IN MEMORY

My kindhearted, fun loving, always smiling brother in law Lee tripped on his stairs, fell down and hit his head and was in a coma for 4 weeks before he passed peacefully away at home. He will be greatly missed by my sister, his seven children, and his twenty grandchildren, as well as everyone who knew him.  There wasn't a nicer guy you could know:)  Love you Lee!

Annie has been experiencing lots  of rain in Tahiti!  She loves it!  She says for Tahiti it is cold:)

Annie and her companion with two 14 year old girls that were baptized about a week ago.  She is so in love with the Tahitian people and is humbled by how much she loves them and cares for them!  She is happy and doing great!

February Doings :)

Here is a little up date on Annie.  Below she is with her new companion that she is training.  She is a native so it helps Annie with the languages.  She is 19 and very sweet.  

This is Annie with her companion and her companions twin sister who is also a missionary:)

Annie with her last person that got baptized. She has been really blessed to find people who are ready.  She has two more baptisms this Sat.

Cute Alyse cut off all her beautiful long hair and donated it to locks of love.  Some days she likes the short hair and some days she doesn't.

I have had fun watching this cute boy play basketball!  He is a good little player.

I have had fun watching this cute guy play basketball also.  He is a good player!

Eliza had her 7th birthday.  On her real birthday we had a little cousins party for her since I was tending.

Me with the birthday girl.

With her cake and presents.

This past Sunday we had a family party for Eliza.  Everyone who wasn't sick was there.

It was a lot of fun! Hope you have a wonderful year Eliza:)

Happy Birthday April!!!

It is so fun to have a child that celebrates their birthday in January!  It gives me a celebration to look forward to after the Holidays are over.  Below is April as a baby...

as a little girl...

as a teenager...

and as a mother to her three little girls.

The Sat. before her birthday I took her to lunch at Olive Garden. YUM:) After lunch we did some shopping and then April's Dad took her to a movie so I think she had a fun day.

Then on Sunday which was her real birthday all the family came over to celebrate with her and we had a fun party!

Happy Birthday April we wish you a wonderful year!

Christmas Eve and Christmas 2013

Eliza made a cute snowman a few days before Christmas:)

The Family Night before Christmas we took April's little family down to see the lights at Temple Square.

Christmas Eve these three cuties couldn't wait for their cousins to come over!

All the family was with us for Christmas Eve day.  Below are all the kids and Grandkids on the stairs.

Me with the grand kids:)

My son's family.

We had our traditional Christmas Eve lunch and then had a Christmas sweater/shirt contest. Below are the winners ranging from the Grand Prize to the Lamest attempt. 

Then the cousins opened their gifts to each other. So fun! Below is me with my two little buddies:)

My son and I.

Christmas morning was so fun with these three in the house.

Me with my three little princesses.

April's family.

My daughter's families came for lunch, more present opening, to watch a new movie and to wait for Annie to call. Below is my oldest daughters family.

Kim and I with our oldest grandkids. Mr. H looked like that in all the pictures we took with them:)

Alyse and Jarom.

Me with my daughers.

Me with my sweetheart.

The highlight of the day was being able to face time with Annie!

These two kept singing all I want for Christmas is my two front teeth.  Eliza her top two and Brianna her bottom two:)

Annie's mission had a Christmas Party for the whole mission.  Annie said it was so fun to get to meet everyone that she is serving there with.  Below she is pictured with her mission president and his wife.

Annie's old district from the MTC.  She loved seeing them all!

Annie with her old companions from the MTC.

Before Annie's beloved trainer came home from her mission they were able to go to the Temple.  She is pictured below with her and their room mates.

the morning before her companion came home.

Another woman Annie has taught was baptized.

Annie had her 21st birthday a few days after Christmas.  She said it was a good one.

This is a random picture of Annie holding a lobster:)

I hope all of you had a Merry Christmas! It is crazy that it is 2014 already.  Happy New Year:)