Memorial Day pictures

Cute picture of Papa, Amber & Addison









Addison wanting to share the duck food with her Papa








Papa, Amber, Addison & Jon sitting on the shore at the lake











Cute picture of Addison









Another picture of Amber & Addison at the lake

great pictures

Amber swinging Addison up in the air












Amber & Addison at the lake











Look how cute Austin & Addison are sitting together on the kid bench









funny how they were both looking the same direction - now if they were only looking at the camera at the same time - too cute












Amber stiking a pose!

more Memorial Day pictures

Austin & Addison racing to see who can climb

the furniture the fastest...the race is on

Uncle Jaris & Addison

Nichole helping Austin learn to walk

Papa preparing the BBQ

Everyone relaxing before the big BBQ

Memorial weekend

Amber & Addison at Dexter Lake

Nana, Papa & Addison getting ready to feed the ducks

Jon & Addison sitting at the picnic table

Jon, Amber & Addison ready to walk down to Dexter Lake

what a cute family

Addison anxiously waiting to leave to go feed the duck....

better hurry before she eats all the duck food

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY

By the time the Lord made mothers, he was into his sixth day of working overtime. An Angel appeared and said "Why are you spending so much time on this one"? And the Lord answered and said, "Have you seen the spec sheet on her? She has to be completely washable, but not plastic; have 200 movable parts, all replaceable; run on hot chocolate (or in my case Pepsi) and leftovers; have a lap that can hold three children at one time and that disappears when she stands up; have a kiss that can cure anything from a scraped knee to a broken heart, and have six pairs of hands."
The Angel was astounded at the requirements for this one.

"Six pairs of hands! No Way!" said the Angel.
The Lord replied, "Oh, it's not the hands that are the problem. It's the three pairs of eyes that mothers must have!"
"And that's just on the standard model?" The Angel asked.
The Lord nodded in agreement, "Yes, one pair of eyes are to see through the closed door as she asks her children what they are doing even though she already knows. Another pair in the back of her head, are to see what she needs to know even though no one thinks she can.

And the third pair are here in the front of her head. They are for looking at an errant child and saying that she understands and loves him or her without even saying a single word."
The Angel tried to stop the Lord. "This is too much work for one day. Wait until tomorrow to finish."
"But I can't!" the Lord protested, "I am so close to finishing this creation that is so close to my own heart. She already heals herself when she is sick AND can feed a family of six on a pound of hamburger and can get a four year old to stand in the shower."
The Angel moved closer and touched the woman,

"But you have made her so soft, Lord." "Yes, she is soft", the Lord agreed, "But I have also made her tough. You have no idea what she can endure or accomplish."
"Will she be able to think?", asked the inquisitive Angel.
The Lord smiled and replied, "Not only will she be able to think,

she will be able to reason, and negotiate."
The Angel then noticed something and reached out and touched the woman's cheek. "Oops, it looks like you have a leak with this model. I told you that you were trying to put too much into this one."
"That's not a leak." The Lord objected. "That is a tear!"
"What's the tear for? the Angel asked.
The Lord said, "The tear is her way of expressing her joy, her sorrow, her disappointment, her pain, her loneliness, her grief, and her pride."
The Angel was impressed. "You are a genius, Lord. You thought of everything!

Truly, You do all things well... Moms are truly amazing!"

Thank you Sharon

It was fun having you come down today even though it was a quick visit. I just want to thank you again for treating me to lunch at the Olive Garden - yummy bread sticks, soup & salad and the company it was great too. It was fun seeing Alisha and Rexy too. Let's do it again soon. Love ya Sis.

Addison & Austin - they are so A*D*O*R*A*B*L*E*

thank you Jon & Amber for taking me to and from the airport

Addison and Austin sure were cute playing together. I hope you enjoy the pictures. I have the cutest grand kids ever. Thanks again for coming down to visit, it was great having you home with us.

Trip to Texas

Thank you Kimi and family for having me, I had a really fun time spending time with you all. I hope you and Jasper had a happy anniversary away from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. I know I really enjoyed my time with Sofia and Dallin, they are a lot of fun. Enjoy the pictures. I miss you all very much, I can't wait until this summer to see you again.

Scroll to the next page for more pictures of Kim's family and my trip to Texas