Lone Pine 4th of July

We had a great time at the cabin over the 4th weekend. Everyone except BJ's family was able to go. That means it is crowded and loud.....just the way we like it. On Saturday the guys got up early and went golfing at Palisades. The rest of us went to Mount Pleasant to the parade. Small town parades are the best! We went to Fairview for church on Sunday. The rest of the time was spent riding motocycles, making and eating food, reclining in the shade and playing cards. Very relaxing way to spend the weekend.

Girls Camp 2010

Well it was another successful week at Camp Shalom. Girls Camp is so fun, but oh so much work. This is my 10th consecutive year at camp and my fourth as camp director. Being with great girls and great leaders for 5 days makes for a great week. It is a spiritual high and yet we spend a great amount of time giggling, which is just delightful. What a blast.

Happy Birthday Mom and Dad/Memorial Day

Grandpa Neilsen's gravesite


Kailey pointing out Daddy's name on the veterns wall

Mom, Dad and Mel's final resting place

Grandma Whetten's grave

Kailey at Daddy's service cross.

Daddy's military service cross.

It is very fitting that we celebrate Mom and Daddy's birthday's on Memorial Day weekend. Were they still alive today they would have turned 90 and 95. I am sure they are happy and busy in their heavenly home. We miss them here, but know this is our Heavenly Father's plan that allows us to live here together for a relatively short time and then be together forever.

Jumpy House Party

So I hope I am the first of many to blog the jumpy house party. Elaine won the use of a fun blow up jumping house and slide for the day. So they set it up in Renae's back yard and turned the kids loose in it. What a blast. Thanks all who made it possible.

Cute baby-Cute bib!

I just wanted to show off the cute bib that Tim made out of used denim. Is that the cutest bib you've ever seen on the little dolly? That is one handy daddy.

Mothers Day

Elsa

Lily, Ellary, and Gabraylie

Afton, Clesea, Jocelyn

Jess



The water was so inviting

Alice and Jocelyn

Joel and Elsa

I had an amazing Mothers Day. I know this post is a little slow but lest anyone should think that I didn't appreciate the day, I will post about it anyway. We went to Tim and Brandi's for the weekend, so on the actual day I was only with half the family, but the other half did something for me especially so that I would not miss them so much. Jamie and her family were also at Tim's, so I had 3 of the 5 kids there with us.

We were able to enjoy Tyson's graduation day with him. Congratulations to them!

Saturday night we had a barbecue and built a fire in the fire pit and made smores. It was so nice to be out around the fire looking at the stars. That is an unofficial start to summer right?

On Sunday we went to church in Tim and Brandi's new ward. Deskin took charge of dinner and made the best pork loin roast ever. Yummy dinner. After dinner we all walked to the park and had such a lovely time with the kids. Before we knew it they were all in the little stream getting wet. Precious times to store away in the memory bank.

Thanks one and all for making sure I had a special day.

Spring Programs

I've gotten behind a bit on my blogging. This is the time of year that all of the grandkids have their cute little programs. We have been going to a few everyweek. I have been bad about not taking a lot of pics. Kailey had a fabulous choir concert. Suzanna Frisby Garrett (Jessica's childhood friend) is her choir teacher and she does a great job! Kailey had some solo parts and did a great job. I love love love that my grandkids can sing.

Gabraylie was in an amazing play that was a mixture of The Wizard of Ozz and Wicked. It was an hour and a half of singing and dancing. It was great.

Ivy, Lily and Byerly had a dance festival for their spring program. I do have pictures of that. Ivy did the chicken dance. She was the cutest little chicken you've ever seen. Ashley is the teacher of that class and she did are great job of teaching and directing. Lily did some Mexican dances, very cute. Byerly's class did African dancing. What a fun evening.