Best Friends

Nothing big has been going on with us, so I thought I would share a cute story. When my first child, Ashlee, was born my Aunts in Tennessee were all so wonderful and threw a shower for me. They pretended I was there and handed me gifts. They then mailed them to me with instructions to watch the video while opening the presents. (The are so creative!) Anyways one of Aunts went to the store and bought a cute bear for Ashlee. Well this little bear has become Ashlee's favorite thing in the world. All of her others toys come and go, but bear has always stayed. When I found out I was pregnant with another baby my sister said that baby would need a bear too or they would fight. How right she was!! I find them constantly snuggling up with their cute little bears!! How adorable they are! Hopefully Bear can make it a couple more years.

Mom's Graduation Party

Brianna with her cousins on baptism day. Brianna with her dad before her baptism.

This past weekend we celebrated my nieces baptism and my mother receiving her Master's Degree. It was a great day that we all spent together - (of course I am still a single mom while Jed is away for work, but with family around it all went well!) Anyway we had the baptism in the morning on Saturday then had lunch afterward. After lunch we all told mom that we were going to go see a movie. Instead we got on the freeway and drove up to my brother in Pleasenton, CA for a surprise BBQ/Pool Party!! It was a blast. He even had a cover so Ashlee could kind of swim with her cast so all had a good time. Following are some of the pictures:

Brianna with her dad before her baptism.

Brianna, Ashlee, Michael, and Hyrum with the newest member of the church!

Hyrum was soooo cold!!!

Ashlee with her Lobster claw cast...
Banka and Ashlee chillin poolside...
Hyrum strutting his stuff already - ladies man...
Grandma and brother Darin

Twilight Series - Midnight Run

So I just finished Breaking Dawn about 2 weeks ago and loved it. I have really enjoyed reading this series as it is light and funny. Well I heard that you could read an excerpt of her book the one from the perspective of Edward, I think it is called Midnight Run, so I went online to check it out only to read a depressing letter from the author on her website www.stepheniemeyer.com . I guess someone either stole a copy of the rough draft or something and so now she has decided not to right the book!!! If you go to her website you will find a 200 page copy of her draft as she decided to make it public for all. I was so sad for Stephanie Meyer - how horrible to have your work stolen like that. Anyway when I have a couple hours to sit in front of the computer maybe I will get the chance to read it it was such an exciting option. Hopefully she will change her mind in the future. I just thought I would put this out there for other readers to mourn with me the loss of one more Edward/Bella story. Too, too sad.