20th high school reunion

Attended my 20th high school reunion this weekend. There was a casual family day on Friday evening, then a picnic with some of my close friends on Saturday, and a formal dinner on Saturday night. I was nervous about it, but I actually had a really great time. Friday night was really the most fun for me--it was more casual, and I had time to talk to everyone there. 20 years! Most people looked just the same. It was fun to see how much people's kids looked just like them back when we were in junior high or high school. Most people recognized me right off, which I guess is a good thing. (No regrets on my hair dye)

Poor Emily

Poor Emily had a really tough day. She stayed home from church with sore throat and stomach ache, but I guess not long after we left, she started to have really severe sharp pains in her right side. There was no way to get hold of us at church, so she walked down to her great grandparents house practically doubled over in pain. Papasan and his neighbor gave her a blessing and then came to church to get us. I came home and took her to the urgent care. They took xrays and drew blood (very traumatic for a girl with a fear of needles) and said her white blood cell count was too high. So we were sent to the hospital for a CT scan--which meant IV and other very invasive procedures that were really scary and hard for her. But she managed to be brave. Finally, the word came back that is was not her appendix (thank heavens) but she has a large cyst( 7 cm by 6 cm) on her ovary. They said the cyst would eventually rupture and take care of itself, but gave her some pain meds. Poor kid. She's still really hurting, hasn't been able to eat anything, or even get out of bed all afternoon. She even passed out from pain at one point this afternoon.
We were grateful for the blessing from Papasan this morning. I think she'll be okay, but I just feel bad for her. It's hard to watch your child suffer from fear and pain. Luckily, it wasn't anything worse.

A few leftover pics that didn't make it onto other pages

Leah's baptism

SLC spring break photos

More spring break photos

Spring Break Trip photos

Here are the spring break photos of our trip to Ogden and Salt Lake City. It was really fun to get away for the weekend. WE went to the treehouse museum with Papa and Grandma Ann in Ogden. In Salt Lake City, we visited the Utah state capitol building, the Daughters of the Utah Pioneers Museum, Gateway Mall, Temple Square, Clark Planetarium, and Liberty Park. This was all in two days! We were exhausted, but it was really fun.

Sam's kindergarten graduation

Sam looked very handsome at his kindergarten graduation, although it was hard to get him to crack a smile until they brought out the cotton candy! It was cute though. The kids recited poems and sang songs, and they threw 2008 grad visors in the air. We loved Mrs. Larsen, his kindergarten teacher. He had a good year.

Memorial Day

Memorial was really nice this year since we lived in Logan and were able to visit the family graves in person. It was lovely to be able to share family stories with the kids about our families and be able to have them appreciate some of their heritage. I took pictures of my mom's and Nana's graves because the flowers were so pretty. We also went out to Trevor's family at the Smithfield cemetery.

New spring blossoms, swinging, Max's bacon and cream cheese beehive for the Utah history night at school, Ginny with grandma Gladys.

Various pics of kids

Ginny is my champion vacuum girl. She does a really good job, especially on the stairs. The other pics are just random moments with the kids.

Provo trips

We had a couple of fun trips to Provo this spring to visit our cousins. We went one day over spring break for a fun picnic with Nancy's kids and extended family cousins. (Very fun to see everyone!) WE also went down recently for Leah's baptism. A lovely day. Here are a few pictures, although, I'm still trying to find a few pictures that I have misplaced on my computer. Will post more later.

Emily's birthday

Emily had a slumber party with her friends for her birthday. They all dressed up in 50's costumes. Cute!

This is why I dyed my hair

So, in case you were wondering why I finally succombed to the lure of hair dye, this is the reason! One too many grandma comments.

Ginny in curlers

I think Ginny is darling in spongy rollers.

Max haircut

Max's new haircut. No more mop top!