Snow level a bit too low -- it's almost June!

Notice the two birds flying by as I took this picture. I was thrilled.

Memorial Day (used to be called Decoration Day)

Not sure if anyone is enterested in visiting the cemeteries on Memorial Day (Monday) or not. But if you want to join Grant & me let us know. We haven't set a time as of yet, probably afternoon. Our lilacs are in bloom and we plan to place some on our family graves, no plans to purchace flowers. We will probably visit American Fork, Lehi, & maybe Cedar Fort cemeteries. When we were kids Memorial Day was a pretty big event. Today, not so much but still something we enjoy.
P.S. Keep your cell phones nearby just in case Grant drives off without me again.

AMAZING

I'm thinking of serving "Chicken" for our next family dinner! After Steve was born, Lori's friend Kelly, brought in dinner -- Sweet & Sour Chicken that was delicious. I'll be using her recipe. What is amazing is that I have never served chicken at any of our dinners. Tom cooked chicken for us once after he won first place at the Utah State Fair for his dutch oven chicken. It was delicious! But this will be my first attempt at chicken for the family.

P.S. for the vegetarians in the family -- yes, we will have other foods on the menu.

Wonderful family day! Birthday cake and our first fire of the year!

Darci's 27th birthday.

No one had more fun than Myles & Austin.

If you look closely you can see Myles & Austin gathering more wood from the wood pile. They LOVED throwing sticks on the fire.

We were about to get rained out

Family Dinner 5-22-2011

Menu:
Carrots, Celery, Chips & Dip

Barbecued beef sandwiches
Pasta (Bowtie) Salad
Green Salad
Red Jello - Cream

Strawberry Soda Pop Cake (Darci's choice)
Ice Cream

P.S. to Mark Your Calendars

Since we won't be here on the scheduled Father's Day Sunday we would like to celebrate it on June 5 (two weeks early).
Grant requests, "No gifts please".

Mark Your Calendars

It's a bit early but thought I had better let all of you know that we will only be meeting together for one family dinner in June. The first Sunday in June than not again until the first Sunday in July. We won't be in town on the other Sundays.

dates for family dinners: May 22, June 5, & July 3.

We will miss not seeing you as often.

FUN STUFF!

If you wake up early in the morning and the skies are clear enough, you can see four planets close to each other. Thirty minutes before sunrise to the east, Mercury, Venus, Mars and Jupiter are near each other - this will only last through the end of May.

Sunrise is about 6:10 am

(taken from the Deseret News 5-15-11)

A bit of a change in menu plans

I am so loving this beautiful weather that I want to do some kind of a barbecue. We will still have Brook's favorite pasta salad (the bowtie one) but it will be only a side dish. Not sure what else as of yet, I'll wait to see what kind of weather we will have for the 22nd. Really looking forward to seeing all of you again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oops! I forgot to remember to post these pictures earlier.

I was a little late taking this picture. Candle already out. These four year olds are quick!

MOTHER"S DAY!

It was such a nice Mother's Day! Thanks to the men in our family! All man-made food!

Good company, good food, good times! 

(Is that a "smolder" Steve? :)

(Always a blurry one in the bunch. sorry.)

 We ended the day picking our nose! Thanks Lori!

I've learned something!

Nothing makes one as tired as doing nothing. It's very fatiguing!

Click on picture "twice" to make it large enough to see! Oh Brother!

Trip to the tulip festival at Thanksgiving Point

I think Grandma and Grandpa really enjoyed it!