that was because I was expecting Christopher and I finally didn't run to him all the time. Christopher by the way was a really good baby too. Sorry Ronnie, I still love you though! I scanned a picture of Heather when she was a baby but I couldn't figure out how to get it on this blog. It was really cute!!! We're glad we got to spend part of Heather's birthday with her and her family. We went to Peter Piper Pizza so the kids could have fun and then we went back to my house for cherry cheese cake. Then they had to hit the road. Poor Heath had to drive all the way home and go to work the next morning. We did pretty good saying goodbye except for Faith. She was crying and Sophie would say it's OK, I'm staying here. (It was cute) Ethan kept running back and jumping into my arms and telling me how much he loved me. I sure will miss all of them. Thank you again Heath for bringing your family down and letting us enjoy all of you. Happy Birthday Heather. We love you and will miss you!
Our Grandchildren
Faith (the ham like her dad), Andrew, Saige, Ethan, Sophie, Tyson, Jonah, Jaylee and Brody. We tried to get them all to smile at the same time and this is the best picture of the few that we took.
Christmas Day with all of our Christmas Joys...Our Grandchildren!!!
Sophie Joy with her color Wonders Princess set that we gave to her and Faith.
Jaylee Joy with her baby doll from Grandma and Grandpa...it giggles too!
Faith with her pretties...that Uncle Christopher and Aunt Bailey gave her and Sophie.
Future Mr. Right...Mr. Brody Keith Michael and his giggling teddy bear!!!
Wednesday, December 27, 2006
WE HAD A WONDERFUL CHRISTMAS AND HOPE THAT YOU ALL DID TOO!!!
Heather's family came for Christmas this year. We were so excited to see all of them. The last time I saw them (the boys and Heath) was August 1. Heather and the girls had came in September and stayed a few days. Everyone else hadn't seen the boys since last June at the beach in San Diego. They got in Saturday morning around 4:30-5:00 A.M. A very long drive but they got here safely!!! Thanks Heath for driving them all here. We all appreciate you for bringing our family to us. It was so much fun.
On Saturday I fixed Tyson ( some BACON..which he loves) and eggs and french toast. The kids loved playing outside in the sunshine. Faith was so excited to see them. Sophie ran outside when Faith got here and just hugged her. It was so cute. They had so much fun playing with each other. Later in the day I had a scavenger hunt for them like I did a couple of years ago for Tyson and Ethan for our Grandma Slumber Party. This time instead of just two kids I had six participating. They had so much fun following the clues. At the end there was a bag full of presents for each of them. (Color books, crayons, cars for the boys and princess puzzles for the girls). We made a gingerbread house and we played UNO Attack. They watched the Polar Express movie too. It was so much fun and I loved being with my grandchildren. They are my JOY and I miss them so much when they are not here.
On Sunday I made breakfast burritos and I peeled a lot of potatoes (with Tyson's help). Thanks Tyson! Grandma appreciates you!!! You're always helping whenever I need anything. You're such a great grandson and example to all the other kids. We went to Sacrament and came home and finished our Christmas Eve dinner. Consisting of Ham (cooked underground by Paul Cluff, a good friend), cheesy potatoes, mashed potatoes, corn, fruit salad, rolls, (pumpkin and apple pie). It was yummy! We then let the kids open a present before they went to bed. They all slept in the weight room, the hall and the doorways until after Santa came.
On Christmas Day the kids looked in their stockings and then when everyone was up and moving they opened their presents. It was fun to see their excitement and joy in their gifts. Christopher, Bailey, and Brody came over for breakfast of Belgium Waffles with strawberries and whip cream, eggs, juice and bacon. Yum, Yum! Ronnie and Aleia and the girls came over after they visited with Aleia's family. We had left overs through out the day and visited. Mommo and Ron's mom came over for breakfast too. We exchanged gifts again. We had a wonderful Christmas and are so thankful that we have such a wonderful family.
We love all of you and hope to see you soon. I'll post pictures tomorrow. because it is late and I'm going to go to bed. Tootle-Lou as Poppo would say!!! We love you Poppo!!!
On Saturday I fixed Tyson ( some BACON..which he loves) and eggs and french toast. The kids loved playing outside in the sunshine. Faith was so excited to see them. Sophie ran outside when Faith got here and just hugged her. It was so cute. They had so much fun playing with each other. Later in the day I had a scavenger hunt for them like I did a couple of years ago for Tyson and Ethan for our Grandma Slumber Party. This time instead of just two kids I had six participating. They had so much fun following the clues. At the end there was a bag full of presents for each of them. (Color books, crayons, cars for the boys and princess puzzles for the girls). We made a gingerbread house and we played UNO Attack. They watched the Polar Express movie too. It was so much fun and I loved being with my grandchildren. They are my JOY and I miss them so much when they are not here.
On Sunday I made breakfast burritos and I peeled a lot of potatoes (with Tyson's help). Thanks Tyson! Grandma appreciates you!!! You're always helping whenever I need anything. You're such a great grandson and example to all the other kids. We went to Sacrament and came home and finished our Christmas Eve dinner. Consisting of Ham (cooked underground by Paul Cluff, a good friend), cheesy potatoes, mashed potatoes, corn, fruit salad, rolls, (pumpkin and apple pie). It was yummy! We then let the kids open a present before they went to bed. They all slept in the weight room, the hall and the doorways until after Santa came.
On Christmas Day the kids looked in their stockings and then when everyone was up and moving they opened their presents. It was fun to see their excitement and joy in their gifts. Christopher, Bailey, and Brody came over for breakfast of Belgium Waffles with strawberries and whip cream, eggs, juice and bacon. Yum, Yum! Ronnie and Aleia and the girls came over after they visited with Aleia's family. We had left overs through out the day and visited. Mommo and Ron's mom came over for breakfast too. We exchanged gifts again. We had a wonderful Christmas and are so thankful that we have such a wonderful family.
We love all of you and hope to see you soon. I'll post pictures tomorrow. because it is late and I'm going to go to bed. Tootle-Lou as Poppo would say!!! We love you Poppo!!!
Saige giving her new baby a love!
Heather 's family came for Christmas and we all had a wonderful time.
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Little Red Cabin
Last weekend we went with Ronnie and Aleia to their Little Red Cabin. It was fun but cold and definitely an adventure. I accidentally locked our keys in the truck. Ronnie called Onstar and we signed up for $16. You have to be in your vehicle to activate it so they had to send someone from Show Low to open it. The poor guy had a thin jacket on and was freezing. He finally got it opened. A neighbor of Ronnie that lives there year round brought us some hot chocolate. That was really kind of them and it warmed us up. When we left around 10:00 P.M. it was 3 degrees outside. We saw a herd of elk as we were driving out. It was way cool to see them. We went to Connie and Homer's to sleep because the cabin was only 60 degrees inside and that was a little to cold for Jaylee (and me). Connie picked up some pizza for us. Thanks Connie, we appreciate it and for letting us spend the night!!! We went back the next day and let Faith go sledding. She had a blast. We all took a turn. It was fun. Christopher , Bailey, and Brody came by after they cut down a Christmas tree. Aleia was listening to the radio in their Tahoe and the battery went dead. Luckily we have 4 wheel drive and Ron drove around and jumped it. Aleia and I just laughed over everything. What can we say? We still had a good time. I just wish Heather's family was with us to. I really miss all of them. 
Friday, December 01, 2006
Thanksgiving Day
We spent Thanksgiving Day at Christopher and Bailey's home with Bailey's family. There was around 50 people there. Mommo and Linda went with us. We had yummy food and lots of it!!! Bailey's family is really nice and we're thankful to have her in our family. She is a great mother to Brody and Christopher is a wonderful father. Ronnie and Faith came by to cook his wild turkey in Christopher's deep fryer. They spent their Thanksgiving with Aleia's family. Heather's family was with Heath's family in Utah eating 18 pies!!! Maybe next year I can have all of my children together. I'm thankful for my children and their spouses and of course my 12 grandchildren!!! I've got a wonderful mother who loves me and 3 fantastic sisters that I love with all of my heart! Ron and my extended family are the best and I'm grateful each of them. So...remember I love each of you!!! OK, quit the mushy stuff! I could keep on going on what I'm thankful for but I guess I'll stop for now. I've been having trouble downloading my pictures on this blog so I had to use this Picasa. It worked! Hopefully I'll figure out why I can't do it the other way.
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