I have a family here on earth...

We had a reunion here at our house for Jason's family. It was so fun to get all of his brothers and sisters, with their families, together again. We were only without Jason's twin Todd, who lives out of state and couldn't make it.

The family shot.
I think it's so funny how you can't
quite catch everyone looking.
So I posted them both. Ha!

Uncle Travis brought his Xbox and was

showing his moves during Just Dance.

The little kids eventually got a
chance with Aunt Lara's wii.
They loved it as you can see.

We enjoyed cousins and friends
Cousin Grace, Emma, Friend Mckenna

We had Grandma's delicious Fried Chicken,

And we cooked outside so the house didn't get hot.

We had home made ice cream. Yum!
Ben was the keeper of cream,
but not too happy about it.

We listened to Grandma and Grandpa
tell stories of yesteryear and loved it!

Paul fell asleep and ended up
using Uncle Travis as a pillow.

We also did a craft.
Come on, you knew this was coming.
Only no vinyl this time.

Craft Season 2011

Just a little taste of what we're doing...

Yes...I'm over Relief Society activities in my new ward. :)










Temple pictures in every room in our homes

...and a Smile

Benjamin wanted to have a go at it too.

With a Wink...

Claire has learned to wink. It is the funniest thing. She winks at the most appropriate times and really makes me laugh. As the English would say, "Such cheaky behavior!"

This is the best I could capture

Rrrrrrooooaaaaaarrrrrrr!

Celebrating 90 Years

My Grandma is turning 90 this year. So all of the family came together to celebrate.

Sisters and Grandma

Me, Cherice, Grandma, Dad, Uncle Karl,

Aunt Maxine, Mom, Aunt Evelyn, Shelly

Lainey was dancing in her chair. . .

and playing with Daddy. . .

and force feeding Grandma an apple.


My camera died right as we were
taking group shots. Dang it all!

Wrapping a Black & White

Jason's previous agency is going to black and white patrol cars. Painting the car black and white is expensive. So what you do is paint the car one color, black, and then have it wrapped in the other color, white. We were excited to get the chance to do the wrapping. It was really cool to work together with Jason. And it turned out pretty cool.

The roof was actually my favorite part.

No vinyl.

Yes vinyl!

What once was black, now is white.

Project Preview

Lainey couldn't help herself.

Lainey and the Hose

Lainey got to play with the hose this afternoon. She was really enjoying herself. She wasn't too keen on being sprayed, but LOVED holding the hose.

Flip Flops in the Dishwasher

What was Lainey thinking when she put the flip flops in for a cycle in the dishwasher?

"Oh my word! These flip flops reek!

They need a wash."

"Quick! Hide the evidence!

I hear someone coming!"

"Oh no! They're going to know it was me."

"I better just karate chop them
with my stellar moves."

"I knew they wouldn't care.
I'm just too cute."