Happy Birthday to me

Where it all began 46 years ago, my cute mom and dad

Born 45 years ago on this exact day.

3 months old, hard to take a picture from a picture

I am a BYU Alumni.....of their pre-school.

I believe this is 1st grade.

4th grade

8th grade 9th grade, thank goodness for braces.

Our announcement picture, taken May, 1983

August 12, 1983 married for eternity in the SLC Temple, this picture was taken in the visitor's center, back when you could take pictures there.

25 years later

Today I turn 45, wow, where has the years gone. I am so grateful to my parents who brought into this world. Who for 19 years gave me a roof over my head, food and clothing. Who taught the Gospel of Jesus Christ in our home, who set Christ like examples, magnified their callings and loved their children. I am grateful for the years I lived in their home, for the memories of the family vacations to Disneyland, Kansas, Missouri many trips to Utah, and the trips around Colorado in our Chitty van and pop up tent. I am grateful for and love my own family, for my husband who was raised in the Gospel, who served a mission, who honors his priesthood, magnifies his callings, is a good husband, father and grandfather, and an awesome provider. For my children, and grandchildren, for my trials and for my blessings. I'm thankful for all my family and friends, you helped make me who I am today.

My lil Man

This was taken on the 4th of July, while everyone else stood to watch the parade, we hung out together on a blanket under a tree. He's getting too big too fast, as you can see in this picture he loves to play with his toes, especially putting his big toe in his mouth. He's mastered the laying on his stomach thing well, he can play with or actually suck on toys and roll from front to back and all over. He still has a smile that can melt your heart, and does so everytime he hears my voice. I can't believe that he's almost 7 months old, the time flies so quickly. Being a Grandma is one of the joys in my life. I am glad that I get to be around to watch my grandchildren grow.

Ft Lauderdale Florida

A cruise ship docked, loved the water slide at the back

The same ship, so big it barely fit into my camera

This yacht was docked outside our hotel room, we were right on the water front.

The Region 3 PTA Trio (Davis School District)

My PTA friends from Utah County

The Utah PTA was well represented at National Convention

Enjoying our first night in Ft. Lauderdale, dinner with my friends.

Taking a water taxi ride to dinner, saw some very large and expensive homes, Ft. Lauderdale/water front style.

Enjoying a walk along the beach, the rain stopped for a couple of hours so we could go

The 6 of us fondly became known as "The PTA Peeps"

Don't know who the runner is, just wanted a picture of the ocean, and the 2 different colors of blue.

Another yacht docked across from our hotel.


Last week I went to Ft. Lauderdale for 4 1/2 days to the National PTA Convention. It was my first time to the East Coast, first time to Florida. It was as people said muggy, muggy, muggy, and it rained everyday, somedays longer than others. I haven't experience humidity like that in my life, it was not fun. The hotel I stayed in with my other PTA friends was right on the waterway. We were surrounded by very large yachts on the backside of the hotel, the front side, our view, was the intercoastal highway. We didn't have too much opporuntity to sight see because of the convention, it took almost a full day to travel there. We did see a little of the city, the highlight though was going to the ocean and enjoying the sound of the waves crashing along the shore. We found a resturant that we liked, we ate there twice, it was across the street from the ocean, so we got to continue and enjoy the view as we ate dinner in our rocking table with benches. Just like a rocking horse, it was really cool. I did have a good time, its always fun to bond with the women that I will spend the next 2 years working with on the State level. Robert was home alone while I was gone, I took Scott to his cousin's in Idaho before I left and Robert picked him the night before I got home. Side note: Robert's back is still bothering him, not as bad as a couple of weeks ago. He has been going to a Chiropractor and getting adjustments, his hips are out of alignments, thus causing the pain.