Grammie Pammie Graduates from BYU!

I love that my mom got into BYU and now is graduating! I'm so proud of her and, of course, love the opportunity to lecture her on talking on the phone and making sure she is keeping up on her studies. I flew out with the kids to watch her graduate. The night before, they had a smaller graduation ceremony with just the people in her program.

 Can you spot Grammie Pammie in the middle?

 She was well-loved by everyone in her class. We had lots of people tell us how awesome she is.

 Then they had a little food reception, of course. She graduated in Dietetics, so of course they would have food there! What a good major!

 We got to hang out with my Cousin, Annie, and her little boy, Kamdyn.

 The boys got along so well!

 The following morning was the real deal, the one in the Marriott Center. Doesn't she look so excited?

 My mom was surprised to find out that ALL of her siblings came to watch her graduate. She had no idea they were all coming. My aunt Karla helped me out with the boys during the graduation. I think they did remarkably well for a 2 hour event.

 Her she is doing the hand-shaking and diploma-receiving.

 It's official!

 Here are the kids! Her favorite kids of course! Ok, my sister might be having a baby in a few weeks, and Nate might be working, but we know who really loves her ;)

 What good is a graduation without some food to celebrate! After the big to-do, we all went o my Aunt Karla's house to fill up our bellies. Here is My Aunt Lori with my brother, Jared.

 My uncle Reggie, Glen girlfriend (can't remember her name, oops!), Uncle Glen, and my Aunt Sharleen.

 My Uncle Dale is sitting next to Justin.

 Here are all the Storer children! Dale, Sharleen, Pammie, Glen, Lori and Karla!

 Ethan and Justin making a little mischief.

 Lincoln said he really enjoyed the cake.

 Later on, Justin made the mistake of falling asleep on the couch. Nice 'stache, bro.

Happy 40th Tim!

John's brother, Tim, turned 40 this year! We got to go over to his house for some fantastic sandwiches and chocolate cake.

 Ethan could see Tim was going to need some assistance blowing out all those candles.

 He also provided some supervision while Sharon cut up the cake.

 Lincoln kept Grandma company.

 Then we all got to dig in to some chocolate!

 Every time we go to Tim's house, we take a family photo in front of his house. I love this tradition!

Camp Webster April 2011

Friends of ours, the Websters, are renting a house on the Delta and invited us to come for a visit conference weekend. John was so excited to spend some time fishing, we ended up bringing our tent and everything for the weekend. Thanks Websters for putting up with us! 

 First thing in the morning, my boys were out on the dock getting their lines in.

 Not too long afterwards though, we had some girls come and join us.

 Janelle made waffles with strawberries for everyone. It was such a treat, delish!

 Ethan thoroughly enjoyed them. He didn't even know cream on waffles was a option, now I'm really in trouble.

 After that, we had a little fishing excursion on the dock again.

 A very successful excursion I should say.

 Elizabeth caught a fish as well.

 Janelle even had some crafts for the kids to do while they were "listening" to conference.

 What better way to spend a day than fishing and shooting?

 Good, that is, until you let the recoil from the gun knock you in the head and split your head open. Doesn't my man look, so, extra, manly?

 They have a zip line set up for the kids as well.

 Here goes Ethan! 

 He wasn't so sure about this to begin with, but after an excellent demonstration by Caroline, he was ready to go.

 Then he thought he was super tough.

 Janelle's parents came out for a little shooting. Her mom was an exceptional shot. I don't think she missed one!

Janelle's brother too came for a little zip line fun. And yes, he told us it is still fun, even if you're dragged on the ground for the last 50 feet. Well, it was fun for us too.

 Here's our little setup for the weekend.

 Janelle took us on a fabulous twilight cruise around the Delta.

 Look at their setup! I love this place! 

 Then of course, before dinner we had a little more time for fishing!

And a little relaxing.

 The kids had so much fun together. Love the Websters, and their cute girls! Thank you so much again, for a fantastic conference weekend!

March Madness...or not!

I finished Ethan's quilt! I've been working on this for about a year now. My mom was the one that found the fabric line in Utah, I looked online and I was sold! I had previously found a free quilt pattern online and that was the final product.

 It was a lot of work (all those circles are hand-appliqued) and a lot of money (i.e. next time John will not question if I decide to buy an entire bedroom set for $300 dollars). BUT, it turned out just as I wanted it to. Next time, I will not listen to my mother when she suggests that I make a KING size quilt! Sorry Pammie!

 Other random picture from this month include Ethan.

 Who is slowly discovering his sense of humor. Such a delight!

 St. Patrick's Day happened this month as well! Look how cute my little Irish lads are! And FYI, I didn't even plan on them matching this day. I simply went to each of their drawers and pulled out the first green items I saw. Turns out I have the same taste from boy to boy, eh?

 My little brother got to come for a visit this month! Wahoo! So glad he has a sister office just a short ride away from us! We made him make us crepes. Although, I don't think he had any complaints.

 We also got to go on Ethan's first bowling trip. 

 They gave us this huge ramp for kids to help them center their ball. Maybe they didn't want Ethan shotputting the ball down the lane? This little guy is so strong!

We had our Relief Society Birthday celebration dinner for our ward this month as well. I think it turned out to be a fantastic event, celebrating the history of Relief Society. My friend Tammy and I had a brilliant idea to make giant birthday cup-cakes for each table at the event and covered them all in marshmallow fondant. This was my first time working with fondant, and I think they all turned out pretty cute! Good thing we have a fridge in our garage, right?

I also made little cupcake toppers for each of the cakes with a different past Relief Society president on them. And no, that cake isn't leaning to the right. It's just your eyes. We made 12 cakes! They can't all be perfect!

I took the boys for a walk this month, with promises that we would get some frozen yogurt. Sadly enough, this was their state by the time we got there. I had to eat the yogurt all by myself!