Carousel at the zoo....

Next stop the carousel! poor little Gideon fell asleep so he missed this part! here is Gunner and Andrew and Melissa. Logan....

Lowell and Trina......

Zoe, Elena and Belle.....

Ashton and Maddy......

sorry the pictures aren't that good. it was hard to get them while it was going. I should have taken them before it started! but the kiddos really enjoyed the ride.....

Sting Rays at the Zoo

One of my favorite stops at the zoo is the sting ray area. so cool. very fascinating.
here is Trina with Belle and Lowell. here is Elena, Melissa and Jenn watching the kids, watching the sting rays and catching up!

Gunner loved the rays......

they just seem to glide so elegantly through the water......

they sure seemed to love Ashton. they would come to him and let him put his hands all over them.

my little duckies all in a row........

Now I don't know if sting rays have a very large brain. or if they are very smart. but, every once in a while they seem to get a little frisky and flap the water very close to the edge, so who ever was close by would get wet. they didn't seem to do it in the center of the pond, only the edges! so guess who was close to the edge when they got frisky?

Lexi........ Lexi kept saying, it's in my mouth! it's in my mouth! LOL.....

and Andrew....... he wasn't sure what happened, only that somehow he got wet!

fun, fun, fun.....

Lorene

Zoo Day!

on Friday we all headed to the zoo. Trina and her family met us there. I love going over the bridge. because that means turtle and ducks. the little ones were so fascinated to see the turtles swimming and sunning...... of course I had to take pictures of some pretty flowers......

More to come in the next few posts!

Lorene

Gideon's owie!

all the cousins had so much fun playing together. laughing, running, crying, laughing some more! someone was swinging something and Gideon and the something collided. Ouch! can't remember who or what the something was. but poor Gideon was a little sad for a while. the bump came up very fast. disappeared later. only a bruise was left. it sure didn't keep him down though!! Lorene

Dinner out!

My mom and dad wanted to see Ashton and his family so we decided we had to go out to dinner! where you ask? Texas Roadhouse! LOL.... it is always so good there. Lee and Zoe were able to come too. Maddy and Zoe loved the peanuts. Zoe figured out how to smash the peanuts with her hand and she could get the nut out to eat! Gideon loved his food!

not sure where my other pics went. someday I will really figure this out! LOL.... we had fun, ate well, and enjoyed our visit!

Lorene

Easter Pagent

here are the couple of pageant pics I have. not much. Glen found out he knew one of the cast members! here they are talking..... as everyone was waiting for the pageant to start, we had pizza and those wonderful nutella cupcakes. Gideon enjoyed his very much!

love you all......

Lorene

Cupcakes

While the kids were here, we decided to make those wonderful, yummy, scrumptious, delicious, unbelievable Nutella cupcakes. here is Maddy and Gideon helping me clean up! LOL... later we all went to the temple to watch the Easter pagent. more pics later..... Thanks kiddos.....

Grandma H

Sleeping Kiddos

Ashton and Elena are here! yeah!!! This is Gideon and Maddy shortly after they got here. sweet dreams kiddos! love you lots....
Grandma H

Quilt Camp Time

I had the great opportunity to go to quilt camp this month! Cyndi got invited. she was able to invite a friend. (grin) I was her friend! Barb and Mary of Me and my sister have been having this quilt camp for a long time. they have been together for about 18 years. great group of women! there was Meloney doing the binding to this quilt. this is the back and now the front.....

i was working on a peppermint quilt. these are the blocks. too pickin cute!

Meloney and Rachel were working on pillowcases.......

at our meals we chose a animal napkin holder. then at every meal Carol mixed them up. so we sat with different people every time......

I finished block 2 of my BOM from the shop...... love it!

This is one of the meals. hot chicken salad! yum!!!!

This is Deanna, such a pretty design. Sela was doing the same pattern, different colors. they were just stunning.....

Cyndi finished this and machine quilted it.

she also finished this Eva quilt. love it!

oh, this is up close of the jo morton quilt. you can see the center better and the cross hatching....

Breakfast! blue corn pancakes, and not showing was buttermilk syrup! oh, delish!

Rachel finished this quilt. really cute with all the animals....

I didn't take any pics of Barb and Mary. they were busy on working on projects for market. oh, you will sooooo love them!

here is Cyndi and I - pole dancing! LOL.... thanks to everyone I had such a wonderful time.

and where did we go?? Bear Cabin!

Redwork Time

one of my favorite times of the month - Redwork Club. these ladies are so talented! and so productive! here is Jeanne with the center part done of christmas twitterings..... almost done on this block.....

Jancye is also very busy! here is a closeup of a crab apple hill basket pattern....

and her center is done too.....

here is the whole basket quilt.....

and two totes she has finished....

Now I have found a new blog! Your cup of cake! OH MY GOODNESS!!!! This is the best cupcake ever!!! we were licking our fingers good. smack your lips good! follow her instructions. she has you start with sifting your cake mix. hmmm, I did it, didn't think it would make a difference - it does! also she has you put the cupcakes in a sealed large bowl to cool. very important. these are so moist and yummy. I think I have to try every single recipe she has for cupcakes. they are to die for.......

ok, back to redwork...... Harriett had the door prize this time. and Charlene won! yeah! she took out this strawberry thing... hmmm what is it?

pull the string and surprize! you have a grocery bag!

she also had a set of pumpkin napkins. so cool! thank you Harriet!!

She also made a place mat for a nephew!

and some pillowcases.....

and a summer wall hanging......

and a table runner.......

and a tote!

now I can't remember who had made this block. sorry!

thanks for a great day!!!