My Sweet Grandma May

My Grandma May passed away recently on June 5, 2009. She was 90 years old and will truly be missed. My sisters and I had the opportunity to put together her life sketch and give it at the funeral. Throughout this process I was able to learn so many neat things about my Grandma that I never knew. I'm so glad I learned all of these wonderful things about her, it made me love her even that much more. The funeral service was amazing and I think she would have loved it! Not only were there a ton of beautiful flowers, which are one of her favorite things, but most everyone she loved was there.

I will miss my Grandma so much and everything that comes with her... her happy cheerful smiles, her love for everyone and of course the Ranch that she will always be a part of.



This is my Grandparents wedding picture, I absolutely love it!


This isn't me, it is my cousin Ashley, but it is one of my favorites! It is how I picture my Grandparents... out on the ranch, pushing us on the swinging gate.

I think one of the hardest parts for me was seeing my Grandpa alone. He has been married to my Grandma for 67 years! Isn't that amazing?! Anyway, I hope we can all make him feel loved while he lives these last years of his life without Grandma by his side.



I will always be there to cut his hair when he needs me too!!


It was nice to see my dad's side of the family... we rarely get to see our cousins. This is most of the family, minus a few.


We also got to spend some time with our cousins a few of the nights we were in Jackson... it was sooo good to finally see them! My Grandma would have been so happy to see us all hanging out together because she always wanted her grandkids to be the best of friends! We love you Grandma May!

Rock My Friday!

We Love to Play!!

This past week we got to have our cute nieces, Kira and Kamber, come stay and play with us for about 4 days. It was a blast! We never stopped playing. The girls loved Todds big Red truck and loved riding in it, as you can see...



They also loved taking bubble baths... so we took one almost every night!


We also got to take the girls to see the movie "Up" at the drive in. They had so much fun playing in the back of the truck with all the pillows and blankets! Todd also brought some Rocket balloons to the drive In. While we were waiting for the movie to start, we played rocket balloons with the girls and they chased them all over the parking lot. They ended up being the center of attention...everyone at the movie ended up watching them because they were so stinkin cute!



They loved our back yard and and ate breakfast every morning outside on our picnic table where they drank their juice and played with the puppies.



We also went to the Roy Aquatic Center and their favorite slide was the "frog slide" and they probably went down it 100 times... at least!!




We also took the girls for a hike in the mountains the first day they were here. Every day after, the girls would point at the mountain and say, "We were just on that mountain!". Kira also caught a caterpillar and she was so brave to hold it!


The girls favorite part was feeding the ducks. So we probably went to feed them about 3 times and they had to show their mommy when she got to town how they fed the ducks!






We always had to read stories at night before we went to bed. The girls even read some stories to me! They are very good readers!!


I took the girls to the Treehouse Museum on Saturday and they loved it!! There was a lot of fun stuff for them to do. They loved the big chess set! I think there favorite were the Dr. Suess computer games!



Shane, Lexie and Jaxon came down to play with us on Saturday. We went to the zoo first and then had a little mini party for Lexie's Birthday that night with some pizza from the Pizza Factory.





It was so cute...Kendi loved the dogs and the dogs loved Kendi! Well, Kiwi was a little afraid of her and unsure but warmed right up to her. Kaya was so fascinated by her and just laid right by her whenever she was on the floor.



Sunday night before Leisel and the girls left, we went to Todd's parents house to jump on the tramp and swing on their swings for a while. The girls loved the trampoline!


This was quite the experience for Todd and I. We loved every minute of it. We kind of got a glimpse of what it will be like to have a few kids some day. After this past week, I think we are both really excited! Thanks Brandon and Leisel for letting us borrow your cute girlies!
Here is a quick video of the girls chasing rocket balloons...it's sideways and I can't figure out how to turn it so you'll have to turn your head to watch!!

Say "Cheese!!"

So we finally decided to get some family pictures taken... I know, I know, my dogs are not my kids but they do make the pictures look a lot cuter!!! As you can tell, I have them in all of my favorites. I am waiting to get a hold of all the rest, where there are a few funnier pictures, but these were probably the best ones. I mean it has been five years since we got married, I think its time we replace most of our wedding pictures!!