Jessica's Graduation 2009

Catching Up

I know it's about time that I sit here for a moment and start to catch up. Megan keeps telling me to get to it. Me, the journal writing freak since I was 14 thanks to my older sister, and I can't keep up with a blog. I am turning a new leaf as of today or tomorrow or sometime. For now, I am just going to start uploading some pictures that I want on here of past events. I will have sweet Jessica's high school graduation, some of us camping at Aspen, then a quick trip to South Dakota. I will have to explain that later as well. I will try to get something from August and finish with some Park City pictures. Then I can go back and update and try not to leave too much out.

The only thing is that when I get writing I tend to write a lot and it might be boring for some. I will try hard to remember not to carry on.

Ok, off to finding the pictures I want and see if I can put them where I want. Megan showed me how a little while ago.

Graduated to the Front Seat

Ok, so it has been forever since I updated.  And it is late so I am only going to get a little in tonight.  We will see how far I get before Jessica gets home from her play night with some friends.  

So JJ has graduated to the front seat of the car.  Now who would have thought that this would be  a big event.  But it really is.  Being 10 and tall and 100 pounds allows him to sit up front.  ( I hope anyway).  He is in heaven.  I have gotten the biggest kick out of watching him enjoy the view from the front.  We take so many things for granted.  

So Jessica is home and we have been talking for a long while about her interesting evening, and it is bedtime so I will write more hopefully tomorrow or soon.

Taylor Swift

Ok so Jessica is in love with Taylor Swift.  I guess I shouldn't say it that way.  But she absolutely loves her music.  Her dad knew this and stood in line "FOREVER" and got  2 tickets.  Then Megan found out and was so sad that her dad's heart was so hurt he went and tried to get 2 more tickets.  He checked weekly and finally scored 2 tickets.  So Megan and Curt got to go with Dad and Jessica.  Needless-to-say this picture tells it all.  They all had a blast.  Go Taylor!

We love Nurses!!!

Last weekend we were able to attend Megan's graduation from Weber State Nursing.  She graduated with high honors and it was such a great accomplishment.  I will post a picture of her as soon as I get it on my computer.  

I sat there looking at my girl in her purple and was just bursting.  So proud of her.  It is amazing how we just pull for these children of ours to be successful and happy.  It was a very happy and fun day for us all.  Her cute hubby was so supportive and so fun to sit by him and watch the event.  We had a lot of family there and then after we had food at our house so the rest of Curt's family could come.  His parents went to the graduation and then his siblings and their children came to the house afterwards and it is just always so fun having them come.  They are so supportive.  Megan is blessed to be in such a great family.  Aunt Kay, Krissy, and Bry came as well as Grammy and Bapa and all of us.  It was just a great day.  

Along with the good news, I went to a scholarship awards dinner at the U for Jessica.  Her and I got to go.  She was presented her scholarship there and it just made her even more excited to to go to the U.  Then on our way to Megan's gradation, we got a call from Jessica's counselor and she had been nominated as an outstanding student and was to receive another $1,000 scholarship for the U.  So it was just an amazing day.  The hard, hard work of these two girls are paying off.  I was just so happy.  Happy mommy time.  Life is really good right now and we have been so blessed.  I just don't want it to end.  Just want all to keep going good and happy things keep happening.  Don't we all.  

I have to add something about JJ.  He is doing soccer and doing good there.  But we especially love his piano playing.  He is really into that and he fills our house with fun music and trying to learn every new piece that he can.  Right now it is Twilight, Bella's Lullaby.  He hear's something and wants to learn it so he works hard and does it.  It is fun.  So that is the update so far.  Life is good.  

April 19th

Well, half the month has flown by.  Jessica, JJ and I headed to South Point in Las Vegas during Spring Break.  Jeff was going to meet up with us on Wed. but didn't make it.  Work too busy.  We so missed him.  I have some pictures I will try to add if I can figure out how to do it so they are little and part of this post.  :)  

We missed dad so much but it was a great time.  We sat by the pool and play some bowling, played at the arcade, drove to see the temple.  That was great.  Fun to see all the temples when we travel.  We watched movies in the room and ate at In and Out which we love.  Had to eat there 2 times.  Shopped one of the days and it is always fun to "touch the fabric" shop.  That is when you touch the fabric but don't buy.  That saying comes from my dear Aunt Dora.  The kids learned about the "oh hell" cars too which also came from Aunt Dora.  That is when you are searching for a parking spot and you see it down a ways and when you get to the empty spot it is taken by a little car you couldn't see so you say, "oh hell."  Thank you Aunt Dora.  Keeps a person from getting upset cause everyone laughs when you say it.  

So we made it home safe and sound.  Jessica did get dropped off in Orem and stayed with a friend she has down there and Jeff picked her up on his way back from Helper.  So it was a full week.

Easter came and went so fast.  I always love Easter.  It was a crazy one this year.  Fun to see Meg and Curt and they even got to find their basket.  Couldn't forget them.  

We enjoyed every session of conference.  I just love that time of year.  I almost can say those are the two best weekends of a year.  There is Christmas and Park City and Mud Springs as well, but I just so love General Conference.  Makes you want to be good and try so much harder to be the best you can be.

Ok, I better close here and get to bed.  Have to get up early.  Jeff and I are trying to get in shape for the Wasatch Back Relay.  Megan and Curtis are going to join us.  Crazy but fun.  So have to get up and run before  I go walk with my friends.  

April Fool's Day

Usually I like to play a little trick or joke on my kids.  Last year it was a funny dinner.  Today I better get to it if I am going to make something happen.  We will see.

But I haven't updated for a while so I have a few events to write about.  Last Thursday, I headed to St. George.  I stopped in Spanish Fork and picked up mom.  Dad brought her that far so I wouldn't have to go all the way to Price.  So we headed out and met up with Kay.  She was there with her trailer so we joined her and had an amazing weekend.  Jeff was his wonderful self and ran the house.  

It was nice being with mom and my sister.  We swam in the pool there and enjoyed 80 degree weather.  Even mom swam.  We visited and ate good food.  We watched a couple of good movies and then headed home on Monday.  The weather was starting to get chilly on Monday and we came back to snow.  Yuk.  Mom came back and stayed the week here.  That was nice.  Jeff took her home on Friday.  

It was fun to have her.  She was able to see JJ play his soccer game.  He played his last indoor game last night.  Now he starts outside.  So it was a good week having her here.  We were able to meet Aunt Joyce and Dee for lunch a day.  

JJ got sick again.  It has been a rough winter for him.  So he was down for a couple of days.  We got his county report done and he hit the bed.  He was there all weekend but made it to school on Monday so that is good.  

Jessica had Prom this weekend.  She had a date on Friday night and then the dance on Saturday.  So it was an eventful Saturday.  I had the first ward baptism that I was in charge of.  Well Chris, my 2nd counselor, did all the work before had and I just made sure it went ok on Sat.  It did.  There was a lot of other stuff going on but Jeff came home early from Helper and so that helped a ton.  He is always the life saver at our house.  

So I am going to post some pictures of Jessica in her pretty dress.  She looked like a princess.  Megan came and helped and it was fun to have her a part of it.