Happy 50th!!

Happy 50th Birthday to my husband Lynn!!!

Love Ya!!

Happy Easter!

He is risen! He is risen!
Tell it out with joyful voice
He has burst his three days prison
Let the whole wide earth rejoice
Death is conquered, man is free

Crist has on the victory

195 Dresses

What a great 10 hour project for this young woman to do, its a great help to a lot of girls out there who are trying to find a modest and not expensive dress.

Consider The Lilies

This is one of favorite songs to listen to at Easter time, not only because I love the Easter Lily but because it expresses how our Savior is always there for us. He will forgive our sins and will heal us from the adverse effects of them, we just need to turn to him and trust him. He will comport us when we are in pain and are suffering. One of my favorite verses says...

Consider the sweet, tender children

Who must suffer on this earth.

The pains of all of them He carried

From the day of His birth.

Shirley Temple - Early Bird

I use to love to watch Shirley Temple, I would always wish I could be her. Watching the Target commercial reminded me of this song she use to sing and how my Dad would always get us girls up early and always say "The early bird catches the worm". I love when these great memories come back to me.

Birthday Fun!!

Every once in awhile I am lucky enough to have my birthday fall on Conference weekend and when I'm real lucky Easter also. When I got engaged it was all three, my Birthday, Conference and Easter. This years birthday was a very inspiration and relaxing day, my family was the best, showering me with flowers, cards and wonderful gifts. My daughter-in-law Lexi came over and helped make dinner and they all pitched in and did the dishes, I think that was the best part, is not having to do the dishes.

Lynn bought me a delicious cake, decorated very pretty, except for the two candles he stuck on there reminding me how old I turned. He pretty much spoiled me by giving me a beautiful watch, I love love love it. Jared and Lexi gave me some beautiful flowers and a nice card, Josh and Jesse gave me some new head phones, a pasta basked, and a I-tunes gift card, JaKelle gave me a Soda Stream Fizz Sparkling Water Maker, it's very cool, we made root beer the other night. My sister sent me some beautiful flowers and my mother in law gave me an apron and a cute cook to hang it on.

It's a tradition to go to our favorite restaurant when its our birthday, we went to Texas Road House Monday night and it didn't disappoint me, it was very yummy. I'm so very lucky to have such wonderful kids and husband who are so good to me I love them very much!!

flowers from Jared & Lexi and my sis Bonnie

Kell set a special plate for me at the dinner table.

Family Dinner

love my watch Lynn gave me.

present from Josh and Jesse

Sparkling water/soda maker JaKelle gave me.

Dinner at Texas Road House.

Mesa High MORP Dance...

Under The Big Top was the theme of this years Mesa High's Morp Dance. JaKelle went with Sam Heywood and was in a group with 12 of her friends. Three of the girls made tutus and matching shirts. She had a fun time at the dance and a fun day activity at Tempe Town Lake in the boats.

Kell and her Dad

Cute Kell, thank you Aunt Bonnie for helping us make the tutu.

Group picture

Cheer Banquet 2011

Cheer has come to an end for JaKelle, we went to her cheer banquet at "Old Spaghetti Factory" (my favorite) we had a really nice dinner and the girls looked so nice all dressed in their best. The coach gave the girls their awards and we said goodbye to the Seniors. It's been a fun year being able to watch Kell cheer and dance, she choose not to try out again and concentrate more on her dancing, and it was a very emotional night for her having to say goodbye to the girls, there were many tears shed. She became very close to some of them and will miss associating each day with them. We wish her the best in her dancing. Love you Kell Bell, we are very proud of you.

Awards

Coaches opening their present from the girls

Coach Brown, JaKelle, Coach Cantrell

Kell, Ashlee, Dominique

Kell and Michelle

Marina, Kell

Victoria, Kell, Heather

Britney, Kell

Marisa, Kell

Funny Face Picture

Group picture

Singing school song "Carry On"

Utah Trip - Spring Break

Kell and I went up to Utah for her Spring Break, we stayed with my sister Bonnie, Lynn usually can never get away this time of year, but he has a client in Salt Lake so he came a day later and took Kell and I to Temple Square. We ate at The Roof with a beautiful view of the Temple, they had a wonderful buffet and about 21 different desserts to choose from. We walked over to the visitors center and then was given a tour of the Conference Center, I loved being with my husband and daughter and tell her stories of when her dad and I were married in the SLC Temple.

The rest of the week, Kell and I did lots of shopping, went to lunch with Lynn's mom, sister, Kell and Kenzee at the Brick Oven in Layton, it was very good. Bonnie and I went to a movie, made Kell a tutu for her dance and talked talked talked. Keith and Sara and their cute kids came over for dinner, they have the cutest girls I love to sit and watch them.

I loved having lunch with my sisters, to catch up with each other and hear whats going on in their lives. Im so grateful for family, I wish I lived closer to them, I miss them so much. Thanks Bonnie and Jim for letting me come stay with you, you always treat us so good.

Lynn, Me, Kell

Making rolls for Lynn's family

Salt Lake Temple at night.

Eating at The Roof Restaurant

View of the Temple from the The Roof

Visitors Center