Where Families Become "Forever"

Amy and Tony Robinson and Garvin and I

 Couldn't help acting up...Amy's fault...(smile)

 Now...ALL are ETERNAL BROTHERS

Austin, who was sealed to his parents, today,

is the one being held by his brothers...

On July 15th, your dad and I went to the Cardston Alberta Canada temple.  We went there to witness the sealing of a child to his adopted parents, Anthony and Amy Robinson. His other 6 brothers were in attendance to witness the sealing as well...It was a very heart-warming event to see...and the sealer...taught some things that SUNK VERY DEEP into my heart...Will share later to each of you...I KNOW the IMPORTANCE of LIVING UP to OUR SEALING...and what it means to each of YOU...VERY POWERFUL!


When we did several ordinances years ago...somehow...these slipped by...Caleb brought it to my attention not too long ago...so, we got to get them done...yesterday...

When we sealed "Boss" (Anna) to Frederick...it was emotional moment for both of us...since we both could picture her...She was a darling woman, filled with great humor...

When we sealed Jens to Ane Kirstine...I pictured my grandmother, Dorothy Jensen Peterson in my mind...I thought of her deep love for her parents, especially her mother, who died so young...leaving my grandmother as a young girl...What a REUNION...It was a very TENDER moment for me...

Charles Heisen and Adelheid...Having just visited their grave site in the past year...and memories of my grandfather, Wallace Heisen...I felt the ties I had to this family...I am still working on FINDING WHERE in GERMANY Charles and Adelheid have come from...ONE DAY...that information...will come...by divine intervention...I have a deep TESTIMONY OF THIS WORK...to EVER DOUBT!

The saving SEALING ordinance work was done for the following:

1. Frederick William Smith and Anna May Gilbreth - Garvin's grandparent
2. Charles Heisen and Adelheid Schloen - my great-great grandparents
3. Jens Peter Jensen and Ane Kirstine Pedersen - my great grandparents

Finally - Caleb and Rose

HEINER FAMILY Visit - Part 2

Sarah just posted PART 2 of their visit to our home in Montana

HEINER FAMILY Visit - Part 2

HEINER Visit to Montana - Part 1

I am so thrilled that Sarah...is the BLOGGER that she is...She put up on her family blog...PART 1...of their visit to MONTANA a couple of weeks ago...In case you do not get a chance to follow her VERY FUN BLOG...I am putting a link to her masterful piece...on their visit here...

HEINER Family's Visit to Montana - Part 1

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"...

Memorial Day Breakfast

There are just some traditions that we can NOT eliminate

MEMORIAL DAY BREAKFAST

CONTINUES TO RIDE

AGAIN

Garvin got to cook for a TRI-WARD Kalispell Montana

EVENT...

Garvin and Jared Day (Annie Smith in the background)

Abraham and Jared working on the bacon

Along with Kim - a friend of Abe/Annie's

Hyrum is in the background in the red shirt

on the smaller griddle

 Garvin putting in his two cents worth

Hyrum was being a STINKER

Wouldn't let me take his PICTURE!

Mike (friend of Abe/Annie) and Hyrum - cooking on the smaller griddle

Jared Day (Angel & grandchildren) visiting from Utah

helped - along with Abe (Annie/carrying our twin granddaughters)

visiting from Rexburg, Idaho

Member of the Kalispell 2nd Ward brought us 

"Salmon" from the lakes of MONTANA

GREAT FISH!

Abe and Annie

She is so cute carrying those "2" precious grandbaby girls

Lillie and Jared Day - Smiling in spite of the bump on her little forehead

 Nathan Day having a GREAT TIME!

Twin Girls!

We know we've been slacking at getting pictures posted on here, so for all who hasn't seen here I am 2 weeks ago. I am 22 weeks along in my pregnancy. That means only 16 more weeks at the most!


We had an ultrasound yesterday and we were definitely shocked to find out that we have 2 GIRLS on the way!It took us all day yesterday to get used to the idea...we were so sure that there was a boy in there! But now we are so excited!

The first baby sat nice and still during the ultrasound so we were able to get a lot of good pictures of her.
We weren't so lucky with the second baby. She kept turning her back to the camera and would not sit still! I think she must get that from her father. It looks like she is going to be keeping us busy. Here is what we got of her.

I can't wait to start buying little girl clothes!

Abe keeps trying to convince me that he needs to buy another gun "to protect his girls", but I think its' just so that he can feel a little more manly with all the pink we're going to be seeing around here pretty soon!

"Our Lost Sheep"

Blessings...

Happy Mothers Day

There are two debts in life we can never repay - one we owe the Savior, Jesus Christ because of the atonement and promise of eternal life; the other we owe our mothers for bringing us into this world. The love shared between that mother and her child is the nearest thing to Christ-like love one will ever witness or experience.

Mothers should certainly be honored more than one day a year. They should be revered and cherished and placed high on the highest pedestal each and every day of their lives. One can never come close to repaying his mother the debts he owes her, however, that doesn’t mean he should ever stop trying...

“Much of what we accomplish in the Church is due to the selfless service of women.”

—Elder Quentin L. Cook