March Went Out Like a Lion!!

I'm not even going to put a photo of the 8 inches of snow we woke up to this morning because I'm sick of it!! I keep thinking of that TV commercial, "It's not nice to fool mother nature." Hay, who's fooling who?!?

I'm Edith Ann and this is Tommy and we're three years old!

Doesn't these pictures remind you of Lily Tomlin when she use to play the character, "Edith Ann"? Yesterday Les and I spent the day furniture shopping and at Furniture Wear House on Road Redwood, (Redwood Road for those of you who are not familiar with their commercial) we came across this chair and couldn't resist getting our pictures taken in it :-)

A Great Likeness!

While sitting in Church a few Sundays ago a young BYU Student named Morgan Charles sketched Les while he was conducting the services. I thought the likeness was really quite good what do you think?

Grandkids Are The Greatest!

Thursday Ashlyn was at work and received a call from the school saying Lily was in the office crying because her neck hurt so, being a retired Nana :-) I got to go pick up Lil and bring her home with me. Driving to the school to pick up Lily thoughts came flooding back to years when I was a working Mom. I don't know what I would have done without Grandma Barrett who was always there for my kids when they were sick, before and after school, or just plain someone they could count on when Mom and Les weren't around. Thanks Grandma B. you were the greatest! Back to Lily, I picked her up and we went to the store to get some Motrin and a lunchable, as we came into the house Lily said, "Nana, I love to come to you and Papa's house. It's always so fun to hang out with you guys." That put a smile on my face for the rest of the day maybe even the rest of the week and warmed my heart. We laid on the couch together, Lily with a warm rice bag on her neck and watched Madagascar Escape 2 Africa. "I like um big, I like um chucky":-0 my favorite part. Could anything be better then this?

IT'S SNOWING!!!

UGGGGG!!!!!!!!:-(

"February Birthdays"

February 12th 1971 I received an early Valentine when Jeramy made his way into the world. Wasn't he a cute little boy with his blond curls. He will probably kill me for putting this picture on my blog:-) Jeramy was "38" this last birthday.Another picture Jeramy won't like but I do so there. You can see today that the money we invested in Jer's teeth really paid off. Dr. Gee did a great job on straightening Jer's teeth:-) Jer was a fun kid to raise. He loved sports of all kinds and we spent lots of time on the soccer field, baseball park and basket ball court. He enjoyed and excelled in school. He was and still is a terrible tease, but he always had a pleasant, positive attitude and personality. Jeramy probably his senior year or just after graduation. He looks like the studious person her turned out to be:-)
Jeramy is a great husband, dad and son! We love you Jer, Happy Birthday!
February 26th Isaac celebrated his 7th birthday. He is a chip off the old block and very much like his dad. He loves to tease his brothers and sister just like Jer did. He loves school, sports and has a great little voice.

This is a picture of when Isaac was here for Christmas a year ago. He is a great young man. Happy Birthday "I" man. We love you.
Last but not least Sam turned "17" on the 27th of February. I love this picture it shows what a happy little guy he was growing up. Sam is a great young man. He enjoys the theater and is in a theatrical group at school. He also has a great voice and enjoys choirs. He likes school and is a great older brother. Recently he had the opportunity to fly to California to spend some time with Grandma Welch.
Grandpa and I enjoyed the afternoon with Sam last weekend by going to a movie where as we were watching the up coming previews Sam said, "I can't believe I'm sitting here watching this with my grandparents," To which we thought the same thing. Then we went to lunch where Grandpa Les scared the heck right out of us by getting food caught in his esophagus and ending up in the ER. Happy Birthday Sam. Your growing up to be a terrific young man and we love you.

SPRING REALLY IS ON IT'S WAY!!!

Can you see those tiny green shoots popping up through the mud and leaves. Even though we woke up to snow this morning there really is hope that spring will be here before we know it. YAHOO!!! It also shows me I need to get out in my yard and get my flower beds cleaned out:-)

The Draper Utah Temple Open House

Isn't this Temple simply Magnificent!!! Monday afternoon we went with Ashlyn and the kids to Draper where we picked up Dave from his work and then drove to the new Draper Temple open house. We meet in the stake center first and watched a video about temples, I couldn't help but shed a few tears as we listened about the saints and their sacrifices to have a Temple in their day. How they had to leave two of their beloved Temples behind as they were driven from their homes. How they sacrificed and worked and sweat to build the Salt Lake temple which took them 40 years to complete. And now we have temples around us just minutes away from our homes and we take them so often for granted. We were then bused to the Temple were we were able to walk through this beautiful edifice. The materials used in the building and the craftsmanship are breath taking. The cherry wood, the hand painted wall murals, the colors, the stone work, everything about it shows perfection. Nothing is to good for the Lords house. And can I tell you that even though this has not yet been dedicated to the Lord you could absolutely feel the spirit there. Keagan, Jake and Lily loved it and expressed how they couldn't wait until they were old enough to go there. I watched as AshLyn explained all the rooms and things to Lily. It was a great Family Home Evening event! Wish the rest of my family could have been there with us, that would have made a great experience even greater!!Ashlyn, Dave and family at the open house after the temple tour.Nana and Papa, I hate seeing pictures of me because I am looking so old. I told Jeramy there was a little old man who was helping to keep the floor clean and he had a dust pan and broom sweaping up the crumbs people had dropped. Jeramy laughed and said, "Little old man hu"? I don't feel little and old!:-)