Bishop Knight

What does it mean when your husband:

A. Gets a haircut

B. Shaves his beard

C. Buys a new suit?

A NEW CALLING!

Yep, Ron is now the bishop of our ward.

He is feeling a bit overwhelmed and inadequate

(who wouldn't be!)

But he will do an awesome job!

I am now a bishop's widow but I totally support him and couldn't be happier! (Feel free to check back in a few months, things could change. :) Thanks to our wonderful family and friends who have shown their love and support. It means the world to us!

Jan/Feb Birthdays

This is a slow time of year for birthdays in our family but we can't forget the two we've had so far!

Jessica turned 26 on Jan. 10th

Matthew turned 4 on Feb. 4th

Happy Birthday!

Love is in the air!

Well it's now February and Valentines Day will be here before you know it. So the girls and I got our craft on and made some cute decorations. A big thanks to Ron for cutting the wood. :) Check them out:

I love Valentines Day and I'm glad I get to spend it with my wonderful hubby. Love ya babe!

2010 Family Photo Shoot

The first order of business for 2010 was to get the whole fam damily together for a picture. All month I had been talking about wanting to take a new family picture while Melanie and Gabe were in town. Our last one had been taken at Natalie's wedding and was now 2 years old and 4 babies short. So the kids picked up on this subtle hint and they all went together to hire a photographer friend of Stephanie's and give me a photo shoot for Christmas. Since Gabe didn't fly in until the evening of the 23rd we waited until New Years Day to get all spiffed up and go to Jessica's parents backyard to do the deed. We even color coordinated by family. I was very pleased with the results considering all the children (11) and adults (12) that had to cooperate! The only dissappointment was that it wasn't done in time to send out picture Christmas cards which I'm sure everyone would have loved and cherished. I debated about sending out New Years cards but then I had the thought that despite how lovely they might be they would probably go straight to the trash after getting opened instead of lingering around for a few weeks on countertops or bulletin boards like they do at Christmas because no one has the heart to throw them away until after the holiday is over. So I saved my money and instead you can come to my blog anytime and enjoy the beauty of us all year long! Here's a few samples:

33 years and counting!

The cutest grandkids (and grandparents) ever!


Ron and I with our 5 adorable children

The gang of grandkids! (Some weren't too happy :)

Thanks kids, I love how they turned out!

A December to Remember!

December has come and gone and I was very bad and didn't blog about any of it. I am either: 1. too old, 2. too busy, or 3. too lazy! (Take your pick!) We did have a great holiday season and did many fun things with our family. Melanie and the kids stayed with us for the month of December and that was good (for the most part :). I decided it would take too much time and effort to try and catch up about everything so I will just move on and start fresh in 2010. Here's to a great new year!

November Birthdays

Two of our finest family members have birthdays in November. Here's a big HAPPY BIRTHDAY wish to them both!

Melanie was 32 on the 19th

Anaston will turn 3 tomorrow
We love you both and are glad you're part of our family!

Turkey Pit

Ron has always wanted to have a pit at our house that he can cook meat in. Well he finally did it! On Wednesday he dug and dug and dug until he had a hole big enough to put a metal box he had down in it. It is small but will be great for our family to use. Wednesday night was the trial run and he filled it with a turkey, a ham, some ribs, and a buffalo roast. It was a success as everything came out smelling and tasting delicious! Way to go honey! Here's some pics of him working hard and then the finished products:

Doesn't he look proud! (You'll have to ask him about the chest on his turkey!) :)