He's a sweetie pie...

It's that special time of year again.....

YOU GUESSED IT...."Clovis Rodeo Weekend!"

Sean rode his first horse today...and loved it. I wanted to ride one too, but there was a 75 pound weight limit....

The Roses are in full bloom!

The rose on the left is named "Hot Cocoa"...there's no question why I love it so much. 

Lovely Lilacs...can't get enough of these!

Can we just talk about this rose whose name just happens to be "Disneyland"???

I'm having an "I miss the ocean" day today....

 

Self-respect is the root of discipline: The sense of dignity grows
with the ability to say no to oneself.

-- Abraham Joshua Heschel 1907-1972

Sean lost his first tooth today!

Adversity has the effect of eliciting talents which, in prosperous
circumstances, would have lain dormant.

-- Horace (65-8 BC) Roman Poet

Grant at his Great Grandma's house today...

Breathe deeply and smell the fragrant blossoms..."drink them in!"

The First Flowers of Spring....

As you can see, our trains are being serviced right now as they await their big journey around the track!

Photos courtesy of Sean

This is what i did today...with Sean....

...instead of the mopping and vacuuming that i should have done...oh well! 

Great Quote by Margaret D. Nadauld:

“Woman of God can never be like women of the world. The world has enough women who are tough, we need women who are tender. There are enough women who are coarse, we need women who are kind. There are enough women who are rude, we need women who are refined. We have enough women of fame and fortune, we need women of faith. We have enough greed; we need more goodness. We have enough vanity; we need more virtue. We have enough popularity; we need more purity.”

You need to check this out! It's a live Eagle Cam...

The Mom Eagle is waiting for her eggs to hatch...so cool...
http://www.infotecbusinesssystems.com/wildlife/default.asp

Impromtu Family Photo....

I see now how much taller my son is than me. Obviously, I knew he was taller but in the photo I see the difference in our height....amazing to me that he's grown so much. We had a good day all together at my mom and dad's. I hope you all had a nice Easter Day! 

Poor Humpty Dumpty...

Grant loves the curtains....uh oh.....

Is this the face of young man being forced by his mother to dye Easter Eggs?

Actually, he's a very good sport!

...some serious egg decorating going on....

Angel Face

 

Eggs ala Sean

 

By Leslie

 

Easter Eggs...by Christi and Ryan

 

You Belong in Amsterdam

A little old fashioned, a little modern - you're the best of both worlds. And so is Amsterdam. Whether you want to be a squatter graffiti artist or a great novelist, Amsterdam has all that you want in Europe (in one small city).

What European City Do You Belong In?

Leslie and some of her new friends....

 

Sean as Superman!!!

 

I may have already posted this one...if so...sorry!

 

Baby Grant as a sports fan

 

Little Grant and my Sean

 

"Courage for the great sorrows in life, and patience for the small ones. And when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake." --Victor Hugo

Sweet Baby Grant....

Happy Easter!

POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY

Any person capable of angering you becomes your master; he can anger
you only when you permit yourself to be disturbed by him.

-- Epictetus (55-135 AD) Greek Philosopher

The doves in my backyard today...

I keep an iron statuette of a dove on this particular rock out in my backyard...it's a leftover from Christi's wedding reception decor....today I looked out and saw at least 4 other real doves congregating with the "dove of steel" in the middle. So cute!

"I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary
ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong
end of a telescope and that enables you to laugh at life's realities."

Theodore Geisel/Dr. Seuss

POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY

There is a sense of exhilaration that comes from facing head-on the
hard truths and saying, "We will never give up. We will never
capitulate. It might take a long time, but we will find a way to
prevail."

-- Jim Collins, from his book, Good to Great

"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because
he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears,
however measured or faraway." - Henry David Thoreau

I want to be young again...

i just found this picture last night. It was of me and Leslie at a Mother's Day Luncheon at her school. Taken in May of 1995....it feels like a century ago...and I want long hair again. Am I too old for long hair? 

Positive Quote of the Day

Happiness is essentially a state of going somewhere, wholeheartedly,
one-directionally, without regret or reservation.

-- William H. Sheldon

Which Conference talk did you like best?

Just a question for all my Mormon friends....I loved Elder Holland's talk. It was just what i needed. Pres. Hinckley was cute when he said that his talk shouldn't be considered an obituary...even though that's what I was thinking the whole time he was talking. But, sadly, I always wonder if this is the last time we will see him speak at conference. I adore him. The weather looked good in SLC....so...is it as perfect as it looked Sarita and Jess? Love you guys!

Cute Baby and Mommy

 

Christi and Baby Grant

Happy, fiesty and growing....that's Grant!