Back to school

I love this picture! 3 generations. Love it!!!

First of all, here are some pictures of the wedding.


All the kids are back at school this week. Emilie went back to BYU on Thurs. I miss her already. We spent a lot of time together this summer. Everyone is so busy now. Conrad has band and soccer. Ali has choir and cross country. Ben has band and basketball and track. Reed is working a lot. Cassia and Joey are in marital bliss. Emilie has a full schedule with 16 credits. I am trying to figure out what fibromyalgia is and how to live with it. Having a name to it eases some of the tension. I now know there are medicines and exercises I can do to alleviate the pain.

I love getting on Facebook. I don't feel like I have enough to say for a blog. So a one liner once in a while is great. Plus, ALL of you have gotten on it! Now I can see how you are doing. So many of my friends that I've lost touch with, in the CG, have found me. Before fb,moving around so much has made it hard to find each other. :)

This is a quick blog I will post more later in the week.

. . . . or not.

I can't figure out how to do a slideshow.

Cassia and Joey are back from their honeymoon and back to real life i.e. school and work.
Emilie goes back to school in a couple weeks.
School starts for all the others that week too.
Summer just slipped by so fast!

Pictures coming soon!

What a great, crazy month. Cassia is married! Oh wow! I will post pictures this week.
Mom & Dad made the wedding so beautiful! It was perfect. I love you. You are AMAZING!!!!!!!
I loved having family around. My children have all decided we need to move back to California. They are constantly letting Reed know where his job needs to take him next. :)
More later. . . . . .

What is going on?

Ali has a dance performance on Sat. night. I am still putting all the sparkles on her costumes. She is in 2 numbers. She has been spending her days in the sun, so she will not wash out on stage. She tans so nicely!

Emilie is now my personal trainer. I am hoping to have enough energy for the wedding. :) Em took a weight class last semester and is now teaching me how to do it. It helps me with my goal of getting up by 8am!

Cassia will be home in a little less than 2 weeks! We are all very excited to have her home again. We will spend the time catching up and enjoying being a family. :) (cheesy, but true)

My finches are all hatched! 9 survived- so far. I am hand feeding 2 right now. 4 more next week. I have to wait until they are big enough to hold and not squish. They are so ugly! I like to see the transformation from a gross hairless little bug into a beautiful little bird.

Summer is here. The kids are out of school. Luckily, we have a neighbor that has a pool! Their grandkids are visiting and they are Ben's age. So he is busy outside all day! Yea!

I am excited for the wedding. It will be so fun seeing everyone. San Diego will always be home for us. Cassia and Joey are going to have some great pictures!!

I have a Dr. Seuss garden. Red corn, orange watermelon, yellow tomato, lots of peppers and lettuce too. It looks good so far. If we can just keep the dogs from snacking on it it will be great.

Addresses

Hello All.
I need your addresses for invites. I have some of them but not all. Mom, if you have all your families, I would love to have them. Thanks!

Cassia's dress is so beautiful! She is SO beautiful! We had so much fun getting all the things we need for the wedding. We found her dress, temple clothes, reception decorations, cake ideas, invites. We pretty much figured out all the details we needed too. We even got to get some things for the apartment. Their apartment is so tiny, but perfect for starting out! They have brand new carpet and tile. Yay! I love Utah. It is so pretty. It snowed a little while I was there. It was so much fun. I really miss the snow. The mountains are so pretty. I got to spend some time with Kristi and the kids. They are so awesome! I wish I could live closer to them. They are so funny! Avery is getting to be a big girl so fast. McKenna is still a little girl and funny as ever. She reminds me of Em as a little girl. Oh the good ole days. :) Shaun is such a cutie! I just want to hug and kiss him all the time. He has the biggest smile and his dimples are adorable! I think his smile is permanent.

I am glad to be home. I missed the rest of the family. It will be good in June when Cassia comes home and we are all together. I love having Emilie home. She laughs with the other kids all the time. It's fun to hear them.

Did I tell you about my latest hobby? I am raising finches. They make me laugh. Reed built me a huge aviary for them. It is gorgeous! He is so talented! What a great guy!!! He keeps me entertained. :) Doesn't it look great? Yes, I have 9 birds. Does anyone want one? Cassia and Joey get one for a wedding gift. :D hahahaha They breed WELL!

Homecomings

In one week I will be in Utah! Shopping and spending time with my oldest daughters. I am so excited! I can't wait to see them. We talk on the phone all the time, but that just isn't the same as getting to hug them. :)

Cassia's wedding is getting closer all the time. She met her in laws at Easter. They showered her with gifts. I'm glad they are nice people.

Emilie will be coming home with me and Cassia will take the spring semester then come home for a couple weeks until the wedding. Mom and Dad answered our prayers by suggesting she come home instead of going straight to San Diego. Thanks! We all feel so much better. Now Cassia gets to spend time with her siblings. They really miss her! Actually, we are all really happy about having the whole family together again. One last big vacation before she gets married! It will be so fun! Road trip!! :)

Life is good.