EASTER AT POWDER MOUNTAIN VILLAGE 2011

 First night there we had two furry visitors.

Tran stayed busy in the kitchen.  Good food!

 Our new BYU graduate, Rick, was the reason for the Garrards' celebration.

 Lora and my brother, Ron, are just about the nicest people I know!

 Diane and Dallon braved the ride up and back the first night and Diane came back the next day with Jared and Candace.

 Denis found time to practice a little guitar.

 My two prego girls and cousin, Lora.

 Lora's sweet baby, Jayda.

 The scenery was awesome!

 The snow was above our heads but the sun shone brightly.
 Tran and Ron enjoying a walk with granddaughter, Jayda.

 At the lodge, the snow blocked the doors from the swimming pool room!

 Easter morning, Raidon came with Andy and was very quick finding goodies from the Easter Bunny!

 Diving into the goodies!

 This is a traditional Russian Easter bread called Kulich.  The XB on top stands for Christ's Resurrection.

 The guys brought guitars and had a little jam.

 It was fun listening to four guitars playing.

 Lora put feathers and glitter strands in Candace and Sarah's hair, something she does in California often.

 Jared, Candace, and Denis braved the mountain and went sledding.

Our trip will be something to always remember.  Thank you to Ron's family for letting us join you!!!

MARCH AND APRIL/ TRYING TO FLY

Bruce and I had good intentions of flying South the end of March to see my parents and Kathy, my sister.  How did we forget that Spring Break lasts the whole two months of March and April?  Yes, this is us staying the whole night and next day at the SL Airport trying to use our stand-by tickets on Delta.  Do we look sleepy?

Did you know that there are people who work during the night at the airport?  This was our entertainment, along with CNN.

Yes, we were just 15 minutes away from our home, but we had to be there to get seats, if there were any.  But no...So we went on home the next evening.

Back at home, it's always fun when Raidon comes. He want to be in the middle of everything going on.

He tuned three on April 6th, so we celebrated with a car-cake and cousin, Sophie.

Pretty good cake!

Later that night, Lee and his crew flew in (they had regular tickets) and stayed almost a week.

Joshua is already 8 months old!  He warmed up to Grandma after awhile.

They brought along extra controllers for the Wii game which kept the kids occupied.

We got a little bit of sunshine and Sophie and Emily took full advantage, playing with chalk and pretending to be princesses.

Zachary was excited to learn a few chords on the guitar from Denis.

Just give Whitney a computer and she'll be happy all day!

Joshua and Raidon were the bread monsters.

Later in April, Bruce and I tried a smarter way to fly by driving to Boise and taking Horizon standy.  We got right on.  We flew to Washington to attend Deana and Brandon Wright's family temple sealing.

The temple in Bellview is beautiful and the ceremony was even more beautiful.

Congratulations to Deana, Brandon (oops, no picture of him), Savannah,Peyton, and Jackson. 

Peyton (and all the family) looked beautiful all in white.



Beautiful Deana was glowing with her happy momma, my sister, Linda.  Bruce and I had a nice time staying with Linda and Rashadd.



Savannah, so grown up, and her Aunt Shila Conway.

We were so happy to meet Teri, Jesse's new girlfriend!  She's lots of fun!

Of course, the occasion called for a wedding cake and beautiful cupcakes! 

Friends and family had a nice open house with tons of food and sent Brandon and Deana off on a second honeymoon to a mountain cabin. 

All their kids stayed with the Dolans for a couple of days.

What a sweet family!

Jax and his Pappa Rashadd.

Beth and her cute Leah.  She's a very patient and fun mom and aunt!  Love all you guys!

I had to add on one more picture.  These lovely ladies, my neighbors, Teri and Verla, gave me a birthday party last night at our Family Home Evening.  They are the greatest!

ST PATTY'S DAY

Not doing anything special for St. Patrick's Day, but here's looking back at February.
This is what greeted Sarah and I on Valentines Day from our sweethearts last month. I love flowers but wish they lasted longer.

The cookies are what greeted Bruce and Denis.

Yes, I love my Bruce! Everyday of the year and not just on Valentines Day.

Sadly to say, but these are all gone now! They were yummy!

Grandchildren are my joy! I look forward to Raidon's weekly visits! He runs to me shouting, "GRANDMA!" and gives me a big hug! These girls are another one of my joys! They are both expecting babies in September. Yay!!!

I grabbed my camera when I saw how animated Sophie and Raidon were when "Toy Story 3" started. But by the time I was ready to shoot, they were just mesmerized! Oh well...still cute!

Three Weeks in Washington Jan/Feb

It was time for another trip to see the kids in Shelton and Vancouver, Washington so we took a more adventurous route after the plane by light rail from

the airport... and the ferry to Bremerton where Lee picked us up. We took the ferry a couple more times while we were there but with the family for Zachary's birthday.

Joshua is six months now and so cute!

Zach and Whitney had some fun with the segulls following the ferry. Zach turned 12 on Jan. 29th and Whitney turned 16 Feb. 1st.

We went to the museums by the Space Needle and saw the largest guitar in the world. Then we went to the movie "Tron" on the big screen.

Another day when Emily was at school, she pulled out her loose tooth.

That Sunday at church, Zachary was ordained a Deacon. We're proud of Zachary for the good boy he is.

And glad that his grandpa could be with him on this special day.

Since Jeri's sister, Linda, and husband, Rashadd, live not too far away, we decided to go for a short visit. They were at their new place where they manage a large storage unit facility. We got to see their new apartment that is in the same building. It was great to see them!

I (Jeri) continued on in Washington, after that week, at Spencer and Jane's house in Vancouver. Bruce had to fly back to his job. I didn't remember to grab the camera charger before he left, so I didn't get all the pictures I wanted for the rest of the time.

Norah is such a good baby, other than she takes very short naps and doesn't let her mommy sleep very long at night. She loves being down on the floor and is just figuring out the Johnny Jump Up.

Wyatt loves all activities. He's so smart and loves his story/singing group at the library that I got to take him to.

He needed a haircut, so I got to take him for that also. This is after the haircut.

I loved spending time with all my children and grandchildren in Washington. Thanks to everyone who made our stay comfortable and fun!