Liam's Blessing Day

Today we attended church with Erin and Tony for Liam's Blessing. It sure was special. Ben surprised Erin by flying in yesterday to assist in the blessing. She was really excited to see him! Uncle Kent, Ben, and Carl stood in the circle with Tony and his friends and family. What a special day!

Girls' first trip to the Phoenix Zoo!

On Thursday Papa and Grandma planned a busy day for the girls since it was our last day of our visit. We started the day off with a trip to the Phoenix Zoo. The girls were so excited! They had never been to the Phoenix Zoo. It was nice for us since children under 12 were free! Here are a few of our favorite photos of our day. After the zoo, we came home for a short lunch break and rest before heading off to the movies. We saw "Up" the new Disney movie. It was great! We then met Aunt Kimmie at the Splash Park at Westgate for a little splash time with cousin Ethan. We came home and changed before heading off for our Pizza dinner. We were all exhausted by the end of the evening. We got the girls to bed a little after 9. I know it was late according to mom and dad but hey what are grandparents good for! We sure enjoyed our week with the girls. Grandchildren are awesome!

Our Wedding Day!

I found this wedding picture while I was moving some of Grandma Lee's things. Do we look different? I think we have gotten better! Somehow it just doesn't seem like we have been married for 35 years! Who would have thought we would be living in Arizona for 27 years, have 6 kids and 6, almost 7, grandkids! It has been quite a ride that's for sure! I can say for myself that I love Carl more today than I did on that day so many years ago!

The cousins meet!

Tracy's girls came to spend some time with Grandma and Papa since school is out. We took the opportunity to get the cousins together for some pictures. Look how much they have all grown! Gavin is 11, Rebecca is 8, Brooke is 7, Emily is 5, Ethan is 2 and Liam is 3 weeks. Grandma is so proud of them!

Happy 35th Wedding Anniversary!

Carl and I have been married for 35 years on June 1st! Wow! How time flies when you are having fun. We are still loving being married to each other and look forward to many more years of wedded bliss as they say! Carl had made reservations for dinner at Flemings Steakhouse. It was very nice - a dress up kind of place. Oh, he gave me a beautiful necklace before we left - ruby and emerld cherries! They were expecting us and had a lovely table prepared. The food was excellent. They even took our picture after dinner and presented us with a lovely card and gift box of truffles.

Carl had made reservations at the Greer Lodge for Thursday and Friday nights. We have been to Greer a few times for our anniversary and we love it there. High in the White Mountains with lovely cool breezes although this weekend it was down right blustery! I enjoyed the scenery and quiet while Carl fished his favorite spots. Greer was celebrating Greer Days so we enjoyed some of the local activities and of course, ate dinner at the famous Molly Butler's Restuarant. I am posting a few pictures of some of the beautiful things we observed.