Another clowining around, Some of them did
not make it off the rocks in the last one.

Now they are just clowning around, but it was a lot of fun.

Finally, A Family Picture

I was finally able to get my family together for a picture
Unfortunately, the sun was not in our favor, but after trying
to get together many times, we just had to go for it. we
had a lot of fun, and now Mike wants to do it again.
The Grandkids are not too happy about that, but until
we do it again, this will have to do.
Hope everyone had very Merry Christmas.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL! ! !

I never did figure out how to get the pictures of my trip on here, so, I guess you won't get to see them. I am excited now because Becky, Mark, Shilo, Nathan, Natalie and Dallas are coming here for Thanksgiving. They are also bringing Grandma Great along, that will be fun for all of us here in Arizona. Can't wait to see them. We will be missing Skipper, Nia, Markey, Jon, and little Bennett. Wish they could come also.

I'M EXCITED

I'm off in the morning for my long awaited trip. I know I will have a blast, and when I get back, I will show off all my pictures. Hopefully I will remember to take some.

MORE DINNER PICTURES

ANOTHER PICTURE WITH HAYDEN

It is so fun to have Sunny living close
Little Hayden fits right in with the grandkids
They love him. He has a lot of fun when
they come. This is in the park next door
to my house. I still haven't figured out how
to put more than one picture on a post, so I
have to break it up into two posts. Sorry,
Sunny will teach me how someday.

DINNER WITH THE KIDS

Becky came to visit Sunny, and we had dinner together on Friday Night. I have been wanting a picture of the grandkids, so I was able to finally get them all together for this picture. I think it turned out pretty cute. We had a great visit and are so happy Becky could come to visit.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY USA

Hope all of you have a wonderful 4th of July. I am looking forward to it. I am going to
a BBQ with some of my single friends. It should be fun.

UNCLE LYLE

Sweet Uncle Lyle died, and Last Sunday Mike and I drove up to Orem, UT for his Funeral. It was a long trip, but nice, I enjoyed having some one on one time with my Oldest Son. We talked about a lot of things, business, kids, etc. We really enjoyed meeting relatives we haven't seen in a lot of years. We learned some fun things about Uncle Lyle. (Uncle Lyle was Ivan's Older brother.) He loved to garden, and he always had a beautiful yard. He taught his children to work by having them move the rock from one side of the yard to the other, and they all had to learn how to mow the lawn. He always took good care of his tools, and to make sure they didn't get lost he painted their handles orange and put his initials in them, (LDJ) that way every one always knew who they borrowed the tools from. We ejoyed a nice evening with my mom, and family. We had a nice dinner at my moms and visiting. Thanks for coming to visit us.
On the way home we decided to take the cut off at Camp Verde, and came down through Stawberry, Pine, and Payson, instead of staying on the Black Canyon Freeway. It was a beautiful drive, and we stopped in Strawberry and looked at a Cabin for sale. It helped break up the trip. I think I might like to go that way all the time now that the road from Payson is so nice. Looking forward to the Family Renunion in Burrville. See ya all then..... By for now.

KINDERGARTEN GRADUATION

I had such a fun morning this morning. I got to go with Mike and Tara and attend the graduation of Sara from Kindergarten. It was so cute, they all looked so dressed up, and sang several cute songs, then they all marched up and received their diploma's. Then we went to I-Hop for late Breakfast. She chose to go there because she likes the smiley face pancakes. They must n ot have anticipated the crowd, so we had to wait awhile before we got a seat, and then they always are so slow getting your food to you. Every kid in the class ended up there with their families to celebrate. (Well, it seemed like every kid) But it was fun, and I am so glad I got to go. Congratulations Sara!

Look what we found

Sunny was here helping me change my picture and we found a bunch of old pictures. This was taken at Dallas and Sunny's mission farewell luncheon. We found some good ones, so check back later. I'm kicking Sunny out because I'm tired. Good night!

ANOTHER PICTURE FROM THE PRESERVE

FUN PLACE TO WALK

I am trying to learn how to post pictures to this, and I got it backwards, this one was supposed to post first, and then the other one. But I mixed it up. I need to figure out how to put them all on the same post. Sunny, HELP!!!
I've been walking the dogs at the Riparian Preserve, It is down the road about 2 miles from my house. It is beautiful there with lots of ponds. There are a lot of birds, ducks, even rabbits once in awhile. It is a fun place to walk, It is getting too hot to go now, but I will be looking forward to winter when I can go again.

BIRTHDAY SHOPPING

Since my grandchildren have gotten older, I never know what to get them for their Birthday's or Christmas, so to make it easier on me, I started a little family tradition of taking them on a shopping trip and lunch. They always get to take their cousin with them, and in the case of Cameron and Bryce, their birthday's are both in the same month, so, this is the latest trip for their Birthday, and I think you can see we did have a lot of fun. They had these outfits pickred out, and then they found the sunglasses, they were the icing on the cake. I always look forward to these trips, and I hope they do also.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY SWEET SISTER

MY LITTLE SISTER TURNS 55 TODAY. SHE IS A GREAT MOM, AND A WONDERFUL FRIEND, NEIGHBOR, DAUGHTER, AND SISTER. I WISH HER A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY. SORRY I DON'T HAVE A CUTE PICTURE OF HER, BUT CHECK OUT MARKEY AND SHILO'S BLOG, AND THEY HAVE SOME CUTE ONES.

DONE

Well, it was fun while it lasted, I told JYM I am done. I got a little tired of being told he would call, and then he never did, but when he called and made a date for Easter Sunday and I made a meal for him, turned down two dinner invitations, and he didn't show up, I told him I got the message, and I was done. So that is the end of him. He said he didn't show up because he thought I sounded like I didn't want him to. I told him he could have at least had the decency to call and tell me he wasn't coming. On to the next experience in life. I am having Sara and Jessica spend the night tomorrow and then take them home Saturday. They are excited, and so am I. It is always fun to have them here. We had a nice Easter Party, and I took some pictures, but I need Sunny to come show me how to put them on here. Yea Sunny.

SPRING BREAK

What a great Spring Break I had. I started it the weekend before with Sara spending the night and day with me. We always have a fun time. She loves to play games and walk the dogs. She is afraid of her own shadow, so she will not go anywhere without me. Kind of like Crew, he won't let me out of his sight either. We went shopping and bought her a jacket to leave at Grandma's because she always forgets to bring one. She also has her own toothbrush here also. I picked Kelsey up on Wednesday on my way home from the Dr. We went shopping for a new Easter Dress, and then she spent the night and went to work with me on Thursday. My account had been gone for about 5 days, and so the deposits were piling up. I did the deposits and Kelsey did my job. I was so grateful she was there. Otherwise I would be way behind. I took her home Thursday after work and picked up Jessica. Now Jessica is a fun little girl, and she can beat you at Rummy cube any day of the week. We also made Stuffed pigs for the Humanitarian center. She learned how to sew the pigs ears very well. She started out not so great, but ended up with perfect ears. We went shopping for new shoes for her. She has already grown out of the shoes she got for her birthday in November. We met Tara and Sara on Friday night and went to the preserve to feed the ducks and walk the dogs. We had a great time, saw some frogs, and one mother duck had 6 baby ducklings following her around. Crew and Abby loved all the new smells, and we had to pull them along the walkways. After the preserve we went to Paradise Bakery for supper. Of course we had to stop by Panda on the way for Jessica, she will eat Panda three meals a day for several days in a row. We had eaten Panda for supper on Thursday. She can't get enough of that stuff. Well, she spent the night Friday also, has her own toothbrush here also. Saturday we made waffles for breakfast, played rummy cube again, finished a pig, and then met Tara and Sara for lunch, and Sunny came along also. After sending Jessica off home with Tara, Sunny and I had a fun rest of the day shopping, and then took Hayden to the preserve to feed the ducks. I came home tired and exausted, and now need a vacation from my Spring Break. Hope eveyone had as nice a Spring Break as me. I only wish I could ever remember to take the camera along to take pictures. I did get a cute one on the phone of Sara, Jessica and Crew and Abby.

MY NEW FRIEND

Here ya go Shilo, Here is a Picture of Jym. Our shirts don't match to well. This picture was taken in front of Kim and Jeff's house at Christmas time. We have been having a good time getting acquainted. Your mom told me tonight he reminds her alot of Deano. There are things about him that remind me of Deano also. Your dad gave his approval. My son's like him also. Jym is very helpful, he always helps me cook and clean up. He is very easy going, and he likes to joke and tease. He always opens the car door for me, and makes me feel like a lady. I am enjoying being around him and doing things with him. He goes to church with me every Sunday. Well, I don't know what else to tell you. You will just have to come down and meet him.

WAY TO GO CARDINALS

How about those Arizona Cardinals? They finally pulled it off. First time ever they have gone to the Super Bowl. I think also, that they are the only team that has never played in a Super Bowl. So, I'm pulling for them to win over Pittsburgh. Anyway, My son Mike is sure a Happy Boy.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

Another year has come and gone. Doesn't time fly by. I am looking forward to this New Year. I had a wonderful time at our Camp Family Christmas Party. Check out Shilo's Blog for all the details,she says things much better than I do. We had a great time. It was so good. to see nephews and nieces that I hadn't seen for awhile, and our returned missionary Cory, looked All the little grandchildren are growing, and are so cute. Happy New Year to all, I hope we can accomplish our New Year Resolutions this year. Good Luck to all.