Thursday, August 25, 2016

Throw Back Thursday
Parent's Missionary Pictures

I went to my parent's Sacrament Meeting and noticed that hey had their name tags on, so of course I took a pic. They are service missionaries at the cannery. Both of my parents served full time time missions. Here are some great pics of them.

Wednesday, August 24, 2016

Josh's Birthday


Someone had a birthday today. He had a break between classes, so I took him to lunch. It was great just to talk with him. I love this boy of mine!!! Happy Birthday Josh!!!!! 

Since Josh turned 20, I thought I would share 20 random facts about Josh

1- He is SO smart!!   He does very well in school and gets 5s of AP tests
2- He loves video & computer games
3- He is sweet to his sisters
4- He is an Eagle Scout
5- He played a lot of instruments in school 
6- He loves Pizza
7- He is the only boy in the family
8- He has a great sense of humor
9- He attends ASU
10- He works at Pizza Hut
11- He is good at chess
12 -He  loves the Marvel movies
13- He is likes D&D
14- He like Fanta Orange
15- He likes Doritos
16- He has given a lot of talks in church
17- He loves politics
18-  Josh wants to be a robotic engineer
19-  His favorite color is purple
20- His favorite animal is penguins

Monday, August 22, 2016

First Day at MCC

Danni started MCC today.  She is taking a English class, a math class, a child development class, and a photography class.  She earned a scholarship and they paid her $200 since she is taking 12 credits instead of 15.  I proud of you Danni!!!!

Memorable Monday
Journal Entry Aug. 2, 2004

July has come and gone.  It was a good month.  The kids finished swim lessons.  Dani advanced to the next level.  I was thrilled.  Angela did real well in swim class.  She is putting her face in the water.  That is a really big step for her.  I am going to sign her up for dance.  I know a teacher that will keep an eye on her.  This is going to be her physical therapy.  The kids are getting ready for school.  Dani is a little nervous about first grade, but she will do well.  Angela has the same preschool teacher that she has had for 1 1/2 years.  She will do well.  Josh doesn't really want school to start, but he is ready for second grade.

In the middle of July, our family went camping in Utah.  We went just north of Bryce Canyon.  We were there for about 5 days.  My whole family was there and it was a great experience.  Some members brought up motorbikes and quads.  Josh, Dani, Angela, and Jim rode on the quads for 2 days.  We took some time to visit Bryce Canyon.  It was really cool to see.  The kids weren't as excited as we were.  They thought they were just rocks.  I enclosed some pictures of the kids on the quad with their dad.  

It has been a great summer.  I'm sad to see it go, but I also can't wait for school to start.  On Sunday, our stake is realigning the ward boundaries.  It is going to be fun.  We are at the edge of the stake, so we probably won't move to another ward.

Saturday, August 20, 2016

Painting Fire Hydrants

Christian's Eagle Proect was painting fire hydrants around the neighborhood.  Jim, Josh, and I helped Christian paint fire hydrants.  The sister missionaries were in our group.  It was fun to talk to the missionaries serving in our ward and meeting the other sister missionaries that joined them. The service was very rewarding especially since we served those who could benefit live in our neighborhood.  The day was planned very well and Christian had a great turnout.  He will make a fine Eagle Scout.


Friday, August 19, 2016

50th Wedding Anniversary


We threw a 50th Anniversary party for Marden and Myrna.  We wanted to keep it a family affair, so we decorated the YW;s room at the stake center and invited just family over to reminisce with them.  Mindy did an amazing job decorating.  I created a book for them with pics and comments from their grandchildren.  We wanted to surprise them, but we didn't them that we were doing something for their 50th and it would be small.  Here are the pictures that I took the night to remember the occasion.  Happy 50th!!

Thursday, August 18, 2016

Throw Back Thursday
College Days



Here is a pic of my MCC days. Getting kids ready for college reminds me of my years in college. I attended both MCC and ASU, just where my kids are going.