Yellowstone National Park

On Saturday, Sept. 11, Wynn and I went to Yellowstone.

Just a chance to get away and be together.

Seeing these beautiful sights, never gets old.

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone!

You can sure see why they all it Yellowstone.

Both of us in this picture!

We hiked down to the bottom of the Grand Canyon.

It was a lot of steps, but well worth it. It

was so beautiful. It was a perfect day!

I love the time we got to spend together.

Wynn has been my best friend for 31 years.

I can't believe we are that old.

78th Birthday Party

On August 31, my Mom turned 78 years young.

We had a birthday luncheon at Craigo's.

This picture is of my Aunt Faye, Mom and Aunt Faye's sister, Betty.

Aren't they so cute?

My sister, Jana and Mom.

Mom opening her present from Steve, Brooke & Emily.

Emily was so excited!

We gave Mom a dozen roses.

A women always likes flowers, right?

Two of my favorite girls:

Brooke & Natalie

I am so thankful for such a good Mother. I

love her with all my heart. I love that Mom will let me call her

and just vent. She quietly listens and agrees with almost

everything I say. My Mom isn't only my Mom but she

is my best friend. I love you Mom!

Lewis & Clark Caverns

Saturday morning Wynn and I headed out for Yellowstone Park. As we proceeded on our adventure, the weather went down hill. It was raining lots. So, we decided that since it was raining we would go somewhere where we would be inside. So. . . We we changed our direction and went to the Lewis & Clark Caverns. I had never been there before and the last time Wynn was there, he was a little boy.

I must say, it was an awesome thing to do in a raining day in August.

It was a great tour and so informative.

At one point in the cave we had to slide down a slide and walk all crunched over.

It was a neat place to visit and I recommend it if you haven't been there before.

It was so cool!

We took a picnic lunch but ended up eating it in

the car because it rained a lot of the day.

It was just nice to get away with Wynn for the day.

We just relaxed and enjoyed our time together.

Duty to God

A few months ago I visited with Matt and we went over the requirements left to get his Duty to God Award. He was so close but still had some work to do. I mentioned that it would be a shame if he didn't finish it up because he was so close. Well, he did it and not a minute too soon. He had his last interview with the bishop on the day he was ordained an Elder.

I must say that I was so proud yesterday when he was awarded his Duty to God award in sacrament meeting. Me made it and I couldn't be more proud! Boy, those requirements are so hard!

My Garden. . .

I"ll be the first to admit that I am NOT a gardner.

I do try to grow a few things

each year but I never have too green of a thumb.

My petunias grew large but I don't think they

like my hot deck too much.

One large tomato!

Notice there is only two more tomatoes on this vine and

they will probably never reach maturity.

I picked this mater and Wynn and I promptly ate it.

Oh, it was so good.

Tri-Stake Dance Festival

Last Saturday was our Tri-Stake Dance Festival.

We have been working on this event for months!

Our dance specialists deserve a huge medal, it

was so awesome! I couldn't believe how it

all came together. We learned a lot and

I think the youth had a great time.

Our faithful stake YW Presidency: Ellen Spaulding,

Robyn Holmgren, me and

Pat Madsen. Boy, I love these guys,

they are so great to work with and such

amazing friends to me.

Matt's an Elder in the Priesthood!

The only way today could of been better is if Steven, Brooke and Emily would of been here. They were in Washington for Brooke's sister's wedding. We had family dinner and then all the guys went to our Stake Priesthood meeting. We went over to the church at 7:00 and that is when Matt was ordained an Elder by his Father. It was a wonderful occasion. All my son's are now Elders! I'm so proud!
This is a picture of Matt's friends who attended his ordination. It was so nice of them to come! The friends that were Elders got to participate in the ordination. It was a perfect evening.