Together Forever..No Matter What!

Family Night....we can all learn something

2011-09-14T10:44:00.000-07:00

Farrari set out to do our Family Home Evening lesson one Monday in June. She told the story of the wise man and the foolish man who built their houses on the rock and on the sand and how when the rains came the house on the sand washed away and the one on the rock stood still... she used rock and sand and made houses... it was a great lesson and the kids loved it...Good to remember that the rock is our Savior and if we put our trust and faith in Him He will be there for us and protect us when the storms come, when trials will try to bring us down.....when life seems hard....He is there for us and always has been!

Yard Sales.....it's not about the money $$$$

2011-09-14T09:47:00.000-07:00

I love yard sales....I have found some really fun treasures throughout the years! But doing one of your own is a lot of work but as I was pondering on this I decided you end up doing things at a yard sale you don't always get to do....such as....having a good friend come and sit and visit with you....playing Chinese jump rope.....the older kids showing the younger ones what it's all about!! when was the last time we played that?
The best part is we always buy at least 2 boxes of donuts.....I mean 2 dozen...cos we are up early putting things out so we treat ourselves with donuts for breakfast! that alone is worth the trouble! You never know who you will have com and visit your yard sale either...some times you get some really fun people....and then there are moments you don't plan on such as grandpa sitting on the ground while Ian watches him do something.....and the little ones scattering all the toys all over and then you end up just giving the toys away to the kids that come....So even though we don't end up making very much we do end up having a good time together and doing some fun, crazy things you don't normally do... and it's a day spent outside getting some sun and ignoring the house work....it's nice to know that it will be there when you are done having fun!!!
I thought I was going to try and have a yard sale at the end of summer but I hurt my knee really bad so I guess no more fun in the sun......what about a yard sale in the snow....just think of the things we could do outside in the winter.....you know I think people would come cos there are a lot of yard sale aholics out there, I know I would stop if there was one!!! :)

Turtles live on!!

2011-08-28T18:44:00.000-07:00

Turtles in a half shell....turtle power!! Well, Dougie has never outgrown his love for Ninja Turtles so we had a theme for his 25th b'day.....Turtle Power! It was fun, I think he liked it too. The kids loved the remote control turtle on a 4 wheeler....

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Ben turns 16!

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Wow where did the time go, my baby is 16~ he's getting old! Ben had a great b'day he got a new cymbal for his drum set, a cool t-shirt and a belt buckle that looks like a video game control....the cake was good too! The kids love the b'days! we are party animals!

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Nutelleria...

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What is a Nutelleria? I think it's heaven....if you can go into a place and have them serve up stuff with Nutella on it then it's gotta be HEAVEN! I don't know what they have in there but someday I hope to find out! My nephew Ireneo posted this from Italy...I need to ask him what they serve! I think it's worth a trip to find out!!! Yes Nutella had to be in the pre- existence! It's such a good thing! I live my life with this motto....start the day with Nutella and no matter what happens you can always say something good happened that day!!! ok I don't really but hay it sounds good......that's all....

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Well our May birthdays are getting to be more and more so here goes. The pictures above are of Solae's b'day....then we have Ivie below this script. They both wanted Cassata for their b'day cake so I made them and Dougie did the honors of putting candles on the cakes! It's becoming a favorite...I think the kids just want an excuse to have CASSATA!
I added the apron and towels I sent to my sister Anna Maria for her 60th b'day this year 2011... I also sent her a Fanucci brother....
We then go to Daisy's 1st b'day! she loved the cake best of all!!! it loved her back.
Eliot had a special b'day too...we all met at the park in Heber had cake and ice cream the kids played at the play ground for awhile, and then all the kids and parents rode Thomas the train...yes they loved it! Maile made her a special Thomas the train cake, it was pretty awesome!
Doug, Farrari, Ari and I went to a diner in Heber and it wasn't that good!! I don't recommend it!! It's the one by the gas station next to Arbys! Well, what a disappointment! oh well, we went to some of the shops on main street too. Next time we need to go down farther and look at the shops there. We then headed home.....
Sundrina decided for her 30th b'day that she wanted a mad hatter party so we all donned our hats and had a dance and party! I feel bad cos I can't find the rest of the pictures with people in their hats! oh well it was a lot of fun. Her friend painted a hat and happy b'day on her front windows too. pretty good artist!!
That's our birthday fun for May don't worry we will have more!

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Mike Graduates with his Bachelors!!

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This is us at UVU, it was cold out that day!! We are proud of you Michael! oh and Deanna gave us a lesson on making corsages after his grad. party, here we are even Dad got in on the fun...guess who will be helping with the next wedding! :)

Making corsages 101

2011-08-28T13:58:00.000-07:00

After Michaels grad. party we had a lesson in making corsages from Deana Mikes mom...her son got married the next day so we stayed and helped her made them. It was very interesting! I think I can do it now!! Thanks to Deana !!

Michael Graduates!

2011-08-28T13:49:00.000-07:00

May is the month for graduations!
Michael graduated from UVU!
Congrats Michael...nice party..good food...good friends and basketball for Josh!!!

Comin Home!

2011-08-28T13:32:00.000-07:00

I'm comin home I've done my time...now I've got to know what is and isn't mine, if you receive my letter telling you I'll soon be there....well, we sorted and stuffed Farrari's things into the van and brought her home after serving a year at Salt Lake Community College! She loved it and made some good friends....by Solae', Farrari got replaced by Eric......home to Roosevelt...we followed Farrari in Ari's car....can you tell she was way ahead of us!!! :)

The Brothers

2011-08-28T13:26:00.000-07:00

Meet the Fanucci brothers....there are a lot of them, this is Luigi, Mario and Toto....the rest are off visiting relatives...maybe one will come visit you soon!! They are a jolly lot, they can sweeten a dish or give it just the right taste it needs to be the best of dishes! Yes, they come jam packed with flavor.....if you listen really closely in the dead of night they sing....yep you can hear them sing...O Sole Mio.... one of their favs!

the big hunt!

2011-08-28T13:17:00.000-07:00

the kids were excited for the Easter egg hunt at Nana's....they filled their baskets and then I guess Ian and Grandpa were all tuckered out!! But Gabe, Addy and Callie were enjoying a movie and their candy!! I hope next year we can have all the grandkids come up for it!!

Jamie Cooks Up

2011-07-27T07:09:00.000-07:00

I just added a gadget...started looking up Jamie Oliver and found this. Looks pretty good. Check it out!

April ,2011 ......let's see what happened?

2011-07-17T14:18:00.000-07:00

As everyone knows sometimes I forget things....no laughing from the peanut gallery!! I know that Vana had a b'day on the 7th.....Solae' and Eric had a reception in Wheatland, WY. and it was Erics b'day on the 16th...welcome to the family Eric! Then what? wow I'm struggling, that's what I get for putting this off...Ok so everyone knows I love to take pictures welllll I found this picture of Vana's b'day and I remembered that I asked Ivie to make this cake for Vana, I had seen it in a magazine and it was lovely and she did a good job on it! This is why I take pictures!

Inspirational

2011-07-07T16:05:00.000-07:00

I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking the kids to scout camp. I want there to be a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children. I want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived.

~Marjorie Pay Hinckley
I love this quote it shows what life is really all about! I know I've had my share of sticky hands touching me, kids piled in the our favorite van....old blue...may he rest in peace!! But really I wouldn't have it any other way...some peoples eyes get big when I say we have 10 kids but I would not send anyone of them back. They make me laugh, cry, and ok I will admit even wanting to pull my hair out sometimes but hay I'm growing up...I'm more patient now and I love to see what life brings their way, how they are raising their children and believe it or not they still teach me a lot and make laugh and yes even make me cry cos I love them little buggers!!

2011-05-18T11:22:00.000-07:00

Salt Lake Reception

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The day before the wedding and reception we decorated the church. Dougie and Ivie brought the decorations from Roosevelt, we sure appreciate them for all they did. Ivie made the sign in book for them and it came out so beautiful! She spent lots of hours working on it.
Dad and I picked up my brother Leo and his wife Ellen from their hotel, they had just flown in that morning....we all met at the church, decorated and then Leo and Ellen took us all out to Marie Calenders for dinner. It was so much fun to all be together....
The reception went well, Ammon caught the garter and Hiedi (Shans sister in law) caught the bouquet....Farrari's friend Laralynn was a big help!

Sunday 3-13-2011 A day of rest!!! Family togetherness!

2011-04-07T11:22:00.000-07:00

What a great Sunday we had. Leo taught me how to make his yummy meatballs and we talked about growing up in Italy! I learned so much! We all just spent the day together, watched Solae' and Eric open presents. We went to the Pioneer Village and took a train ride and went through Brigham Youngs house....We toured temple square with Leo and Ellen and then had to say goodbye!!

Ari returns from Texas!!

2011-04-07T11:01:00.000-07:00

Waiting at the airport for Ari to come home. The little ones had fun running around. Ari flew in with 2 other missionaries. It was great to see her again!

2011-04-07T10:54:00.000-07:00

Having fun running after the kids, they loved going up and down the escalator. Of course I started to cry when she came out....we've missed her so much!

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Lunch with Ari at Ihop

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After picking up Ari at the airport we went to Ihop for lunch then headed home!

Ari Home to Roosevelt

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Our Texas Gal

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Ari brought home some fun gifts.

ROOSEVELT RECEPTION 3-19-2011

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Solae worked for Dr. Kowalis and Dr. Wilson and they have been great to support her. Cousins Elizabeth, Casey and kids came from Colorado also and it was great to see them! Ben stood in for the bride....so helpful!

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ARI'S HOMECOING/LUNCHEON 3-20-11

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Ari spoke in church and then we had a luncheon at the STRATA bldg. Her college friends were here to support her. We had a good time visiting with with family and friends and eating lots of yummy food.

BEFORE....THE FAMILY PICTURE TAKING..

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So, we tried to get a family picture taken and as you can imagine not everyone was cooperating!! It took some doing, and picking bodies up off the floor but we finally got it together, except Ammon made some comment that got everyone laughing. In the end I gave them the evil eye and they straightened up!! :)

AFTER.....IT CAME TOGETHER

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Well, we finally got everyone to cooperate and this is the result!! I love the one with the grand children!! So glad they were all happy at that moment, well Ian wasn't so sure he wanted to be there but it's all good!

Disclaimer!

2011-04-06T21:00:00.000-07:00

Ok this is not going to be in order cos I just realized that I should go backwards in order for it to make sense but oh well!!

Getting Ready for the Wedding March 11, 2011

2011-04-06T20:16:00.000-07:00

Friday before the wedding found us at the church decorating. Leo and Ellen flew out that morning and came and helped out. It was so wonderful having them there. They came from PA to be with us for this special occasion. Leo and Daisy hit it off right off the bat! I think they are kindred spirits!

The Weddin!! Solae' and Eric

2011-03-24T13:31:00.000-07:00

the wedding reception in Roosevelt was a lot of fun
this is just one of many videos, but had to share
this one!!

New Food Blog

2011-02-24T22:21:00.000-08:00

I just added a gadget on the right called Our Best Bites, a new food blog I found. One of the authors was on Studio 5.... She and a friend who lives in another state, have this food blog and now they are putting out a cook book. It looks really good...has lots of pictures and step by step instructions. So, thought I would add it so you can check it out, let me know what you think....

Biggest Loser

2011-01-14T16:07:00.000-08:00

This is me after having Vana 30 years ago!! Wow! so I'm going to pin this up somewhere to help me with this diet!
We are doing a Phillips biggest loser contest from now til March 5th. Most of the family is in on it and it's been fun. We all post and make comments and just laugh! There are some fun pictures and videos the kids have put up that are hilarious...so if anything we are having fun! We all put some money in the pot and who ever loses the most gets it.

Thanksgiving

2010-12-16T07:21:00.001-08:00

I can't believe how quickly we went from Sept and school starting to Thanksgiving! Everyone was here for that great day but Ari who is on a mission in Texas. After dinner I had everyone write Ari a little note on some cute paper decorations that Ivie made for me! I saw this idea where you make a paper Christmas tree out of butcher paper, green of course, and cut it out like a tree...well, thanks to Ivie this came together without pain or cussing....she did a fabulous job cutting it out and making the ornaments...so as I said we sat around and filled them out and I sent them to Ari, she has received them and was so excited that we all came together and did that for her so a big thanks to everyone who was patient with me and did this (cos it meant a lot to me and you all come through when things mean a lot to me) and for letting me take pictures of y'all as Ari would say. It will be interesting to hear her new Texas accent! Also one of the big things that happened this month was that Doug and Ammon got Solae's car finished!!!! Can you hear the cheering going on??? Well, this car has been in the drive way for 2 years!! The parts we needed for it took that long to get a hold of. Ammon and Doug spent alllllll summer working on it and now it runs like a charm!! This is their picture in the car, they call it the Flintstone mobile! Solae' is so excited to have her little baby back, it's a cute little car, an Areo......congratulations Solae'.....a ring a car and a wedding coming up in March....
Kevin won the Achmed award...he did a great drawing on his ornament! I put bows on everyones pictures that I sent to Ari along with the ornaments....

October ...great news!

2010-12-16T07:12:00.000-08:00

Well I'm just going to do a quick catch up! Where has time gone? I don't know but I lost 2 months!
Kevin and I had a nice b'day! We spent a weekend in Salt Lake and stayed with Solae' and Farrari. It was a lot of fun. I ended my Sept blogging before Solae' and Eric got engaged on the 19th (which happens to be my sister Marias b'day) He popped the question while at temple square. We knew it was going to happen and we are very excited for them. Eric is a great guy and is a great addition to our ever extending family! Welcome to the nut house Eric...hold on....life with the Phillips' will be fun :)

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I had to post this one too cos it's just a different version.

GUARDA CHE LUNA

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GUARDA CHE LUNA

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Guard Che Luna

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I love this song off the movie Letters to Juliet (love the movie too)

here is the translation to the song...

Look at that moon look at that sea

From tonight I have to live without you

Im madly in love and I wish to die

While the moon is looking at me from up there

What is left is just my regret

Because I made the mistake to need you so much

Now Im left alone with my memories

And I wish I could just say: look at that moon, look at that sea,

Gori Vatra Soundtrak - Guarda che Luna

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September.....

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Well, I can't believe it's almost fall. The leaves are already starting to fall off the trees...that's a lot of leaves at my house...well not yet but when they all fall...we can bury a few people in them...the best part is making huge piles and scaring kids when they come for trick or treating....we haven't done that in a long time....maybe Ammon and Ben would like to do that this year...I know the grand kids would love it!
School started the end of last month and the first term is almost over..the boys come home for lunch everyday they bring Ashlie and Morgan over too...I feel like a short order cook...would you like fries with that?
Doug has been working hard on Solae's little injured Suzuki...it's been in the drive way for over a year waiting on parts...and we are still needing parts! Ammon has been helping Doug work on it. We have to have a going away party for it SOON! Keep us in your prayers!! I mean it!
Doug and Ivie went to visit Solae' and Farrari last weekend and this is the cute picture Eric posted and yes, I stole it from him so I could post it too cos it's so cute and who is that tall goofy person in the back?

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So, I guess I've been obsessed with getting some oldies recorded, it's been fun! I love music and when I have it playing then my day goes better. If I'm making someone dinner I always play my Italian music and it seems to taste better....I don't know...it just does....REALLY! I think I have help from my Italian angels!
It's finally starting to cool down enough that the flowers are sitting up taller and you can just see them saying, is it safe to come out? They are doing so well. My rose has decided to bloom again which makes me very happy!! The other picture I posted is of a cactus with prickly pears on it..
I have to say that I could eat these all day everyday for the next year and I would still want more!! True!! I love them...maybe cos I have some fond memories attached to them of eating them in Italy the last time my mom and I went there in 1976!! Wow that was a long time ago! I must only have been one~~~okay I was 17....and .....I wish I looked like I did then! Getting old is for the birds....oh well in my heart I'm still 17....ok maybe not....I think I will be 21....yep that's it.

Doris Day - Fly Me To The Moon

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Doris Day & Rock Hudson - Perhaps, Perhaps, Perhaps

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Doris Day - Autumn Leaves - 1956

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August Already!!

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We started August off with Joshua's first birthday. We went to the park by Shan's house and had a picnic. Josh just started walking and he just took off towards the slides most of the time but he did like the cake...he put his foot in it!! It was pretty hot so the boys discovered that the people living next door to the park were watering their lawn and the water came over the wall so off they went to get wet and of course they took the kids along...We had a nice time.

Lagoon

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Our time at Lagoon was really fun. The biggest attraction was getting your picture taken in the old west photo shop....so we did...Doug and I did, so did Shan and her family and Kasha's also. It was fun. Doug and Don went head to head and did some drag racing...they both won races. Then a whole bunch of Phillips' decided to do some racing in the cute little cars....We went on a train ride with Eliot, Joshy, Shan and Mike. They had some pretty good shows going on..one was a singing group that did a bunch of fun show songs and I was impressed at how fast they changed their outfits. But the best show was one with acrabats and mimes....I posted a picture of the lady that could bend her body in any shape or form..she was amazing!! The kids had fun hanging out with their cousins so it was a good bonding time. Ok I think this wraps up July unless I think of something else which it could happen. I did hit my head pretty hard at the park!

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Will July ever end? No!

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Ammon and Ben were able to go run the river with the young mens quorum in our ward. They had a good time up at Flaming Gorge.
We went to Lagoon with Uncle Don and his family and Kasha and Shan's families also came. It was a lot of fun. We went to the Hogle Zoo also. It was fun but the weather was sooooo HOT! Over 100 degrees and we wilted by the time we were done!! But it was fun!!! :)

My Babies! July 10'

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Here they are my little grand children. I love these kids!! Aren't they so cute! Yep it took us a whole bunch of tries before we got them all to look up....I love it when a picture comes together!

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Ammon and Ben had an opportunity to go to Wyoming be part of the pioneer trek that our stake went on in July. They had to dress like pioneer and they got to walk down some of the paths that the pioneers walked. It was a humbling experience and something they will always remember. Doug and I went there about 5 years ago, Ari came with us then. It was awesome. You just can't imagine what the pioneers sacraficed to come to the west and settle here and be able to worship God without persecution. We ae so blessed to live in this time, we have so many comforts! This is us on our trek. Anita, Marlene, MaryLee and Me the then Quentin, Doug and some other boys.

Trek

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July is here and it's way too HOT!

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Our oldest grandson Gabe turned 7 this month...we all had a great time at his birthday party!It was also Shans husband Michaels b'day so we celebrated his day also!! The obstacle course Jerry and Drina built was a blast even the adults got into it. It was a good day and lots of fun and we love being a family!

My Random Boys + Fo

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These are some random pictures of Ammon and Ben with Fofo thrown in for good measure! They are hilarious and make me laugh all the time!!

Girls camp 6/2010

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we had a blast at girls came this year..we made dinner for the whole camp, over 150 people. the lake was so much fun and the girls were awesome. the weather was so nice and we only had one cold night so we made hot chocolate! :)

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these didn't post so here they are .

May/June plays, fun and b'days

2010-07-26T11:16:00.000-07:00

Here we go...Drina was in a play called Damn Yankees about a baseball team that wants to beat the Yankees, it was so cute! She played a reporter and sang some songs. She did a great job!! We celebrated Doug and Bens b'days and you can see that Ian was a big helper at the b'day party! Our nephew Seth graduated from High School also! When Dennis was here he helped Doug plant potatoes in the garden and we had a special family temple day, that's most of us in front of the Vernal Temple. I included a couple of pictures of Doug, Barbara, Dennis and Don the 4 Phillips' taken when Dennis was here from Georgia and also one of Brittany and her daughter Kailee....they are family also! I think this wraps up our May/June section of the blog. stay tuned for July!! Never a dull moment!!

May/June more fun and b'days

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May was a busy month!!

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Well, May came and is now gone but I thought I'd write a few works about our busy month! We started it with Ivie and Solae's birthdays. Then Daisy arrived on the 15th and she has been such a cutie pie! We went to Drina's graduation from the Uintah Basin Tech College, Yeah Drina!! We had lots of graduations too cos last month Shan graduated from UVU, I already posted pictures of that. The 25th brought us Eliot's 2nd birthday, she is such a doll and has this tiny little voice. Addy graduated from pre-school, go Addy! So then at the end of the month we had Farrari's graduation which turned out to be a big family affair. Dougs brother Dennis came to Utah from Georgia for some business and was here at the right time. They came and helped us celebrate along with Dougs other brother Don and his family and his sister Barbara and some her family. It turned into a Phillips family reunion! We had a blast. One night the kids were playing rock band and so we got Doug and his siblings playing also, what a hoot! We have some great pictures of that, we all got into it and formed our own bands and the kids sang back up for us...ok so we weren't great but it was a lot of fun! We were jammin til after midnight...so glad we could spend time with family like that! I am posting pictures of each of our bands! I hope I haven't forgotten anything! All in all May was quite the month and we were so glad to see Dennis, Teresa and Joseph! Their son Tavish is in Mexico on a mission and thier daugther Shiree and family stayed in Georgia. We missed our Ariana, who is also on a mission in Texas! Hope you enjoy the pictures cos I sure did!

BIRTHDAYS GALORE!!

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May is a big birthday month for us: Ivie, Solae', and now Daisy also and Eliot and Drina!! That's right there's always lots of cake to go around!!!

2010-07-26T09:17:00.000-07:00

We had our 7th grand child born to us on May 15th! Welcome to Daisy Elaine Powell!

Farrari Graduates!

2010-06-28T19:20:00.000-07:00

We were so proud of Farrari, she graduated in May! I can't believe my little Fofo has grown up so fast!! these are some of our goofy pictures from that night...We had lots of family here to help celebrate. It was a fun weekend with lots of crazy things going on.

Beautiful Utah Mountains

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May 2nd driving home through our beautiful mountains....yes we still have snow!!

Shan Gradutates!

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ok so some of these pictures didn't post in order cos the ones of Ammon and Ben is supposed to be the last one of us coming home...they fell asleep... more pictures of the dinner and Ben and Ammon dancing on stage afterwords...we had a lot of fun dancing...we all went to the Spaghetti Factory for lunch on Saturday...haven't been there in years! Was a lot of fun and the food was good. The Italian Sodas are the best...

Shan Gradutates!

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more pictures of graduation...Sisters picture of Solae', Shan and Kasha holding Eliot.
Ben and Ammon getting ready to go to Orem in their cute shirts and ties....oh wait it's their Dad's cute shirt and ties that they swiped!!! :) It's all good..

Shan Gradutates!

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April 30,2010 found us in Orem, Utah attending Shantels graduation from Utah Valley University! We are so proud of her. She has worked long and hard to get her Bachelors degree and it was worth it! We had a great time being with family, wish everyone could have been there. Kasha did a fabulous job putting together a dinner after the graduation...thanks Kasha for all your love support and hard work! Oh one of the pictures is of Donny Osmond who was in the audience with his family , his daughter in law graduated also. I had to include that picture cos it's not everyday you get to see a celebrity especially one who helped bring me into the church..
Thanks Osmond family for your great example!
Josh was really good during the graduation ceremony, he got passed around and just had fun looking at all the people there. At the dinner he tried to steal Eliots food but she was able to keep it away from him...they are so cute together! I love my grand children soooo much!

Ammon/Soccer

2010-04-29T14:21:00.000-07:00

Ammon played soccer again this year and he's doing really good...
He's #25...it was a cold, wet spring!!
Here he is in his cool shirt and tie, they had to dress up for school the last
day of soccer games. Wonder who'se closet he raided....

2010-04-29T14:04:00.000-07:00

April 29th and we woke up to SNOW! My poor tulips are not happy! Better wait another week before we plant flowers! I hope this is the last storm!

April a busy month!!

2010-04-29T13:50:00.000-07:00

It's been a busy month at our house!! Ben shows off his Bart Simpson he made in stained glass class, pretty good!!
Farrari went to prom, here she is with her good friends....She looked so pretty, Drina did her hair and made her looks so beautiful.
We had a leak in our water line...lots of fun for the guys digging....
And Farrar was one of 2 seniors in our ward honored this month. Dougie gives his sister a big brotherly hug! :)
the fun never ends......

Spring???

2010-04-05T10:43:00.000-07:00

We woke up to snow on Easter Sunday!! April 4th
turns out is still not spring!!
My Amaryllis bloomed this week and it's soooo
pretty!!! I love it!!
We watched General Conference on tv on Easter Sunday also...what a treat!! Some of us had more
fun than others though.....Addy helping uncle Doug to really enjoy conference and his nap!!! :)
It was a nice day but wish all the family could have been here with us....Doug and Kevin had to
work...Solae' stayed with Kasha and Shan this
weekend. She got tickets to the Sat. a.m. conference and Shan and Mike went with her. I hope we can do that some day.....

2010-04-05T10:28:00.000-07:00

Family Happenings!

2010-04-05T10:11:00.000-07:00

Drina had a hernia operation on April fools day,
no joking! She did well and is slowly getting
better....Gabe stayed with us while she was
off having fun!!
Well, here's what's happening...Ammons on the soccer team #25..here he is in one of his games.

prescious moments!

2010-03-02T15:24:00.000-08:00

Farrari and her Hat!!

2010-02-05T14:38:00.000-08:00

the boys got FoFo a Ferrari hat for her B'day...she likes it!

2010-02-03T19:07:00.000-08:00

close up of the cake. Josh and Gabe helped with the presents!

Farrari turns 18!

2010-02-03T18:41:00.000-08:00

Well, it had to happen. Farrari turned 18!
We had a fun party for her, her cake has
Ferrari cars blooming inside the flowers
it was pretty cool. we love you Fofo

2010-01-17T12:39:00.000-08:00

Eliot loved helping Uncle Ben play the piano

2010-01-17T12:32:00.000-08:00

It's bee so cold but look at how beautiful the frost
is on the bushes!!

2010-01-16T15:11:00.000-08:00

trying to get everyones
picture taken this year
was a challenge but I
did it!!! I'm so glad!

2010-01-16T14:59:00.000-08:00

Me and my hony, Christmas 09'. We are so cute!

Decorating!!

2009-12-11T21:59:00.001-08:00

Well, I got the kids together finally
to help get the tree up and decorated
and this is what happened....

EFY 09

2009-11-21T20:02:00.000-08:00

So today Ammon, Ben and I along with the other young men, young women, Bishop and youth leaders went to Vernal to listen to 2 fabulous speakers at the Especially for Youth conference held there. We learned so much, here are the high lights.....
Are you a Noah friend or Abinidi...let me explain....the people under king Noahs rule loved him cos he made them feel good about their way of life,and their sins. It was ok so on they went sinning and liking it. Then there is Abinidi who told them to repent and get on the right track or God was going to punish them....they didn't like that much cos he wasn't telling them what they wanted to hear. So what kind of friend are you? One that says and does what everyone does and what they want to hear or are you Abinidi and tell it like it is , in a nice way of course! But still being the friend to help lead others back to the right path and away from sin.
The MAP.... are we forgetting to use our map everyday to guide and direct us or are we just glancing at it and then off we go to maybe get lost along the way? Our map is of course the scriptures that guide and lead us back to our Father in Heaven... As thanksgiving is fast approaching we are all getting ready for that wonderful feast that we enjoy with loved ones. Are we feasting on the words of God and preparing ourselves to be with our Lord again some day? I love this quote "It's not knowing where to find them, It's about being found in them" . Don't let one day go by without being found in the scriptures, your answers will be there for you, you can recieve comfort and peace. I love the scriptures, they have been there for me and healed me, they have given me peace and comfort and joy. I know you can have this in your life too!
I have tried each day to vocally be thankful for something....today I am thankful for each of you who may read this....I love you all....Happy Thanksgiving!

2009-11-08T14:24:00.000-08:00

If you could walk with Him today, what would you tell Him...

2009-11-08T14:22:00.000-08:00

Mario Brothers! Who is Mario and who is Luigi?

Joshuas Blessing Oct 11,09

2009-10-13T16:09:00.000-07:00

Lots of family at Joshuas blessing! The guys are uncles and cousings.....uncles Sterling and Ammon, cousin Ammron, Uncle Ben, cousin Seth! He looked so cute in his blessing outfit......
Proud parents Shantel and Michael!

Joshuas blessing

2009-10-13T15:42:00.000-07:00

Joshua loves the Monkeys song!

3 sisters

2009-10-08T11:17:00.001-07:00

This is me (Silvana) and my sisters Rosina who is 4 yrs. older than me and Anna Maria, 8 yrs. older than me. Taken in Sommatino, Sicily before we moved to US