Long lost friend! Found!

My good friend Penny Tidwell moved away about 4 years ago. We lost touch. Then after 4 years of searching, you wouldn't believe some of the things she thought of to find me, she finally found me. YEA I was so glad too, because I was also looking for her. Then it took us 3 months to finally get together after that to actually see each other! O.K. We are both very busy mom's , she has 5 kids. But, at long last here we are. Penny and I are reunited. It was fun the kids rode the water slide, they played video games, and we got to catch up. Let's not wait another 3 months to see each other again. We are nerds. I love you Penny!!!!

Keslie survived TREK!!!! WAY TO GO KES!

Can I just say that I am so proud of my daughter right now. She just got back from Trek. She walked over 35 miles in 3 days! What an accomplishment. When she got home she was fried and very sore! But in spite of that, She said that she loved it and is glad I "made" her go. She learned a new appreciation for her ancestors. I have pioneers that came across the plains on my side. In fact her name was Agatha Ann Woolsey Lee. She and her husband John D Lee came over with all their children. They suffered many hardships on the way. I am reading his diary right now it is so amazing. Agatha's mother Abigail came with them and died on the way! I am so proud of who I am and grateful for the sacrifices they made so that I have the gospel. I know Keslie is too now that she has experienced just a very small portion of what they went through. Except, she had proper shoes, Lot's of support and food to eat etc....Way to go Keslie. Good job.

Keslie also told me that several of the girls in her group had blisters and she felt bad for them so she pulled the cart most of the way! That is just the kind of girl she is. Sweet and always thinking of others first! Just to brag a little more. I got her end of year grades today and she did a fantastic job.

Happy Fathers Day!

Happy Fathers Day, a little late on the blog, to my wonderful husband who takes such good care of us. You are an amazing father and love your children with all your heart. I have never known such a devoted father as you. We love you. We appreciate all that you do for us. Also to my wonderful father Dan and my fahter in law Bob sr. Thanks for your love for our children and all that you do. We hope you had a great day!

We had a BBQ on Saturday to celebrate. We had some of our very good friends from New Zealand the Metekingi family. The kids had a blast on the 4 wheelers and played on the waterslide. Also, my brother Todd joined us, that was really fun to have him. He had fun on our can-am pictured above with all the kids in tow! When they got back they all said that uncle Todd was a little "crazy." Somehow that didn't surprise me at all!

More Yellowstone pic's the baby bear and it's mommy!!!

This is a picture of the girls messing around at the cabin, the bear picture I zoomed in on, but couldn't save it sorry! I will try again later.

If you click on the actual picture it will blow it up bigger for you though!

Even more pictures of our trip to Yellowstone!

More trip pictures!

Our trip to Yellowstone, Jackson Hole, The Grand Tetons!!!!

Last week we took off kinda spur of the moment and headed up to Idaho, we stayed in Teton Springs in a huge million dollar cabin it was so beautiful!!! We had such a great time together as a family! The highlights of our trip were: Shopping at Jackson Hole, Yellowstone where we saw Old Faithful, lots and lots of bucks and buffalo. But the very best part of Yellowstone was when we got to see a mommy bear with her bear cub. It was so awesome to see that in the wild! The scenery was beautiful and I LOVED the water falls we got to see! The Grand Tetons were breathtaking and we also got to see an eagle's nest guarded by a bald eagle and the mom was inside the nest with her eggs! It was really amazing! Bob got up really close and took pictures! What a wonderful and memorable trip. I am so blessed to have such a great family. The kids were great on the trip and had so much fun. Even baby Aysha was good in the car. She loved to see and touch her first pine tree. She laughed when she touched the pine needles. TJ was so excited about all of the hot pots steaming up out of the ground and insisted that we take a picture by one of them! Emily loved Old Faithful, she said "That is so amazing mommy!" Keslie loved the shopping and the boys were excited to use their new binoculars to check out the sights! Mckenzie just enjoyed everything and loved her new porcelain Indian doll we got her in Jackson Hole! What a great time.

Keri's Birthday! We won't mention how old!!!

I had an amazing birthday! We took the kids up to Deer Valley and stayed in the Red Stag it is so nice. The kids just loved swimming in the indoor pool and I could kick myself for bringing my camera, but then not taking any pictures! Sorry. It was so much fun though. They played and swam and swam and swam! We had a party for me at the condo and ate! It was awesome. Bob bought me a trip to the day spa which I am looking forward to very much! He is such a sweetie. Here are a couple of pictures of the fun and wonderful lunch that my sister in law Melinda and my mom took me out to! Cute picture of Grandma Linda and her 2 little baby girls. Aysha and Sara. And Laura and Emily are buddies. They were pretending that the back of the bench was a horse! so cute!

TeA PaRTy !!!!!

So today was a very special day, we had a Tea Party. A real all dressed up, nails painted, hair done up, tea party! We had so much fun me and my girls! We got all dressed up and then we set the table with our finest "tea party" china. Mckenzie was so cute, she made up the table with a center piece and decor'. We then made fresh home made chocolate chip cookies and tea (herbal of course). We invited all of our guests. This is where it got really cute. Emily asked Bryson and TJ if they would be their "princes." As soon as they figured out that cookies were involved, they Bryson reluctantly, TJ enthusiastically played along! It was so much fun we had quite the posh conversation with the up most manners and everything. The Queen herself would have felt quite comfortable at our home this afternoon! The best comment was when TJ told Emily that she "looked quite lovely this afternoon." He is such a charmer! Watch out ladies, those dimples are going to kill ya, and if that doesn't do it then those puppy dog eyes will! He's so dang cute. He even made us lunch (peanut butter and jelly) and made place cards with our names on them! We finished off the day by watching Princess Diaries of course! I just love my job, it couldn't get any better than this!

Happy Mothers Day from our house in St. George!

We headed down to St. George again to our beautiful house for Mother's Day! It was fun to spend the day with Bob's mom who never gets to see her kids on this special day usually. We left on Thursday and were so glad to get into the warm sun. The kids immediately put on their swim suits and set up the water slide in the back yard! We also got to spend time with Ryan, Suzanne, Michael, Abby and Louisa. They headed down also and stayed with mom and dad. On Mother's Day I woke up and Bob had snuck off to McDonald's to bring me breakfast in bed and a beautiful bouquet of flower's and a cute card from the kids. We then got packed up ready to drive home later that day. We got KFC for an early dinner and headed to mom and dads house in Hurricane. We were going to go up to Zions and eat it, but by the time they got home from church it was a bit to late and we needed to head back, so we watched the awesome Jazz game, which we won, and at there. It was fun to spend the day with Jane and Suzanne two mother's that I admire tons! Bob gave me the best Mother's Day gift, the promise that I never have to be a mother again. Seriously, after my last pregnancy this was a great gift! Poor Bob though that snippy snippy was a little rough! Now that's how much he loves me! I am so lucky!

Roller Skating!!!!!

The kids are off track right now and have been turning our house, deck, garage, driveway into a skating rink! They have been having a blast!

Me and My Little Brother and our baby girls!

I was just on my Brother and Sister's blog and found this picture. It is so cute of me and Jason and our baby's I just had to post it on mine too! I guess you can't tell that Jay and I are related can you?

Bryson's Ordination

Bryson received the Aaronic Priesthood yesterday Sunday May 4th. It was such a special day. Grandma Linda, Aunt Suzanne and cousin Michael were able to come. I have never seen an ordination before and it was so neat. The spirit was so strong and it really confirmed my testimony of the power of the Priesthood. I am so proud of Bryson and his worthiness to receive such a blessing from our Heavenly Father. This will bless him throughout his whole life. I love you so much so much son. You have such a sweet way about you. I love your tenderness. Honor your Priesthood and it will always be there when you need it most.

After church we were invited to Grandma Linda and Grandpa Dan's for a wonderful dinner in Bryson's honor. It was fantastic, especially since I didn't have to cook it! We watched the sad Jazz game and had a really great time. Thanks mom and dad for having us!

Away for a night!

Bob is the most amazing and wonderful husband. I love him so much. I am so blessed to have him. He took me away Friday night to Deer Valley. We stayed in the most beautiful condo right at the bottom of the ski lift. It had a jacuzzi tub in the master and also a hot tub out on the deck. It was so romantic and wonderful. On Saturday we went a saw Iron Man it was great. That night we went to the fights I can't remember what they are called , but it's like the UFC, Ultimate Combat I think. It was a blast! This was my first time away from Aysha, so it was nice to get a full night sleep! My cute Julie came and watched the kids, I swear I would never go anywhere if it weren't for her. It is so true. I love ya Jules. Thanks so much. While I was gone Julie took some amazing pictures of Aysha and the kids. She is so talented. She has a gift for photography. Here are a couple of the pictures she took.

Keslie's Party

Keslie is a very sweet girl! She planned a surprise birthday party for her friend Mckenzie. It was at our house. She did a great job her friends had fun eating pizza, watching a movie and playing night games! She even cleaned up after. How could I ask for more? She's an amazing young woman and a good friend.

She even let her two little sisters come to the party. Aww....aren't my 3 girls cute!!!!