Marlowe's 80th Birthday Blast!

Last weekend Scott and I drove up to St. George for Marlowe's 80th birthday party.  Most of the kids were there and it was great to catch up with some that I hadn't seen for years.  Upon arrival on Saturday, we had dinner and then drove over to Brigham's Playhouse to watch Annie Jr.  It was a really cute show.  Then we went back to the house for some visiting and waited for latecomers to arrive. Then Scott and I went back to our hotel and as we were driving into the parking lot, we noticed that Brick Oven, which was wonderfully situated right next door to the hotel, was still open.  I may or may not have subconsciously picked that hotel for the location of Brick Oven.  I am not admitting to anything though.  Scott asked me if I wanted to go.  My first thought was that it was 11pm and a ridiculous hour to go get something to eat.  My next thought was that it was Brick Oven and so I said yes!  So glad we didn't pass on that opportunity!

YUM!

The next morning we went to church and then we all gathered at the club house for the birthday celebration.  Here are some of the highlights:

The club house was a perfect place for everyone to gather and have lots of room for activities.

Some enjoyed playing pool while others got into an intense game of chicken foot.

 There was even shuffleboard and horseshoes outside.  Scott spent lots of time playing outside with the kids.  Regan, the girl in the above photo, creamed us both at shuffleboard several times.  Pretty embarrassing.

Chocolate cake with chocolate frosting and chocolate cream filling.  It doesn't get any better than that! Good choice Marlowe!

And three gallons of ice cream.  Need I say more?

Happy 80th Marlowe!  You look great!!

Anxiously waiting......

Long day!

That evening we watched Saratov Approach and visited some more.  It was so fun to be with everyone and celebrate Marlowe's life.  We love you Marlowe and are so grateful to be a part of your family!!

We also had the opportunity to go visit my lifelong friend, Cheryl, and her family while we were there.  Cheryl and I were seminary and girls' camp buddies and then roommates at Heritage Halls.  I am so glad she was with me through all of that.  Thanks for getting me through!!

Friends for 35 years and counting!

It was another great trip.  Now we are home for a few weeks and then off to Vegas for Jared's wedding.  So stay tuned!!

Catch Up

It's time to catch everyone up on other things that have been happening (Ashley's wedding post is below.).  First of all, summer is back.  We had our first triple digit temps on April 10!!

Ugh.

We joined the Robinson's for their Easter egg hunt on Easter morning.  I hadn't done that for many many years....so fun.

Searching......

.....and searching....

Scott was helpful in reaching the high ones.

Cute kids!!

I made another trip up to Utah for Ashley's bridal shower.  I went a few days early to get in some play time.  It was beautiful weather and the spring flowers were in bloom.  Nicole, Camden and I took a trip over to the tulip gardens at Thanksgiving Point.  It was beautiful!

Being silly.

That weekend everyone gathered for Ashley's bridal shower. Nicole did an awesome job as hostess. There was yummy food, cute decorations, and fun games.

Ashley played a game where she had to answer questions and match her answers to what Jason said or end up with a marshmallow in her mouth.  She did pretty good but as you can see, ended up with a few in her mouth. She was a good sport!

See what I mean when I say they take the cutest pics!

For Mother's Day, Scott and I drove to Hemet to surprise my stepmom, Donna, and take her to dinner.  I couldn't remember the last time I saw her or Callie, so we made a quick trip.  We are so glad we did!  It was so fun to surprise her and to see Mike and his family.

Dinner at Red Lobster.....best rolls EVER!! I will not say how many I ate because that would be embarrassing.

My beautiful girls....can't wait to have you here this summer!

Is this a great shot or what?!?!

Love and miss you Donna and Callie!  It was so fun to see you.

Dan, Nicole, and Camden drove out for Ashley's wedding a few days early so we were able to spend a couple of days playing and celebrating Nicole's birthday.

Happy 28th Nicole! You look great!

Group effort.

Well, I think this is the cutest boy that ever was......

See????

Testing the water. It actually feels pretty good, I'm planning to start some water exercising this week.

Grandpa and Camden playing while Mom works??  Something isn't right here....

We have been having so much fun lately!  We feel very blessed to have had opportunities to see our family so often this year.  We are also looking forward to celebrating Marlowe's 80th in St. George this weekend and Jared's wedding on June 21 in Las Vegas.  Stay tuned!!!!

Ashley's Wedding

Ashley and Jason got married last Friday!  We all traveled to Prescott to participate in the festivities.  It was great to be with everyone and to see how happy Ashley and Jason were at their wedding.  Since pictures are worth a thousand words, I'll give you a slide show of the day:

Ashley and bridesmaids getting ready. (They take the best photos!)

Getting the ring bearer prepped and ready! (Cutest ring bearer ever!)

The procession has begun.

And the ring bearer makes a beeline for his mom!

And he makes it!!

Father and daughter walking down the aisle.

Exchanging vows.

Mr. and Mrs. Jason Hosler!

Hanging out at the reception.

This is the first picture of the three of us where we are all smiling at the same time!

Cutting the cake.

First dance as husband and wife.

Father/daughter dance.

A blurry goodbye....and they're off to Puerto Rico for the honeymoon.

 It was a great day and we are so happy for Ashley and Jason.  Get ready Jared and Cate!

31 days!!

Utah Trip February 2014

Last weekend Scott and I flew up to Utah for a visit.  We had a great time with family that we don't see often enough.  It's always so fun to reconnect and catch up with everyone.  We stayed with Dan and Nicole and so we got extra quality time with them and also play time with Camden. 

Camden LOVES playing in the basement.  Dan and Nicole recently finished their basement and it's beautiful, functional, spacious, and fun.  It's Camden's favorite place to be (maybe because all of his toys are down there now) so we spent a lot of time downstairs. On Saturday, Jared came over with his fiancee, Cate.  It was fun to get to know her and find out some more details about the wedding.  They have a lot of fun ideas and things are moving along.  Jared and Cate make a great couple and it's so nice to finally know her personally.  We are so excited for them.

On Sunday we headed up to Bountiful after church for a family dinner at Jo Ann's.  She moved her normal March dinner up a week so that we could participate, which we really appreciated.  They always celebrate the birthdays for that month so we celebrated Drew's 13th birthday.  Also, Jo Ann's husband Art would have been 100 years old this month so we celebrated his birthday too and those who knew him shared fun memories. 

Three out of his four kids were there so they blew out the candles.

 

 

We were also able to get a group shot of our immediate family while we were there.  We missed you Ashley, Jason, and Corinne!

On Monday, we went to see Becky's art exhibit up in West Jordan and there was a park right across the street so we stopped and played for a while.

Camden wanted to slide down.....

......climb up.....

......and crawl through everything.

Scott flew back home Monday night (sniff, sniff) and I stayed the rest of the week.  On Tuesday, I got together with my roommies!  I met Pam, Ellen, and Gayle (We missed you Cheryl!)  in Lehi for lunch at Bona Vita. (By the way, I highly recommend this restaurant.  It's in the Traverse Mountain Outlet Mall.  YUM, YUM!!) Then Gayle had to head back to work, darn it, so Pam, Ellen, and I went down to BYU to see the Sacred Gifts Art Exhibit.  (By the way, I highly recommend this exhibit.  It's beautiful!) 

Friends for 33 years and counting!

One reason I wanted to go to Utah this month was because I needed my annual snow fix.  Well, the weather was spring-like all week with no hint of even any leftover snow on the ground.  Although, I have to say that I was the only one complaining.  Then when I was at BYU on Tuesday I found this.....

I was so excited!  We were at the BYU Creamery when I found it so it may just be some frost from the walk-in freezer that someone threw out.  However, I am going to hold to the belief that it survived the last snow storm and waited for me to get there. I was favored with some beautiful mountain scenery though.

On Wednesday, I went back to BYU, this time with Nicole and Camden to have lunch with Jared.  Thanks Jared for spending your lunch hour with us so I could visit with you one more time.  That was fun!

Camden was so excited to see Uncle Jared again.

Future BYU student(?) getting a tour.

Typical day at BYU....aw, the memories!

And back in the basement to play...........

 

I spent the last couple of nights in Bountiful with Jo Ann.  She treated me to Fiddler on the Roof and we did some shopping.  Thanks to all for a great visit!!  And of course, on Saturday, a big storm came in as I was getting ready to fly home.  Just a lot of rain that made for a bumpy flight, but I made it home safe and sound, just in time to watch the cultural celebration Saturday night.  It was POURING rain but the youth had smiles on their faces and gave us a great show anyway.  As of yesterday, the Gilbert temple is dedicated and open for business starting tomorrow!

Looking forward to our next big adventure!