congrats to nick

a kiss goodbye?
cute

elder nick

nick lived with us this summer...he wanted to be back in california for his last summer before his mission..and since his parents so rudely moved last year, he lived with us...but, that's ok, because now we have payback and kerry spends many hours at their house...but, back to nick...he worked hard this summer and got his mission papers in and a couple of weeks ago he received his call..he's going to spanish speaking pocatello idaho mission...he's very excited to go and we are very proud of him...kerry will miss her best friend...so congratulations nick...we're excited for you!!

noise

gavin
owen

it's fun to have people around the house...with russ home (and i have to say he's back to his handsome self since shaving that long beard...i love it!!!), his friends are over again...it's funny how your kids friends disappear and then reappear as they come back...always fun to see them...then, last weekend, kerry and nick(he got called to the spanish speaking pocatello idaho mission) came back for a few days...she was already on her first vacation back...she and nick had tickets to a concert..they packed alot into a few days...going to the beach, lunch, shopping, hanging out with their friends...today kelly and jeff, gavin and owen came to visit...we had a fun time...kelly was under the weather so the boys and i played...what funny kids they are...owen is learning to talk...it's so funny to hear him say things...he wants to do everything that gav does...plus, owen is a climber...i think he will climb up anything he can get his little feet on...gavin is growing up so fast...he was a very busy boy today, playing games, reading books etc...i'm lucky that they can come and visit occasionally...gav wants to be indiana jones, a transformer, a pirate, and darth vader for halloween...it's fun to have my kids around...i'm so glad they come....i just like having noise in the house!

happy anniversary to me

a long, long time ago...in a galaxy far away....i started a new life...and what a life it's been...it's had it's ups and downs...mostly ups...when i was young all i wanted to do was be married and have children...and now i can say...that was the best choice for me...i didn't want to save the world...(i'll do that now)...i just wanted cute little kids and a fun husband...well, that's what i got...and now those cute little kids are handsome, beautiful, smart, successful people...(not that i'm bragging)...maybe they will be the ones saving the world...i'll just sit and watch! so happy 31 years!!

old? who's old?

can i be getting old? i mean...when my baby is a sophmore in college....when my sister has been married for 39 years ( and i remember the day)...when i have 3 college graduates...plus 2 in law graduates...when i have 4 grandchildren...and the oldest just went off to preschool!!! does that mean i'm old? how about well preserved...or aging gracefully...what am i? i guess i'm a woman that has lived alot of life...but, and it's a BIG but...(pun not intended)...i'm planning on living a whole lot more...until i'm really, really old...so, i'm just starting on that second phase of growing up...and i'm going to enjoy every minute...

two weeks of fun

fun

party on

great dinners out

friends and more friends

daily shopping for kerry's house

celebrating my aunt marie's 80th birthday

shopping with the girls for cute dresses

the slides at park city with the kids

discussing whit's wedding plans and seeing her beautiful dress

the boys rock climbing high up in big cottonwood canyon

lots of bike rides up canyon roads and down mountain trails

moving kerry into her teeny tiny room in a cute old house

watching great movies, bad movies, funny movies, some movies over and over-gavin

me, packing up and leave this fun, beautiful, relaxing house and fly home again.