SPRING BREAK 2011

We had a great Spring Break... I took the week off of work and it was DELIGHTFUL.

We....

played LOTS of tennis (like LOTS) we met a guy at the park who's daughter is on the HS team... he was SO nice and invited Lindsey and Katie to come and practice with them twice (2 hours each) they learned so much!

We....

watched LOTS of movies from the library and Redbox...

We... Read books.... colored Easter Eggs... DJ'd another dance...played with friends..... took naps....fed the homeless... cleaned our house....... went to St. George for a day..... went swimming..... went to an Air Supply Concert.... went to the St. George Temple.... took a nap in the park....went to Zion's Natl Park..... had an Easter Egg hunt...

Spring Break was great... Life is good... All is well... :)

It HAILED here a little over a week ago... we had to document this one! :)

Kismet

This morning as I was doing the dishes... I was looking out the window thinking... I had just wished someone a happy birthday... and I was thinking about how interesting it was how this person and I had crossed paths in life and how we are such great friends... how I didn't know this person for half of my life.... and then we became kind of kindred spirit types....

Then I started thinking about chance, destiny, karma, providence, and KISMET... Is it a coincidence that certain people become part of our lives?

I choose to think it is NOT. I believe that Heavenly Father brings people into our lives that we NEED and that NEED us, to help each other along our journey in life.

I love to think about all of the people who have been a part of my life. I LOVE the warm fuzzies I get when I think of great people I have been blessed to know and love. I love to think about those that I have loved so much and who have made my life better, have taught me, helped me and been there for me. From family members, friends, ward members and even co-workers... It is so interesting to look back and realize the influence that people have had on me. I would love to make a list of people who have touched my life... maybe not appropriate for the blog, maybe my journal... (also... have you ever notice how you have morphed over the years to be a different person than you used to be? I like this topic too)

Our relationships with people are what make life worthwhile... So there is my deep thought for the day... But MAYBE it's more than that... Maybe it's a little prompting from above to remind me of my greatest blessings.

Guilty Pleasure

Okay... so I know I am quite weird.. no big news....

But this year, I have sort of shocked myself.

I have always been a fan of American Idol...

But this year I am a SUPER DUPER BIG fan because of

Am I a freak?
I can't help it... I REALLY like him...

Katie got glasses & Springtime in Viva

KATIE GOT GLASSES!! Doesn't she look SO CUTE!?!? Immediately we all commented that she looked so SMART!! We didn't know that she had bad eyes til she failed the vision screening in P.E. Oops! She is loving being able to see better! YEA! Cute stuff!! :)

I LOVE the colors in this picture ->

Petunias, gerber daisies, marigolds, geranium, snap dragon, and verbena... love them!!!

Its Springtime in Las Vegas... my favorite rose tree is in full bloom, my trees are leafing out and I planted flowers Monday/Tuesday this week. Next week marks FIVE years since my mom passed away. I have posted a little remembrance of her every year. I love her so much and miss her dearly! Nothing reminds me of my Mom more (other than homemade bread) than going to a nursery, buying flowers and planting them. She used to get so excited to do this every spring. Her flower beds (especially in Provo) were absolutely GORGEOUS!!!! After I was married I would go over and visit her frequently and she be out in the back yard working in her flower beds... we would always walk around the back yard and she would show me her flowers and tell me the names of them and show me what had just bloomed that morning. She truly loved it... and because she did, so do I. Yesterday I took my daughters outside and taught them the names of the flowers and we planted them in some pots and put them on our front porch and on my Dad's patio. We aren't able to have a big flower garden... but nothing cheers you up more than flowers! I love them! They are so bright, beautiful, dainty, fresh, fragrant and in so many varied colors, shapes, sizes. My favorite flower is a daisy. I had beautiful white daisies in Cedar City. This week I bought red Gerber Daisies to plant. Flowers don't last very long in the heat here... but I plant every spring anyway... because I love it. Something about the dirt and the sun and the water are so therapeutic to me. We also planted 12 zucchini plants! If they work-- Look out! They will be coming out of our ears!! :))

Katie at her orchestra festival... I wasn't able to go because of work, and Dave forgot to take the camera, but she had a great time at festival with her school two Saturday's ago. (I stole this picture off of a friends blog.) Lindsey also had her festival competition last week on a Tuesday. She is in the advanced orchestra and Katie is in the intermediate. Katie was invited to play the cello with the advanced orchestra for their festival... so they got to go together. Lindsey has also been asked to be the piano accompanist for the Fiddle Club on their California trip next month! Way to go girls!! :)

YO

IT'S TENNIS TIME AGAIN! :))

We love our coach, Coach Larry-- he is AWESOME!! The girls really enjoy their tennis lessons and so do I! So fun to watch, sometimes I even take a stroll around the park...

WARD TALENT SHOW

Hangin out after the talent show helping Dave take down the equipment... Dave is kind of starting to become known as a bit of a DJ for our stake... the DJ gig at youth conference, now the ward talent show, in two weeks the regional dance, and then also for our stake grad bash in June! He is loving it!! :))

Lindsey's Mia Maid class did a stirring rendition of "Rindercella"... very, very cute with the Bishop narrating it! :)

The activity day girls did a darling Irish dance. They were SO adorable in their cute matching outfits (with skirts made by Sis. Albright-amazing!!) It was a really fun night! :)