A Lazy Sunday Evening

Rog and I love having all the kids come over on Sunday afternoon. Most Sundays I prepare a nice meal for everyone. We love having the closeness that we share and having the kids be able to come over any time. On this Sunday Troy and Kori and Colby are living in Calif. and Brayden and Daxton were visiting their other grandparents and we miss them all so much.
I remember when we'd go and visit Grandpa and Grandma P and grandpa would always ask why we had to leave so soon. Well, now we understand why. We always hate when our children and grandchildren leave us. We love this relaxing time in the back yard together.

We finally got Gentry to smile for the camera. She's always got the rosiest cheeks and she looks identical to how Shana looked when she was little. She's Grandmas sweetheart.

Kristi loves coming over to visit. Jareds always ready to go but she always wants to stay longer. We sure love when they come to visit us.

My two adorable granddaughters Makinley and Gentry love being outside and playing with our dogs. Makinley loves having her picture taken but Gentry has something about not liking being in front of a camera. It's hard to get her to smile. Even so, they are such cuties.

Our family loves sitting in our back yard under our big beautiful maple tree. The weather was so beautiful today. It was so nice and relaxing to visit with Shana, Jared and Kristi and their girls.

I Got Tagged By Kori

How long have you been married? 30 years and 10 months
How old is your spouse?A sexy 51
Who eats more? Of course I do that's why I look the way I do. Rog eats like a bird.
Who said I love you first? Oh wow that's too long ago to remember that one. haha
Who is taller? Rog is. I believe he's 5'10" and I"m 5'5.5"
Who sings better? Oh trust me I do. Just ask him. haha..
Who is smarter? Definitely him
Who controls the T.V. remote? Well we have two t.v.'s but he's usually on the big screen one.
Whose temper is worse? Depends on what we're arguing about.
Who does the laundry? I do mostly but he likes to help out on the Saturday that I'm working.
Who does the dishes? We both do and I appreciate it a lot!!
Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? I do because he said the mattress was bad on that side.
Who cooks dinner? I do mostly but he comes up with some concoctions sometimes.
Who is more stubborn? We both are when it comes to certain things. He'd say I was though.
Who is the first to admit when they are wrong? He is because I'm always right. Just ask him.
Whose parents do you see the most? Neither, they're both passed on.
Who has more friends? For sure that's me.
Who has more siblings? We each have the same number.
Who wears the pants in the family? That's me : )

Now I tag Kayleen, Elaine and Michelle

A Saturday Well Spent

Here we are taking a break from the hard days work.





I spent half the time helping with washing windows and the other half helping Rog with the bushes. We accomplished so much today. What a good feeling. It's nice to have the kids help since we're getting kinda old. Ha Ha.


Thanks to Shana and Brayden and Daxton for helping us. It would have taken us a lot longer without them. So much appreciated.



Shana helped a ton by washing the windows on the outside and inside. We all spent the Saturday working together and it was great fun. Not one complaint (except that the ladder was too heavy for Shana to carry haha). And yet her old mama could do it. :)

This is a project that Roger has wanted to do for quite some time. I just haven't been able to bring myself to part with these bushes until today though. They've added privacy to our home and they also were bushes that had been planted there when my mom bought our home 32 years ago so I guess it was a sentimenal thing. But I finally tired of them and agreed to have them pulled out. Everyone worked so hard to remove them and it was a real hot day today so we were all sweating. Shana is in the background doing the windows.

Brayden and Daxton got their clothes on at 8 a.m. and went outside ready to start pulling out the bushes. What troopers they were. They thought that was so cool seeing them uprooted.

Papa and Daxton are carefully replacing the dirt on our new plant. It's supposed to get about 5' tall with spiral looking flowers on it. I can't wait to see it when it's matured.

Here's what it looks like so far. We haven't gotten all of the flowers and plants we want yet but we'll get them in soon. Daxton is helping Papa dig a big hole for one of the plants.

Brayden and Daxton spent all day helping us with washing windows and pulling out the shrubs and planting the new ones. They each earned some money for doing it and now can go and buy themselves something fun. They were such hard workers and never complained. They just pitched in and spent all day outside helping.

Happy Mothers Day Mom

I frequently look at this picture to remind me of how my mom looked and felt in her better days before she passed away. She was such a beautiful person. Full of charity and love for her fellow man. You could always count on her to help you out with anything. I remember when I was first married and we had little money. My mom used to go to Bingo once a week at Riverside Country club. She won a 20$ bingo and she gave me the money. She said I needed it more than she did which was true of course but it's a gesture I will always remember. I remember her always taking dinner to a needy friend or ward member. The way she took care of and loved my dad while he was so ill was also something I will always remember. I remember how lonely she was after he passed away. She wrote such beautiful poetry of how much she loved and missed him. My mom had many talents. She was an artist, she wrote poetry, wonderful cook. I"m so lucky to have a beautiful painting that she painted of her mother, my Grandma, hanging in my spare bedroom. I"ve always said that would be one of the first things I would grab if we ever had a fire. I treasure anything of her.

On this Mothers Day, as always, I grieve for her, I long to hug her, I would love to have her sit down with my children and grandchildren and have her listen to their stories. I will once again go and visit her grave and pay tribute to my beautiful mother.

I want to tell my beautiful daughter Shana and my two adorable daughtersinlaw that I love them all so dearly. I"m so proud of each one and the great mothers that they have become. I always knew they would. I look up to them and respect them for the hard job that "mothering" is.

Happy Mothers Day to all of you wonderful moms. I love you all also.

I'm going to miss him

I adore being a grandma as most of you know. There is nothing better than the sweet smell of a new baby. And when they start smiling and cooing at you. When they snuggle in your arms and look up at you with faith that you will love them, take care of them and teach them.

I"m so thankful that all of my grandchildren live so close by me. I'm having a hard time accepting the fact that our newest grandchild, Colby Lincoln will be leaving us for 4 months as his daddy will be working in California for the summer. I will miss his giggles, his smiling face, his chubby cheeks and even his spit up on my shoulder. He's an adorable sweetheart and his Papa and Mimah will miss him terribly but we know his mamma and daddy will post pictures on their blog as he gets bigger and starts doing new things. Troy and Kori and Colby are leaving on Wed. and we will miss all of them a lot. I want each of my grandchildren to know how much I love them. I live for them and look forward to seeing them as much as I can. I keep telling each one that they can't grow any more. That they have to stay small and they just laugh at me. They are at such a fun stage in life. They ask so many questions and want to know why to everything. I hope I can be an influence in their lives and someone that they can look up to and love being with.

My Oldest Son

Jared was brave enough to take his girls camping last summer to the Tucker reunion all by his self. He loves camping and wants to make sure his girls enjoy the same things he did when he was a boy. Kristi wasn't able to go so he took the opportunity to spend some time with his girls all by his self. Jared works two jobs and works many hours each day so he cherrish's the time he has with them.

Jared is here helping his daughters decorate their Christmas cookies.

Jared loves being a daddy. I know he learned all of his wonderful traits of being a father from his own dad. Jared plays such an active role in his childrens lives. He has done so since day one. Changing diapers, feeding, bathing, watching them when Kristi is working, playing and reading to them. The girls love their daddy so much. I'm so proud of him and love watching him as he tends to his kids. I love you Jared.

Colby Lincoln Pyne

I"ve wanted to take this picture ever since Colby was born. We now have a 3 generation Grandfather, Son, and grandson. It makes me tear up seeing this. I wish Grandpa Pynes hand could have been included on the bottom. This picture was taken on Colbys blessing day. April 13th, 08. I love the song "Daddy's Hands" and this picture reminds me of that.

This picture was taken on April 13th which was Colbys blessing day. His daddy gave him a beautiful blessing to help him in his life as he grows older. Mom and dad are so proud of their little sweetheart.

I took this picture on a night we got to tend Colby. He's getting to be a little chunkers. We sure are going to miss seeing him over the next 4 months.

Grandma and Grandpa love watching Colby. He's getting the fattest little cheeks.