Our 9th Grandchild is Here!!!! And Mothers Day:)

On May 7th our newest little granddaughter was born!  We are so excited to have her here safely:) She is just a little sweetheart and I fell in love with her the minute I saw her!
The girls now out number the boys. 5 granddaughters and 4 grandsons. It has been 3 and 1/2 years since we had a new one born so it was pretty exciting!  I got to the hospital just in time to see her get her first bath and to get her thick dark hair washed.

Warming up after her bath.

Proud Dad with his new daughter:)

Mom and Dad and daughter:)

Excited brothers with their new sister.

Grandma with little Ruby:)

In the afternoon I came back to the hospital and brought Alyse to see her new niece:)

We are all crazy about this sweet baby.

That evening I came back again with Grandpa.

Day two I was back at the hospital to spend as much time with Ruby as I could:)

Family photo with their new daughter:)

In the afternoon I was back again and Kaitlyn was excited to meet her new cousin.

As was her mom:)

Ruby was wide awake and so alert!

Day three I was back again with Eliza and Brianna.  They thought Ruby was sooooo cute!

Day four I visited in the morning and again in the evening and I got a Mothers Day picture with my handsome son:)

On Mothers Day Andrew brought his wife and new baby home from the hospital and all my girls and their families came to my house for a wonderful dinner that Alyse made for us for Mothers Day.  It was great to be with all of them!!

The most special part of Mothers Day was getting to face time with cute Annie who is on her mission in Tahiti!!  She looked beautiful and although she has been sick she is hanging in there and working hard!  She and her companion have another baptism this Sat. that she was excited about.  It was a good Mothers Day!!

Sleeping Beauty, Easter, Tulip Festival:) I Love Spring!

The two cuties below did such a good job dancing in the ballet of Sleeping Beauty!  After the performance we got a few pictures with them.

Some of the family that was there.

Miss E. with her parents.

April with Eliza.

Grandma with her beautiful dancers.

I had fun watching Miss. E in her school play.  Good Job!!

I had fun coloring Easter eggs with these little sweethearts.

Easter morning we took some pictures of everyone in their Easter dresses and had fun looking for Easter Baskets, and attending church.

In the afternoon the whole family came over and we took more pictures.  Below is Kim and I with all the grandkids.

My oldest daughters family.

My sons family.

Alyse and Jarom.

All the boys.

...and the girls.

We had a fun Easter egg hunt and a nice dinner.  We also celebrated my cute daughter in laws birthday.

It was a wonderful day!!!

Our Relief Society had a fun outing to the Tulip Festival at Thanksgiving Point.  I had never been before and the gardens were breathtaking!  I don't think my pictures do them justice!

I love Springtime!!!!

Moorea and Sport's Fun :)

Below is Annie pictured at her last baptisms.  She has now taught 15 people who have been baptized! The man below surprised Annie and her companion by giving up smoking so he could be baptized.  It was a sweet surprise for her.

The woman holding the child and the man next to her have two sons that Annie taught who were baptized.  So it was a really sweet experience to have the parents get baptized also and have the whole family be members!  She really hopes to be able to return to Tahiti in a year for their sealing in the Temple! 

The missionaries have been doing concerts all over Tahiti celebrating the One hundred and fifty years since the first missionaries came to Tahiti.  Annie says after the concerts the missionaries are mobbed by young people who want to take pictures with them.

Annie was so excited for transfers a week and a half ago.  She was transferred to the beautiful island of Moorea!  She says she thinks she is in Heaven it is so beautiful there and the people are so friendly and kind.  Below she is pictured with her new companion.

 

The beautiful scenery of Moorea.

Pineapple fields.

I have had so much fun watching the two little buddies below play indoor soccer!  They are both good little players:)

Mr. H. made the A team for Lacrosse this year!  Way to go!  I enjoy watching him play too!