Growing up......

Our little valley is trying to bring all different kinds of entertainment to the people and this time The Center for the Fine Arts of Safford brought in Grammy nominated tenor George Dryer. He was really good, doing songs from hit Broadway shows and movies.

After the intermission, he came on stage to say he had enlisted one of the best back-up singers he has had the pleasure to work with. The curtains opened and there was the Safford Middle School Choir!!! He started singing "You Raise Me Up" and the choir became his back-up and man when they got through there wasn't a cry eye in the audience! Then he and the kids sang "The Prayer" and in L.A.T.I.N. no less!! They all looked sssssooooo grown up!! Now you all know I have the "eye bladder" problem and that night was no exception. Kaely Sue, kudos to a job well done!!!!!!

Wait.....What.....Brynlee's 2!!!!!!!!

OMGosh!!!!! How did this happen so fast, our Leelee turned 2 today!!!! What a chain of events have lead up to this moment!!

The run at Banner Gateway with our precious preemie having a "H.E.double hockey sticks" of a ride the first month of her life. Then coming home to the adjustment of a new life outside of Mom and into the arms of her family who with the grandparents, great-aunt, aunts, uncles, cousins, brother, sisters, Mom and Dad to love and help to get her on the "growing tract" to sustain her as she grew!!!! She is the light of our family and with the awesome examples of her sisters, brother and cousins she will become the wonderful person who will lead the way for great and righteous ideals!!!

Brynlee, Mimi loves you so very much and you have brought joy and warmth to the heart of this old lady!!!

Wait...What....Cambry is 10!!!

So this "Sleeping Beauty" is now 10 and for this Mimi it is a hard pill to swallow!!! Cambry is such a wonderful help to her mom and she is trying to help wherever and whenever she can. Her baby sister is a huge "Cam" fan and she is a great example to her cousins. Cambry is our adventurer and loves to go hunting with her dad, take care of Babe, help us with the weeds and is a great performer.

Cambry, you are the "lious" in our lives and I am so grateful to be your Mimi and for the example you are to me and the families!!

I love you, Cam~a~rama~lious!!!!!!!!!!!!

Wait.....What.....Cody's 11

So the trek to Taylor continues!!! Papa, Mimi, KSue and Camarama loaded up and went up for our Cody's 11th, yes, I said 11th birthday party!! Heather and Trevor had a great spread for all of us and then the festivities began!!

Cody is a HUGE Harry Potter fan and loves the Angry Bird game, so the theme was A/B and the presents were of the Harry Potter nature!! We had so much fun and again Heather amazed us with her cake decorating!!! How blessed we are to have the most incredible family!

Thank you, Cody, for the great example you are to your family and for the compassion and support you show to each of us!! I love you so much!!!

So how I came to loving the "Forget-Me-Nots"...

I love President Dieter F. Uchtodorf and when he gave his now famous Conference talk on the principle of the Forget-Me-Not flower, well I have grown to love this analogy. It goes like this:

Forget not to be patient with yourself.

Forget not the difference between a good sacrifice and a foolish sacrifice.

Forget not to be happy now.

Forget not the "why" of the gospel.

Forget not that the Lord loves you.

That's it in the wonderful way of President Uchtdorf. For the Forget Not, I will be forever grateful.

Can you say SPOILED....

Yep, this is how he rolls!! Pretty much a big deal AND king of his domain!!! Yet he can because he brings so much love and fun to these "empty nesters"!!! We are very grateful for the pets we have had and how much they have brought to our children and home!! Yep, you definitely rock, Kipper!!!!

BFFs make life a trip.........

Misty and Tifani

For 5 days these two were pretty much "hooked at the hip"!!!!! Tifani and Misty have been best friends since high school, calling each other, texting and emailing one another constantly. Tifani has stayed put while Misty is our "world traveller"!!

While they were enjoying one evening together: talking, laughing, crying, they were not without drama. A lady came out of a bar, slightly tipsy, which is located right by the main highway. She stepped out in front of Tifani who swerved to miss her, she did but the motorcycle behind Tif didn't. A policeman was down the road, Tif got him to stop and took him to the scene. The officer was a young man Tifani and Shawna use to babysit for and he got the whole accident under control. Then he had Tif and Mist get in the back of his patrol car and took a picture of the "suspects"! Hysterical!!!!! That's a small town for ya!!!

Thanks Misty for coming and letting Tif have somewhat "normal" days and letting her feel sssooo good. Love you two!!!!