Lindsey's guy

I realized I hadn't introduced the family to Dave, Lindsey's boyfriend. What a handsome guy he is and so much fun. All of the children in the family just love him as do we. He is an awesome guy, very friendly and fun to be around. He loves sports and we have been to see him play basketball. He is a returned missionary. He served mission in Washington State. What a good looking couple they make.
Dave is making cupcakes. Doesn't he look great in his apron? Note the cupcakes on the apron. Someday he will make someone a good wife.

Nicole

Nicole has been living with us while Brian and Leslie have been in Mexico. She graduated from BYU Idaho 2 years ago and got a job in Salt Lake. Of course she needed a place to stay and where better than at Grandma and Grandpa's so that they could pamper and continue spoiling her. She has been so much fun to have around and livened our lives up alot. There is never a dull minute when she is around unless, of course that she is sleeping, which she does a lot of. LOVE YOU NICOLE!!!

This is my favorite picture of Nicole laying out in our hammock.

Way to go Nicole

Nicole, Erin and Sadi

Ashley's Family

Sophie loves to make and eat cupcakes.

Bathtime for Sophie and Ethan

Our handsome Ethan.

Sophie, Ashley and Ethan

Austin and Makenna

Makenna just loves Austin.

Jeepers Creepers, where did you get those peepers!

Makenna, is still trying to find the right glasses.

Makenna, the fashion model!

Gringos Come Home!!!

Brian and Leslie have 9 days left in the mission field--but whose counting? We can't wait to see them again. It has been over 2 years since we have seen them and it has been a long 2 years for us. For those of you who happen to stumble onto our blog by mistake or even on purpose, Brian has been serving as mission president in the Mexico Tijuanna mission for the last three years. We have really missed them both. I have told Brian that when he gets home I just want time to hold him on my little lap and rock him for a while. They arrive home on June 27th. This picture was taken in the mission home.

Brian, the grandpa, reading a bed time story to Makenna.

It is about time Leslie taught TJ to cook!!!

Our new neigbhoors have moved on!!!

Baby bird update. We are now empty nesters. Our four little baby birds have left their their nest and have gone on to bigger and better things. We were sad to see them go and wonder what we are going to do with our time now that there are no birds to watch . It was so much fun watch them grow and the way the mother took care of them. We hope the mother comes back next spring. Happy flying!!!

A New Family in Our Neighborhood

This is the view of our beautiful rose tree from our kitchen window. We have been watching a bird fly in and out of the tree for a couple of months now. We couldn't figure out what the bird's facination with our rose tree was. When I was doing my yard clean up this spring I found all kinds of long dried stuff on the ground that didn't look like anything from my yard. So what is going on here? One day when I was again working around the area I discovered a nest in the tree and one little blue egg. I checked again in about a week and there were three little blue eggs. A while later I looked in the nest and there were two little birds. A few days later there were four little birds.

I tried taking pictures of the birds but they were to small and quite deep down in the nest for me to get any pictures of them. Finally yesterday I was able to get the following pictures. The birds now have feathers instead of fluff and they always sleep with their mouths up just waiting for their mother to bring them something to eat.

This picture is quite pale because the flash went off but you can see the babies better.

When they think food isi coming their necks extend way up waiting for the delicious treat their mother has brought to them.

This is the mother bird sitting close by with a big worm in her mouth ready to feed it to her babies. Whenever we are close to the tree she flies out of the nest and lets us know that we aren't to go near the nest. She just squacks and squacks at us and really tells us off. Even when her beak is full of worms she squaks at us. What fun we have watching this little family!!!

GOOD NEWS!!!

Everyone loves babies and we have two new babies on the way in our family. We are so excited. Tiffany and Kevin are expecting a boy in October and we just learned that Mindy and Nate are expecting in January. That will make 10 great-grandchildren, but who's counting!!!

Tiffany and Kevin's family

Mindy and Nate's family

Darin's and Julee's family

Saidee and Toby sitting in Toby's dog bed.

Abbey riding the little four-wheeler

Abbey, Bailee, Toby and Saidee. Oh how they all love Toby.

The Big Basket Ball Game!!!

Cousins and more cousins!!!

Brian and Leslie's family:

TJ, Tony, Nate and Mindy, Austin, Makenna, Nicole

Blair's family: Luke, Brock, Nick, Sean, Nate

Mari, Jakcson, Charlie, Stefani & Blair

Kenzi, Stefani & Lindsey

Rick and Linda forever and ever...

Yesterday my parents celebrated their 30th wedding anniversary! Lindsey put some pictures on her blog of them back in the day. Click here to see how young they once were. [I think they still look the same.]