Gina's visit to Oregon

This last week I was so blessed to have my dearest friend Gina with me. She flew in from Utah on Tuesday and we did all kinds of good stuff close to Boring. Then, on Friday we headed off to Seaside, Oregon and Cannon Beach. Wow, the weather was perfect, and the company too. We ate, walked around and looked at shops and sat at the beach. On Saturday morning, I cut Gina's hair and gave her some bangs. Don't you love them. We colored her hair on Thursday and it turned out pretty nice. Fun stuff!!!! It was a great relaxing weekend. Matt was a trooper and did all kinds of fun stuff with the kids while we were gone. Thanks honey!!

Gina on Cannon Beach

Me on Cannon Beach. Look at the awesome rock in the background!

We ate at a great restaurant in Seaside. It was very yummy!

On the beach in Seaside.

Gina and I on Cannon beach.

~HAPPY EASTER~

Happy Easter to everyone. This weekend was great. We went to Eugene and spent time with family. Before we left for Eugene, Rich, Julie and Isabella came from Arizona for 2 nights. We played games and ate food. Matt and I went to Outback for the first time with Rich and Julie. Good food!!

On Friday, Madalyn had a geography B at her elementary school and she did awesome. She placed 9th out of 20 kids. Way to go Ma!!!

Friday afternoon Rich, Julie, and I headed to Eugene with the little kids. Friday night Matt, Rich Julie and I played an intense game of Settlers of Zarahemla. Matt won by default and that is all I will say about that (lol). Everybody else arrived late Friday night and Saturday morning. We dyed eggs, ate food, rolled eggs, ate food, watched Marley and Me (good movie), ate and visited. We celebrated Natalie, Paige's and Isabella's birthday Sunday afternoon also. It was lots of fun. On Sunday, we went to church and then had a yummy ham dinner. Thanks for a great weekend everybody!!

Madalyn standing at the microphone at her Geography B.
She was contestant #7. What a beautiful girl.

Grandpa looking all dapper.

Darren, Rich and Matt went running on Saturday morning. What a bunch of studs!

Tricia is very talented and made these bear cakes for Paige, Natalie, and Isabella.

Jen, Me and Julie getting ready for the day on Saturday! As you can see they wanted me to take this picture. I was a little pushy. Sorry!!!

Matt and his sister Tricia! You can't tell that they are siblings can you?

The cousins, Taylor, Madalyn and Hannah jumping on the trampoline.

Mom bought a new swing for the backyard and so Natalie and Paige swung together several times during the weekend.

Dying Easter eggs.

Another cousin picture. Katelyn, Hannah and Hayden.

Mom helping the oldest grand kids spin their eggs.

Me, Paige and Bailey dying eggs.

Matt, Rich and Darren getting back from their 30 minute run. What a tough crowd.

Isabella and Julie!

Julie, Isabella and Rich.

Jen painted Natalie and Paige's fingernails. Thanks Fer Fer you are awesome!

We had a teddy bear picnic in the front yard on Saturday and the kids were troopers. It was a little chilly for the picnic, but they didn't let it shake them.

Jen, Mom, Me, Tricia and Julie working in the kitchen.

Hayden and Carter showed me their eggs before we started the egg roll then........

they started wrestling at the bottom of the hill for their individual eggs.

Matt showing me his two eggs.

Jen and Isabella at the Easter egg roll.

Here's the whole group getting ready for the countdown to roll those eggs.

Tricia, Dad and Jen keeping warm. No, they are just hugging so that I can get a great picture!

The adults! We all have a little kid in us still, right?

The Lakes had planted some pretty flowers on the top of a rock and Jen pointed it out to us as we drove down the driveway. I thought that it was really pretty, so I took a picture

Easter morning!

We ate in rounds with some of the meals. This was the adults round for Easter morning breakfast. Lady's, thank you for all of the great food we ate.

Mom and Dad with almost all of the grandchildren. What a good looking group!

The women folk!

Paige kissing her birthday cake. What a cutie!

Mother's Day is right around the corner!

For those of you who don't know, I design jewelry and today I was thinking about Mother's day and what I was going to give Matt's mom and my mom. I started to think about how hard it is to sometimes come up with good gift ideas and so I wanted to share with all of you some of the jewelry I have created and tell you if you are looking for a great gift for your mother, grandmother, or yourself than I can help you. I ship and package my jewelry very nicely. I have many other pieces of jewelry already created so, if you need help this May, I am your jewelry girl!! Give me a call or email me. Thanks for letting me indulge a little on my blog.

This bracelet is so fun. It is an everyday bracelet and I can change the personalized heart to say many things: grandma, sister, mother, love, forever, family and more.

My most popular necklaces are the everyday ones. I love this necklace, it is simple but classy. It is Thai silver on a sterling silver chain.

I make jewelry for your little ones too. If you have a niece or daughter, every girl needs jewelry, right!

This necklace is another everyday necklace. The large circle is Thai silver and then sterling silver tubular beads. Also, I make matching earrings!!

This necklace has aquamarine, sterling silver, Bali silver, and pearls all on it. It is very classy.

I love this watch. A big Spring hit.

This watch is gorgeous. I created the band and I get compliments on my watch all of the time. There are pearls, sterling silver, Bali silver and swarovski crystal on each one. The watch band is stretchy and so it fits many wrists.

These dangle earrings are wire wrapped with sterling silver. Bali silver is hanging off of the 1st pair of earrings and swarovski crystal and pearls are hanging from the other ones.

This bracelet is one of my favorite bracelet's this Spring. It has pink, purple, aquamarine, pearls and white swarovski crystal. Love it!!

These are gorgeous dangle earrings with swarovski crystal hanging from sterling silver rings.

Happy 2nd Birthday Paige

This weekend was Paige's birthday. My parents invited us to Reedsport to watch conference. So, we celebrated her birthday with her cousins and Grandparents. She is such a sweetie. She arrived in our family at a perfect time. Heavenly Father really blessed me with her life and continues to bless all of us with her life. She communicates very well, and the kids love to play with her at home. When she was born I called her peaceful Paige. She brought peace to our family. Happy Birthday our little Paigey!!!

Bailey licking frosting off of Paige's fingers. What a loving sister!

Paige and her cousin McKenna (my sister's youngest child).

Paige eating her yummy birthday cake that my parents bought.

Blowing out the candles.

This is my little sister Megan. Isn't she beautiful. She was a blond and I told her that I thought she would look great with dark hair, so we changed her color. Fantastic!!

Paige eating pizza on her birthday. She loves pizza.

Paige going through the spanking machine.

My Dad and Paige

She wanted to try on her clothes as soon as she opened them.

Opening her birthday cards.

What amazing children, sitting so quietly watching conference. NOT, Matt bribed them that he would go and get them slurpy's and give them a mint if they watched the last hour of the Saturday morning session. Can you see the frozen vegies on Hayden's head? Well, he and his brother were wrestling right before Matt took this picture and he hit his head pretty hard. Poor boy!!

This is the mint and money that the children were bribed with. Then Matt took them down the street to 7-11 for a slurpy.

Watching conference.

The morning of Paige's birthday, she ate fruit loops. Hunter and Bailey joined her and so did my Mom.

Paige with her fruity loops. Good stuff. Happy Birthday Paige.