I miss my Dad. He passed away on July 4, 2011. He was always full of good advice and concern for his children and grandchildren. He prayed for us continually and we felt safe because of his prayers. He loved the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He served faithfully in his calling over the Stake Records. He loved his country and was very patriotic. My last telephone conversation was about his ancestors and he answered some questions I had about them. I hope I can live my life in such a way that he would be proud.

Congratulation Steve on your graduation from Utah State. What an honor it was to attend the Campus in Logan Utah and see you receive your bachelor degree in the Huntsman College of Business. May your future be bright. We love you.

We saw Maddy and Joey perform AIDA at the Spanish Fork Jr. High Little Theater, this past March 2011. What a great play it was! Thanks Maddy and Joey for sharing your talents.

It was so much fun to be in Utah and see the great Play that Gage was in. It was about the great movement to settle to west and how wonderful it is to live in Utah. I feel as though I have 2 places that feel like home. One is Missouri and one of course is in Utah where my heart is with every member of my family that lives there.

Lea, Gage, Elise, Mason....a bundle of joy! How I miss them. Anyone want to buy a house in Mo., so we can go home to our family that we miss? Every one of these kids can play a song for you on the piano....at least they could last summer when I was there. Time for another piano lesson!!!

When I was about 3 years old we moved to Las Vegas and became very good friends with the Huntington's. This is Scott and Steve and I as we were dressed up for a summer parade. Soon the Huntington's had a baby girl named Linda who became my best friend. They have always been like family to us.

This is the tree that sits in front of our house.....it has survived 60 mile an hour winds, it was even struck by lightning, it has lost many of its beautiful branches....it has been threatened that it should be removed all together because it isn't strong enough to survive another storm. I say it is strong enough and has proven it's strength many times. Experts predicted it would surely die after the last storm which was the strongest wind and the coldest ice. It didn't die because I believe it wants to live. I remember the birds that build nests in it's limbs and the picnic that children had in its shade and maybe it somehow feels loved. So our tree will go on surviving and teaching us how to be strong in our trials. By next month it will have it's leaves again and it will be beautiful. I can't wait to see how it will fill out with rich green lace, like it has every spring.

Families Can Be Together Forever

WE ARE SO PROUD OF BRYNN....this is a lovely granddaughter inside and out. She is sweet and precious and just turned eight years old. We can't wait to attend her baptism and enjoy her special fun spirit. How blessed we are to have her as our own.

I HAVE A GRANDSON NAMED JOEY THAT IS KNOWN FOR HIS FUNNY FACES, but in reality he is a smart and talented kid. He plays the piano like a pro and has accomplished his Eagle Scout already. He is kind and sensitive to others and is helpful and unselfish. I am very proud of him. Love u Joey.

My mom used to tell me how much fun she had at Fish Lake, but Grandpa must have caught
all the fish because they weren't biting when we were there. It was just fun to be together and enjoy each other. We didn't even need the fish to have a good time. We went on nature walks and boat rides and the kids played all kinds of weird games till late in the night inside the cabin. Dad and I went to sleep that night with a smile on our face and a feeling of heaven as we listened to our spirited family play and laugh together. Life can be wonderful when you open your eyes to the blessings around you. Sometimes life is hard.....not because we want it to be....it just is.....so we look for the good times and hold them dear in our hearts and memories. Then when the hard days come......there they are to bring us a smile.

I feel bad because I had really good intentions on getting the girls really cute costumes for Halloween example: Emma a butterfly and Pagelnn tinker bell. But with moving and other stressful things going on Pagelynn was a little fairy AKA: Tinker bell and so was Emma.. I also thought Tinker bell costume is kind of a cold costume to wear but then again the weather was GREAT Pagelynn could of wore it, OH well. Also I didn't get great pictures because my camera died so hopeful my sister got better ones that I can post later.


Pagelynn and Addison AKA: Cinderella Truck or Treating


Not the best but Emma and Pagelynn Truck or Treating
The girls ready to go Truck or Treating, Pagelynn as Tinker bell/ fairy, Emma in the back kinda hiding ( bye the way was her 1st Halloween) as a fairy , Reagon as a chick and Addison as Cinderella

We had a Great Halloween, We spent the day with my sister and her family. Trent and Brad (brother-in-law) went bike ride for a couple of hours while Darcie and I watched kids and cooked. Then we carved pumpkins, which I thought Pagelynn would love because, in the past she would dig in with pumpkin guts from head to toe, Not this year. She didn't want to touch the guts ,well just a little from the bowl. Then we went Trunk Or Treating at my sisters ward where Pagelynn got tons of candy.After wards we went home to home made chili and yummy pumpkin rolls..



Pagelynn finally touching the pumpkin guts from the bowl and staying see mom, "I did it", "I did it."



Her and daddy cutin the pumpkin it was a cat sitting on a tree.. didnt get a finished picture
Pagelynn cleaning the outside of the pumpkin... the inside was too yucky.. funny girl

Carin has a birthday this month which is her favorite month of the year because she loves Halloween Parties and Celebrations. She is a great mom and very creative. She has a beautiful personality and we all love her very much. Happy Days to you, Carin, always.