Opposite planets

Some couples who have been married 40 years claim they can finish each other's sentences.
Before I go any further I need to make this disclaimer: I love Ken with all of my heart.


Okay, just a little while ago Ken went to get his car serviced, and I was also out and about. I was waiting for him to get finished before we met up at the Malone's. Meanwhile I was doing a little shopping. Here is a texting conversation that we had.

Ken: Where are you?

Me: Bed, bath and beyond.

5 minutes later

Me: I'm sitting in the parking lot. I don't feel like shopping.

K: Where are you sitting?

M: In my car.

K: Where in your car?

M: In the front seat..duh.

K: what parking lot?

M: Bed, bath and beyond. (another big duh)


I think we are very funny, do you?

My 60th birthday

We got to go to St. George and Las Vegas for my birthday. Corinne's birthday is 3 days after mine, so it was a celebration for both of us. Here are the birthday girls in front of Corinne and Kevin's St. George condo.We got up and drove to Vegas on Saturday. Ken and I hadn't been to any of the newest hotels, so we spent the day exploring the Paris Hotel, The Venecian Hotel and the Bellagio Hotel.
Once inside the Paris Hotel it was like being outside on a Paris street.

It was so cute. Like Disneyland for grown ups.

We had to eat!

Of course, no one forced us to eat French pastry. But we did anyway.

This is an amazing glass ceiling.

The Eiffel Tower outside wasn't nearly as big as the real one, but pretty cool, anyway,

This is inside the Venecian Hotel. Just like Paris, only it's Venice.

Sorry, Kevin, you look like a dork. Sorry.

I had to try the chocolate gelato.

Inside the Bellagio it wasn't like being in a city, but they had other fun things to see.

One room had umbrellas and another had glass flowers on the ceiling.

We ate dinner here and this was the view from our table.

The main reason we went to Vegas was so that Corinne and I could go to the Donny and Marie show for our birthdays.

The show was great!! Super funny and they are still amazing performers.

When the show was over, they walked across the tables to say goodbye. Donny actually reached down and shook my hand. Pretty cool.

The next day we visited historic sights in St. George.

This is Brigham Young's winter home.

We had a great weekend. We didn't want it to end.

Another trip to see the kids.

Yes, I just got home from Colorado. I just have to go see my babies. Last trip I got sick, but this trip everyone was healthy and we had lots of fun.Kimberley loves to draw and color, so I brought her some glitter paper projects.
Oliver loves to do anything that everyone else is doing.


Look how big Asher looks.

Sitting in the window is the closest we got to playing outside.

It was cold, windy or wet every day.

Blaine was at work most of the time, but on Saturday he got off early and we went out to dinner.

Sunday morning was a good time to take pictures because we were all looking our best.

As you can see, Michelle will add #4 to the brood in August.

Banana bread with chocolate chips!! Yummmmm.

Ollie is the best snuggler.

On Tuesday we went to the Children's Museum and had a ball.

I've never seen such a cool place for kids to play. There was so much to do and the kids just ran from one activity to the next.

Kimberely loved the painting activity, but Asher mostly just liked washing his hands.

Oliver was amazing. He climbed all over the place just like one of the big kids.

There was this really steep hole to cimb down into. Kimberley
had no problem with just heading down. No surprize. She's 4 1/2.

But 18 mo. old Ollie was just as fearless.

I personally thought it looked a bit scarey.

It was a great day. They were the last pictures I took on this trip.

I had a great time seeing Blaine and Michelle and the kids. Blaine's business is going great and they plan to be rich in a few years. I hope they are so they can spoil their old parents.

Ken turns 64.

It seems impossible to me, but we are getting old. Here's my honey on his birthday. We went to a movie and dinner.

Grandma's Funeral

It's always sad when a loved one passes away. Ken has been feeling a bit down, lately. But, it is wonderful when that loved one lived a good life and always kept their covenants. This is the case with Ken's mom. She lived a long life and always dedicated her time to the Lord and her family. We know she is with Grandpa now and is loving it.She was buried on Saturday in Declo, next to her husband, Vern. We had a great turnout. So many family members traveled from far away to attend. ( Note Ken and Grant as pallbearers.)

The best part about a funeral is that it is a great family reunion.

Phyllis, Devon and Ken
Tammy with Kathy and Mike and their two girls.

Grant with Troy and Sheri.

Some of Devon and Patty's kids.

Patty's mom, Tammy, Jake , Patty, Kathy's girl, Devon, Jenny and Gustavo with twins, Carmen and Karina, Mike, Kathy and their other girl. (I wish I could remember Kathy's daughters' names.)
I was waiting to get a picture of all of Devon's kids, but Troy and Sheri and their girls left. Brett and his family had just moved to Montana and they weren't able to come.

It was a quick trip to Idaho, but it was so wonderful to get to see everyone. Why is it that we only get together for funerals? We need to change that.