Pretty Neat Flower

This was in the backyard of Aunt Ann and Uncle Walt.  Their yard is beautiful and it was fun to spend time there and to be with family today.

A little preview and a long explanation…

I debated as to where to put these pictures because, technically, I didn't take them.  Thank you so much Aubrey for helping out and taking them for us!  And thank you Mike, for entertaining the kids!  You did a great job! 

This is our first family picture since Amber and I were pregnant with our first kiddos and Ryan was getting ready to leave on his mission.  And it's not often that we're all together so we had to jump at the chance.  We took this when were all out for Amy and Eric's reception in Vernal.  Out of the MANY pics, there were only a few where everyone was (um, kind-of) looking.  I'll have to put more on of all the funny things the kids were doing.  But for now, here's this one because I'm sure all my siblings would like to see how they turned out!

 

So there you have it!

Spring…or is it?

While working outside in the yard today, I thought the beauty and the contradiction of the blossoming tree and the snow covered mountain was too pretty to pass up.  So I decided to wait until later when there would better lighting and I’m glad I remembered right at the right time.  Ask my husband, I’m really bad at remembering.  Like today, I forgot I was boiling macaroni and it had absorbed all the water and was burned to the bottom of the pan before I remembered.  Yeah. 

I’m glad I remembered to at least take the pictures!