Summer is here! Looking forward to Fall.

Summer is here! The weather is warming up, the bugs are out, and my Parents have left for West Yellowstone.

My Mother and Aunt own the Madison Hotel, Motel, and Gift Shop in West Yellowstone, Montana. They inherited the property from my Grandparents when they passed away. http://www.madisonhotelmotel.com/

The last few years my parents have been working at the Madison during the summer, and living in their trailer in the back of the property. Last year they moved their membership records to the ward up there so they could work at the Rexburg Temple one day a week. They love working at the Temple, and sometimes enjoy working at the Madison.

While they are away, I take care of my Mom's business here in Utah. She has a beauty shop in her home, and since I have my cosmetology licence I can help her. So every other Friday and Saturday I keep her customers happy. I look forward to mid October when they will return.

Spare Bedroom

Since we moved into our house about 6yrs ago, I have wanted to paint our spare bedroom.

After Nick left on his mission, his mother painted his room blue and put clouds on the ceiling. I love the idea and have always wanted to paint a room like it. After going to IKEA, and finding a sun shaped room light I knew it was time to paint.

To make this room a little different I decided that it needed grass, flowers, and bugs on the walls. I finished putting the grass on, and will finish the flowers and bugs later.

A Tale of two Cities

Right now Heather has gone to Provo with her two older sisters to participate in Womens Conference! This leaves me home alone, again. She picked up one of her sisters from the airport yesterday and they went to Provo to join their sister who was already down there.

Tomorrow I get to get up and report to work by 6:30am! This is time that I'm ususally sleeping. The big work move is finishing up tomorrow, with all of the product from our cross dock coming to our new location. Hopefully this will be the last of the Saturdays that we have to work and this will leave me just trying to figure out how to run my shift!

Great things are hapening in Spokane!

My Sister, who lives in Spokane, told us some great news about her oldest son Cody and her youngest daughter Megan.

Cody and a group from school won a trip to Washington DC and some money for a video about computer recycling on youtube.com. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrxPqCAjx_w)

Megan and her group from school won $1,000 for their video presentation.

Nick and I are so proud of them just like their parents. It is so fun to see them growing up and doing amazing things!

Sunday Evening at Nick's Parents

Today Nick and I had dinner at his parent's house. His Father found an old home video of Nick when he was about 2 yrs old, and his little brother when he was just a few months old. Nick was so cute when he was little.

While I am updating our blog, Nick and his brother Brandon are playing Super Smash Bros Brawl on the Wii. In Super Smash Bros for the Game Cube, Nick's favorite character is Link. He currently doesn't have a favorite for Brawl, but I am sure he will find one.

When we got Super Smash Bros for the Game Cube, I learned how to play using Kirby. Now that we have the Brawl for the Wii, I also use Kirby and I can usually hold my own when playing with the boys.

April Conference

Another General Conference weekend has passed. It was a wonderful conference, with many wonderful talks and messages. I look forward to reading the talks in the May Ensign.

Today My family got together inbetween the conference sessions to have lunch and to watch the last session. We had our favorite meal! Homemade chicken noodle soup, with homemade egg noodles, over freshly made mashed potatoes. YUMMY!!! :) I helped my mother make the noodles last night to let them dry overnight. My little sister and her family, and my oldest brother's family came over to enjoy lunch and eachother's company.

I am very grateful to be so close to my family, and to be a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I am blessed to be sealed to my Husband for all time and eternity. I know that President Monson is a Prophet of God here to lead Christ's Children. I hope that one day that my Husband and I will be able to share our love of the gosple to our children.

High's and Low's

On March 18th, Heather's sister gave birth to her second child and first son. Royce was 9lbs 6oz and was 22 inches long when he was born. He also had a ton of red hair! It's been lots of fun to have him around, although I can't wait until he starts developing a personality.



On March 22nd we receved a phone call saying that one of Nick's cousins had been killed in a skiing accident. This has been hard for the entire family to deal with. She was a beautiful young woman and is truly missed. The Funeral was held on March 27th, it was a beautiful meeting.