Little Egg Hunt

 
We decided at the last minute to have our first Easter Egg Hunt...
 
We put two dozen hard boiled eggs and all our plastic eggs out in the front yard.
 
It didn't take long for our two little two years olds to sweep the yard clean, with help from Mom's and Dad's of course.
Happy Easter Everyone!

Oregon Rain in my Parents Backyard

 
The day we left I snapped some quick snapshots with my cellphone. I didn't think to take any pictures when the weather was wonderful, but here is the backyard in the rain. It was pouring and not much after 6am in these pictures so still a little dark. This is the house where I grew up, my parents have lived here for over fifty years. I love this yard and wish I could visit more often. The backyard goes all the way back to that camper you can barely see in the background, which is parked in the neighboring yard.

Relief Society Jimmered!

Our Relief Society this Thursday was postponed due to BYU Basketball...:) Our ward is very excited about it! Our Bishop's family has TWO players on the BYU team, and we all wanted to see this playoff game. Kyle Collingsworth (the freshman) is the one we are all keeping our eye on. GO KYLE! (his brother Chris not playing currently but on the team) And of course Jimmer...can't not watch him! Here is the fun announcement that arrived in my email today. It's signed and everything!

Lindsay's Birthday Cupcakes....

 
 
 
Yummy! We had Lindsay's Birthday Bash with Sunday Dinner yesterday. These were just the leftovers...I didn't snap a photo soon enough to get all the pretty cupcakes in the picture. I made the cupcakes...Lindsay made the frosting, a new frosting recipe made with flour and granulated sugar...turned out nicely...but not necessarily the "best ever" it claims in the recipe title. But a nice option. Lindsay made the pretty fondant flowers and they were soft and nice to eat.

Baby Blessing

Adorable Sweet Jack was blessed yesterday, with both sets of Grandparents and all his aunts and uncles and cousins in attendance. It was held at home, the bishopric came and we had a wonderful time.

 

 

Lindsay served a lovely dinner, Pork Barbacoa, Cafe Rio style black beans, and lime cilantro rice, in freshly baked tortillas, with fresh salsa, cheese and lettuce. Apple juice to go with it all. YUMMY! For dessert we had jello cake with fresh cream topping and fresh strawberries and mango, plus Kristi's oh so rich Carmelito's, and apple pie for anyone that was so inclined. Everything was so gorgeous and tasty!

Valentines Day

Tulips are what my husband got for me this year. Beautiful Red and White Tulips, two dozen. I love how they move and change everytime I look at them. Roses don't do that, but tulips.....they have their own mind, there is just something interesting about that.

Here's the tulips from the entry way...

Tulips on the mantle, too

And cookies and candy on the table...

The kids all came over for dinner last night. Meatloaf, baked potatoes both white and sweet. A tossed salad, a medley of steamed veggies and Lindsay made a fruit salad, all with fresh fruit from Bountiful Baskets. I've had a real build up of fruits and veggies, we chopped, peeled and diced our way to dinner last night. So many fruits and veggies! Cookies and ice cream for dessert and it was a casual fun evening. So good to see them and the grandbabies...loved all the fun. Thanks you guys!

Husband and I watched Romancing the Stone the other night...I'd forgotten how fun and silly it was, with enough action to keep my husband interested...I sure like that movie..fun choice for valentines day! Joe vs. the Volcano was another one we were talking about last night. Gotta love romantic comedies this time of year and that is another favorite! What are your favorite movies to watch on Valentines day?
Enjoy your day...

December Home

 
Here is our house...what it looked like the week of Christmas..or maybe a few days after. Lindsay took this picture from her cell phone...I think her new phone camera is probably better than my old digital one. Anyway, we have had lots of snow this winter, and still haven't got all that snow off the driveway. It's been there for weeks, we shovel, but it's so frozen it's nice and icy now. I like this picture because I can imagine us sitting inside by the warm fireplace sipping hot chocolate and munching on buttery toast while watching the lights twinkling. What's really probably happening is Scott's working in his office, I'm reading a book, the dog is barking to turn the Christmas lights off and on because they are hooked to "the clapper" I got for the Christmas lights...

Baby Jack and I

Thanksgiving with family is grand, especially with this baby! He's so sweet!
 
Thanksgiving Pies...Yummy!