More sugar time with Connor!

More of our cutesy babe Connor's pics ... we love this little guy to pieces!

Happy Anniversary Jon!

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY to the love of my life! Over the hill Barbie and mid-life crisis Ken continue to rock & roll ... I'll love you forever and ever and then throughout eternity Jon! (Inscription inside Jon's wedding band reads, "My ticket to heaven, 1,2,3 (= I love you) 6/19/1975) Icing on the cake are our precious kidlets and grand baby!)

Happy Father's Day and FIRST GRANDPA'S DAY Jon!

Happy Father's Day and FIRST GRANDPA'S DAY to the most INCREDIBLE HUSBAND and FATHER on the planet! Jon I love you with all of my heart and soul, as do our kids; you are a very unique, special husband and father. I love your level of integrity, your love and affection for our family and how you truly understand the sacred practice of selfless service. You are such a cheerful, joyous dad, filled with fun and also a fabulous role model not only for our children but many others throughout the years. You have always provided for us and protected us; we have never known a moment of undue fear, loneliness or grief due to your expert, sensitive, loving nature and desire to magnify your role as a trusted husband and father in our home.

I love that you can be playful and silly and that you sing to me daily every crazy song in the book; and that you are comfortable in your own skin with no need to brag, impress, or seek center stage; frankly I've never known anyone as confident as you without being self-absorbed which I realize comes from diverse life experiences, challenges, and a peaceful calm within yourself knowing that you report to Heavenly Father each night as to the daily life you live as this has blessed you with great humility. And Jon, all of us hold dear the fact that you seek to always magnify your Priesthood in the church and truly serve and care for others. People who have come to know you throughout the years have recognized your strength and insight but it is your family who most treasures the man who loves us so deeply and seeks to make life a little bit of Heaven here on earth. How blessed we are to be sealed to one another in this sweet family of ours and to know that we will have eternity together to continue enjoying your personality and character. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for seeking to be the caliber of man that you are and daddy that you became after ten long years of praying for children!

We love you Jonalan xoxo

Heavenly Father are you really there?

Oh my sweet Ashley babe - this beautiful Primary song kept coming to mind today and I recalled your first duet in Sacrament Meeting with Kimberly Mortensen singing this. You were so young yet kept on perfect pitch; it was a tender, humbling experience hearing you each sing your parts so beautifully! ... Look at all you have become and have also achieved through your years of study and performance through music; a woman with an incredible gift which you can now share with your child :)  Sing it tonight for he and his daddy to hear.   I love you sweetheart, Mom

  https://www.lds.org/music/library/childrens-songbook/a-childs-prayer?lang=eng

 

My own mother had this framed picture hanging in my bedroom when I was a little girl :)