Prom 2011

So here are the pictures of Mallory's prom which was tonight!!
I (brynn) slaved (because i did not get paid for my services...) away doing Mal's makeup, hair, and even nails! We didn't get a good picture of her hair but it was a side bun with a sweet flower/feather hair thing we found at Hobby Lobby that matched her dress PERFECTLY! Mom and I are pros...

Click on the pictures to see them bigger, but doesn't she look like a babe?

We are certainly blessed to have so many cute fun grandkids. John called Amber and was talking about how we were going on a date to a movie Friday night. Little Savana was overhearing the date part and the Grandpa part, and told her mom all about how Bompa was taking her on a date to ge see the animals. How cute! Amber called back and was just laughing about the expected date. I guess Bompa will have to make good on that one of these days!

The Bezzants came over today for dinner and some games and the boys all had fun playing together. A little too much fun. It was awfully quiet downstairs, and pretty soon Brexten and David came running up the stairs to show off their Spiderman and Skeletor new looks. They had found the markers (some washable, some not), and had lots of fun!! We tried hard not to giggle, and decided the punishment should be some vigorous scrubbing in a cold bath. Hopefully it will not be repeated anytime soon!

Halloween Fun

Brynn planned this incredible Halloween murder mystery dinner for our family, and these are the fabulous photos from that evening! Brynn was Frankenstein and Mallory was Poison Ivy (they loved shopping at DI for their costumes--actually we all did.) John and I came as the Wicked Witch and Dr. Jekyll/Mr. Hyde, Celeste was Cruella DeVille, Shanda and Jared came as the von Adams, and Amber and Sam were Dracula and his bride. It was a great evening--the house was especially spooky looking, and everyone pitched in and brought yummy food. Amber made some great eyeballs for dessert--if you need a fun Halloween dessert, talk to her! We won't tell you who the murderer was, but nobody figured it out. We had some great actors and the evening was tons of fun!

Signs of Getting Old...

Every now and then things happen in your life that tell you you are getting older. This week I had two of those things. Celeste turned 30 (I have a daughter that's 30?), and I scheduled my colonoscopy. Exciting huh?

First, Celeste. We had everyone over for dinner on Wednesday. It was great! Tiona even called so all the family got to sing Happy Birthday to Celeste together. It's so fun having everybody over for dinner! And the girls don't mind coming because they don't have to cook!

Second, that 'c' word. Mallory had fun choosing my jell-o flavors for my 'special diet'. Unfortunately she'll be at band camp when I get to eat my jell-o, so she can't steal any. Anyhow it will be an eventful event!

Getting old is really not all that fun!

Welcome to our new blog. Brynn thinks we need to get somewhere in the 21st century, so I guess this is it.

In early July we went to Yellowstone all by ourselves and had a great time. We saw bears, and wolves, and moose and everything else it was great. Monica had bought me a new lens for the camera, so we had some great shots and some shots that definitely showed that we needed experience with the camera. You can see a great shot a a wolf that Monica shot while hanging out the side of the suburban. They were really close.



Last week we took Mallory and Brynn to BYU Idaho for there education week. It was wonderful to participate in classes on everything from the history of the Middle East to the Joseph Smith papers to Isaiah. We all were fed. It was also great to just get out of town with the kids.