September birthday girl

What a precious dollie our little SR is. Cheri Helped her put on her birthday presents and send us this darling picture of her fifth birthday

Portland & Cannon Beach

September 27, 2012 I was able to go and visit Scott and Heather in Seattle. I stayed for about two weeks. on one of the weekends, Heather and I drove down to Portland to see where we used to live and the little house.

We visited with Barbara Clark Hovorka and went to church and Gen Conf on Oct 7. Then We drove to Camp 18 and on down to Cannon Beach. We hiked up to Ecola state park to enjoy the beautiful vistas. Then we rushed home to watch the beautiful sunset by Haystack Rock after visiting the little town of Seaside. We both had a wonderful fun time together!! How I love my sweet daughter-in-law !!!

A Broken Arm or 2

K Broke both arms playing on the monkey bars on Sunday at his Oma's house. Ice packs every 20 minutes the last four days, a trip to the emergency room and the bone specialist Revealed two bones broken in each arm and that he would stay in splints for three weeks then Hopefully bones would be repairing themselves and they could put a cast on each arm for another three weeks. Many prayers have been set for him, Meals and cookies and friends has stopped over, And a blessing for me is being able to stay with him every day from 10 o'clock to 5 o'clock and help Avalie So she can teach the other three children their homeschooling and I can answer Kimball Needs.
In addition to the broken arms and the fence is being installed at their house in the backyard and with the help of friends and a lot of the work themselves sod is being laid.

B boy turns 4

Today was a special day as I took my little grandson B's gift over To his house and watched him open his card with his four dollars -- one dollar for each year that he is old. Also we gave him two little books about the toy story Which was his favorite gift Of the things that I brought today.

Wicked

Av, Ree & Trent joined me for a delightful evening at the musical Wicked. We ate at Olive Garden then show the show. We had great seats. Trent bought me a charm bracelet that I wear a lot and love! The girls got tees and he bought a hoodie. I do appreciate A & T taking me along and Cheri coming too.

More on motherhood

Thought I would share with you my motherhood status. I have 4 grown kids. Two boys ( now grown men) and two daughters who are mothers too. I have been blest with 17 grand kids. Ages 18 to 6 months. Three of my children and all grands live hereby. Two children live here in Eagle Mt. One in Syracuse. Ut and one in Seattle.

Things in Eagle Mt. have turned out to be very windy this last couple of days actually the whole week the wind is blowing. The tulips and flowers and trees are in bloom the lawns are green and we're watering them and cutting and fertilizing. Its springtime in the mountains.
I got a Swing glider for my Mothers day gift. Just what I asked for. Hubby put it together for me on our back patio.
Libby Hancock is bringing over some bulbs to plant in my yard.
I bore my testimony on Sun. And especially shared my thoughts on what it means to be meek. Meek means having the courage to control one's strength. Think how mighty Christ was. He could have destroyed his enemies with a word but used his strength to bless not hurt. He was a true example of meekness. Each of us has a choice to follow Christ's example and control our strength and power to bless.

Lisa and Paul's wedding reception in Utah

Lisa and Paul's wedding reception was one of the funnest times I've had in a long time. I had arranged for five young women to come and help serve and they did. One of the young women is a great friend of mine and her picture is down below and she is working in the kitchen. She is one of the students that comes and takes art lessons from me and lives across the street. We made the boutonnieres and corsages and bridesmaids bouquets out of purple and yellow calla lilies and there's a photo below.

Cheri made the cake and it was truly a work of art. Everyone said it was delicious. Cheri made us a layer in the cake that was gluten-free for me and Lisa to be able to eat it.

The place for the wedding was beautiful. It is called the Talons Cove golf club and has a gorgeous view of the lake and mountains.

Lisa and Paul planned the entire reception and it was so much fun! There were about 200 people there most of them Lisa's friends. Paul's family and our family including Avalie and Trebt and their children, Cheri and her daughter, Brett and Vickiand their 10 kids. Of course Lisa is their oldest

Hurt ankle

While leaving church last Sunday Sept 4, 2012, I fell off the curb and hurt my foot and hurt my ankle and wrist and knees. Here's what my swollen foot look like compared to my other. It's been a week now and I am starting to feel better and the swelling is going down. I canceled my art classes and I'm waiting for it to be completely better before I try any strenuous activities.

Wedding of our First Grandchild and our 50th wedding anniversary

All 4 of our children, their spouses and 17 grandchildren met up in Orlando, Florida, for our first grandchild's wedding in the Orlando Florida Temple.  We attended the wedding, and enjoyed the many attractions Orlando has to offer.

Bob and Carol enjoyed seeing Kennedy Space Center with Heather.

 They included DisneyWorld, Epcot, Universal Studio, Kennedy Space Center, Gatorland, and, of course, Walmart.  We stayed at the WorldQuest Resort and had a lovely comfortable room.  S&H celebrated their honeymoon, Bob and I our 50th wedding anniversary and the beautiful bride and groom were married and left on a cruise for the Bahamas.  We all were leaving just as Hurricane Isaac was heading Florida's way.

and Trent's family, Brett's family, Paul and Lisa enjoy an Epcot Photo moment!

One of the things we had to get use to was the daily afternoon thunderstorms.  They clouds were open and pour buckets and buckets of rain on us as we did the various activities.  We learned to carry pocket-sized ponchos and just duck under the nearest shelter.  The storms were accompanied by lightning and thunder and the airport baggage loading and unloading would come to an abrupt halt when the first crack of thunder and light was upon us.  When Bob and I arrived, our baggage was delayed over an hour waiting for the storm to pass, then when flying home our plane was delayed about half of hour for the same reason.

Scott was so happy for his niece, the  Bride Lisa!

The crowning moment was the wedding of Paul and Lisa.  They are so in love and it was beautiful.

Lisa and Paul were married in the Orlando Florida Temple

July

So much as happened since I last posted. The end of June I went out to Seattle to help Scotty with his colon surgery. The surgery was very successful though he had a lot of pain and was in the hospital for five days. Sweet, wonderful Heather stayed with him in the hospital the whole time. She and I became the best of friends and I love her so much.

I stayed three weeks and then I came back to Utah and Heather went to her sisters wedding and then returned back to Seattle to be with Scott.

Bob has been working very hard helping Avalie and Trent with their sprinkler and landscaping issues for their new house. He had cataract surgery last Wednesday, July 18 on his good eye. So far things are looking very hopeful that he will be able to see much better with the new lens.

We had several birthdays K. turned 12 years old and received the priesthood at church. There were about 30 family members and friends that came to honor him at this time.

Lisa, our first grandchild got engaged to Paul.