We had a great time on Ethan's special day for his ordination to be a deacon. We were very proud of his accomplishment. It is ALWAYS a great time to get together with our family and share in special, or not so special events.
Then came our second Tea Party, that was a grand success, and makes me all that much more convinced that it should be an annual thing. Last, but not least, and absolutely awesome pic of Deb and Zacky.

HAPPY, HAPPY, JOY, JOY! Six weeks later, I finally got my kitchen and dining room floors finished...well kinda finished. I still need to seal them. I have been stressing and worrying about what I was going to do with these floors, but once again, by the grace of Jeff Hale's Hardwood Flooring I was able to get them done. Seriously, these are the nicest, hardest working guys ever. They totally deserve 5Xs what I could pay them, so please, please help me "pay it forward" and recommend them to anyone that you can.

So I thought I'd post some pictures to catch up on our last couple of months! I can't say that it has been a particularly busy summer but it definately has gone fast! Ethan attended his first Scout Camp in August. He had a great time! Lance was able to go with him for the entire week and he came home a "First Class" scout! Tylar and I got to spend the week doing girl stuff and we really enjoyed our time with just the two of us. Ethan's 12th birthday was this month as well! We had a big birtday party in our backyard with both he and Lance's friends. The following weekend was his ordination. This was a great weekend! Grandma and Grandpa, Uncle Doug, Aunt Angie and the girls all came down along with all the Ashby's. Ethan was fortunate enough to have the opportunity to speak in church that same Sunday about Scout Camp. When it came time for his ordination there were so many people they had to do it in the foyer. Lance gave him a beautiul ordination and I of course cried.....ALOT!! Afterward we had a barbecue with everyone that came to support us. Deb even made the hamburgers! (She actually touched the meat! And graciously accepted Doug's instruction on making the ultimate burger! lol!) It was an amazing day and we were so grateful to everyone who came and shared in this awesome milestone with us. This last week Tylar started 4th grade! This coming week Ethan will start Junior High! As always, I wonder where the time has gone! Lance and I celebrated our 21st anniversary this month! Time marched on! I wonder what the next 21 years will bring!

Make a Smilebox photobook

LET'S HAVE A TEA PARTY

Four beautiful young ladies were invited to a Tea Party in Grammy's back yard. We used very fancy dishes and dress up for the formal occasion. Proper etiquette was observed and great gossip (that's what you do at Tea Parties). But, instead of gossip, we talked about days when Grammy was young. Wow!!! What FUN!!

Let's try to put the photo of the lake in now. I obviously put the wrong one on below. Actually, one photo is of Idaho Falls.

August 1,2009. Orville and Wilbur would've been proud of 89 year old Gramps as he handled the flight like a pro. He had a good time. We couldn't quite talk Granny into going in the plane, but she was there to wave as he took off with Allen. The cheerleaders and Gramps fan club took turns cheering the fligts on as others took advantage of the calm skies to go for a flight as well. Debbie, MiKayla, BrieAnna had a birds eye view of the ground while Zack, KeeAra, Donavin and Don waited with Granny and Grammy on a more firm foundation. They will get to go another time, it was getting too late for more flights.



Now, who can guess what the body of water is? First one to identify it wins. What a great view of the windmills. Dad and I took a nice long flight early one morning and took those photos of the lake and windmills.