Listening to stories of old

On Friday when the guys wanted to get a pre-golf tournament game in so we (Donna, Mom, Nathan and I) went to visit my grandmothers two sisters. It was so much fun to sit and listen to stories of my grandma and my grandpa. I can not believe how much they remember and the details of what they remember. I enjoyed being their and visiting with them. This makes me think of what my kids will want to know about me and what I should talk to them about now.

Colorado trip

We took a road trip to Colorado to see some of my Mom's side of the Family. They had a golf tournament so we were definetly going. We had fun and Nathan did pretty good on the road.

G-ma and Nathan in the back seat

Nathan and I posing for the pictures in the back seat

Vii and Dad in the front. Zoom Zoom.

We were just getting into Denver when I took this picture. Here are some of the sights:

The Stadium

Magic Mountain

Just so you know we did not intentionally hurt any of these bugs that have left marks on our windshield.

You can still see some of the SPLATS! on the window.

Camping out at G-Pa and G-Ma's

I wanted to go camping but I knew Vii had to work so we decided to go to G-Pa and G-Ma's and go Camp in the backyard. Jonah, Caleb and Logan came to. Yipee! Logan went home early so it was just Jonah and Caleb. Well it was a good idea and we had fun but only Nathan and I were awake to actually fall asleep in the tent. I carried Jonah and Caleb out there so they could sleep in the tent.

Sometime in the middle of the night it rained and the only thing that got wet was the bed I was sleeping on. The cover on the tent came up so my feet got wet. I got down and slept next to Nathan and Caleb. Then we got another surprise, Vii joined us around 4 in the morning. He got off early so he got to camp with us for a little bit.

In the morning when the Caleb woke up he was a little confused on how he got in the tent but he was excited.

Happy Mother's Day

Well for Mother's day this year we had French toast, Fresh strawberries and Fruit smoothies. Nathan helped make alsmost all of it. He helped me put the bread in the egg mixture and then helped flipped some of them. We made sure we had it all done by the time Dad got home from work. We had a lot of fun making it. I know I should have waited for Vii to fix me breakfast in bed, but I love to surprise him when he gets off work with something yummy.

Just wanted to thank all the Mother's out their that have been a good example for me and have taught me what I know now. You guys all rock. This world would not be the same with out you.

Just a little note: I love collecting children's books and one that I just barely got is called "Mars needs MOMS!" by Berkeley Breathed. So I started to read it to my Preschool class and I could not finish the book because I started to get choked up. Great book.

Race for the Cure 2010

This is our 2nd time walking for the Susan G. Komen foundation. It is so amazing to see the sea of people that come out who have been touched by breast cancer of are going through it. This year Vii did not get to come. Nathan and I walked with two of my friends from work, Christine and Audrey. Christine and I were right smack in the middle. It was so neat to look in front and just see a sea of pink and then turn around and there was more pink. I could not even imagine that many people. We had fun. Nathan could not decide what he wanted to do: walk, ride, sit on my shoulders, or complain. He was a real trooper though. He has now tagged along for 2 charity walks. He is the greatest. He does not know it yet but he still has one more to go. Lucky for him it's not until August so he has time.

Here is nathan trying to decide what he wants, and it's not a shoulder ride.

Really look at this picture and you can see how many people were in front of us. Now just imagine that many more behind us. This is something I could not imagine if I was not there. I pray some day we can find the cure so this many people would not have to be affected by breast Cancer.

Hogle Zoo

I took a day off of work and took Nathan, Lex and Caleb to the zoo. We met up with Vii and then with Amy and Jonah. It was a cold day, but the kids had a blast anyways.

We saw the monkey's and then we went to see the Elephants and Rhino. Vii met up with us and then we went and saw the elephants again.

Who can resist the cute baby elephant Suri. She is so cute. Later she was in the big elephant area and we watched her try to stand up and she was so wobbley. Then ionce she got up she kicked a ball around. It was so fun to watch her.

We rode on the Carousel and Nathan picked the Peacock, the one that does not move only goes round and round. Vii watched us from the side lines.

We had a great time but once we ate lunch the kids were ready to go.

Did I mention is was very cold and all our noses were very red at the end.

Women's Confrence 2010

This year I got to attend Women's confrence with my mom and sister Lisa. It was so much fun. We also got to see some Lomita Ward friends. We attended alot of really good classes. It was really cold but it was beautiful. If I had to say something bad at all it would be that it was on the BYU campus. :)

Lisa, Me and Mom, waiting for the concert to start. I must say it was awesome. They had a great selection of singer's and performers.

Here are some of the pretty flowers that are all over the campus. To see the fields of these flowers just reminded me that our Father in Heaven loves us so much and wants us to have the best.