June

Yes, Chelsea finally made it home for her Birthday on June 4th.

Can you believe how much she and Katie look alike????

Chelsea took Katie home with her for a week. The next week Alex, Taylor and I made a day trip to get Katie. Alex had a wedding to go to. So it all worked out nice. It was fun spending some time with my girls that day. There was a couple of hours where Taylor and I were on our own. We went to Barns and Noble and read books, built puzzles, and played "find" games in those cool search books. It was a great time. I think every Mom should do that once in a while.

Then we all went to dinner and a Movie (Night at the Museum 2 - It is hilarious) after Chelsea was out of school and Alex was done with wedding things.

We got home late that night. There was a huge Lightening Storm in Bountiful. We watched the lightening all the way from Tremonton to home. It covered the entire sky and was coming about every two seconds. It was awesome!

Katie just got back from camp! I think she had fun. She did a little cliff diving and butt flopped in the water. It rained Friday night and she slipped in the mud. No major accidents! We are happy.

I forgot some very important updates for May. (See I told you it was all a blur!)

Katie and Taylor both had a recital for voice. It was awesome. We took Michael to that one. I think he really enjoyed himself.

they also had piano recitals in May. (I think)...some time since my last blog anyway.

Finally in May Katie auditioned for West Side Story. She auditioned for Maria. She was the best and should have gotten the part. Instead, she got the "understudy" to Maria. I think that drama teacher does not like our family. :) Well, we aren't political enough anyway. They never do understudies. It is always double casted. So, I'm not sure what the deal is this time.

She did get the part of Consuelo and does have a solo song. We are excited about that. But, we are also hoping that she will get a chance to play Maria in a couple of shows. It's only fair if she has to learn the part, that she should get to be on stage that way. (Can you tell I'm a Mom!)

This week, Katie prepares for Europe....she is so excited.

May 2009

May was a crazy month!

May 1, Scott and Cassie graduated from UVU. It was very exciting and we are all very proud of them.

Riley was so proud of her Mommy and Daddy.

May 10 was Mother's day! Everyone was here for that "except" Chelsea. That was kind of strange. It's crazy how much I miss my kids. They grow up so fast and then they become adults and have their own lives. But I am loving every minute of being a spectator in the lives of these BEAUTIFUL and AMAZING young women that they have become.

May 16th was Chelsea's birthday! She wasn't here for that either. So, Taylor and I recorded a song on my new phone that I got for Mothers day and sent it to her. (Chelsea has to come home to get her Birthday present. :-) )

We helped Cassie and Scott pack up their house on the 16th. Katie and Taylor watched Riley and were a great help. They also got to clean base boards, wash walls, wash windows, pack boxes......

It was great fun!

On May 18th, Scott's Dad (Jerry), Scott, Vern and I got up early and started the long drive to Kentucky...

Vern drove the Penske truck the entire way. My job...was to keep Vern awake!

We made it!... It is beautiful there. I'm sure Cassie, Scott, and Riley are going to be just fine there.

Vern and I flew home the next Saturday.

During the next couple of weeks, Katie had concerts, Taylor had 4th grade programs, Memorial Day, and the last day of school happened. There was so much happening, it is all a blur now.

All I remember is that we had fun, and we had sad days, and we had happy days... and we have much to be grateful for.

the camera loves these people Easter was great the picture are fun




Jon and Alex so much in love a great start to a family

Our girls riley says yeah!!!!!!!!!!!

Riley is a cheese ball a wonderful cheese ball

she is so close to walking and so love her daddy I truely can relate

Easter was so much fun and having all the kids home was fantatic.

You got to love them

Great-Grandma

We finally got some pictures of Riley with my Mom. 4 generations...pretty cool stuff.


Riley makes me laugh. She just makes some very serious faces. She loves great-grandma Lloyd.




This hat is one that my Grandma Winget made. That would be Riley's great-great grandma. I could never get my kids to wear them. But Riley looks adorable. We have others. Pink, white, purple. I can't tell next winter to see if she'll wear them.

Wow! It's been a while since I've posted anything. Not much happens in the life of an "old" married couple.
Let's see in February...hmm....we rested from December and January activities. Riley stayed overnight with us on Valentine's day. That was wicked fun. Katie went to a dance and Taylor focused on Karate. Taylor was made an "assistant instructor" in karate, she is getting pretty good and is very helpful. I have great kids!
March...wow the year is going by fast. Well Taylor's karate teacher is closing his doors. Taylor is very sad. But soccer is starting up again. So for right now we are going to focus on soccer. Katie and Taylor both had piano federation and recitals. Those were awesome! Oh, my van died! So I got a new car. It is kind of fun. A 2007 Dodge Nitro. It has a 2 inch lift package on it which makes comical for me to get in and out of. But it looks cool! I think my van was kind of a lemon. So, it's good to be rid of it. Oh, and my car payment went down $100 a month. I really like that. Things are starting to pick up in Vern's work again. He is busy again and hopefully that means good things are coming "soon". I know they're coming...It's the waiting that's hard! Not much else to tell. April is soon to be here and hopefully that will bring more sunshine. The kids have spring break coming up. Chelsea is coming home soon! I can't wait to see her.
Well ttfn (ta ta for now).

January Comes and goes

Katie and Taylor were in the musical Annie at

Boutiful High 

Taylor play an orphan and did a wonderful job 

this was her first time in a play and she loved it

I am sure there is more to come.

Katie was one of the Boylan Sisters and as you can 

was blonde she was wonderful. 

We sure love to watch the girl preform and excell 

in something they love.

Family happenings!

So, It has been quite awhile since I've posted to the blog. I just haven't had much to say. (Strange, cause there's been alot going on the last month.) Annie is over and we had so much fun. I think I saw it a total of 5 times. But it's nice not to have that on our plates anymore. Taylor loved it though and wants me to find more plays for her to do. I'll have to post some pictures when I get them.

Chelsea has gone back to school. She is so much happier this year! I'm so glad. This time of her life should be happy. But I miss her.

Katie is preparing for Europe this summer. They had their first choir rehearsal on the 21st of January. It was very exciting.

The rest of the family went to the draper temple open house on the 21st. Taylor finally got to see inside a temple. She loved the celestial room. She is very anxious to be 12 so that she can do some temple work. It's awesome.

Vern had a friend from California come and he brought a new invention. It is a walker. They took it and put Michael in it. Michael actually took a few steps for the first time in 2 years. That is very exciting. I'll post the video as soon as I get it.

Vern gets to go and watch Riley every Thursday. I keep hoping that it will be my turn soon, but work keeps getting in the way. It's kind of a busy time for me. But it should start to slow down next month. So I'm going to try to take some turns watching her before they move to Kentucky this summer. She is growing so fast and is so beautiful! I love it when they come over. She has some awesome musical talents already. She dances, she sings, and she plays the piano. She is a genius. (Good genes!!!)

There has been a lot happening this last month. I am so grateful to my Father in Heaven for my beautiful family. I am truly blessed. I love them all. I love the gospel of Jesus Christ and I'm grateful for Temples. Mine is truly an Eternal Family.