WHAT A BLESSING...

Last weekend we finally had all 4 granddaughters together. Jared and Susan blessed their two little girl, Haley and Kelly. What a blessing these two have been to our lives. They have taught us so much in so little time. Mostly, they have taught us patience. They might have had a early start on life but they are catching up so fast. They are perfect!!! Chloe is a delight, she is our quiet one...maybe because she is the smallest. She isn't very big but her cute little face speaks volumes.
Sienna is so busy, she isn't going to let life pass her by. Her mommy is busy trying to pick a school to go to for Pharmacy. Meg has been accepted into University of Utah and University of Southern Nevada....big decision! Susan just gave us a big announcement...she is expecting!!! She and Jared are going to be very busy. Congratulations you guys!!!

THE SONG REMEMBERS WHEN....

Just the other day, I was working in my kitchen and on the TV I heard an advertisement about
Carole King and James Taylor coming to SLC for a concert. They were singing parts of
their old songs on this add...then she started singing: "...it's too late baby, now it's
too late, though I really did try to make it. Something is inside
just died and I can't ...." so on and so forth! This just
spurred a weird memory for me... bear with me:
I'm not even sure how old I was
but my cousin, Dave, had
picked me and Deb
up for softball
practice
we were sitting
in the back seat of his
car and he had the radio on real
loud. This Carole King song was blasting
over the radio and I was just a singing along with it
totally oblivious to anything going on. All of a sudden, Dave just
flipped off the radio and there I was singing to the top of my lungs all by my
self. I was so embarrassed and all Dave could do was laugh and laugh. I love my cousins, but those older boys really had a way of making us younger ones look and feel silly! I think it is so neat the way music can bring back memories some 40 years ago.

HOLA FROM MEXICO

We just got back from a great week in Loreto. It was a good week for fishing and sunning and eating. Mark and Bonnie really spoiled us. The fishing was good as long as the wind didn't blow (I guess fish are like me, they don't like wind either!) The sunrise in the morning is unbelievable. We get up at 5:00 in the morning to catch our bate before the sun comes up. The pelicans really love fishermen, maybe they just love the fish that the fishermen catch. On one day we caught 10 Yellow Tail Tuna...we brought 6 of them in to eat. I have lots in my freezer now.
Bonnie has all of us looking for Sea Glass whenever we walk the beach. It is kind of addicting.
It is a bummer to have to go home, but it is nice to get back to the real world too.

COUSINS

WE HAD SO MUCH FUN PUTTING THE GIRLS TOGETHER. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT SIENNA HAS BEEN ABLE TO GET THIS CLOSE TO THE TWINS AND THEY DIDN'T EVEN SEEM TO MIND. WE JUST DIDN'T THINK THAT CHLOE WOULD LIKE IT YET.

CHLOE WAS GETTING SO TIRED OF PICTURES THAT SHE IS ALITTLE CROSS EYED OVER THE LIGHTS. CHLOE TURNED 3 WEEKS OLD .

THE SMITH'S COME TO TOWN

Last week, we got the pleasure of having AJ, Meg and Sienna come stay with us in Mesquite. As you can tell, flying wasn't the highlight of their trip. But the sun was a huge plus.

We had fun, going to the duck pond and feeding the ducks and birds...we went for walks and checked out the neighborhood.




Sienna has a new expression, when you asked her to show her "funny face" she really puckers up. We are not really sure where this came from. But it sure is cute. Grandma has a hard time warming up, but when I do get my chance, it is picture time.
Thanks, guys, for a great week...Please come again soooooon!

I LOOKED OUT THE WINDOW AND WHAT DID I SEE...

Oh, how I wished it was popcorn popping on my apricot tree...that would mean Spring is here. But instead it is hundreds of Snow Geese. They are back!!! We planted fall grain around the house and they are loving the green stuff. Hopefully it doesn't kill the plant and ruin our crop, so far they haven't hurt anything except where they pad the wet ground down with their webbed feet. It is fun to watch them. In a couple of weeks, there is a big one or two day hunt to kill some of them off before they head up north. I say "Fly Geese Fly...NOW"

FOUR LITTLE DARLINGS

I have to have a little bragging rights...being a grandma is the best! My
picture of Chloe is taken when she was two days old.

This picture of Sienna was taken when she is 15 months old and the twins are almost 5 months old.

Sienna has finally found out how to get into Grandma's candy drawer, but she really likes the pasta shells more than the candy.

The twins are growing, not real fast, but they are now 9 lbs 2 oz and 9 lbs 6 oz. Haley has outgrown Kelly, but they are staying pretty much together in size. They are going to be blessed on March 7 in Oak City.

We have been so very blessed in our family!