You are of "PIONEER STOCK"!

Picture taken at the Lake Mary Florida STAKE TREK

2004
Being FIRST GENERATION converts to the church - your Dad and I......you might say...you are of "pioneer stock"....(smile) This picture...might lead you to think...PIONEER, anyway...(smile) Someone told your dad that we look like we belong in MISSOURI!!!! (smile)

Drink orange juice!

Ward Campout

"Holy Griddle" Ward Campout BREAKFAST

February 21, 2009
I thought you would like to see something really cool....Rose William's husband, Paul, took pictures at the Ward Campout...He has a program at home, that will take the photo and turn it into a "sketch" type picture...Here is the one...of the "Holy Griddle" that was taken on Saturday morning...Isn't it, AWESOME!!! LOVED IT!!!

Happy Valentines day!

Happy Valentines day!

Live Free or Die

Watch the video...You have got to LOVE what some are doing....in this nation...Somebody is paying attention...(smile)

How Joel Proposed

Now to be completely honest, I didn't really want something big and extravagant because IF Joel were to propose by doing something big I would have TOTALLY guessed I mean I would have been happy but I honestly preferred something private and simple. First off Saturday I was having a HORRIBLE day I had been crying all day because I was PMSing and because of personal issues such as...I'm a girl, I hate to say it but it's true I. AM. A. GIRL. which means...Drama Queen and boy should I get an award for THAT title, so needless-to-say I was having a bad day. Joel later that day calls me up and says that he would like to do something special that we haven't done and that was to share our patriarchal blessings with each other and talk about them. I said okay but first we walked around the University Mall in Orem cause we like to just walk around and go window shopping, after that we shared a "strawberry blonde" at Cold Stone Icecream. We then went home and made Joel's AMAZING spicy pasta and just chilled well Joel says that he had to get some pamphlets out of the car and would be right back. well he didnt come right back instead he left me hanging around in his apartment to await his return. He FINALLY comes back and he's on the phone....I hear a strong male voice and I think it's Dad! so I think "did joel ask dad for permission???" I started to get excited well as I listened further in Joel says the word, "mom" and asks about his sister Sara... so I thought, "Bekah you are a nerd he is not going to propose yet just chill..." so I go back to playing on his computer. Joels comes into his room and apologizes for taking so long cause he got caught up talking to...some kid dont remember what name he gave me and that his mom called...so we sit down and we switch off between reading each other's pat. blessing and joel kept asking me serious questions about how I felt on certain things and we discussed our goals and stuff then he asks me a specific question and says to me, "I need to know." so since I was having a bad day I tried to answer as best I could. I must have answered correctly cause joel says, "good" jumps up off the bed and goes to his bottom drawer and pulls out a white square box. opens that box and pulls out yet another box this time the box was brown and make of wood....I KNEW WHAT IT WAS! i covered my mouth with both my hands and thought to myself, "oh...my...gosh...I look hideous! I have no make-up on my hair is a mess!" so joel fiddles around with the wooden box for what seemed like FOR-EVER and talks about why he took so long. Because he had to call Dad for permission and Dad of course had to interview him. Joel admits that Dad wasn't easy on him but Dad made him promise a few things to which Joel then asks me if we are going to do them. Joel then says, "now how do I do this? I guess I have to kneel huh?" gets on one knee and opens the box for him to look at the ring and says," I know which one it is!" (teasing tone) then he looks at me and asks, "Rebekah Rejoice Smith, will you marry me?" of course I couldn't help but stare at the box instead of joel cause I wanted to see which ring he got! he opens the box and I get all giddy and answer, "yes" he puts the ring on my finger, pulls it off again and sticks it back on and says in the most romantic voice ever, "CRAP they forgot to size it!" haha I laughed and said its okay but I have to wear it the next day for church. well there you have it. it is now in the shop for the second time because they broke a prong...I haven't gotten to wear the dang thing for 24 hours yet! aaahhh so frustrating. but I am so very happy....

Lord's Tender Mercies THIS DAY...

Interesting YOU-TUBE...on these latter-days...I find how much Father truly loves us...how he gives us PLENTY of WARNING...of our day...Now, the question is..."how ready are we?"

VOLUNTARY TAXES????

Your dad and I watch this YOU-TUBE of Harry Reid...If it wasn't RECORDED...I would have said..."someone must have made this up!!!" UNBELIEVEABLE!!!!!

MY RINGS!!! one carat oh yeah do I know how to pick them or what! I love my man....

Additional Pictures - Idaho - Mini Reunion in January

Love getting our grandchildren together!

Nathan and Sammy

Jenny feeding Sammy's growing appetite!

Uncle Caleb and Sammy

having a "nature" moment

Jenny and Sammy

"Uncle" Caleb playing on the floor with Sammy

MINI REUNION in FLORIDA

Caleb came in from VIRGINIA and JENNY came up from Bradenton

Hyrum holding "Sammy" and Caleb has "Nathan"

Couldn't resist putting this picture up of Jacob!!!

Got to love that FACE!!! (smile)

Papa and Alayna

Papa showing off...that he can still wear a "short" sleeve shirt

in the snow...(smile)

Pappy and Savannah moment

Now, the family is even in numbers...

The "3" HEINER women

of the family...
Oh...if you are wondering why Savannah's eyes are so "interesting"

she decided to put on "makeup" for church...

Sarah...hmmm..."fixed" it alittle...so that it wasn't

so "obvious"...(smile)

Loved this picture of Joseph seeing his new baby sister, Alayna,

for the first time...

My first time to see our new granddaughter

"ALAYNA GRACE HEINER"

My experience with the boys...if Granny needed

some time out...put Jacob and Joseph in the bathtub

and they were content for about 1/2 hr. to an hour...(smile)

Besides, the bath was WARM...

during what seemed like

SUB-ZERO weather outside...(smile)

Rebekah cooked dinner one night

and she LOVES LOTS of GARLIC!

Trouble was...Luke doesn't like

GARLIC! (smile)

GREAT CHICKEN!

"I" LOVED it!

(smile)

Rebekah is trying to get Joseph

to hand feed the "Goose"

Yes, true to my constant state...I am BEHIND...but, when it comes to pictures...of FAMILY...it is never too late to show them off...(smile) Here are some of the pictures I took in the month of JANUARY...that highlighted the events in my life...I must say...JANUARY truly began the year off...so wonderfully well...(smile) By-the-way, I had "80" pictures just from our IDAHO trip...Choosing which ones to put up...was difficult....

Let It Snow...Let It Snow....in IDAHO!!!!

Having fun working on HAIR

Alisha fixing up Savannah's hair
Bekah working on the BOYS' HAIR???? (Joseph)

Rebekah and Savannah

Crazy Aunt Beckah with Jacob

We had a mini "baby shower"
Clothes brought in from FLORIDA!

This morning...I woke up to SNOW!!! (Friday - January 23rd)....Here is Luke having to clear his truck this morning....Garvin, are you sure you want to move to SNOW COUNTRY, again??? (smile)

Continued "Boy's Bathroom" Saga

TUB OUT!

TUB IS OUT

Jim McFadzean - HUGE help and contributor

to much that is being placed in this bathroom

Garvin working on the tile for the shower wall

Tiling the shower wall

Here are a few more pictures of the progress on the Boys' Bathroom...Coming slowly...but, there is some PROGRESS...(smile)

Hyrum's 16th Birthday - 31 December 2008

Angel and Nathan having some fun!

(Steve Oveson's straw over Nathan's head)

Luncheon at the "China Buffet"

"Baby Cake"

Finishing touches on cake

Hyrum working on his cake

Hyrum "bugging" Angel...

Angel creating Hyrum's bithday cake

I am just now getting around to posting Hyrum's 16th Birthday...One of the major highlights was, of course, getting his driver's license. However, we did something for Hyrum that we have never done before...celebrated his birthday with a bunch of his friends...Hyrum's birthday is NEW YEAR's EVE...Consequently, it was never a good day to have a PARTY with his friends, since most celebrate the day with FAMILY....This year, we thought that it was about time...we threw him a SURPRISE party!!!! Hyrum...has a saying that he "eats babies"....GROSS, I know...but, he is a TEENAGER!!!! So, he asked Angel to make him a "Baby cake for him and his friends...." There was a YOUTH NEW YEAR'S EVE party at the Oveson's that night, and he wanted to take the cake to the party...for some FUN....As you can see, Angel did a FABULOUS JOB!!!! Hyrum was THRILLED!!!! However, it is TRADTION to take our children out to BREAKFAST on their birthdays...but, since he was getting his DRIVER's LICENSE in the MORNING, we thought we would take him to his FAVORITE "All-you-can-eat" Chinese Restaurant..."China Buffet" in Lake Mary....But, this year....we invited all his friends...who were at the restaurant BEFORE we got there!!! As you can see...we had a GREAT TIME...and Hyrum celebrated ALL DAY LONG!!! (smile)

WooHoo! We finally have a computer that I can use and not worry about when I'll have to try again to accomplish something. So here are a few Christmas pics that I have finally gotten around to posting.