Happy Birthday to.....Mama!

Happy Birthday Girl!!!! (hmm...OK...at "58" I am not likely to be called a "girl"...but, still I am a girl!!!! (smile)

Cutting the CAKE!

Angel bought PLENTY OF CANDLES for the cake...but, I wouldn't let her put them all on the cake...didn't want to ruin the cake....the candles would have melted all its WAX before they could all get LIT UP!!!! (smile)

Blowing out only ONE candle...(to save the cake!) (smile)

Angel made me this FLAG CAKE!!! Isn't it INCREDIBLE!!! LOVED IT!!! Homemade FROSTING!!!! (smile)

MY FEET...AFTER THE PEDICURE!!!! (smile) It felt SO GOOD...to have my feet worked on!!!! Thanks, ANGEL...I will never forget it!!!!

Caleb gave me this AWESOME...books - QUOTES from Ronald Reagan!!!

Linda Evans gave me this "slow cooker" cookbook...Only 5 ingredients to make an awesome meal!!!!

When we came home from St. Petersburg - Abe had all the candles lit in the house for my birthday!!!!

Joanna Ebanks gave me these BIRD FLASH CARDS!!! LOVE BIRDS!

Angel cleaned up and straightened out the panty!

I had a GREAT BIRTHDAY...Angel spoiled me.....Wonderful phone calls...emails....Received 2 books....BIRD flash cards....LUNCH....BREAKFAST....DINNER (different day)....and wait till you see my TOES!!!! My first PEDICURE...compliments of ANGEL!!!! (smile) That was so FUN!!! Oh...and one of the neatest part of my birthday....was that Angel, Jared, and Abraham cleaned up the DOWNSTAIRS....rooms (except my office, of course - that is going to take a millenium to get this in any kind of order)....and the GRAND FINALE....Grandchildren singing "Happy Birthday"!!!!! (smile) Wait till you see my birthday CAKE...Angel made an "American FLAG" cake!!!! (smile) THANK YOU...to YOU ALL...for making my day...so INCREDIBLE!!!!

Jenny - Operation - Visit - Sammy

Sammy visiting his Mama Jenny in the hospital

Papa Garvin singing to Sammy

Papa Gavin getting a kick out of poor Sammy's attitude

Sammy and his Daddy - Dave

Garvin and I had the great opportunity...to stay in Bradenton...this past Thursday and Friday...Jenny had her operation on Friday...removing her gall bladder...They did a NEW procedure...She was the "3rd" on the EAST COAST to have this new procedure done...They found 3 LARGE stones and several others...She did well...though...she will need to take it easy...for a couple of weeks.....

FACIALS!!!! it is so hard to smile!!!

He is so good looking....

Here is the update of Joel and I, I get to meet his entire family today and boy am I nervous!!!! other than that we are doing good, Punkins knows when he will propose and with what ring and how much it costs!!! all I know is that we will be getting married this fall...so prepare you guys!

Car

Sweet deal Abe... how about a trade?

Abraham - New CAR OWNER

OK...everybody...Abraham...is now...a car OWNER....His FIRST....Of course, he took his DAD...with him...to make sure he got the BEST DEAL possible!!!! They did GREAT! 2001 Nissan Truck XTERRA SE SPORT UTILITY 4D - Kelley Blue Book - over $10,000...He got out the door for $7200...plus...your DAD...made sure...he got a WARRANTY!!! (smile) You have any questions...I know ABE would LOVE to give you "details"...(smile)

For JOSEPH - The FROG MAN....

Happy frog!

What is going though it's mind?

Joseph, here are your frogs!

Biker frog
Ninja froggies!

Since your Uncle Caleb....stirred the pot last time I put up the TURTLE....I went out and took these pictures of the frogs in the pool, before they are to be removed forever....So this is for YOU JOSEPH!!!! The FROG MAN!!!! (smile)

Where...Oh...Where...did the Little Snake...Go...

Where...Oh...Where...did the little SNAKE go...Where...Oh...Where...Can he be?.....Yesterday, Dad and Angel...said they saw a BLACK RACER...somewhere in the BIG ROOM....Problem is...no one knows where he went....Your dad was THRILLED we had a snake in the house...said there should be less BUGS.....Hmmm.....don't know which is worse....bugs in the house...or the snake....Of course...I was hoping to see him....so I could take his "picture"....(smile)

Finally

It took me long enough to figure out how to get into this thing! Now I can tell you what I think about your nonsense and send you mine. Thanks mom!

Us after eating blue cotten candy on the MTC grounds waiting the Fireworks from "the stadium of fire"...which I didnt get to see cause Joel's car is in the shop and I had to pick him up from work about 15 min. before they started and so Joel and I watched them from far away sadly it wasnt the same as it would have been if we made it back in time, oh well it was fun while we waited and what I saw of the fireworks they were SO AWESOME!

4th of July - INDPENDENCE DAY

Jon and Linda Evans

Ellen Roberts with her granddaughter - Ellana HALE (Sicili's daugher)

Bracken and his wife - Brooke

Corey and Ellen Roberts - plus Annelle Griffin and Rachel King

We celebrated the 4th of July by going down the Ichetucknee River...a 4 HOUR run...We had a GREAT TIME...We tagged up with the Oviedo Ward...group...The Roberts Family; King Family; Kuhn Family; Eggett Family; Bowden Family...our FAMILY...and the EVANS family....I took over 200 pictures...but, had to choose...just a few for this BLOG...I RISKED taking my CAMERA on the river run...so I made sure...NO ONE TIPPED me over...(smile)

Little Purple "Dress"

So yesterday, I pulled out my tub of maternity clothes. It also has a some stuff in it that I just don't really use. Well, Savannah saw it as a big container of dress-up clothes. It was so funny, she tried on just about everything in the tub. But this... hahaha... this was the best. Luke didn't think I should take a picture of it but I couldn't resist.

Savannah called it my "little purple dress that I wear to the temple". I just laughed and said, Savannah, it can be whatever you want it to be. Oh the innocence...

Moses Parting the Red Sea

While doing research for my presentation in Priesthood Leadership Training in July I discovered that Moses did indeed part the Red Sea as this Google Earth photo reveals!

Turtle....

I wanted to post this little guy for all my "grandchildren"...They are going to begin to think we live on a "wild preserve"....So far...I have posted an allegator...owl...wasp....now...this little guy...In case you are wondering....I had Hyrum...put him back around the "swamp" area....(smile)