Julee's Blackfoot Reception

 We are so happy for Julee and Brian! Kelly and I love being married! Let love, kindness, service, and sacrifice flow.

Eliza

She is a sitter and scooter. When I put her down on the floor she will turn 360's and scoot for a toy. I have seen her get her knees underneath and lung forward! So crawling is not far away. She is happier on solid foods and will pick up and eat puffs. Clara played peek a boo with her the other night and it was oh so darling.

Duet

John can actually play quite well holding Eliza. She pounds some notes in too! John's tenderness and attention to her is literally music to my ears. I predict a beautiful duet someday.

Mud

Mud is very nice to feel
   All squishy-squash between the toes!
I’d rather wade in wiggly mud
   Than smell a yellow rose.

Nobody else but the rosebush knows
How nice mud feels
   Between the toes

By, Polly Chase Boyden

The Cloths of Heaven

Had I the heaven's embroidered cloths,
Enwrought with golden and silver light,
The blue and the dim and the dark cloths
Of night and light and the half-light;
I would spread the cloths under your feet:
But I, being poor, have only my dreams;
I have spread my dreams under your feet;
Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.
 
W. B. Yeats

Washington DC

We visited Thomas, Andrew and Ben. They are doing well. Joseph and Brigham are doing well too! We enjoyed the Air and Space Museum, the Botanical Gardens, Sculpture garden Library of Congress, and other monuments and museums.
 Kristen hung out with me the first two days. She was so kind to go along with my agenda. I loved getting to know her more. I love that she is friends with my dear Mary Anne.
We also walked to the nearest church building for sacrament meeting on Sunday. I believe Capital Hill First Ward. It is worth mentioning because I was so impressed with their mothers room! They had a beautiful lamp that set the mood, a plant, throw blankets on the chairs, and it smelled so nice. What a conscientious women that made that space better! I want to be like her!
I love Washington DC! Mostly free and so educational.

Blueberrie Pie Again, and Again and Again

Kelly's birthday blueberry pie this year was as tasty as ever. It never gets old. He also got his beloved cheesecake this year too. What a lucky guy! We are so glad he is ours and want him to be so happy.  
This is a link to last year. This is a link to the year 2014. It has the link to other years.

Jumping Back

In the whirlwind of the last couple of months these photos slipped through the cracks. It was a beautiful spring day of climbing trees, photographing, and picking paint colors. I asked Margaret which pink she liked the best. She waved her hand and said "All of them!!"  Wasn't that a silly question? 

Found

May

Alliums, muddy boots, and tulips.

Here is a link to some alliums I photographed when we lived in California.

A Visit from Brooklyn



Margaret recently had a surprise visit from Brooklyn. Because they just had there birthdays we had a little idea to decorate cupcakes and exchange gifts. They are still very good friends and we are so grateful they could make the drive.

Bell on a Ribbon

This toy is so simple and beautiful to me. Eliza is completely engaged. Hearing her play is so gentle.

Nursery Rhymes

I love little Kitty,
  Her coat is so warm,
And if I don't hurt her
  She'll do me no harm;
So I'll not pull her tail,
  Nor drive her away,
But Pussy and I
  Very gently will play.
She will sit by my side
 and I will give her some food
And kitty will love me
 because I am good.

Cluck, Cluck, Cluck, Cluck, Cluck.
Good Morning Miss. Hen. How many chickens have you got?
Madame I've got ten. Four of them are yellow. Four of them are brown. Four of them are speckled red, the nicest in the town

Meet Maximus

This little Kitty's name started out as Cinderella. In time we found out he was a he so a new name was given. He is curious. He loves to pounce and play. We love him and it is so fun to look out on the back porch and see him there as Clara says, "Sleeping on his house like Snoopy."