Yippee! Today was the last day of school!
Years ago, when our oldest child was back in elementary school, my friends and I started a end of school year tradition by hosting a neighborhood picnic in our backyard. Nothing fancy, really, but fun none-the-less. All of the neighborhood children are invited to our home for hot dogs, chips, drinks and cotton candy. This year we served up over three dozen dogs and only one kid ate so much that she barfed!
After the party was over, Jocelyn and her friend, Bee, put on their swimming suits and jumped on the trampoline with the sprinkler underneath. Isn't this picture funny? It looks like Bee is stepping off of the neighbor's roof, onto the fence and trying to attack Jocelyn!
Rachel is a wonderful daughter. I can't imagine what my life would be like without her in it. She can be both serious and funny, pleasant and moody, intense and aloof. She's a talented singer, an entertaining sister, an English language fanatic, a loud laugh-er, a devoted friend, a faithful employee, a daughter of God, and an all around amazing young woman.
Our neighborhood friends hosted a BBQ for this special group of graduates. These eight high school seniors have grown up attending school and church together. I'm so proud of each of them. From left to right: Taylor, Alexsandra, Taylor, Rachel, Desmond, Kimberly, A.J., and Kabri.
Today was the dance festival at our elementary school. Each of the grades did performed a special dance for the parents. Jocelyn's fourth grad class danced the rumba. What a bunch of cuties!
Instead of a birthday party, DD1 opted for an early morning breakfast for her and her friends. They're a busy bunch of kids trying to get though high school finals. This is one of our family's favorite breakfast casseroles. You know, the type you start the night before and finish up before tossing it in the oven an hour before breakfast.
These are my favorite sweet rolls. Don't they look great?! I'd like to tell you that I made them from scratch but, to be truthful, they came from the frozen foods department in the bakery. I set them out to raise before I went to bed and then woke up at 5:00 a.m. to pop them in the oven. Cinnamon rolls are on the right and orange rolls are on the left. I know that 
After 23 years of marriage DH still knows the way to my heart. I have a weak spot for "apple pie" caramel apples. Nothing like a little fruit for breakfast this morning. LOL!
Am I the only one who finds this card funny? This describes our relationship to the "T". My sweety still has a sense of humor. He has to to put up with me! :-)
Last night DH and I took a walk up in the canyon. He's been under a lot of stress lately and needed a nice escape. It was such a beautiful walk that I decided this might be the perfect location to take pictures of DD1. This is the Provo River. It looks so wild and angry, but wait a few weeks till the spring run off is over and the river will once again become one of the best fly fishing locations in the state.
Oh, how I love Bridal Veil Falls! Years ago there was a tram to carried passengers to the top of the mountain where there was once a restaurant and then a dance venue. I only remember taking the tram to the top once and I think it was shortly after DH and I met. Several years back an avalance came down off the the falls and wiped out the snack shack and gift shop at the bottom. The same building also housed the mechanism that ran the tram to the top. Since this was not the first, nor the last, avalanche to come down the falls, the owners made the desicion not to rebuild. The building at the top remains vacant.
And here's my beautiful daughter. This is one of the pictures that I took of her sitting on a rock in the middle of the lower falls. DD1 will photoshop the picture, of course, and make herself look more amazing than ever.
I came home to find the rest of the family working in the yard. That was my requested Mother's Day gift.
And here she is drying off. Or is she just waiting for me to turn the water back on? Funny cat!
Last week was the Women's Conference at BYU. I was on a committee that involved hosting an "idea fair" called Sharing Stations. I was overwhelmed by the attendance and all of the positive feedback. My part was very minor when compared to the overall conference. During the months of meetings and preparation I learned that there are a lot of really amazing women in this world...and some of them don't even know how to quilt!
Last weekend Quilt Market was held in Salt Lake City, just north of Happy Valley. It's been fun to read about all the hoopla on different blogs and posts. I was a little bummed that I wasn't able to attend, but I did have the pleasure of attending a Buggy Barn quilt class on Tuesday after Quilt Market that was taught by Janet Nesbitt and Pam Soliday, who are the Buggy Barn proprietors. That's Pam, me, my friend Sherry, and Janet, in the picture.
My 26 blocks are all stitched together. Now it's a matter of getting them trimmed and sashed. Stay tuned.
My children were delighted to come home from school to the smell of freshly baked muffins. Of course, since I don't ususally make muffins they started to wonder what was up with mom. Sheesh...can't a mom make muffins just because she wants to? lol!
Last night we went to watch a baseball game. Our friend, Austin, has been playing baseball since he was old enough to stand up to the plate. His hard work and dedication landed him a scholarship to our local university. This is his freshman year, but he's already making quite a name for himself! What a beautiful spring evening we had. Oh, and watching that full moon come up over the mountains was something else! As was the hot dog I had as a late night snack! YUM!