Hyrum and Jessica: IT'S A BOY!

22 April 2016

Hyrum and Jessica announced their first child will be a...

BLUE STARS!!!!!

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Jared and Angel hosted a fantastic BAR-B-Q

of "ribs, hamburgers, hot dogs, and chicken"!

Everyone brought LOTS of wonderful foods to be

added to the celebration!

Hyrum and Jessica brought a large balloon...

to help announce the wonderful

news!

 Savannah asking Hyrum about the balloon...

 Hyrum tying on Ramona's wrist...the announcement

of their FIRST GRANDCHILD!

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 Ah....interesting set of words...

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John Henry (Jessica's brother) - and new "Grandpa John"...

 Getting all the phones ready...for the

big ANNOUCEMENT!

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 First time - Grandma Ramona

getting ready to announce what her

first grandchild will be....

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 (L to R) John Henry, John, Jessica, Ramona

 Ha..Ha...John Henry...all ready to go...

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 Hyrum ready to POP the BALLOON!

LOTS of little BLUE STARS!

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Remaining pictures...

 Grandpas John and Garvin

 Interesting set of expressions...

(L to R) Lillie, Claira, Alayna, Joseph

 I think Jacob and Nathan...

were enjoying their food...

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 Daisy all dressed up for the occasion...

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 Happy Grandpa John...

 Sassy Sarah Serene...

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 Cute Lillie!

She had enjoyed the "ribs"

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 LOVE THE ROBERTS FAMILY!

Post Easter Celebration...

We didn't have a family gathering this year at Easter...

Church requirements took up most of our day...

We were grateful that the Roberts...invited us over

to celebrate Easter that Easter Sunday...We came and went...and back, again...

Just grateful that we still got to celebrate with part of our

family...LOVE THE ROBERTS!

Yesterday, 3 April, after General Conference...

Jared/Angel/and darling grandchildren...came over for dinner...

It was FUN to have a mini Easter celebration!

Next Saturday, we will have the rest of the family over for another post

Easter celebration (those who live close to us)...but, the DAY family couldn't 

join us next Saturday...because they will be

leaving for Florida...smile

I only got a few pictures...but, good ones! smile

 I really like this picture...of Jared and Angel!

 General Conference's influence...smile

 Our "Sassy" little Daisy!

 Ivy and Daisy are the first to COMPLETELY

clean out these shelves...smile

 Yeah...busy little one...smile

 Garvin was being "sassy" as well...

 Great picture of Daddy and Daughter...smile

Nathan and Lillie

They do love to "smile" when I ask them to...

unlike some members of this family...

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A Precious Visit...

A "Friend".... A "Sister"...

and at times...

an "Adopted Daughter"...

Kari Beagley stayed this weekend with us...

She is visiting her children...

but, her presence and time we spent

inbetween...was precious!

 Flowers that she gave to me...

LOVE THEM! 

 It was fun...to discover this morning...

we had chosen the same colors

to wear this day...

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Part 2 - Gathering Weekend in N.C.

Pictures taken on

12 March 2016

PART 2

At Josh's home in Linden, North Carolina

 Emma simply chilling out...

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 I like this picture...

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 I should have "lightened" up this picture...

Another darling Mother/Daughter moment...

Rose and Lydia

 Matthew and Michael

Darling boys...

Emma loves holding "babies"...

Lydia was well taken care of...

 Caleb - Perfect shirt for St. Patrick's Day!

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 Rose - Emma - Lydia

 Our SWEET little BENSON!

Love When "Mini" Gatherings Take Place...

Pictures Taken on 12 March 2016

I took almost 200 pictures...

when we went to North Carolina, the weekend Josh was 

ordained a "High Priest"...

I am going to post the first 22 pictures...and slowly

get the rest of them up...over a period of time...

 I didn't notice this at first...but take a look at 

the way Jane is holding her arms...then, look at the next

picture of her, Mama, Bekah...smile

 Mother and Daughter moment...

Holly and Emma

Seth entertaining the little ones...

Timothy (dark shirt) Logan behind him...

and Esther

 There is nothing like "trampoline" fun!

 Ha...Ha...Joel was giving me a hard time...

about my "camera" being out....AGAIN! 

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 He was just plain tuckered out...

from our 3 1/2 - 4 hours of sleep...

...There is a reason they call 

an all night plane ride..."RED EYE"!

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 Joel was actually "asleep" in this picture...

We all got a kick that he fell asleep...

with the "pacifier" in HIS mouth...smile

 I LOVE this captured moment...

of Josh...

 SISTERS...in every way...

Love how all the girls...have melted together...

in true family fashion...

Rose and Rebekah!

LOVE IT! 

 Adelaide is fascinated by Josh's family's

"pet" lizard!

 Our CUTE little Cannon... "ham-bone"...

He was always so willing to let me take

his picture! smile

Children had so much fun...

playing in the backyard..

Our Darling little Esther...

She, too, LOVED having her picture taken!

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 Adelaide and Timothy

 Logan was having so much fun...!

Perfect for a very active little boy!

CUTE PICTURE! 

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 Timothy just turned "5" during the week!

LOVE this picture of Timothy!

 Jane loved playing in this playground set!

She cracked me up on more than one occasion!

She, too, LOVES her picture taken...and then wants to

see it...afterwards...smile 

 Seth truly was entertaining...Cannon!

Loved capturing Esther in the air...smile

 Our boy...Seth

 Adam and Garvin...

Our newest grandbaby...

Our Precious little LYDIA!