Joseph Smith's Last Dream

Ode to Fran & Rick

Today was Hannah's Wedding Reception here in Orem.... I went to wish Hannah "best wishes" but mostly to see 2 people that I just love. For those who don't know Rick and his first wife Joanne adopted me as one of their own, and I adopted them as my second parents. When Joanne past away I didn't think there was ANYBODY who could replace her. When Rick started dating Fran I was angry and hurt regardless of the fact that Rick and Fran were meant to be together due to some powerful spiritual experiences...I didn't care, I didn't want it.
I remember Fran & Rick came to me sometime later before they got married and expressed their concern about my anger about it all. I remember Fran expressing to me that he wasn't there to replace Joanne and that they loved me. Since that day Fran has taken a place right next to Joanne in my heart and they mean the WORLD to me.
Rick was there for every major event in my life, my baptism, receiving my patriarchal blessing, my mission call, my endowment, my marriage/sealing, and my firstborn's blessing.
THEY are part of my adopted family, they are the extended family I never had. They mean everything to me...

Sammy and Rachel

Rachel Joslyn

Couldn't resist putting up their pictures...

Jenny said that Sammy got his FIRST pair of boots...

His comment was..."I am soooooo HAPPY!" 

Got to LOVE IT!

Sammy and his NEW BOOTS!

Its the Greenways!

So, the Greenway family traveled far and wide to meet with the family of Joel for a week of craziness...Here are some of the highlights of our trip!
Our first day there we went a giant carnival/theme park called Knobles! We had lots of fun.
After we cleaned up and went to go see Joels "Black mama"and show off Logan!

We then go camping and we stayed in an RV with AC while everyone else stayed in tents in the hot humidity... since we had Logan they didn't want him in the heat! SWEET DEAL!

we went on a hike and saw the beautiful sights and ugly bugs...
and Logan was almost content...


But it wasnt till we were home and ate LOTS of food that Logan....
Felt like a KING!!!

And we could go home...
we also did a service project but I didn't get any pictures...

In the Month of May - NEW BABIES for the SMITH FAMILY

May was a month for NEW BABIES in our family...Claira Faith HEINER...Born on May 19th..."Pepper" was born on May 20th...and "Salt" was born on May 22nd...

I know...why would we lump our granddaughter with 

2 new calves?

Cause, they end up becoming "family", also...

To watch Garvin with his new "babies" and you would know what I mean...

He "spoils" them BIG TIME!

(smile)

 Claira Faith HEINER

Salt - with a "pink nose"

Less than a week old

"Pepper"

Less than a week old

Lillie and Nathan Day

Can't get over how "Pepper" just lays there

with the grandchildren all over him...

Hope Nathan didn't step in anything...

Jared assisting Lillie how to pet "nicely"

"Salt"

Yeah...Nathan had fun chasing them around

Loved this picture

Animals and Children...seem to go together

You might be wondering how "T-Bone" and "Sirloin"

handled the "newcomers"...Not well..."T-Bone" especially...

They don't like "sharing" the "attention" these

like guys get...plus, losing their sheltered home...

Angel and Garvin had to move them to a different 

pasture...They had to be "bribed" with "grain"

to move them...

Angel leading "T-Bone" into new pasture

Garvin bribing "T-Bone" and "Sirloin" to follow him...

Ahhh...nothing like "rewards"...