Jade & Tim's Wedding

I didn't get a lot of pictures but I got a couple of fun ones. Jake and Misty did a great job with the decorations; Jade & Tim's families did a great job with the luncheon and reception and I thought Brent made a wonderful DJ!! It was a lot of fun all around and it was fun to have most of the family there. We really did miss the ones that were gone though. Maybe by the next one - DeeDee did catch the bouquet!


My favorite picture, of course, was Delila dancing with Ian!! They made a cute couple.

Ali's Birthday Party

After we got back from Las Vegas we celebrated Ali's birthday by inviting about 12 of her friends over for pizza, ping pong, presents and cake (well, they can't all start with P). As you can tell by the pictures they had a lot of fun.

Las Vegas Trip

Well, Las Vegas was pretty fun. We took Ali to Monty Python's SpamALot on Friday night and she LOVED it!! Of course I forgot my camera and the only pictures we have of that are on my camera. I will try to transfer them soon. Saturday, we got to have lunch and visit with Grandma Walker and Aunt Doris. It was so great to see them. For all of you who are wondering, Grandma looks wonderful!! So does Aunt Doris but we all knew that. After visiting with them for a while we headed over to the Sam Boyd Stadium where we got to watch BYU trounce on UNLV. I swear the stadium was over half blue. My favorite shirts, though, were the ones that said "Real Mormons are Rebels". Las Vegas has a very large LDS population so I am not sure how many BYU fans were locals and how many traveled like us. Sunday, we walked around the strip for most of the afternoon while we waited, and waited, and waited for Curtis to call us back so we could get together with he and his family. HE NEVER CALLED!!! I am a little upset with him. (I hope everything was ok). So we went back to Aunt Doris's and visited for a little while with them and left all of the stuff I took for Curtis with them so we wouldn't have to lug it all home again. He better go get it soon.

Oh, well, Our flight home was nice. We got back around 11:30 and then got ready for Ali's birthday today. It was a nice trip. Pictures of Monty Python to follow if I can figure out how to get them off my phone.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ALICIA!!!!

Well, I just wanted to take a minute to share some thoughts about Ali's birthday! I can't believe my baby is 17. It seems like just yesterday that she was born. I was soooo excited to finally get a girl. She was my special gift from both my Heavenly Father and my earthly father who spent a short 10 days with her before she came to us.

As you can see by the pictures, Ali has always been quite the character. She had to learn to speak up to be heard over her three big brothers and it has served her well. Jeff & I are very proud of the beautiful (inside and outside) young woman she has become. We love you very much Ali Dar.

Forever your mom and dad

Mom and Dad

It has been a bit hard this week because of the upcoming anniversaries of both Mom and Dad's deaths. They have been and still are such a huge part of our lives. I have been thinking a lot about all that they taught me - by lesson and by example. A few of those lessons are: hard work (even when I hated emptying out the kitchen cabinets and washing EVERY dish because we put one away dirty- we never did it again!); giving; tolerance; patience (at least Mom); humor (when you could figure out if Dad was serious or not); love and ALWAYS accepting us even when they didn't agree with what we did.

We are SO lucky to have had them for the time we did. I miss them greatly but I KNOW that they are right there watching over us, cheering us on in our triumphs and comforting us in our trials. They weren't perfect, and they would be the first ones to tell you that, but they were the best parents you could ask for. I hope they are proud of me and my family. That would be the greatest tribute I can think of - to live my life in a way that would make them proud.

I miss them so much.