Eden's Playgroup--So Cute

Charli Visits The San Diego Zoo for the First Time!

Grandchildren Watch!

Jacob surfs it up in Hawaii.

Meagan's son Nico is looking for four leaf clovers.

Tanner and Marissa are great baby sitters for Amy's Charli...

Another Cotillion Dance for Kelsi...I wonder what this teaches them or is it just fun???

Meagan's children get to skate indoors!

And Eden decides to stay in her skates as long as she can get away with it...

Matt Has a Birthday! Mitch's Workplace!

I get to share Matt's birthday in La Jolla.

The House of Blues is where Mitch works while he is finishing college...two more semesters to go!

Lea Turns 18!

Lea has been doing some modeling and this was a recent picture.

She has also been accepted to BYU Hawaii and this is exciting.  I enjoy watching the different outfits she creates every day from her interesting and full wardrobe.  She was voted "best dressed" at high school and is interested in fasihion and style and creating her own clothes but who has the time with her busy schedule?

It is a Woman's World I think...who knows what is next for this lovely granddaughter?  It is all so different than the world I knew when I graduated from high school in 1951 I feel that I cannot relate anymore...but I keep learning.

Wonderful Yard!

Sadie loves her morning run and I so enjoy the lovely flowers in this yard.  The owners have planted so many kinds of plants and the soil must be wonderful.  There is a really big problem with the snails though.

Kelsi, Football, Cotillion...Missing! and Dates...

Kelsi is right in the middle in the back.  She has been playing flag football on Saturdays!!!  She is so busy all the time.

Tonight we went to her Cotillion and I did not get a picture but all the boys were in suits and all the girls in pretty dresses with white gloves.  My girls did not do this but James did and Richard and I had fun going to it and chaperoning.  Lea, Camber and I just enjoyed watching although Lea was catching up on her cell phone messages, too, what a lot she has!!!

Anyway there was one huge group leaving just as we arrived and another large group starting.  Lea said it was all sixth graders.  And they were all various heights, very interesting.  I was impressed that they all appeared to be very eager and willing to follow all the directions and did the swing, the waltz, the cha cha--parts of them all anyway and some other fun things.  They really seemed to enjoy it and it was surely fun to watch.

Wow, I am really impressed with myself that I actually got myself dressed up in heels and went out again at night!!!  Which reminds me Kelsi took this picture of herself and put it in my phone because of what happened the other night.  Saturday night Camber and James went to the Temple and Jimmy and Lea were both out.  Kelsi was watching TV in the alcove and I was watching TV in my room.  At 8:30 I went to check on her and she was not there!  The TV was on, lights were on, I went through the whole house...no Kelsi, I panicked, where could she be???  I called Camber and James who were driving home.  I had none of the children's phone numbers in my phone!!!!  Soon enough they found here.  Lea had come home and was going to the Burnett's beach house and Kelsi wanted to go, too, (have children all their ages) and they probably thought I was asleep but no one told me she was leaving and Kelsi said they were hurrying but she did apologize most profusely for scaring me for a bit!!!  And I now have her phone number and picture in my cell.

Oh, and Camber had a baby shower today and there was a beautiful carrot cake half eaten and I must admit I actually had quite a few bites.  It was most delicious!!!

Oh, and I found a new place to buy my dates.  Although the Whole Foods dates are marvelous, I found that Ralphs has them in bulk for $2 a pound cheaper and they are not quite as fat and fleshy but still very good...yea, I love dates, especially with almonds.

Mitch was Performing

Mitch was performing somewhere the other night...you are getting very good on the guitar, Mitch!!!

And here is a picture from last week when the boys were at Maria's having a poker night!!!!

Sarah on her Mission in Chile

Linda forwards an email from Sarah each week and I captured these pictures.  Not sure of all the details but I know one thing, Sarah is having a very happy time on her mission.

Baptism Day!

She even rescued a cat!

Her companion had a toothache and Sarah got her to the dentist.

Happy Birthday to Joe!!!

I love the hats!!!  And speaking of hats, here is a picture Linda took of Charli in a hat, does she not like her hat???  Soooo cute.

Kelsi and New Beginnings

Tonight I actually got dressed up and went with Camber to the New Beginnings for Kelsi.

The girls and young women leaders did an excellent  job of presenting the program and it really is very impressive for them to have in their life.

One of the girls had actually planned the whole event and carried it off as part of her personal progress.  She did very well.

Long straight hair is certainly the style, isn't it.