Here it is the first of July...can you believe it?!?! With all the rain we have had it feels like March or April weather. I am beginning to see how Noah and his family felt on the ark, well, not exactly because we at least don't have to put up with the smells :-) but it can get pretty depressing.
May the 2nd was my oldest and dearest friend's birthday. Patsy and I met when we were 7 years old in Mrs. Waffords second grade class. We have been friends 57 years...amazing don't you think?!? We have been through a lot together. We have shared loosing our baby teeth; skinned knees, singing "I can't be happy, unless your happy then I can be happy too." Square dancing in grade school with Mr. Beck, Spanish class in 6th grade with Senior Brimhall, running down the halls in High school yelling, "Hi Lynn," in Mr Hunters class and driving him crazy, bummer Sornsen's Drivers Ed class, riding in the trunk of Patsy's car when she had only her temporary drivers licence and you couldn't drive with more then one other person, double dates, sluffing, record hops, broken hearts, marriage, the births of our babies and grand babies, to the lose of a grand baby. There is no one on God's green earth that knows my childhood and I know hers like Patsy.
May the 2nd was my oldest and dearest friend's birthday. Patsy and I met when we were 7 years old in Mrs. Waffords second grade class. We have been friends 57 years...amazing don't you think?!? We have been through a lot together. We have shared loosing our baby teeth; skinned knees, singing "I can't be happy, unless your happy then I can be happy too." Square dancing in grade school with Mr. Beck, Spanish class in 6th grade with Senior Brimhall, running down the halls in High school yelling, "Hi Lynn," in Mr Hunters class and driving him crazy, bummer Sornsen's Drivers Ed class, riding in the trunk of Patsy's car when she had only her temporary drivers licence and you couldn't drive with more then one other person, double dates, sluffing, record hops, broken hearts, marriage, the births of our babies and grand babies, to the lose of a grand baby. There is no one on God's green earth that knows my childhood and I know hers like Patsy.
(Sixth Grade picture) If you look close you will see we are holding hands. There are lots of great memories of our growing up years. Hop scotch, jacks, trickie bars, roller skating, riding our bikes from American for to Pleasant Grove, or to Lehi. We could go any where on our bikes in those days. Amagine walking a few blocks from Patsy's to the Star light Drive In, in our PJs and sitting on the seats they had by the snack bar watching the movie, telling everyone we were twins, Tammy and Pammy. Hee Hee :-) Our grand kids and kids will never know these kind of fun times in their lives because our world has changed so, which makes me sad. Oh I can't forget roller blading in our later years as well. Happy Birthday Pats!
On the 20th of May it was my little sister Bonnie's birthday. When Mom was pregnant with Bonnie and we found out she would be born in May I was so hoping she would be born on my birthday. It didn't happen, she came 7 days earlier. It was so fun being the big sister to 5 siblings. I loved mothering them although I don't know how much they appreciated that. Bonnie did a lot of the things growing up that I wish I could have done, so I lived my life vicariously through watching her. It was as exciting watching her accomplishment's as if I would have done them myself. She was and is a great sister. Happy birthday Sis!
On the 27th of May I turned "63" which I can't even believe I'm that old. For you youngsters out there enjoy, because you turn around and your in a place you thought was years away. I look at photos of me and think no, that's not me. A week ago we were in Zions with Les's cousin Tim. I was looking at some of the photos Les had taken and I said, "who is that women talking to Tim?" And would you believe that women was ME!!! It's scary, I'm on the down hill side. Enough of the lamenting.June the 5th was our Angel Andrew's birthday. I can't talk about birthdays without remembering his. He would have been 9 years old. We went to the cemetery with Ash, Dave and kids and sent a balloon bouquet up to Andrew. He makes us all want to be better so we can be with him someday. Happy Birthday Andrew, we love you!!!
June the 9th was our energetic little Jarons birthday. This little guy keeps his mom and dad on their toes.
Soon after he was born we made a trip to San Antonio and were their for his blessing. What a great experience that was. It was fun to get to cuddle him and love him which I would love to do more of. I sent him an outfit for his birthday and sent red tennis shoes to go it. He loved his red shoes. This boy is stylen!! 
Is this the little boy I sang to and rocked in the rocking chair just the other day? And now he's five years old. NO WAY! How can that be?
Happy Birthday Jaron buddy! We love you!!!
And then they had a segment where they featured kids with three little kids (baby goats);-) They were only a week old. Lily and Jake and some of the other kids were in the shot but there was one shot where they featured Lily and a little goat getting right up close and personal. It is so darling. I wish I had a picture of it so I could put it on the blog. I'm so glad that I tevoed it. They told Lily it may be on a magazine cover as well.
They asked Ashlyn to send in some information about the recipe, who's recipe it was, and where it came from. They also asked for pictures. I wish I would have taken a picture of her when she was little sitting in the high chair or on the counter next to Marcella making the candy with her. In between the segments when they went to a commercial, and when Ashlyn was talking about making the fudge with her grandmother they showed the pictures of Marcella and her sisters, Marcella alone and Grandma and Grandpa Allred. It was pretty neat. After the judges (who were the camera crew) judged the items it was unanimous that Ashlyn's fudge was the winning recipe. The prize was a year pass to Heritage Park and some lotions. It was fun for her to participate and it was a nice tribute to her grandmother & great grandmother.
Darrin the anchorman, Ashlyn, Brooke the anchor, me, Jake and Lily. Keagan missed out because she was at Girls camp with her ward.
Billy the birthday boy and his Mom Suzanne. 
From Left to right: Aunt Dorothy and Fido, Sandy, Les's Mom, Laura, Abby, and Les.
This beautiful photo was taken on the way to Star Valley. If you look close you can see a rainbow on the mountain side. It was made up of blues, purples, and greens. As you can see a fun time was had by all. Happy Birthday Billy!!! And here's wishing you a whole boat load more to come.
Back to Keagan and Lily. Last night Lily played her first number with her teacher Mrs Chudleigh. She played Andantion by Suzuki. For her second number she played one the of the primary songs, The Baptism Song by Crawford Gates. And Keagan accompanioned her on the piano. Dad would have been so proud! Lily remembered her music but forgot to get the music for Keagan to use to accompany her so she had to play from memory and she did a great job. As you can see Keagan is really growing up. She will be in Junior High next year. All the kids are growing up.
Bravo, Bravo, Bravo. Keep up the good work.
The last two weeks since my surgery I haven't been able to do a lot of anything other then sit about with my foot propped up. Believe me that can get old real fast. Yesterday I got the stitches out. YAHOO!!! This means I can get it wet, I can change the dressing everyday, I can itch my foot, and yada, yada, yada. You get the idea. Anyway I decided I would give you a before and after shot of my foot. Sorry I don't have the best looking feet as feet go, I should have taken a side view so you could see the bump on my knuckle better it doesn't look that bad from this shot but believe it was or I would NOT have had surgery. The after shot is not a very pretty picture is it? The bump is gone leaving a big scar, but I have so much more movement in my toe it is amazing. I have to do physical therapy with it all the time to keep the mobility but at least I'm on the mend. I may be able to wear my shoe instead of the stylish black Velcro shoe I am currently wearing. It's hard to find a shoe that is level with it so I am a sight sometimes walking around. I'll keep you posted on the progress but a word to the wise for the younger generation. Take care of your bodies, and your body parts like feet. Wear shoes that are comfortable not just stylish because sooner then later you will find yourself suddenly at an age you never thought you'd get to for a long, long time and you'll be thinking why didn't I take better care of my body!!!
My oldest and youngest both celebrate their birthdays in April. In a zodiac book I once read it said, "usually the God's won't bless you with more then one Aries child." I was lucky enough to get two, and I mean that literally. Although Ashlyn is right on the cusp since Aries ends on her birthday. I don't believe in the daily horoscope thing like reading my horoscope to see what is going to happen, but I do believe that there is something to the traits of the signs that we are born under. For instance Aries personalities are independent. Both Doug and AshLyn are very independant. Being the first sign in the zodiac they venture out and are go-getters, often leading the way. Here are some of their strengths -Independent, Generous, Optimistic, Enthusiastic, and Courageous. Doug's birthday was April the 8th. He was the cuties little baby boy. He had platinum blonde hair and was so adorable. He had to put up with a young and very inexperienced Mom. We grew up together he and I. Thank you Doug for putting up with all the stupid things I did as a Mom and still loving me for it. I love you Doug! Happy Birthday!
Ashlyn's birthday was the 18th of April. I didn't think I was going to be lucky enough to get a little girl after 3 rambunctious boys. But deep down I just knew I had a little girl up there waiting very anxious to come down to our family. She was well worth the wait. She and I have been best friends from the get go. I love you Ash! Happy Birthday!!
The last two of our April birthdays were born under the zodiac sign of Tauras.Taurus is not the one who ventures out into the unknown and leads the way, Taurus is the one that will follow the leader and strengthen and build upon the discovered, in other words they are the one that will "dot the I's and cross the T's". Some of their strenghs are - Dependable, Persistant, Loyal, Patient, and Generous. 
April 27th was Rebecca's birthday. (I copied Rebecca's picture off her blog because it is so Rebecca) Rebecca became a part of our family even before she and Jeramy were married. When she was 16 she came to live with our family for a little over a year. She and Ashlyn were best friends. To Jeramy she was just another obnoxious, teasing sister, but after he returned from his mission he saw her through different eyes and with different interests. I'm so glad Rebecca is a permanent part of our family. I love you Beck! Happy Birthday!
Last but not least is our little Lily Bean's. Lily's birthday was the 29th of April. This was a very special birthday for Lil because she turned "8" years old. On the 2nd of May Lily was baptised by her Daddy. She was so excited! She said, "I have been waiting for this day my whole life!!! 
Keagan played the piano for the baptism she also accompanied Lily on the piano while Lily played the violin. They both did such a great job. Happy birthday Lily and congratulations on your special day, we love you!
Look at this magnificent tulip, the vibrant red & yellow. Where could you find a more beautiful red? This isn't one of my tulips mine haven't bloomed yet, it was in someones yard when I was out for my walk. It's suppose to get up to 71 this afternoon can you believe it!!!! Yahoo!!!!!
This is what we woke up to this morning. Les measured it when he was out shoveling the drive way and we have 
Les keeps telling me we should be thankful for the moisture we're getting and I am, for the moisture in the mountains...but couldn't mother nature just let the sunshine here. Before I retired the weather really didn't bother me that much because I was always inside and I was always busy so the weather was the least of my worries. But now I can actually go places or work in my yard and the weather is really started to tick me off! In fact it sucks. It rained all day yesterday and all night, I threated to stay in bed all day today and not even get up if it continued, which it did, and I didn't. Ash and I were going to make a trip to Rod Works and Tia Pan Trading this afternoon and so look what happened!!! It's not fair :-( I hate you mother nature.
My tulips trying to poke their heads up. Dang snow.
