Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Happy Birthday to Sarah

Happy Birthday Sarah, with an "h"! Her birthday is Wednesday. Sarah is our first daughter-in-law. I remember the first time we met. We went to see "God's Army", and David brought Sarah as his date. David was acting like his usual goofy self, and Sarah laughed. That was a good sign.

Sarah loves Australia, and figured out a way to do schooling abroad. So part of her high school years were spent in Australia. She served her mission there too. That is pretty awesome.

She is talented and creative. She does scrap booking, makes great cards, does a super blog, and makes beautiful cakes. She even made fortune cookies that were adorable.

Sarah is beautiful when she smiles and laughs. She loves to have fun with her boys. Her giggle is contagious. Most important of all she is David's wife, and the mother of three precious grandsons. (I "borrowed" this family picture from Sarah's blog). She has a busy job!

Here's hoping that you have a wonderful day, and that you will be spoiled!

Monday, June 16, 2008

Happy Father's Day

Father's Day is the day we get to honor the men in our lives who have made a great influence on us. I miss my own father, as do many others. Above all things he was a real "daddy", a great scholar of the scriptures, and loved us; my mother, sister, brothers, and me. He sacrificed for his family. We are his priceless possessions.It is also a time to pause and reflect about Keith. He is my sweetheart and a wonderful dad. He works hard to provide for us. One of the most touching things about Keith is that his prayers always include our children, their spouses, and our grandchildren. He includes specific items unique to each one he prays for. He enjoys preparing for family get-togethers, and always looks for ways to make it more comfortable for all. He always looks forward to playing with the grandkids.

It is great to see the wonderful blogs that the girls have done to honor their husbands for Father's Day! Sarah posted pictures of David with a great tie that Zach, Cannon, and Elliot made for him. We all know it is the mother's work and planning that pulls such a thing together. Laura posted pictures of Arie with Dirk. Emma posted pictures of Jon with the Cirrus and Crimsel. Keith and I hosted the Father's Day/June Birthday BBQ at our home again this year. He received flamingos and lined the walk path with them. It made it festive. Seems that all had a great time.

Sunday, June 8, 2008

Decisions, Decisions, Decisions...


Soooo, Keith and I have been looking at garage doors for what seems like forever. We finally narrowed it down to a carriage style door. We decided on white. Anywho, that's what I thought we agreed upon. So we are at the garage door warehouse seeking prices and my husband says maybe green would be nice. We've been playing around with photos and paint trying to decide white or green, green or white. Our fingers and brains went a little nutso and one thing lead to another. We spruced the whole place up. It will be difficult to drive up to the place tomorrow and see it in its unfinished state. PLEASE, vote on the color door you think looks best. Also, would you please let us know what you think of the piece of gingerbread at the top of the gable up above Crimsel?