The Warner Family

Baby Brighton is here

2010-06-14T14:30:00.003-06:00

At 5:30 Saturday morning we got a call from Brett saying Stacey's water had broken. We were leaving to go home from Lake Powell that day so we started packing up thinking that we would just see the baby when we got home. She was either being stuborn like her Dad was or she was waiting for me to get home:) She wasn't born until 11:45 that night. Especially long day for Stacey since she had worked a 12 hour grave shift at the ER. But she is here and she is beautiful, of course I am the Grandma!! She weighed 6 lbs 9 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. She already has her Dad wrapped around her finger.

Lake Powell

2010-06-14T13:43:00.006-06:00

We had a great time at Lake Powell this year. We felt bad that Brett and Stacey couldn't be there but I don't think I would have liked to deliver Brighton on the Lake. She cooperated and waited until 15 minutes after we got home to be born. We went to Rainbow Bridge and the weather was great all week. We only had one wind storm that had us nervous for a few minutes. We camped in the most beautiful spot again this year. I think that we have been spoiled the last two years. Hopefully we can camp there every year. The kids had a blast! It is so fun to watch them playing with each other. Lots of great family memories were made.

Stacey's Shower

2010-05-15T10:35:00.008-06:00

We came home from Mexico and two days later had a baby shower for Stacey. It was kind of crazy but it turned out so cute I had to share pictures. Thanks to all of you who always support us and share your love. Thanks to my girls who always have cute ideas and make it happen. And yes, the girls made all of the cute cakes, food and decorations. You guys are awesome. Love you all!

Mexico

2010-05-15T09:56:00.011-06:00

We had the chance to go to Mexico last week. We didn't really know who would end up going with us, but Ryan, Brea, Kaelan, Taylee, Jonny, Robyn, Brittany, Kolten, Grandma and Grandpa and Me and Jeff ended up going. We had a great time! The weather was beautiful the whole time! The kids loved the beach and didn't ever want to leave. We love it down there and we had a chance to take some things down and share with the people there. It was a great time and it is always hard to come back to reality. I'm so grateful that we have a beautiful place to go and get away.

North Carolina

2010-04-23T23:14:00.010-06:00

Last month we went to North Carolina to celebrate Jeff's Grandma's 100th Birthday. We had a great time getting to know Grandma a little better. All of the kids went except Stacey who couldn't miss work. Grandma loved all of the attention. We had a fun day at the beach, but it wasn't very warm. Then we just had fun spending time together. It was good for us to see what a great influence Grandma has had on the ward there. She has really made a big difference in a lot of people's lives. She has seen a lot of things in her lifetime. What a great accomplishment to make it to 100 years old! We love you Grandma!

Happy April Birthdays

2010-04-05T14:31:00.003-06:00

April is such a big birthday month for us. Brett, Brittany, Stacey, Robyn and Nichole all celebrate their birthdays in April. So we had a birthday dinner for all of them on Easter. Happy Birthday to all of you. We are so glad that you are a part of our family. Love you.

Happy Easter

2010-04-05T14:11:00.012-06:00

I know you are all shocked!! We have had so many fun things happening that I thought I had better start bloging again. We had a great Easter with dinner and a Easter Egg Hunt. I think we have the cutest grandkids in the world!

Beautiful Mountains!

2009-10-07T17:39:00.005-06:00

The other day we had to go up to Timberlakes to check on the cabin when it was so cold. We weren't sure that the furnace was on. We got up early(anyone who knows me, knows that I hate mornings!!) but I have to say it was well worth the trip! It was beautiful! We decided that we had time to drive around the Loop (before Jeff had to be to work) and realized that we don't take advantage of the beauty that is all around us. It was the morning that it snowed and it was really cold, but that just added to the beauty with the snow and fall colors. So if you haven't been out to see the fall colors, get out and enjoy them before they are gone!

September Birthdays

2009-10-07T17:20:00.010-06:00

Happy Birthday Gramps!
The September Boys!

April and September are our big birthday months. So we usually have a big birthday dinner for everyone in September. Skyler was suppose to be born in Oct but she wanted to be a part of the September birthdays. For Jeff's birthday last year, the kids gave Jeff a flight in an airplane and he finally got around to using it! He loved it! I went and took the boys with me and they ended up loving it too. We had to take pictures of everyone of the airplanes and them sitting in the gyro plane. Jaxon now wants an airplane to put together! Late Happy Birthday to all of you!

Skyler Jo Burdett

2009-10-03T14:00:00.003-06:00

She's here!! We are so excited to have our second little granddaughter. She was about nine days early (which Nichole didn't mind), but she is here and doing great. Skyler weighed 6 lbs 11 oz and was 18 inches long. We think that she is a doll, but we are her grandparents! She has black hair and chubby checks (a Warner trait!!). I don't think that there is anything like having a little one be born and feeling that spirit straight from heaven. It really makes you realize what a miracle it is. We are so excited for Nichole and Cody and know that this little spirit will bless their lives.

Brittany & Kolten's Reception

2009-09-08T14:48:00.000-06:00

Brittany & Kolten at the Temple

2009-09-08T14:05:00.001-06:00

Things have finally slowed down for us!! I know that some of you have wanted me to post pictures of the weddings. We had a ton, so Nichole has been working hard to edit them all. I guess that is the perk of having your daughter be the photographer, Thanks so much Nichole for all your work this summer. Also, thanks to all of our family, we couldn't have done it without all of you! I had too many to put all of them on one slide show, so the reception will follow. She is still working on Jonny and Robyns, so as soon as I get them I will put them on.

Brittany & Jonny's Weddings

2009-08-15T12:57:00.004-06:00

We made it!! It has been a pretty crazy few months, but every thing went great! Both weddings were beautiful we could have done without rain on Jonny's but it was still beautiful. Thanks for all of your love and support.

George Strait

2009-07-18T10:17:00.002-06:00

For my birthday, some of my kids gave me tickets to George Strait. I was a little stressed out going because I had so much to do, but I have always loved his concerts, so Jeff and I went. It was at the Ussana Ampitheather and we have never been there. The traffic was crazy!! It took us two hours to get there and by the time we got there I was wondering why we went. We missed Julie Ann Hough, but got there for Blake Shelton. He was good but George was awesome!! It was just what I needed to calm me down and relax me. We had great seats, and it was a beautiful night. This picture is from Brett who didn't have great seats but somehow ended up on the front row!! I just haven't figured out how he always does that. Anyway, thanks again girls for knowing what I needed! It was a great night out!

Brittany & Kolten's Wedding

2009-07-18T09:57:00.002-06:00

I think that our lives are just suppose to be crazy!! I keep thinking that things will slow down, but just when I think that, something else comes up. Oh well, at least they are good things that are happening to us. Most of you know that Brittany and Jonny are both getting married in the next month. It has been a little stressful, but fun planning the wedding. I'm grateful for good kids who help so much, I couldn't have done it without all of them. But for any of you who know how hard it is to do invitations... and for those of you who haven't done them, you will find out how hard it is,if we have missed any of you, we are sorry. We would love to see you so feel free to come anyway. I love Brittany's invitation, Nichole did it and all of her pictures. She is awesome and I am so grateful to her for doing it and saving us a ton of money. Thanks to all of my girls and their husbands, (that includes Brea, Stacey and Robyn cause you are my girls too!) Now if we can just get Mom and Dad's yard done!!

Lake Powell

2009-06-22T00:07:00.001-06:00

This is all of us at Lake Powell. The first time in two years we have all been able to be there! We had a great week and were glad everyone was able to be there.

Cutest Grandkids!!

2009-06-21T23:49:00.003-06:00

I might be a little prejudiced... But I think that I have the cutest grand kids ever!!
I love you guys!

More Weddings!!

2009-06-21T23:39:00.003-06:00

It has been a crazy few months and I don't think it is going to get any better! We spent a week at Lake Powell and had a great relaxing time. Now we are trying to get ready for two more weddings. Britt and Kolten are getting married on July 30 and Jonny and Robyn are getting married on Aug 13th. Three weddings in five months!! We are so happy for all of them and I'm sure that we will all survive. I'm trying to find the pictures from Lake Powell Then I will post them.

Brett and Stacey's Wedding

2009-04-29T11:33:00.002-06:00

Sorry there are so many pictures. Nichole and Cortney did so good I couldn't decide and there are tons more. Thanks for capturing such a special day.

Taylee Warner

2009-04-29T11:15:00.003-06:00

The day after we got home from Brazil, Ryan and Brea had cute little Taylee. I know that I am the Grandma, but she is darling. And she even waited for me to get home from Brazil to be born!!

He's finally home!!!

2009-03-30T23:39:00.003-06:00

I can hardly believe that Jonny is finally home!! It has been a long two years but I am so grateful for all that he has learned and all that we have all been blessed with. I know that the things that he has learned he will use the rest of his life. Thanks for all of your support of him and our family.

Trip to Brazil

2009-03-30T23:24:00.004-06:00

What an amazing trip we had!! We went to Brazil to pick Jonny up and had an awesome time. It was a long flight (about 30 hours one way with lay-overs!!) but well worth the trip. Before we picked up Jonny we went to Rio and Iguazu Falls. They were unbelievable and we had a great time. Then we picked Jonny up. I can't begin to explain how good it was to finally see him. Then we spent the next five days going to meet some of the people that he had met over the past two years. It was so great to see how much he loved the people and how much they loved him. When he started testifying of the gospel, we didn't need to know what he was saying because we could feel the spirit so strong we didn't need to know what the words were. Then the last day we spent with his mission President and his wife in the Porto Alegre Temple and at their home for dinner and a testimony meeting. We loved seeing the sites in Brazil but the best part of the trip was definitely meeting the people there and feeling of their love for Jonny and for the gospel of Jesus Christ. They are so strong and were such an example to me. It made me want to be better. It was a trip that we will never forget!

Trip to Yellowstone

2009-03-14T00:37:00.006-06:00

Ryan Jumping

Brett Jumping

Brett and Stacey

Britt and Kolten

Mom and Dad took us to Yellowstone to go snowmobiling. We had a great time but it was freezing as you can tell in the pictures. We went into the park one day and then snowmobiled for a couple of days. Danielle was making fun of my purple lipstick so the one of me and my nieces and Cameron are all of us showing off our purple lipstick! (Watchout Cameron!!) Sorry there are so many photos. We had such a great time and so many to choose from. We went up to Two Top and saw these amazing ice sculpures. The wind had blown so hard and made some great jumps for everyone to have fun on. I think that Josh could have stayed there all day. Thanks Mom and Dad again. It was great to have fun with everyone. We are headed to Brazil to get Jonny on Tuesday. Yeah!!! We can't wait.

Trip to San Diego

2009-03-14T00:32:00.003-06:00

We went down to San Diego for my cousin's wedding. It was a great weekend. The temple there is so beautiful. We took some awesome bridal pictures of Brittany. You can see some of them on Nichole's blog.

Less than one month to go!

2009-03-02T09:13:00.004-07:00

I can't believe that Jonny is almost home. I didn't think that day would ever come. We leave on March 17th to go down and get him, then he will be home on March 27th. I thought it would be good to post some of my favorite pictures of the past two years. He has had a great mission. He loves the people in Brazil and he his testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ has grown so much, I know that it will be hard for him to come home because he says there is so much work to be done there. But I will be so glad to get him home. For those of you that are interested, his homecoming will be on April 12th, Easter at 11:00. Not a great day for a homecoming but it was our only option because of General Conference. We are so grateful for the service that Jonny has given for the past two years and we are so grateful for the blessings that we have all received because of his service.

Cruise to the Caribbean

2009-02-21T15:23:00.012-07:00

I know that you are all shocked that I finally updated my blog...I have just gotten lazy. We have had a fun couple of months. Jeff and I went on a cruise to the Southern Caribbean with my family. We had a great time and really did some fun things. It wasn't a relaxing vacation at all, we really did some things that made me step out of my comfort zone, but they were so fun. We flew in to Puerto Rico then we went scuba diving on St. Lucia. I almost freaked myself out and didn't go, but I'm glad I did. We saw some amazing colors and some awesome fish. We did nine zip lines on Antigua and hiked to the top of the rain forest. We snorkeled at St John, Antigua, Barbados, and St. Maarten. We also swam with the turtles, (well we saw a couple of turtles) went on some wave runners and took a jeep ride around the island. It was great to spend some time together and with my family. I wanted to have a nice relaxing vacation before all of the craziness at our house starts. (Jonny coming home, Ryan & Brea's baby girl, Brett & Stacey getting married and Britt & Kolten getting married!) It makes me tired just thinking about it!! I'll try to keep a little more up to date and post some pictures of Jonny before he comes home on March 27. Yeah!!

2008-10-30T17:41:00.006-06:00

I know that most of you think that I have been slacking with posting, but I am having a problem uploading photos. So hopefully I have it figured out. We went up to Steven's property last month for Family Night. It was so beautiful up there. The weather was perfect and the leaves were gorgeous. The kids all had a great time and got so dirty! (Especially Zaya and Carston, I'm not sure that Zaya or Katie's clothes ever came clean!) It got dark and the kids didn't want to come home. They had a great time on Ryan's horses, the four-wheelers and their bikes. Thanks Steven and Connie for inviting us up. We had a great time.

Jonny update

2008-09-22T23:19:00.005-06:00

Next week will be 18 months only 6 months to go!! Yeah! They did a service project: He thinks in English it is called "Helping Hands". He loved getting dirty finally and it is great to see how well he is doing with the language, when he can't remember how to say things in English!!
This is him and Elder White, his dad works at Costco corporate and Jeff has worked with him for years, so it is fun for them to keep up with their boys.
hey whats goin on? hows things going up there in the north? is it still hot? well things here are going good they are starting to pick up alittle more after alot of hard work and alot of rejection they are starting to pick up. i could really see the importance of hard work and obedience. that is the only way the lord can really help us through our trails and help us find the people that he has in store for us each and every day. he has really helped me and my comp especially to realize his love for us. i am so greatful to be here although the thought goes through my head another day that i have to wake up and study and go to lunch and then to work. but i have to kick that out of my head and the lord helps me with that im really so greatful for his love for each one of us i know he is watching over all of us if he wasnt our lives would be alot harder than they are. well i dont have much time left. i better get going i hope you all are doing great and have a great week i love you all and pray for you daily have a good one talk to ya next week love ya.
love
elder warner
shikição

Happy early birthday Hudson and Jaxon!

2008-08-29T22:07:00.003-06:00

I decided that I wanted to get the boys bikes for their birthdays but thought that if I waited to give them to them on their birthdays, they wouldn't have any time before it gets cold to ride them. So we gave them an early birthday present. It was so fun to see Jaxon helping Jeff put his together, then the next day when he was riding it he kept getting the tools out and taking all the bolts off. We will be lucky if it stays together. Jaxon says that I spoil them... but isn't that what Grandma's are for? Anyway, we left them here because of all the hills at their house and I have had to go out and ride them every day when they come over. I guess I didn't think about that!! Oh well, Happy early birthday boys, we love you!!

Who knew there were waterfalls at Ophir?

2008-08-29T21:43:00.006-06:00

We went out to the cabin in Ophir last week and Jeff and the kids went hiking. (I had to stay and watch the boys!!) Jeff had seen these waterfalls last year when he was hunting and he wanted to get a closer look. I couldn't believe that they were so big. I love being out at Ophir, it really makes me feel closer not only to my family who are here with me, but to my ancestors who sacrificed so much so that I could enjoy the beauty out there. They all had a great time hiking, I'm glad that they like to hike with their dad so that I don't have to!!

Letter from Jonny

2008-08-18T00:24:00.005-06:00

This letter was so good and I just thought that you might like to see how much Jonny has grown while on his mission. Still no punctuation or capitals, but I love how you can feel his spirit through his letters.
hey whats going on? well i hope everything is going good im sure it is from what i have heard from everyone everything is tranquilo haha. but things are going pretty good here we are hopeing for a baptism this week im pretty sure it will happen so we will just have to see what happens. im sure it will be great and the lord will do is part as we do ours. but yesterday i learned some things that are really interesting that i would like to share with yall. so elder ellis of the 70ty talked at the stake confrence here it was really good he said somthing like this. that heavenly father has a plan for everything including. family home evening, daily prayer, reading the scriptures regularly, 10% of what we make for tithing and more things but satan has his plan and the world has its plan and we have our plan he said the lords plan are all of those things listed above but what happins alot is that we think oh i dont have time to study, no one is home at the same time, im to lazy, i dont need to i already know everything. and more. but we need to always be on the lords side, so that means we always need to follow his plan and not the others he said if we do that we will be alot more blessed that we need to follow it with exactness we need to be like the stripling worriers and be obedient to the comands of our sargent which is the lord that talks to us through the prophets that we have today. im so greatful for that talk and how it helped me i know we hear the same things over and over but if we would just practise them we wouldnt have to hear them over and over. i hope you all know that i know that the lord talks to his prophets and his prophets tell us what the lord wants us to do and what we need to do to be prepaired to return to the presence of the lord there is a scripture that says we need to have a better knowledge of things so that we can be prepaired to come to the presence of the lord i know you all are doing the things you are supposed to and i know you all do all these things already but i just wanted to share with you what i learned. one other thing that our mission president told the stake was that if they help the missionarys not only they will be blessed but their familys. i know their is not very many missionarys in our area but try to help them and look for people that you guys can find for them to teach ok. sorry this wasnt that much about me i just thought it would be important to share with you all just so you all know im doing great im kinda sad that my time here in this area is getting alittle short i think any way ahah but what can ya do right the lord will put me in the right spot im sure. anyway i better get going thanks for all you guys do for me and all your love and support i love ya and miss ya tons hope you have a great week talk to ya then.
love elder warner
shikição

Getting away to Fairview

2008-08-07T11:03:00.003-06:00

So, the kids have been hassling me about not posting for so long, so sorry about all of the posts but I am in Seattle with Jeff and have a little time so I'm catching up. We went down to Fairview last week and just spent a couple of days there. It was so beautiful. The flowers were everywhere!! I couldn't believe that it was August and there was still so much snow there. But here are a few pictures of our favorite thing to do!! Spending time with my BEST FRIEND!!

Boating with the kids

2008-08-07T10:46:00.003-06:00

So Jaxon is officially the youngest wakeboarder in our family!! He has always been afraid of the water until the last month and now every time we stop the boat, he wants to get out. So last week when we went boating Brittany asked if he wanted to wakeboard thinking that he would say "no". Well, he said "yes", so she put him on the board with her and he loved it! They did so good, Brittany didn't even hardly get him wet. They went forever until Brittany couldn't go any longer. She Said it was way hard to keep him up. The only bad thing is that Aimee and Josh weren't there to see. Josh came later and he put him on with him too and he still loved it. We are still working on getting Hudson to like getting in the water. We are loving being Grandparents... It is the best!

Where did July Go???

2008-08-07T10:14:00.004-06:00

I can't believe that July is over. I don't know where it disappeared to. Most of the cute grandkid pictures are on Aimee and Nichole's blogs but we have done some fun things. On the 24th me, Nichole, Aimee and the boys went out to Cedar Fort to the parade. Peggy let the boys ride on the float that they made and they had a great time. I think that they ate more candy than they threw! Then we went over to Kyler and Stephanie's and had a barbecue. The kids had a ball with their cousins on the water slides and it was good to see everyone. The parade brought back a lot of memories for me. When I was younger, we never missed a year going out to Grandma and Grandpa Ault's for the celebration in Cedar Fort. It was something that I looked forward to all year. We would decorate our bikes all up with crepe paper and we thought that they looked so cool. Then there was the rodeo and the dance. I have a lot of really great memories. But in the parade this year there was something that really sparked my memories. It was just a truck pulling a sheep camp with some horses in the back of the truck, but it really took me back to my Grandpa Ault. He always hauled his horses in the back of the truck like that and it was so funny to watch him load them. He would holler and curse at them until they would jump in. He was such a good Grandpa. Even though he could curse like crazy.... he had such a tender heart when it came to his grandkids. He always had candy (pink mints) in his truck for us and I can always see his smile. This picture of him is my favorite because it is how I really remember him. We also went to the Tabernacle Choir and Osmond 24th Celebration. As they sang "Come, Come Ye Saints" I couldn't help but be so grateful for all of my ancestors that sacrificed so much for me so that I have everything that I have. I don't know if I would have been able to give up what they did. I hope that I can live my life to show them how grateful I am for their sacrifice so that I could have the gospel in my family's life.

Mexico and Grand Canyon

2008-08-07T09:51:00.004-06:00

Mom and I went down to Mexico to pick up Ricardo and Rene's girls to come and stay with us for a few weeks. I was kind of a long drive for such a short stay but the weather at the house was awesome. It was nice to get away just with Mom and a nice break to just sit on the beach for two days. It was nice to see Ricardo's family again. They are such nice people. On the way home we stopped at Grand Canyon so the girls could see it. It is a pretty amazing place!

Stadium of Fire

2008-07-05T23:27:00.003-06:00

We went to the Sadium of Fire for the 4th of July. We had a good time with everyone. Jaxon loved it, Hudson hid for the fireworks (which were awesome) and Carston loved Miley!!

2008-06-23T00:20:00.002-06:00

Ryan and Aimee had their friends over on Monday to try out the new water slide that Grandpa bought for the boys. (And he says that I spoil them!!). They had a great time and have begged to blow it up everyday since. It is so fun to have them come over and play. We love being Grandpa and Grandma... it's the best!

It's a Tie

2008-06-19T12:54:00.002-06:00

MyHeritage: Look-alike Meter - Dynasty - Yad Vashem research
Brittany and I had fun doing this. Everyone always thinks that Jeff and I look alike anyway, so it didn't really surprise me. But I am glad that at least two of the kids look more like me. Ha Ha

Warner Look-alike Meter

2008-06-19T12:52:00.001-06:00

MyHeritage: Look-alike Meter - Pedigree - Family history

Warner Look-alike Meter

2008-06-19T12:38:00.001-06:00

MyHeritage: Family trees - Genealogy - Celebrities - Collage - Morph

Warner Look-alike Meter

2008-06-19T12:35:00.001-06:00

MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celebrity - Collage - Morph

Warner Look-alike Meter

2008-06-19T12:21:00.001-06:00

MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celebrity - Collage - Morph

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2008-06-19T12:18:00.001-06:00

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Laying Sod & Horse Show

2008-06-14T23:46:00.009-06:00

On Wed. we went up to watch Courtney and Collin at the State Finals cutting. The kids had a blast watching and then they got to ride the horses too. I'm glad I had Britt there to help me chase them down, but they loved it.

Ryan had some sod left over tonight, so he brought it over to fill in the holes in our front yard. Jaxon was quite the helper and asked Ryan if he could work for him. It sure brought back a lot of memories of when our kids were little and we would take them to help us on jobs. Thanks you guys for doing that for Dad, I know he will love having it done.

Happy Father's Day!

2008-06-14T00:20:00.006-06:00

These were so cute, I had to post them. As you can tell, riding the lawnmower with Grandpa is a favorite activity at our house. If they are in the house and hear the lawnmower start up they run to the door. Jeff is the greatest Grandpa,Father and Husband anyone could ever have. Happy Father's Day!! We love you!

Jonny update

2008-06-14T00:11:00.004-06:00

I realized that I haven't updated Jonny for awhile so I thought that I would let you all know how he is doing. He loves his mission and is so happy there. It was great to talk to him on Mother's Day but it was way too short. I could have talked to him all day. The people in Brazil are very receptive to the gospel and he has been very blessed. He has met so many people that he has loved. All of his companions except the first one have been Brazilian and he has grown to love them. Right now he is a Zone Leader in a town called Pelotas. It is in the South end of his mission. He said that they went almost to Uruguay the other day. He has grown so much and we are so proud of him and how is serving the Lord.

Our Lake Powell Trip

2008-06-14T00:03:00.003-06:00

We spent the whole week at Lake Powell and had a great time. All of us but Jonny were there, which was kind of hard for me. But I know that he is where he needs to be right now and I know that he will be here next year. We took over 800 pictures of everyone, so it was hard to pick just a few because I think that my kids and grandkids are the best.

Our Trip to Lake Powell

2008-06-14T00:01:00.002-06:00

Helping Grandpa put in the Grey water!

2008-06-12T01:00:00.003-06:00

I don't know who had more fun... Grandpa or the boys. Maybe it's a good thing that he had the boys to play with!!

Thanks to my awesome girls!

2008-06-12T00:56:00.002-06:00

The girls surprised me for my birthday and took me to Good Things Utah. It was so fun. They wouldn't tell me where we were going, they just told me to drive towards the airport and turn here and turn there. We really had a great day! Thanks for being awesome daughters!

Fun day with the Grandkids!

2008-05-15T17:37:00.001-06:00

Grandpa loves playing with the Grandkids and they can't wait to play with him when he has a day off.

Great Trip to Mexico

2008-05-15T17:32:00.002-06:00

Jeff and I spent a week in Mexico last week. It was great to get away and just relax and not worry about anything. The weather was beautiful, just perfect. Jeff spent the week putting together a puzzle that has been sitting on the table since January and I spent the week soaking up the sun. (Since we hadn't seen any of that here.) Now it's back to reality.

Check out my Darling Grandkids on Nichole's Photography Blog!

2008-04-27T01:11:00.004-06:00

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Happy Aniversary to my Best Friend!!

2008-04-27T00:53:00.005-06:00

I can't believe that we have been married for 29 years!! What a great 29 years it has been. Jeff is truely my best friend and I couldn't be happier or want more in life right now. He is so good to me and I love him more every day. We have shared so much and have so many great memories. I hope that we will have at least another 29 years together but I am so grateful for the knowledge that we will be together for eternity!

Happy Birthday Brett And Brittany!!

2008-04-17T22:31:00.002-06:00

In memory of a Great Friend

2008-04-15T13:43:00.006-06:00

It has been a while since I updated anything because our family had a pretty hard few weeks. We lost a great friend, not only to our kids and grand kids, but us. Ryan Cox got in an accident at the sand dunes and died. It has been one of the hardest things for our family to go through. He was an awesome person. If you ever met him, your were instantly his friend. He never judged anyone and was a friend to everyone. Him and his sweet wife, Katie have been friends to our kids for a long time and we have spent many fun times with them. It seems like when we lose someone close to us, it makes us stop and think about where we are in our lives. I hope that we can all look to Ryan and live our lives like he did and try to be more kind and Christlike to everyone. Our thoughts and prayers have been with his family, Stacey, Katie, Asha, Sage and Zaya and everyone else who was influenced by Ryan.

You will be missed by everyone, Ryan! We Love you!

Daytona Beach

2008-04-15T13:36:00.003-06:00

Brittany went back to Daytona Beach this past week to dance with her dance team, so I went to watch. It was fun spending the week with her! The weather was awesome!!! It was 80-90 everyday. We both got fried. Jeff didn't feel bad for us though, he said that he couldn't, it was snowing here while we were laying out on the beach! We spent a day at Universal and then just hung out on the beach the rest of the time.

ONE YEAR TODAY!!!

2008-03-27T18:57:00.003-06:00

If you have been watching our countdown calendar you will see that we don't have any more years left only months!!! We are so excited! Jonny is doing great and loves his mission. He just got transferred back to Pelotas where he was a few months ago. He loved it there and is excited to be back. He said that he is "working his butt off". (Those are his words). They are teaching 8 to 9 discussions a day, so the Lord is really blessing him. He was just made Zone Leader and he says he doesn't know what they were thinking! But he has grown so much and I know that he will try his hardest to fullfill his calling. Thanks for keeping him in your thoughts and prayers.

Easter Egg Hunt!

2008-03-27T18:46:00.003-06:00

Since we were gone for Easter, we decided to have an Easter Egg Hunt when we got home on Wed. We had a great time with the boys and they had a great time finding candy! Jaxon told Grandpa that he wasn't a very good Easter egg hider, cause he put them where he could see them. We loved having everyone come and have fun together.

Weekend in San Diego

2008-03-27T17:55:00.004-06:00

Jeff and I went to San Diego last weekend for a wedding. Two kids in Jeff's ward got married in the San Diego Temple so we went down to it. It was great to get away for a few day for a much needed break. We got to visit with Ken and Vickie and Steve and Annalee and their kids. We also got to go to the same ward as Elder Cory Hansen in our home ward. It was great to see him, but made me really homesick for Jonny. We had beautiful weather and had a great time. It was hard to come back to reality!

2008-03-13T22:28:00.002-06:00

Brittany is dancing on the UVU Dance team this year. Aimee and the boys went to her last game and we took this picture of Carston. He is such a happy baby!

More Pictures of Jonny

2008-03-13T16:31:00.006-06:00

Jonny and his companion in one of his area's. He loves it out there but it takes about an hour bus ride and then walking about 45 minutes to an hour. No bikes or cars out here!!

Isn't this a typical Jonny look? Notice how small the lawn mower is!!

This is a couple that they baptized last month. He has been really blessed with several baptisms.

He says that the little girl in this picture is his girlfriend. It seems like most of the pictures he sends he has little kids around him!

Jonny's mission Pictures

2008-03-13T16:12:00.002-06:00

This is a little girl that Jonny baptized a few weeks ago and his companion. He loves his mission and is doing great. At the end of this month he will have been out a year. Everyone says that it has gone by way fast, but I don't think that it has. We miss him and can't wait for him to be home with us.

Jonny chillin' with his cup that a guy carved for him. It has a deer on it and he loved it.

More pictures of Snowmobiling

2008-03-12T21:38:00.000-06:00

Jeff and I finally got to go snowmobiling together this year. We went up to Twigg's cabin with some friends for the weekend. It was great snowmobiling, but I was so sore afterwards. The day after we left, Coral broke her wrist!!
Brett at the mailbox
Halls Basin. If you look close you can see Grandpa Hap's cabin.

At the sheep coral.

Crazy snowmobiling!

2008-03-12T18:46:00.000-06:00

So now you can see how crazy the boys really are when they snowmobile. A few weeks ago Brett, Evan, Eric and some friends decided that they wanted to ride their snowmobiles up to the mailbox. The only reason Ryan wasn't with them is because his knee was broken. He was bummed! Anyway, the mailbox wasn't much of a challenge so they dropped over into west canyon, back up to the top of Halls Basin, then into Picnic. I know there were some other places but I think from the pictures you get the idea. Grandpa says he doesn't think anyone else has done that in the winter. As you can see they had a few problems but said it was an awesome day.

I think this is Evan jumping.
Opps!
I think that this is Eric and Brett in front of the cabin at Picnic.

Brett standing on top of the cabin at Picnic.

Box Y

2008-03-12T18:14:00.001-06:00

I went to Box Y with Mom, Dad, Janice's family, and Brent and Tami this year. Jeff and the boys couldn't go but they told me to go anyway. I don't really think that they thought I would go, but I really wanted to go with Mom and Dad. The weather was beautiful and Mom did great on her snowmobile riding in the 30 miles. We really had a great time. Look on Grandma and Grandpa's blog for more pictures of them.

All the accidents this month

2008-03-12T18:00:00.000-06:00

This month has been full of accidents at our house. First Ryan ran his snowmobile into a snow bank. Then Kaelan fell off the bed and broke his arm and collar bone. Then Josh dropped his trailer on his foot and broke it. A few days later, Brett was feeling left out because it is usually him that gets hurt and he forgot his door was open on his dump truck and stood up and cut his head open. Luckily Stacy is a nurse and she took care of him at home, so he didn't have to go to the hospital. Josh went in for surgery today and everything went good. He will be in a cast for 4-6 weeks. Ryan is in a brace for 6-8 weeks and Kaelan got his cast off today. I guess that means that you guys are getting old, since Kaelan healed so much faster. So, I hope that our turn is over and we will be finished with the accidents. Jonny wrote home and said: "Everyone just BE CAREFUL" . I guess we kind of stressed him out!

2008-03-12T17:58:00.000-06:00

This is the snow bank that Ryan ran into with his sled and broke his knee cap. I think that his sled needed a little repair too.

2008-03-12T17:57:00.000-06:00

Kaelan's 1st Birthday

2008-03-12T17:32:00.000-06:00

2008-03-12T17:22:00.000-06:00

So, everyone has been bugging me to put some pictures on my blog and I just keep putting it off. I just couldn't decide which ones to put on. So I guess I will just start and then it will be easier. This year has already been busy. It started out with Kaelan's 1st Birthday. It was way fun. You can tell he had a good time.