Brandon's Blessing

Sunday we had Brandon blessed. Troy gave a very awesome blessing with wonderful promises. We were fortunate to have so much of the family in attendance. One of these pictures shows the 4 generations - my grandfather, my father, me and my son (it really is fun to say that word "son"). It's special that my grandfather is still alive and able to participate in these events. Troy's parents flew out from North Carolina to spend the week with us. We had a wonderful time with them here and kept them busy with all the activities of 5 children! They'll need a vacation from their vacation. My wonderful friend actually made Brandon's blessing outfit. Amazing! & very precious.

A day in Yosemite

We are fortunate to live 45 minutes away from Yosemite so while Troy's parents were here, we made a day trip and enjoyed the beautiful scenes. This time of year is spectacular because there's so much water. The waterfalls are full and there are waterfalls in places that disappear as summer approaches. Here are some pics from our day in the mountains.

Still Blue

The brown eyes from my side of the family have dominated. Allyson's the only one who has Troy's eyes and they aren't very bright. Look at Brandon! So far it looks like he's going to get to keep his blue eyes. And they are quite bright.

Happy Mother's Day

I was spoiled to death on Mother's Day - slept in, strawberry pancakes for breakfast, all the help in the world and then a Mexican feast for dinner. Yep - being a mother is great - especially on Mother's Day!

Sportin' it on Sunday

Dressing up a boy on Sunday is FUN for me! Look at this guy. Too cute.

Our singing girl!

Camille learned a new song in nursery and has been walking around singing it everywhere we go. We had to catch her on video. Interpretation: Bouncing a ball is fun to do, fun to do, to do, to do.

Bouncing a ball is fun to do, to do to do to do.

Spring Time

Love this time of year! We were watching Amanda play softball and just enjoying being outside together.