Monday, August 9, 2010

Look Pictures! Yea me!

Ashlyn burying Gracie at the Hillbilly beach.
Ashlyn, Allison, Gracie, Madison, Olivia, Ruby, and Shelby.
So CCCCOLD after Rattlesnake Rapids!
Jaren having a blast!
Ever wonder why my kids are so cute? Mystery solved!
Ashlyn

CRANKY BABY!

JR and Liv at Payson Pool 

Sunday, August 8, 2010

Update!

So, I guess I am a crappy blogger!  Or I am awesome at everything else in my life and don't have time for blogging!  Yup I think that's what it is.  Anyway it has been a really long time since my last post.  We have been busy with the usual summer stuff.  Yesterday we went to Lagoon with JR's family and had a really good time. The girls will be starting school in a couple of weeks and I am soooo excited for that!  Gracie and Allie will be in school all day this year.  Allison was so excited to pick out a lunch box and know that she can eat in the cafeteria like a big kid.  Ruby is the cutest little nugget ever and JR and I both wish she could just stay 9 months old for ever.  She has two cute little teefers on the bottom and loves to eat absolutely anything.  Even lemons and pickles!  Olivia is as full of energy as ever and pretty much bounces off the walls up until she hits her pillow at night.  We are going camping one last time next weekend with my fam so I will try really hard to take pics and post them!

Grandma's Tile Table

Grandma's Tile Table

Tile Table

When my Grandma Johnson's house was being cleaned out we came across some extra tiles from when my Grandpa had tiled her kitchen for her. She loved blue and I'm sure she was delighted when He put up these blue white and brown tiles. Her kitchen was always where family congregated, as she was an excellent cook, and we all spent countless hours there with her and Grandpa. I remember a time when I was pregnant and my Mom and I had driven up to Provo to do some shopping. We talked about going to see grandma before we drove home and I said "Wow, you know I am really craving her apple pie right now! Wouldn't that be awesome if she had baked one today." Well as luck would have it we pulled up just as it was coming out of the oven. She didn't even know we were coming to visit! She had just felt like baking a pie. I have a zillion memories of her in her kitchen and so when her house sold I knew I needed a little piece of something that would stir up good feelings every time I looked at it. Nothing could be more perfect than tiles from her kitchen. So a couple of days ago I finally dug the tiles out and made a mosaic table for my front porch. I love it, and love having a little reminder of her.