Memorial Day

Memorial Day weekend was busy between visiting cemeteries (2 on Saturday, 4 on Sunday) and then getting together for a relaxing meal of hamburgers on the grill on Monday. It was nice to watch the kids play in the pool that we filled with warm water from the hot tub. The older guys were throwing the football back and forth over the kids. Later as they napped then we visited while I brushed Jay...check out all the hair he is shedding! It was nice to get Mom out of the rehab center to visit the cemeteries and also for dinner on Monday. Good food, Good company, and having family there...it doesn't get any better than this.

Birthday Parties in my youth

I've been scanning in some old photos and found a few from birthday parties when I was young. It is fun to see all the girls wearing dresses and also many wearing party hats. Some of the games we played at the parties were..."Pin the tail on the donkey"..."Spin the bottle"....and there was another one that we played where you knelled on a chair, leaning over the back, and then held a closepin by your nose and tried to drop it into a quart mason jar. You had 5 or so closepins and the one who got the most in won. Brings back some happy memories of simpler times.

Jan 1966.....6th Birthday.
1969

I don't know the year on this one...but check out the "Donkey on the curtains", the pop bottle to play spin the bottle, and the chair to drop the closepins.

1965

1965

Mother's Day and memories

This is a great photo of a great lady in her "Derby Hat" that Riley had made last year. The photo was taken when we were in Kentucky last year for my graduation and also mother's day. We are all now praying for Grandma/Mom to get better. She usually can always muster up a great smile even when she is not feeling too well.

I found these two wooden guns that I had painted for Garrett & Caden for Christmas one year when they were about the ages in the photo's below. As you can see they are well used and worn from may days of playing with them. It brings back so many memories to me at being a mother with my young children. Many times I would love to go back to those days, and I love seeing my grandchildren as they are so full of energy and running around, making me also remember how tired I would be if I had to chase little ones all day again. I love being a mother, and I know I am not a perfect mother like everyone talks about on Mother's day, but I do love my children very much, and I've always tried to do my best.

Caden & Garrett April - June 1988- they really were great buds!

Virgina and Washington Trip

Arlington National Cemetary

Each of the tombstones have a symbol to show the soldiers religion, Angel Moroni is the one for the Mormons. The wreath and symbol is for a Military Nurse, also the statue in the bottom left is in a section of the cemetary dedicated to nurses. Audie Murphy son of poor Texas sharecroppers, rose to national fame as the most decorated U.S. combat soldier of World War II Manassas Civil War Battlefield

Interesting names and items around Washington DC

Gary was sent to Manassas, Virgina for work training and I tagged along for the week. I took the train into Washington to see some of the sights and we also met up with Elder & Sister England who are serving there on a mission. That was our favorite day there. Enjoy the collages.

Logan Wedding

Can you tell who just were married?

What a happy and content moment.

Yummie sucker....all of the colors mixed make___________a BLACK tongue!

Keeping each other warm...

What cute love between a brother and sister!

Everyone was huddling to keep warm.

Just posting a few fun random photo's from a chilly wedding in Logan, though it was a beautiful day because of the people and the event.