YW Campout

Our Young women went camping this weekend to
a Ward member's back yard which was incredible.....

They even have a pond on their ten acre
"park".
It was a beautiful day for a camp out...
not a cloud in the sky and
last night the moon was almost full!!!

We almost didn't even need flashlights!!!

This morning the guys took us shooting...

Alayna is already a pro and doesn't need any instruction...

...and Vicki knows a thing or two about guns and can
blow those clay pigeons into dust.

But it was Sarah Beth who surprised us all with her
talents!!! We can't wait for her to show up
her older brothers...good luck boys!!!

The rest of us are still learning...
(I must add)
...from the best!!!

Here is Jessica...

...and Haley with the Bishop.

Eva....

and Lindsay!!!!

Emma.....

...and Ashley.

Our Young Women's President, Lisa,
looks like a pro...

and me...
I didn't hit the clay pigeon with this shot,
but I did with the next.

Then I was done...two shots...I am happy to say
that I have shot a rifle!!!

Then I went back to shooting my 18 mm.
ha!ha!

We had a really great time and the girls did a
really great job.

Fabulous Family Photos....

We just received our fabulous pictures back
from our fabulous photographer...
Andrea Touchet.

We love them all...

....especially our air boat photo.
We had to carefully make our way over to the boat
because it was so muddy...

...but it was worth it!!!

Chris and Jen's picture turned out fabulous..
...but what do you expect from fabulous looking kids!!!

And Jen and Tyson's little family
always looking sweet!!!

And of course the Merrick and Berkleigh
can't take a bad picture....

We didn't take a single picture of Matthew..
He will just have to wait until he finds a
significant other...
But of course he looks fabulous too!!!

It was a super fun day and
we had a really good time being all together.
Love you all!!!

Funny Family Moment....

One day while we were in the car driving home from one of our millions of fun activities with the grandchildren , Wayne asked Berkleigh and Merrick if they were an animal which one would they like to be?

Here were their answers...

Berkleigh.............Penguin
Merrick................Snake
Tyson..................Dolphin (perfect choice)
Matthew..............also a penguin, because if you are going to be a penguin you need a cool Uncle to play with!!!
Grandma.............Swan (I was originally a monkey but Matthew talked them into changing me to a swan)

And the funniest.....
Grandpa.............The dinosaur!!!!!

My favorite family Christmas pictures....

Putting the boys to work...

Waiting for my Santa buddy.....

Riding bikes...

Christmas Eve Nativity...
(just gotta love the donkey!!!)





Christmas Eve pajamas...

Berkleigh rolling around in her new quilt...

Our trip to Old Navy...

Our trip to see the baby alligators in Jennings...

...and playing at the fun park in Jennings.

Berkleigh's new friend, the Cheshire cat, at the Dairy Barn...

And one of my favorite family shots ...

Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year!!!

Getting ready for Christmas!!!

Last week some of my friends included me in making
gift tags for our gifts this year.

I decided to go simple...
...so I could get more done.

Here are a few which I cut out by using my
Cricut machine, which I love and use all the time.

When I got home I added some glitter so they didn't look
quite soooo simple.

There was a bit of giggling when the girls discovered
that both Susan and I
(Susan is my son's mother-in-law)
had brought samples of our
wrapping paper so our tags would match!!!

So... I am thinking...just what was the giggling for?
Why wouldn't we want our tags
to match our wrapping paper?

Just what were they thinking?
(I hope you know that I am kidding)

I had a great time, Lisa!!! Thanks for the fun day.
We will have to do it again next year.
(and have everyone bring their wrapping paper!!!)

OK...So it's not a Macy's parade........

...but it was fun and we only had to travel
to Sulphur for their annual
balloon parade.

We thought they were only going to have
the "balloon shaped" balloons
but they also had these cute
balloons....
(I know they are not flying but Sulphur has low hanging electrical wires)

...and even some cute puppies...

And here is Wayne trying to get as much candy as possible
before the little girls gets it all.
(Not really, there was tons of candy for everyone)

We also picked up a bunch of beads...
I have been out since I gave all of mine away.
So all the people around us started to give us
their beads too...

And here is our stash of candy...
Can you find the crawfish?
The sucker in the shape of a cross?
Two old pieces of Halloween candy...
...and how many tootsie rolls are there?

Visiting the Fam

About a month ago
(I know why didn't I blog about this earlier)
I went to visit my dad, my sister Mary Jane
and her husband, Rob, in Washington.
(My dad has Merrick and Berkleigh's hugs around his neck)

We had a great time hanging out together
which is what I miss the most.
But one day we went to Tacoma
to see the Museum of Glass...
It was fantastic!!!

We saw these beautiful glass
sculptures outside...

...and inside we watched them make some of their
sculptures which they display or sell.

This one was huge and they added silver and
glass pieces to the side.
This pictures makes it look like a reflection but it is
actually the design in the glass.
It only took them about an hour and we were
mesmerized from start to finish.
Of course Mary and I could have stayed here
all day....

...but we went back outside to see the glass bridge
and more amazing sculptures.

The glass bridge had glass pieces in the ceiling...

...and more on the walls, which was amazing because
it was an amazing day and the sun was shining through
these amazing pieces of art.
(do you understand that it was amazing!!!!!)

I also took pictures of my dad's dahlias.
They are really pretty (amazing).
He is really proud of them.
While I was there we always had at least
one vase of flowers on the table.

Love you guys!!! Thanks for letting me come
and hang out with you!!!!