birthday, flowers Cinco de Mayo shirt

This is a sample of my gifts I received for my birthday.

This is one of the minature rose bush that I brought home from Payson, UT when we sold the farm. They looked lovely at Mom and Dad's house and I was glad Mom,Shari and Jan kept them alive so I could bring them here. They are doing so well.

I received this flower two years ago for Mother's Day at church. It keeps coming up every year and looks so pretty. I love it when I just need to water them and give them TLC :)

I don't know this name either but they love being here because they keep blooming and looking so pretty.

This little rose bush has had some problems. John cut it off one year, the gardners did the same. I had a Bleeding Heart in the tomato cage and John pulled dit up thinking it was a weed. I cried it was so beautiful and so I keep the cage around it and it is more beautiful this year than last.

It is so much fun to wear this shirt on May 5th. It was made for me when I was teaching in Laguna Hills, CA and it looks like new and I have so many complments on it. For some reason the earrings didn't show, they are fiber and look like Mexican Hats. Pretty cool I think.

Murals on the stores at Searchlight NV

I love to see murals on the sides or fronts of old buildings. Check out the detail of each one.
There are some in Ely, NV and also Winnemucca. I wish I had of had my digital camera when we saw them. Who knows, we may make it back and I'll publish them.
The artist are so talented and it is great tot see them share that talent and to have the cities help preserve them.

Easter 4-12-09

Jonah looking for the eggs. He thought he had sharper eyes sthana Eliza. They each knew how many "real eggs" and how many plastic they could find. It was fun to watch them.
Grandpa always puts some in the prickly bushes. It is hard to see and hurts your hands. They try to find them there first.

Oh NO!!! Not in the trash can, Grandpa Pete.

Grandma Pearal always wears her Easter Shirts. She thinks she needs some new ones but she only wears them at Easter so they look like new.
This is one of the favorites. Her friend in Laguna Hills made them for her. A very talented lady.


David, Pam and Grandma Pearl just watchig the egg hunt. David had fun
tryingto tell them where to look. Pam was recovering from kee surgery so she wasn't as involved as she usually is. This should of been # 1 photo. They were so anxious to get started.

Counting the eggs to make sure Jonah didn't take some of her's We always have fun doing Easter Hunts with whom ever is around. This year it was Eliza and Jonah. Last year it was with Sariah.
Grandpa Pete has a lot of fun hiding the eggs. There have been some "real ones" found in the summer. What a stinky mess. This year we found the children found two plastic eggs that hadn't been found last year. Hw do we know, Eliza counted all of the eggs she brought over to hide and then the ones that we had when they got here. All of the eggs were foud but one. We laughed when Annette and her children left and said we'd find it next year. Monday Net called about 5:00 p.m. She had driven her car home to Cedar City, to work, ran errands and dropped Eliza off to her swim lesson. When she picked her up she got a lump in her throat because she could see the gas tank lid looked semi open. When they got there to investigate what did they find but the last egg. As soon as Grandpa heard he remembered hiding it there. Can you imagine that staying in the cocmpartment with all the driving she had done. I guess that get the prize for 2009. We all had a good laugh over that.

Annette , Eliza and Jonah scored. They gave me the beautiful waving singing flag . I claim is as Easter and Birthday gift. I love it and the words and music are so clear. If I knew how to do it I'd put it on as a video, but I guess you'll just come to see me and hear it for your self.

Laughlin Colorado Belle

This is pool at the Colorado Belle We stayed there for the first time. The water was beautiful.
Look at all these fish. They were the delight for everyone who went into the hotel.
A mock picture of the Colorado Belle. Donated by the artist. Every detail was clear and easy to see and read.

This is the shirt that was given to the teams who played in the tournament. They are really nice.

More out door fun at Allie's and James

Jarom had had a hard night at work and was telling us all about it. We even let him take a short nap. :)
They have great plans for their outdoor fish pond !!!!
Tessa loves her back yard. She thinks swinging on her tummy is cool.
Gracie with her daddy, James. She is really wondering who these strange people are that came to Sunday lunch.
This paining is so cool. It is hanging above the door and you see it as you leave. There is another shot of it alone in another blog.
Gracie showing us her new clogs as she tells us good by.
Marie in her daddy's chair.
Sheila and Bryson.
Bryson loved to go up and down the slide but he wanted to make sure his mom was there to catch him.
It was a great day and I'm glad we got to see family. They are so special. We did miss Rudi though.