another kids'(or kid-in-law) birthday!

Happy Birthday (26th) to son-in-law Walter whom we've seen grow from boy to man. Our family first met Walter when he was 18 yrs. old. Walter and Jessica live pretty hectic lives. Walter's finishing up at U. of H. (in Dec.) and getting ready to apply to med. school, while Jessica is teaching school. (Sorry, Walter, I had wanted to post a photo showing how you've gracefully aged since your marriage, but in my haste (getting ready for San Antonio), all I could find was your engagement photo!) Have a fun birthday!

Finished!

Grandson Colby's quilt is finally finished (most of the time was spent in waiting for the parts to come in for my broken sewing machine, which Grandpa fixed). Courtney got the material for it, and decided on the quilt pattern. (I got the striped border and pale green inner border). Courtney has already made the matching bumper pad for the crib and pillows. She got the cute animal print online. The animal print also used for the backing of the quilt.

I love this quilt pattern because it makes up exceptionally fast. (It looks uneven in this photo because I was shooting the picture, standing above it and at an angle.)

little Easter bunnies

Lauren makes the bunny cake every year. This year, she's added her own little bunny, Evan.

I've enjoyed my girls' Easter posts so much, I've delayed posting my own. Before we know, it'll be Christmas again, so I'd better get on it. The mommies and daddies do such a great job organizing the annual the Easter egg hunt. Grammy and Grandpa sure do enjoy watching the little ones fill up their baskets, and are amazed at how the number of bunnies hopping around in our backyard keeps growing.

bunnies and bonnets

Happy Easter to everyone! These two little granddaughters are so excited for Easter to arrive.

Back in 1956, I too was excited about Easter bunnies (I made this one out of construction paper). Wearing the Easter bonnet my grandmother gave me, was also something I looked forward to on Easter morning.

spring break happenings

We had fun doing little things . I took Avery and Kyla to the library where we enjoyed the magic show with Maisy the clown. Then we enjoyed the lovely spring weather with a picnic at Stevenson park. A little squirrel joined us for lunch, sitting 2 feet away, intently watching us.

When Elayna had her spring break a week later, she got to have her day with Grammy. After she made this Coroline doll (with a little help from Grammy), we saw the movie, "Race to Witch Mountain", a fun action flick.

Mark had his spring break from his final semester at dental school, so we all gathered for Colby's blessing. (Colby's getting just a little bored with all the picture taking!)

belated birthday post!

My wonderful husband turned 63(!!!) on March 27. Our Texas kids and grand kids came for the weekend to celebrate and to attend Colby's blessing. Grandpa is a native Texan, born and raised in the Houston area. Carl is so smart! He can fix just about anything, and recently surprised me by fixing and servicing my sewing machine. But most of the time, when he's fixing something, it's in our driveway or garage. Remember this car Lauren?

Well, I could go on and on and on about my sweetheart. We're going to be celebrating our 35th wedding anniversary next week. We can't believe how fast these years have flown by. The best is yet to come!

I love you!

a bit of March madness (in my kitchen)

Here's Lorna (my visiting teaching companion) stirring not one, but two, pots of potatoe soup for a Relief Society dinner for 40 ladies that we were in charge of (not the ladies, but the dinner). While she was frantically stirring, I was throwing food in coolers and loading the truck. Remind me never to go into the catering business !