Happy Birthday To Glen

In honor of the guy who started posting these "through-the-years" birthday blogs, here we go with his...






2 Years Old












4 Years Old










6 Years Old












13 Years Old










1982










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2005






Alaskan Cruise









San Francisco








Yankee Stadium








Cold hot dogs











BYU Fan




















Every time you see him, remember to say, "Happy Birthday, Glen!!"

Your family loves you!!!!!

Spur-of-the-Moment Super Stalkers

Someone in our family called the other day to see if his father and mother would just jump in the car and meet him and his wife in Las Vegas. I laughed and said, No way!" Glen laughed and said, "Sure!" A few days later, we were in the car and on our way.



I figured there would be no better place to stop for a break along the way than a certain hotel in Cedar City where our daughter works. She didn't know we were coming and I wanted to get her reaction to our sudden appearance. I expected maybe "MOM!!! So good to see you!!" or something like that. Instead, she greeted me with...



Although Sarah was hard at work...


she stopped for a minute to take a photo with us before we had to leave to continue on with our journey.


Glen and I were able to eat a delicious buffet dinner at Planet Hollywood before Abe, Klarissa and her grandmother arrived from San Francisco.


Abe got us to Vegas under the guise of going to see the fabulous Cirque Du Soleil show "O".


I'll give it to him that it was an absolutely fascinating show. We loved it and were amazed at all the stuff they did in and above the water and how the platforms under the water would raise and lower. It was pretty great and worth the long drive just to see that.

BUT...there were other things going on that weekend, like Jen and Jordan's wedding reception #2. Yes--I think we have now gone beyond wedding crashers and have become wedding stalkers!! Jen and Jordan were really great sports about it. They "seemed" happy to see us when we showed up for breakfast at the Bellagio the next morning.



I just had to get some of the Singapore noodles when I saw them on the buffet in honor of Benjamin who will soon be eating that kind of food. Here's to you, Ben...


After our breakfast/brunch, we went to the Las Vegas Temple.



Since it was such a hot day in Vegas (100 degrees) we were anxious to get back to the Bellagio and eat a cool gelato treat.



Soon we were off to find the gorgeous home where the outdoor reception was being held.



Jen got busy primping and then Klarissa and I helped get her dress all cinched up so she would be ready to greet the guests.



Here's Glen keeping himself entertained while we were busy.


Soon people started to arrive and the party began.








So sad we had to eat and run, but we had a long car ride ahead of us. We arrived home at 2:15 a.m., which turned our long night of driving into a short night of sleeping!

It was a fun trip (thanks for encouraging us to go, Abe) and we only wish we could go to Florida this weekend so we could attend Jen and Jordan's wedding reception #3. But, I think they are safe because the wedding crashing/stalking has ended. We have other plans. Too bad, because the Jackson/Olsens sure know how to throw some wonderful parties!!!

Babysitting Brooke

I tended Brooke last week and Sarah called while I was there and requested that I get another Brooke video because she liked the pole one so much. Let's start off with some photos first. Here's the little sleeping beauty just waking up from her nap.


This is her happy face--after her sad face--when she walked out into the living room and discovered her parents were gone, but then decided she would be okay alone with her Grandma (even though she always calls me "Grandpa").


Here's a video for you, Sarah. Brooke loved the box of shoes that was sitting on the couch. Rebecca had been telling me about their attempts to potty train Brooke and how it wasn't going all that well. Perhaps her lack of enthusiasm on the subject will become evident toward the end of the video. Maybe Rebecca can decipher for us what Brooke is saying when she's babbling. I haven't quite picked up on the Brooke dialect of the English language yet.



Sarah also requested a photo of her sister's enlarging tummy. Here's Rebecca at 7 months pregnant. Still as beautiful as ever!!


And I wanted to include her handsome husband in a photo as well. He is trying to hide the three band-aids on his forehead that are covering the yucky-looking spots where his moles used to be. Moles, band-aids or whatever--he's always very photogenic.


Okay, Sarah, I saved the best Brooke video for last. I was chasing her and got such a kick out of her when she would stop to catch her breath. Funny girl!!!



I guess this whole post was for Sarah's sake. Hope the rest of you enjoyed it also.

A Happy Mother's Day

I appreciated all the phone calls I got on Mother's Day. I loved visiting with the kids and talking to my mother and even my brother called to wish me a happy day.


This is an indication of how long I was on the phone and what happened while the men in my life were waiting for me to quit talking so we could do something together as a family...


They are quite the guys!

Glen and I are enjoying having Benjamin back under our roof--if only for a few more weeks. I would start a countdown to departure for the MTC on this blog if only I knew how. I'll just enjoy mothering our son while I can and try not to think about how fast the time is passing.