Grandma

My beautiful Grandma G just celebrated her 90th birthday.  I have always looked to her as an example of what I want to be when I grow up.  She is a family history expert, and remembers more than I can.  She used to have a deep auburn hair, but in her old age it has turned pure white.  I hope my hair does the same thing when I get older.
I love her strong testimony and spunky spirit.  She is a little lady, like me, and I hope I get her longevity as well!! :)

I love her hair flower!

My brother came down from Utah for the party.  We don't see each other enough!!  It was great to be with him.

 

My dad and our family:

All my uncles and aunts: (my dad is the oldest)

With their spouses:

I love my (quirky) family!!  :)

Temple Pictures

We had a great Stake Conference this weekend.  One of our church leaders suggested that every child have two things in their room: a picture of the temple, and a picture of Jesus Christ.  We decided to take a walk around the Temple yesterday and take a picture of the Temple with the children who are in the room.  Here are the pics we came up with, and some editing on my part. 
For the boys room:

For the little girls room:

For the big girls room:

Some fun with me and my man:

We also had a few frames to fill on our family wall, so these will be a great addition:
Da boyz:

The girls:

The crew:

 

I guess Dr. D's elbow was tickling Blondie in this one.  :)

I LOVE my family!!

Spooky Supper

We were invited to one of my best friend's house (well, her mom's) for their annual Spooky Supper. We have been very kindly adopted in by her family and go every year that we possibly can make it. It is such a fun tradition! We get together in costume and bring a potluck item that either looks gross in some way, has been renamed a spooky or disgusting name, or both (preferably). This year we had bloody fingers (bbq smokies), loose stool (bean soup), bones and fungus with mucous on the side (carrot sticks and broccoli with ranch), witches fingers and eyeballs (carrots with almond fingernails and radish & green olive "eyes"), bat wings (blue potato chips), worms in a cocoon (hot dog and taco meat in a tortilla), and kitty litter for dessert (a crumbly cake served in a pan with an actual kitty litter scooper for the serving tool. Oh-and melted stretched out tootsie rolls on top). It is GREAT fun!!! The kids love it.
Then my friend's mom planned out games for us. We did a scavenger hunt along with a couple other games and the annual favorite-epitaph writing. We each draw a name and have to write a short headstone for that person. Then we go around the room and read them all. She also made goodie bags for the kids that were junk free! It was awesome! It's so great to be adoptees into such a fun group of people. We love it! (and them)