Super fun surprise!

Monday's at my job are NOT fun: Dealing with cranky patients, phones ringing off the hook and well, just Monday!! I was so happy to be able to walk out of there this afternoon but when I came home I was in for a surprise . . . . There was a car out in front of my house and since I used all my brain cells at work I didn't immediately recognize it as Lindsay's car so I walked in the house wondering who was visiting.

It was my kids!!!

Poor Logan woke up with a very swollen eye, a runny nose and a headache so Lindsay had to come in and take him to the Dr. and then they decided to hang out at the house. Lucky me!!!

We had a great time sitting on the bed playing games with Logan, looking at scrapbooks to compare Ava to Lindsay at the same age and then we tried taking some pictures with my new camera of the kids.

Ava was being a big adorable CHEESER today but the problem

is that she moves so dang fast! Just when I think I have

a great shot she rolls away from me or swats at the camera.

I did manage to get one of her upside down!

Did I mention that I LOVE these two kids?!?

Monday ended up being a GREAT day!!!!

Hope yours was a good one too!

I'm so not okay with this . . .

Well, like it or not, my little girl is turning "25" years old tomorrow!!! YIKES. I can totally handle the fact that I'm 47 but Lindsay turning 25 is beyond comprehension!!! Where have the years gone!?!

She has been a total blessing in my life from day one!
She's such a caring individual. Always thinking
of others before herself.

She's got an infectious smile.

And beauty on the inside and out.

She has always been mature beyond her years.

She was born to be a mother.

And she has the most adorable kids

EVER!

Lindsay, I am in awe of you and all that you are able to

accomplish each day. I love you so much and hope you

have an amazing birthday!

Love, Mom oxoxo

In the good old summer time

Well, my favorite month has come and gone . . . It was a great month! I had a birthday.

I really don't comprehend how I have gotten this old but that's life. My family spoiled me rotten as usual. They gave me this new camera. It's amazing!!! I'm still trying to learn all about it. It's got that feature where you can do a panoramic shot. You hold the shutter down and slowly pan across whatever you are taking a picture of. Crazy!

Anyway, we had a big family party for my birthday. It was fun just to be together. We swam and ate and ate and ate!

David, Logan and me

Ava and Lindsay

Adorable Ava

Ava and Brein

Bubba and Mammaw

Getting ready to blow out my candles

Lindsay brought the kids over the other day and we had another fun swim day.

The water was MUCH warmer this time.

Logan had a great time jumping off the diving board and

going down the slide. The kid seriously has no fear!

Ava LOVES splashing!

She also loves mac & cheese

My bubba!

June was so much fun! I love being surrounded by my family. I have a little more time to do that now that I've gone back to being a part-timer! I'm so grateful for my life and the blessings I've been given. Bring on JULY!

Fun Weekend

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I'M THE BIGGEST LOSER . . . at blogging!

I am, for sure, the biggest loser! But, not at losing weight unfortunately. I'm officially the biggest loser at blogging. It's been a month since I've done a post and I am 2 months behind on updating pictures. YIKES! So, here ya go. Here's two months worth of updates all in one GIANT post!

Brein has a boyfriend. His name is Brandon and he's a

great guy and we love having him around. He makes

Brein very happy and they are an adorable couple.

Kip and his friend Mike got crazy one night

and decided to dress up for their volleyball

night with friends. What a couple of crazy guys!

Lindsay has become ultra domesticated. Her and her friend Julie
got all these apples and made applesauce and apple pie filling.

Logan was a HUGE help and enjoyed being in the middle of

it all. Good job Lindsay and Logan!

PS ~ I'm still waiting for an apple pie!

The family attended the Chandler Ostrich Festival.

It was hot and crowded and tons of fun to watch

Logan get so excited about all the rides, animals and fun

things going on. What a great day!

Easter was a big event at our house. We had company from

Utah that was sick of the cold weather and decided to come

down for a taste of Spring! Jody, Pat, Zak and his friend Matt

came from SLC. My sister Wendy, her husband Corey and son

Ian came from Fruit Heights. It was a full house for sure but

such a fun time. The young boys were brave and got in the

pool even though it was still quite chilly. We spent a lot of

time sitting outside enjoying the beautiful weather and

catching up on life with each other.

Lucky for Kipper the Easter Bunny found

our house this year. Brein had to miss out

since she was with Brandon's family for

the holiday.

Matt, Zak & Kip

Adorable AVA

Logan and Buzz

Brinkley and Pat

Jody and Ava

Arizona has a new temple!!!

The Gila Valley temple in Safford/Thatcher.

Thats the area where President Kimball

grew up. It's a beautiful valley and it

now has a beautiful temple. Brad and I

were lucky enough to get to go through it.

Mother's Day 2010.

Here's Lindsay being pulled in all directions by

her two adorable kids!

Just another day being "Mom".

Lindsay & kiddos

Ava jumping!

Mammaw with her two favorite kids in the whole world!

I am so blessed!!!

Last night was "Father & Sons" campout so

that means: GIRLS NIGHT OUT!!!

Brein and Ava at dinner.

Brein having a taste of the shared dessert.

All of us girls in the mall. We had a great time together.

It just doesn't happen often enough.

There you have it. Next time I'll try to spread it out over several posts instead of one long huge one. Life is busy, busy, busy but good. I'm haning in there and Brad is enjoying his job. We have been blessed beyond belief and we are so grateful for the gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives!