Well, it's been a very long time since I blogged! So, I decided to add this family selfie that we took in August. We were at Vana's goofing around and this is the outcome!

In October the Uintah Co. Library hosted a Jane Austen Tea. Jerry's mom Melinda does the funnest stuff there. Well, it fell on my b'day Oct. 13th, so Kasha, Drina, Shan and I went to it. We dressed up and it was a lot of  fun. They presented me with flowers! I was so surprised!

                                                Jerry's dad Doug took lots of pictures.

     Casey was so cute and she even kept the hat on for a while. Drina made all the hats for us too!

This is Jerry's mother Melinda (Drina's in laws) she made her dress and looked so cute in it. She did a slide show about Jane's life and the decorations on the walls and tables was her idea. She gave me one of the cute center pieces too, they are tea cups with flowers in them!

 

Time is going by so fast, I can't believe I am so behind! First off Ammon received his misson call to the Indiana-Indianapolis mission on October 18,2012 everyone made guesses of where he would go. Drina brought a big map over so we could pin point our guesses. Josh and Ammon looking at map.

Ammon and Jerry at the Vernal Temple where he entered on Nov 3,2012. Jerry was his escort. It was a very nice day. Vana &Kev, Drina, Shan & Mike, Ari, Solae' & Eric, Uncle Dan & Aunt Barbara and I were there. After the temple we all went to Farr's ice cream parlor. It was fun.

 

Ammons farewell was the weekend after Thanksgiving so all the kids came up for both.

                           Ammon and Mason doing some dancing to the tv at his farewell.

                         We had lots of soups, rolls and desserts. His friends came to support him!

It was also Ammons 19th and Ian's 4th b'days on the Sunday of his farewell so we celebrated the night before.

                                                       Ian blowing out his candles

 Ammon with his spiderman glove he got along with scriptures and a case and other things he needed.

 

                Ammon getting ready for the road trip to Provo for lunch and then enter the MTC

 

                       Saying good bye the Ian, Daisy. They will be 2 years older when he returns!

Off he goes, leaving home for 2 years to teach the gospel!

This summer 2012 we planted a garden! It was great, we had eggplant, beans, corn, potatoes,peppers,  tomatoes we grew some great varieties like pink brandy wine, and black crim, and san marzano. Doug was thrilled to get some watermelons to grow and these had yellow flesh inside and were very good, and he grew cantaloupes also. We had cilantro, lots of tall sunflowers. My flowers did well also. So here are a few pictures from our garden! Oh and the best plant of all was my huge basil, rosemary and parsley garden!!

records?

This summer the kid were cleaning out the basement and Ammon brought up his record player. So, I got my old records and we introduced records to some of the grandkids! Well, they thought it was great so here's a video of them dancing!

the pictures that go with the updates!!

In a nut shell..

Here goes, trying to catch up 9 months in 60 seconds or less!!
Halloween was a blast, we had a fun party and the kids did a lot of dancing. We made finger shaped cookies, pizzas that looked like pumpkins, floating hands in punch and spider eggs! Yum!
Thanksgiving was full of fun and yummy food cos that's what Thanksgiving is all about right? We always have turkey and dressing, corn, olives, pickles, cranberry sauce, mashed tatoes, funeral salad, home made rolls the best part besides the turkey....and pies!! Mostly Pumpkin, apple, I have to throw in a lemon merangue cos that's my favorite....
Also on Thanksgiving Ammon turned 18!! Happy Birthday Ammon. Ian also had a b'day on the same day as Ammon, he turned 3!
Christmas was full of fun and crazyness...we played our family game the night before and celebrated
Ari's b'day too, fun family times!
April brought us our #9 grand child, a girl Casey Lou born to Kasha and Nathan..she's a doll!
Ammon went to prom, her'es a picture of him with his best friend Jesse and their dates.
May was sooooo busy....ready?....Ari graduated with her Bachelors in Anthropolagy and History from Utah State....Ammon graduated from Seminary and High School, he also recieved the Allred scholarship which we found out they will hold til he returns from his mission! Yeah!
June turned way too hot for me...we've had 100 degree weather for a few weeks and it's not fun! Makes me cranky....no wise cracks from my peanut gallery either!!

Drina and Gabe were in the play Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat. Gabe's first time in a play and he loved it. It was so much fun, lots of great acting and the music was awesome! Good job Drina and Gabe....
July...well, here we are caught up...I will try and do better!

The easy way to eat pasta by Daisy