Anniversary x's3

Happy Anniversary to our June weddings! I have given up remembering how long everyone has been married now, but we are so thankful you all found each other and made that commitment! We think each of you are better people together! Happy Anniversary Reed & Allyson Happy Anniversary Christie & Darren Happy Anniversary Trav & Allison (We will do a current picture of you two soon) We sure love you all and are thankful for your love for each other and your families.

Great to be 8!

This is our year of great 8's! Lucy had her birthday on the 21st and we had fun celebrating it for several days. She is getting so excited for her baptism. In fact, at the swimming pool yesterday, she was "practicing" I have lots of fun looking back at pictures and remembering our little ones. One of my favorite is our generation picture. She is her great-grandma's namesake. Some of the others I love: We have proof that she really was into princesses once upon a time. This was when she was a "bride. She made her own veil--out of TP I love that Lucy used to smile in her pictures. Lucy is such a joy to be around. She is kind and helpful, she likes to get things done. You can't fool her much anymore--she is a thinker and will call you on things if you aren't careful. We sure love her! Happy birthday, Lucy Lu!

Happy Birthday to Nicole!

Nicole turned 6 years old on June 2nd. She was so excited for her birthday and had such a fun day she said. She is always such a happy, smiling and loving girl. We can always count on a hug from her and it really brightens our day. I couldn't find many pictures of her when she was younger but here are a few. Visiting at Grandma's house Grandma Hall's funeral With cousin Trey Exhausted at Halloween She loves the canyon picnics Reunion memory Easter time We sure love our Nicole!

5 survive

Christie and Darren got to go to Hawaii--it really happened this time. We got to tend the 5 little munchkins and we all survived. (Much thanks to Allyson and Kristy who had them for a couple of the days) I'll admit I was worried about things--like would JD be too sad, what to feed them, would they obey us, could we find enough things for them to do, etc. It turned out much better than I thought. JD was really sad, but Lucy helped a lot and by the end of the 4th day he was loving Grandma. The kids all did what we asked, they did their chores and didn't complain about the cooking. We played lots and kept the house clean (barely--Christie had it spotless when we got there--an awfully high standard to maintain) It was fun to spend the one on 5 time with them and create this memory. It was especially worth it cause now JD gives me hugs! Averie loved to use grandma's makeup--especially the lipstick and mascara Fun at the park with cousins. Sydney and Addie share some fun JD loved running and running across the bridge Lucy and I went for a short walk to visit her friend Jenna that lives by her old house. Unfortunately she wasn't there so she left a note The kids took turns getting their pictures taken in the big tree. Grandpa lifted them all up Taylor preferred the ground--me too! There was a dog there that looked a lot like Luther so Kristy talked with the owners and they let the girls pet him. Yes, that is really Addie petting a dog! It was fun and we appreciated Tom and Kristy for inviting us to hang out with them for a little bit. The boys had a blast but were no where near the camera. I'll get them next time.