"Suprise!"

Kim and I had a wonderful suprise, our kids threw us an anniversary party! July 21st was our 13th anniversary, and I have to say it was probably the worst day ever. It was so bad that I cried! So our darling daughter Katelynn decided to call Grandma Gifford and have her help give us a party. So onFriday the 25th Katelynn made us go out on a date but "...we had to be home by 9!" I thought that was kind of supicious but hey I get to go out, so we go to diner and a movie and come home and lo and behold there is a "Happy Anniversary" banner in the hall, streamers in the doorway and balloons, a present and our cake topper from 13 years ago sitting on top of a mint ice cream cake! They had out the china and the crystal glasses with sparkling cider too! I couldn't have had a better time, or a better anniversary. Kim and I both said it was the best ever! We are sure blessed to have such loving and thoughtful children, and great parents.

Emily's Baptism

I thought I would share these beautiful pictures that I took of Emily in her baptism dress. She had such a wonderful day with lots of family and friends. After her baptism which was wonderful, we had a birthday celebration at the house. She is such a special girl, and we just love her so much! We are so proud of her decision to be baptized. We took these photos at Freestone Park in Gilbert, AZ. It was really hot but she was a reall trooper, and smiled like an angel. The kids go back to school on July 28th, which is only 1 1/2 weeks away. What will I do with all the quiet? I might get some things done around here. We should find out who their teachers are soon, and we will meet them on Friday the 25th. So the girls are really anxious about that. Of course they don't want to have the "mean" teachers, but they will be fine with whom ever they get. Well that's it for now. Let us know how you are doing. Talk soon!!

OK,OK,OK!

OK! Here is our update. Thanks to my lovely Aunt Terry I am updating things. Lets see, the kids are out of school, so I hear a lot of "Mom,...I'm bored!" and I say, "Great, there are some weeds to chop....go to it!" So I think they have learned to limit the "I'm Bored" statement. So...I am so excited for Kimberly and Buds wedding! How wonderful for them! And it gives me and the family a little get away, so that should be really fun. Yesterday I took the kids to the park and photographed them, oh...the pictures turned out so good!! I decided to do that because I needed a picture for Emily's baptism invitation. She will be baptized on June 21st. She is so excited to be 8, because she gets her ears pierced tomorrow (June 14th) before her dance recital, and then her birthday is on Sunday (Fathers day) and then she gets a sleep over on the 18th and then her baptism is on Saturday the 21st!!! Whew! It will be a busy week, but a fun one. So, other then everything is good with the kids and we are holding on tight with this crazy ride in the building/housing industry, we are great. Well lots of love and we will post soon!

Spring...

Well I must say two weeks of spring break is more than enough! Don't get me wrong we had lots of fun and sun, but it was good to have them go back to school on Tuesday. We are loving our new house and the space that we have to let the kids run wild and not have to worry whose yard they are in because with 2 1/2 acres they really don't leave the "yard"! Katelynn just made the honor roll at school. She got all A's, 1 B+, and 1 B. She does great in school and her goal is to make the Principals list for the last quarter, and that would mean getting all A's. We know she can do it! Emily is doing great also. She got great marks on her report card and she was given 3 awards at school! One for reading, one for outstanding attitude and participation in music, and one for science. She is very well liked by her class mates and is always helpful. Brennick, he has tons of friends, love to share his toys and is full of energy. I can't believe that he is almost 4! time really does fly. Kim and I are doing good. Kim is the Scout Chairman for the ward, and I teach the Valiant 9 class, and I am the camp director for Young Womens. So we keep pretty busy. We hope all is well with everyone and we will write soon!