Happy Mother's Day

I just loved this mother's day.

I felt so loved and appreciated.

I received some great presents, these trek walking sticks as one of them.

Hiram gave me an awesome hour long backscratch.

Noah massaged my back for a long while.

Joyanne massaged my back too, and made me brownies. Yum!

Jade made the most delicious dinner with pulled pork over nachos with some deluxe toppings.

He also did the dishes and made me breakfast.

I love being a mom!

I love playing games with my kids, talking to them, working beside them, and just being there for them.

Happy Birthday, Daddy!

Daddy had a great birthday.

He was happy to get a WiiU.

Family time is fun time.

While his actual birthday was filled with work and taking Jaden to his soccer game, we celebrated the next day.

Our family sure loves Daddy and are grateful he was born.

Happy Birthday!

Special Visitors

We loved having Grandma and Grandpa come visit us this afternoon.

Hiram was able to show his skills on the tenor saxophone for them.

We had a yummy dinner of Sloppy Joes that Daddy made, and everyone had seconds or more of them.

We had a family home evening on the Sacrament and really learned a lot.

• We love visits from Grandma and Grandpa, and we sure love them!

Growth and Learning

Noah has dealt with some pretty tough challenges lately.

He has been willing to get help when needed and where needed.

He has come a long way, in just a couple months, because he has humbly got help and learned from his mistakes.

He is such a great boy who is turning into an amazing man.

His potential is boundless in what he can do.

He is determined and hard working.

He is sensitive to others, and he has the best smile!

Keep up the good work, Noah!

We love you!

Remembering and Tennis Time

We celebrated and remembered Grandma Joyanne's birthday by making delicious cupcakes.

Daddy misses his Mom often, but we are grateful for the legacy she left.

She raised a great son, and we sure live Daddy!

James has been begging to go play tennis for weeks.

Finally, we went and played as a family.

We love and appreciate Grandma and Grandpa, who gave us each our very own rackets.

Daddy is like a pro at tennis.

He is fun to watch when he really plays.

We all love to play tennis.

Joyanne was part of the high school tennis team last year.

We hope to have many more tennis matches with each other in the future.

Friends, Beauty, and Beautiful Music

We had our friends, the Robinsons, over for dinner.

They bring such fun games to play.

We played Tenzi and another card game where they all had to work together to beat the game.

We sure love our game time!

Have you noticed the tulips blooming lately?

The flowers are so beautiful this time of year.

Joyanne took part in the Northern Utah Youth Symphony Concert.

She plays the violin so wonderfully.

The music from the concert was enjoyable to hear.

All those musicians are so talented.

Recital, Soccer, and Domino

Joyanne had her Spring Piano Recital for her students, and Jaden is one of her students.

Joyanne is a great teacher!

Her students are really progressing and love Joyanne as a teacher.

Jaden is progressing well too, and though at times, he wants to be done with it, he really plays well.

Jaden is loving soccer.

He plays as goalie mostly, and is good at keeping the ball out of the goal.

He has played forward a couple times and knows how to kick the ball in the goal.

His competitive soccer team is doing all right this season.

After watching a friend's hamster for a week, we decided to get our own.

We named him Domino.

The kids love to get him out and pet him and let him run around in his white ball.

He is a furry, fun creature.