Chicago!

We spent my birthday in downtown Chicago. We went to the Navy Pier and took an architectural tour by boat. It was great!

Woohoo!! May 15, 2009!!

The day Jeremy & Jamie have been counting down to

for four years finally arrived!
Congratulations, Dr. and Mrs. J!!
We were all SO happy to be there
to share this day with them.
Umm, how does it feel to be the mother of a doctor?
AMAZING! FABULOUS! GREAT!

i HEART Womens Conference!!!

Another Womens Conference --

and it was just as wonderful this year as the past years.

Me, Marcie, Chelsea, and Emily S. are in the Marriott Center

waiting for the opening session to begin. I loved the wonderful talks in the concurrent sessions
and the general sessions with Julie B. Beck and Elder L. Tom Perry.
There's something about 18,000 women
getting together to learn more about the gospel,
do service projects,
and have lots of fun at the same time.
It was really fun this year to hear from my friend at the institute,
Colleen Terry. She gave a wonderful talk on the atonement.

The Diamond Valley girls (and me).

They are amazing and fun.

Can't wait for next year!

The New Days of 47 Queen!!!

In my February Daughters of Utah Pioneers newsletter I saw the announcement for the Days of 47 Royalty Pageant coming up. I suggested to Carlee, my friend at the institute, that she should enter. After all, she was Miss Payson and just won 2nd runner up to Miss UVU. She took me up on it and tonight she was crowned the QUEEN!!!

This cute little girl was so excited to get her picture taken with the Queen!And so were we!! Selma, Makenzie, Janice and I made a girls' night out of it -- dinner at Gourmandise and then to the pageant. We were SO excited when they announced that Carlee was the new 2009 QUEEN!!! We cheered very, very loudly. Then we had to go back to Gourmandise for dessert. Congratulations, Carlee!! You'll make a wonderful queen!!

Yesterday -- 12" of snow!

Today -- my violets are blooming!

I looked out the window and what did I see?

Institute Council members stopping by to visit Selma and me!

Working with people like this are what makes our jobs so fun!

Rob, Tricia, Ryan, Eric, Makenzie

Zach, Tricia, and Eric

Marcus, Laurie, Troy, Yazmin, and Tricia

Justin, Brady, Lauren, and Troy

Brooke, Eric, Alyssa, and Makenzie

Ryan and Brooks

Alyssa and Eric
Justin and Alise! They're getting married May 1!

The Council this year has SO been amazing.

It's been SO fun to get to know them!

The future is in good hands with kids like these!

I'll miss them!

Sweet Dreams

It was so fun to have Thomas and Mya stay at

Grammie's house for four days!

Chris & Melissa picked them up this evening

and I sure am missing them tonight.

Of course they are amazing kids and I sure do love them!