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AN "EXTRA" SPECIAL DAY...

2009-10-26T15:36:00.000-07:00

We were blessed to get an extra special bonus day this October. Conner, Kylee and Nixon were sealed as a family for eternity in the Salt Lake Temple.

I got to be Kylee's escort so I had to be there quite early.

This was a picture I took as I was walking to the temple to meet them. It was a beautiful way to start the day!

It was truly a wonderful day in all aspects. It was so nice for them to be surrounded by so many family and friends. Nixon was a little angel he couldn't have been better. The sealing ceremony was so beautiful the Sealer did such a wonderful job. The Spirit was so strong.

Afterwards Rick and Micci had a beautiful luncheon for everyone at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building. It topped the day off perfectly. (THANK YOU!) Micci asked the brothers and sisters to give a little tribute to Conner and Kylee. It all turned out so nice.

Congratulations Conner and Kylee. We are so proud of you both. What a wonderful blessing in your lives this will be.

FUN FALL FAMILY FOTOS

2009-10-24T20:20:00.000-07:00

October is always a fun month. There always seems to be a lot of fun things going on. We started out celebrating mom's birthday at the Cheesecake Factory. Most of us girls got together for the occasion. My aunt Darlene and her girls even met us for the evening. It was fun just to get together, visit and of course EAT. They brought her a piece of cheesecake (of course) with the plate decorated up all cute!

(Wonder what she wished for...)

The next weekend we had another GIRLY day out, that is expect for Nixon. While Conner and Kylee were celebrating their anniversary in San Diego, we got to play with Nixon. So of course he got to come along.

We went to lunch and then to Gardner's Village. It was another fun Fall day.

I loved this one of Ellie mothering Nixon.

Ellie didn't want a thing to do with Witchie Poo there,

while Nixon was wanting to hold her hand.

Of course part of our annual October fun is at the potato patch. Sadly this year there hasn't been any one day that we have all been able to be there together. I guess I've felt like I can't take pictures without the entire bunch.

I'll through in one of last year just so you have an idea of what fun it is!

Obviously it all comes down to having fun hanging out with family!

My Blog Seems To Be Broken...

2009-10-04T21:05:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure what's going on, but my posts aren't showing up on my friends and family's blog lists as updated. So I'm editing this old post with this info and letting those who care know that I've updated.

FALL BREAK PART FOUR: FAMILY

2009-10-04T19:06:00.000-07:00

Besides all the fun projects that I was able to do this weekend the VERY best part of Fall Break was being able to spend time with the kids.

Even though the weather has definitely cooled a bit, Saturday was so pleasant outside. It might be one of the last time we get to hang out in the back yard this year.

READY, SET GO....

Nixon even wanted in on the fun.

Ellie just looking pretty on her ride

Speaking of READY, SET, GO... Kaydee discovered that Luke could legitmately beat her in a foot race. She said that previously she had just let him when to boost his ego but this time she gave it her all and LOST. So they scheduled a heat for Luke and I to race. (I refuse to post the picture of the actual race where I am actually losing by a notable distance)

GO LUKE!

After the priesthood session Linzy and Karson invited us all over for dinner. YUM!

They served Cafe Rio style pork burritos. They were delicious.

Of course you couldn't tell Luke and Tanner that because they were too involved in their bowling competition on the Wii.

It was a great weekend. Thanks kids!

Take a look at those lashes!

I loved the smug little grin

The Boys

Ellie

FALL BREAK PART THREE: ANOTHER DI MAKEOVER

2009-10-04T18:29:00.000-07:00

While in Logan Kylee and I stopped by the DI mainly for Kaydee's benefit. We had seen a floor lamp and magazine rack that would both look great after a customized makeover. However, we walked away. On Friday we regretted it so we went running back and of course someone else must have seen their potential. We were walking away with our tails between our legs when suddenly I noticed this-

Memories of my Grandma Kay's house came flooding back. I also got hit with another gush of memories with some old "retro" folding chairs (that I'll reveal later)

$4.00

On Saturday I fought the Utah County road construction and quickly made my way to Springville to get some laminated fabric for the seat. I was trying hard to make it fast so that I could get back to Kaydee's to hang out and watch conference with her and Kylee.

After being there for awhile I was finding that I was having a hard time concentrating because I was so anxious to get home and work on my new project.

So...

I LEFT.

And this is the result.

I LOVE IT! And so do the kids. Tanner said, "It's just my size Grandma!" Ellie loved climbing up and down on it, but then again, who wouldn't!

FALL BREAK PARK TWO: LOGAN PROJECTS

2009-10-04T18:00:00.000-07:00

I had been trying to fit in a trip to Logan to see the kids and this weekend seemed like the perfect chance. However even with a five day weekend my stay ended up being a short one because of SO MANY things going on, all of which were good things! But because we all had a very busy weekend it meant that we had to stay up late. We wanted to take some time to go cheer Conner on at his flag football game that night too. For anyone who knows me, they know that I don't do LATE. I can do EARLY mornings but LATE nights are just not my thing. But, I DID IT, I stayed up until 1:30am!

When I got to town I took Conner to school and Nixon and I waited for Kylee to get home. From there we hit the town. Kylee has been wanting to get a wall grouping hung up in their living room so that was our quest. She had most of it ready to go we just needed a couple of odds and ends. One additional reason I enjoy going to Logan because I love going to HOBBY LOBBY. While there we found the perfect fabric to use for throw pillows for their couch and a table topper. I'm excited to get them made. They'll look so good with the new wall.

The thing with projects (at least for me) is that it just can't happen without making a HUGE mess in the process, and Nixon was right in the middle of it!

All layed out,. ready for the CRITICAL next step.

There is some extra pressure that goes along with this because Conner admitted last time I hung stuff in their house that he is a bit OCD when it comes to making sure things are hung EXACTLY right. In fact he sacrificed a mirror proving that!

Since Conner was preocupied trying to get the internet working he insisted that I could do it and trusted me with the project. We used the Command Picture Hanging Strips so at least if I had trouble there wouldn't be any nail holes. They're great.

Here is the end result. Kylee still needs to get a picture for the green frame, but it turned out pretty cute. I wish that my camera showed the true colors of the wall because it really looks so much better in real life.

Even though it was a quick trip, I had a great time spending it with Kylee, Conner and Nixon. I only wish I would have taken more pictures.

P.S. the "E's" are for Edwards

This is a picture I took out of my sunroof on my way out of town when I came to the sick realization that I hadn't taken many photos.

FALL BREAK PART: DI MAKEOVERS

2009-10-04T17:08:00.000-07:00

Yes, I'm talking DI as in Deseret Industries. Kaydee has a new love and she invited me to share it with her on Thursday. I could tell that she was VERY excited about our trip to the DI because she called me everyday that week just to make sure that we were still on.

Kaydee already had a plan in mind so that made shopping much easier. Otherwise you could honestly get really caught up in there trying to find inspiration in the odds and ends of treasures. We were actually in and out fairly fast with our basket full of plates, candle holders and vases.

After our stop to pick up some spray paint and we were in business!

Linzy was excited to join in on the fun too.

Notice the toxic mist around us!

The Finished Product

(Cake Stands)

Now I've just got to make some cakes!

My New Hang Out

2009-09-16T15:18:00.000-07:00

It's sad but even as an empty nester I have NO room for myself! We remodeled a couple of years ago and added one of our unused bedrooms to our master bedroom/bathroom. We made another one into George's office. Karson's old room is where Kylee & Conner sleep when they're home. That left me with Kylee's old room as the only place to sew. The room is filled with decent bedroom furniture and it bothered me that my sewing clutter didn't add to the charm of the room at all. And the truth of the matter is, is that my clutter was beginning to completely overtake the room. SO, I came up with a solution and found me a new little place hang out and sew. I cleared out the closet in that same room and this is what I came up with.

I've discovered that the more space I have to make messes, the bigger mess I make. I'm hoping that I can at least keep my messes contained and somewhat organized. Although I'm still going to have to find a place in the house to cut my fabric when I need to, I think I'm going to enjoy my little HANG-OUT!

BLESSINGS...

2009-08-23T15:54:00.000-07:00

As I was going through my picture folders (on the computer, because I'm a failure at printing them off and putting them in any type of folder what so ever) I was constantly being reminded of how blessed our family is. I already knew it, but seeing pictures of the special people in my life and the things we've done together and places we've been, I truly feel blessed.

And, speaking of blessings, we had a special one last Sunday when we were all there to see Conner bless Nixon. It was such a beautiful blessing.

Conner- we're proud of you!

The boys-giving Nixon some advice right before church.

After church we had a little brunch at the Mortezazedah's home.

Kristy and Tony- Thanks so much for your hospitality, you guys are AWESOME!

Sadly, I don't have a picture of Nixon in his blessing outfit due to a "blow-out". But he did look darling in it. They're going to get some pictures of him in it soon so I'll put them on then.

Pooper, Grandma Margaret & Micci (Conner's Mom)
Ellie helping herself to Statton's plate. I think she made a friend!

On Saturday night, we had our Mansfield Family Reunion at the Scera Park in Orem. It is always fun to see everyone. They were saying that my grandparents, Rulon & Ilene have a posterity of 162. Wow, to think they only started with four children, it amazes me. What a blessing that is!I pray that I don't ever take my blessings for granted. I thank the Lord everyday for all that I have and all that we have as a family. Life is good!

I'M TRULY BLESSED!

PLAYING in the "PARKS"

2009-08-02T19:16:00.000-07:00

The past couple of weeks has been JAMMED PACKED with family happenings most of which have taken place in PARKS of some sort. I wanted to blog a few pictures showing what's been going on with us MORGANS, but as I looked at my newly downloaded pictures I've realized there might be more than just a FEW. I love digital cameras but wow, I take WAY TOO MANY!

Marge and George hosted a large family reunion at their house a couple over the 24th of July weekend. There were over 80 family members in attendance, so I'd say it was successful! I didn't carry my camera around too much while at the house but on Saturday the 24th some of went over to Maple Canyon (a PARK of sorts) in Sanpete County to try out or like some of us (watch) some rock climbing. If we had more time I think I could have even convinced myself to give it a try. It looked like a lot of fun. Karson, Conner and Brandon were the only climbers from our family but they honored us well, and they did have the largest cheering section there.

Karson

Conner

Brandon

That evening we had the Nephi Pool at the city PARK rented.

I can't leave out the Mona PARK and the annual event held there every year. Even though we had the reunion going on we still had to steal a little time to spend in Mona. I love that day! It is always fun to just hang out in lawn chairs visiting with family and friends while the kids play.

This past weekend all twelve us, yes our little family has grown to the size of twelve, did it up big in PARK City. We rented a condo big enough to house us all. It was great! We started off with the sea food buffet at the Zermott in Midway. We've got a crab lover in the family and he definitely got his moneys worth. (which makes his grandpa proud!)

We took advantage of the PARK Pass where we got unlimited rides on the Alpine Coaster, slide, Zip Rider, and the kids' favorite, the Human Slingshot. We all had a great time just being together and competely wearing ourselves out.
We just couldn't pass up a late night treat from the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory. We all believe strongly in the vacation diet plan!

We've had some great times this summer. I'm sad to see it coming quickly to an end. Oh well, I guess we'll have to make some good times in the Fall too!

Summer Fun

2009-07-08T16:35:00.000-07:00

It's been awhile since I've updated my blog so while I've got a FEW spare moments I thought I'd do my best to put some pictures of the recent happenings in our lives. I hate to even stop to think about what day it is for fear that the reality that summer is slipping by REALLY fast will come to my attention. So hopefully the passing of time will go unnoticed and we can take a lot more pictures of a lot more SUMMER FUN before it all comes to a close.
These are pictures of a fishing trip to
Burriston's Ponds with the kids

The boys were so excited with the possibilities of snagging LOTS of fish and were so darn patient in the beginning. I was so impressed with their ability to sit still and quiet. However after not even getting a nibble after much waiting their hopes of a BIG catch quickly diminished along with their patience, stillness and quietness. We did have a great time despite the lack of not being able to end the evening with a fish fry. We opted for an ice cream from Reed's instead. A much better choice, if I say so myself! Sadly I didn't get a good picture of Ellie, who was tied into her stroller for fear she would become fish bait.

BOCCE TOURNAMENT

Playing Bocce has become one of our family's favorite pasttimes. We had a HUGE tournament on Father's Day evening. We drew names to make up the teams. In the end Conner and Casie were the champions. I wish I had more pictures but I was too focused on the games!

3 on 3 Basketball Tournament on the 4th

The boys (Karson, Launey & Conner) played in the 3 on 3 basketball tournament on the 4th. It was fun watching them play together. They had some very close games that all came down to the bitter end. They have plans to turn on the heat next year and at least get matching T-shirts!

The BEST fans in the world

Alright, Ellie might not be the BEST fan but she is the CUTEST!

Up and coming Golf Pros
Tanner is sure to be famous for his unique putting style!
There you have it, just some of the pictures showing some of our SUMMER FUN. This week with the good ole Ute Stampede there will be lots more fun to be had!

"Wicked" in San Francisco

2009-06-15T21:51:00.000-07:00

A day after getting home from Seattle, I repacked my bags and set off for a "girls trip" to San Francisco. The attendees included my mom, my sisters, my sister-in-law Casie, my friend Sue Ann. The main objective of the trip was to see the musical Wicked, and while it was absolutely great, the entire trip was great as well.

Fifteen minutes after our plane had landed we were already getting scammed. I was the first to fall for it and was taken for $1.45 which was the change from my subway ticket. A guy posing as a BART employee was really working us over. After that little incident we became a bit wiser. Besides that we had Casie along and she was ready to take out anyone who tried anything!

Immediately after taking our bags to our hotel we set out to find food! After walking up and down the street a few times we finally decided on Lori's Diner. It was so much fun. We even ate breakfast there the next morning.

DeAnn and Melinda flew in later on Monday and so we decided that we'd save the BIG stuff for them and shopped instead. We were drawn into a HUGE Ross store and spent probably 2 1/2 -3 hours there. Even then, we only hit two out of the four levels.

We met up with the stragglers just in time to eat dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. The view from the restaurant was pretty cool. It over looked Union Square and our hotel on the right.

The next morning after breakfast we boarded a bus and began our day as tourists. First we went to Alamo Square to see the Painted Ladies (the row homes that are a well-know San Francisco icon)

From there we rode through China Town (with hopes of returning) on our way to the Golden Gate Bridge. From there we went to Hyde Park, got some munchies and played with the pigeons.

From there we boarded a cable car and went to Lombard Street, the crookedest (is that a word?) street in the world.
From there it was time to go back and get ready for what we were there for, WICKED. Since we had spent most of the day playing we were short on time and so we ended up eating at the mall eatery, and I must say it was one of my most favorite meals of the trip. It wasn't your typical eatery with cheap food chains. I had tri-tip sirloin that was soooo good. My mouth is watering just thinking about it.
I didn't want to bother with having to have my camera checked in incase they did that at the theater so I don't have any pictures of attending the event. I'm sure someone does though!
The next morning we woke up early and everyone of us had songs from Wicked playing in our heads. We had made reservations to go to Alcatraz and on our way to get on a cable car we stopped to eat at various places. Since I have an keen eye, stomach, and craving for food I feel like I made a VERY good choice when compared to a few others.

We all agreed that going to Alcatraz was worth doing. It was really interesting to see and hear about. From there we spent the rest of our time in San Francisco at Fisherman's Wharf. We used our time up until the very last minute. It was truly a great trip. I think it should be a tradition!

P.S. Thanks Mom!

Zipping Around Whistler

2009-06-15T21:03:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd add a few more pictures of our vacation. These are pictures of our time in Whistler, BC. Canada. It was beautiful there.

George and the kids braved the ZipTrek zipline. It looked like a lot of fun. I'm definitely in next time!There they are, being shuttled to the top of the mountain. All dressed up in their special gear! A black bear down below, luckily they were high above it! Proof that George really did it. Yes, he's hanging on tight!

While the rest of them were having fun on the zip line, Nixon and I were having some fun of our own.

Just What the Doctor Ordered

2009-06-07T21:03:00.000-07:00

Two days after having my new ticker installed we headed off to the Great Northwest. It was just what the doctor ordered. Truly! I know myself and had I been at home I would have never been able to relax and take it easy. The long drive to and from Seattle alone was more rest and relaxation than I probably would have had at home. And while we had a wonderful time and did a lot I really felt like I took things pretty easy for the most part.

Evidence of me relaxing

Conner and Kylee planned a wonderful vacation for us in Conner's hometown. They worked out a great itinerary and we didn't miss out on a thing. His parents were extremely generous. They put us up in their home for a few nights and then we stayed in their condo in Whistler, BC for a couple nights as well. They treated us to great seats at the Mariners games for two nights, boating for two days on a beautiful lake, FOOD, beautiful views, and we were even lucky enough to get to see Conner's little sister, Lauren, perform in a ballroom dance production.

Kylee & Linzy,Karson & Conner, & George
They were having some great fun with all the floation devices, especially the SUMO tube!

Conner had some VERY impressive

moves! He was fun to watch.

Enjoying the Mariner's game

Nixon just taking it all in

Eating treats at Pikes Place

I've got more pictures I want to download but they are on Kylee's camera. She is still in Seattle so I'll do it in a few days.

There was a down side of the trip. Kaydee, Launey and the kids weren't able to make it. I thought about them a ton. I hope they know that we missed them.

Some Heart Pounding Excitement

2009-06-06T23:30:00.000-07:00

It feels like I've got so much to talk about! We've had a bit of excitement around here and elsewhere the past couple of weeks and more to come in the days ahead, but I wanted to quickly post and first of all tell everyone "THANK YOU" for all the thoughts, prayers, cards, gifts, dinner, service, etc. I am always so amazed by people. I am truly blessed to have such wonderful friends and family!
And, just so you all know, I am feeling great. Getting used to the new piece of equipment living inside me is going to be my biggest hurdle. I didn't realize how much I'd notice it. I'm sure that over time it will become very normal but as for now I seem to feel more than I really want to. It still kind of gives me the "he-be-ge-bees." Dr. Wang said that I can start back running after two weeks but that I need to start out at half the amount of what I had been doing. I am getting so anxious and apprehensive about getting back out there but at the same time I'm worried about feeling it a bit too much for my liking. But once again, I know I'll get used to it over time.
The true fact of the matter is, I am very grateful that I have the pacemaker in place to feel at all. I'm amazed and very blessed by the way everything feel into place with this whole thing. It's very obvious that the Lord has His ways of taking care of us. He took care of me when I didn't even realize I needed the care.

Summer Vacation...Or So They Thought

2009-05-01T05:46:00.001-07:00

Kaydee and Launey decided they needed a little break in the action, and when I say action, I mean ACTION! So they asked us if we'd like a little ACTION at our house for a bit. The minute the ACTION - AKA; Luke, Tanner & Ellie arrived you would have thought they had been dropped off at Summer Camp. They scurried for the back yard and within minutes Luke was up a tree, Tanner had all the sports equipment out and Ellie was riding the big wheel in reverse as fast as she could go.
After a bit of playing we took a break and went on a field trip to see Kandi and Jason's ten new puppies. All three of them loved this little excursion. For some crazy reason Tanner stripped off his shoes and britches shortly after we got there so that he could dig in the dirt and jump on the trampoline. We're not really sure why since he has never been required to strip at home for such things, but oh well...

After that we went back to our tropical oasis in the back yard for a dip in the pool (hot tub). The kids were stoked about that of course. In the end there was more water out of it than in with all the splashing.

Ellie tried to get her water fun in by playing with the hose. After a minute or two of a frozen belly Bampa got in the hot (warm) tub with her to warm her up. She loved it and was hard to hang on to. She's not afraid of the water and insists she can swim on her own!

We enjoyed our ACTION packed afternoon and evening, and we're looking forward to another summer camp soon. Thanks kids, for coming to our summer camp!

I've got the "BLUES"

2009-04-26T06:54:00.000-07:00

I'm not sure if I caught the BLUES from Kylee after she had the baby, but I caught them non the less. We've been in the market for a new living room sofa. I had looked and looked for something that caught my eye but it just wasn't happening. I finally decided to bring several swatches of fabric home to see what might work that way. Well, there were a few BLUE swatches in the batch and for some reason I was always drawn to them. I decided to hit the streets again and this time look for something BLUE. I wasn't having much success but decided at the last minute to go to Macy's, 'just in case'. And what do you know, there it was, and on clearance too!

George went and picked up a couple days later. He called and said, "wow, it's really BLUE, are you sure about this?"I said I was, but inside I was thinking, 'oh no, what have I done?' Because it was on clearance, once it left the store, it was ours. Well he got it home, and once again I saw the vision. That night I made the red pillows and the next day I hurried to the city to round up some accessories to bring it together. I'm happy with the living room transformation. I've decided my BLUE couch is going to be a lot of fun. I can change the accent color easily, and as I was shopping I noticed a lot of different color choices out there, but for the time being it's RED.

On Saturday, Kandi, Diane and I went for a "girls day away." We had appointments for pedicures first thing. I sat in the chair totally planning on having my toes painted with your basic french style. But something got in to me and said, "I'll do BLUE." I'm still not too sure what I was thinking, but they won't last forever and then I'll go back to the basic. I guess I've just got the BLUES!

Just Hoppin Down the Bunny Trail...

2009-04-13T19:28:00.000-07:00

While Easter weekend is always fun it seems like it is always COLD and RAINY, or at least it is nine out of ten years. This year was one of the nine. I guess it didn't really matter to us Morgan's given the fact that we don't have the luxury of a camp trailer or 4-wheelers like all the other family members. I guess the good thing about that is that we don't have to worry about the

weather. We just stay indoors and keep warm and dry.

I didn't feel too bad about it this year because little Nixon came to town to celebrate his first Easter. We didn't want to take him out camping anyway so it gave us an excuse to stay home and enjoy some family time here. We did however go out and visit for awhile. We ate lunch and the kids had fun looking for eggs and riding the 4-wheelers.

It feels like I spent a lot of time in the kitchen this weekend and I can actually say that I enjoyed it. It's been awhile. George and I have gotten really good at eating out because it seems to be the easiest thing to do when there is only the two of us.

Among other things, I made one of our family favorites, Chicken Avacado Egg Rolls, from CPK (California Pizza Kitchen).

For a copy cat recipe click herehttp://www.projectfoodie.com/

We ate until we were stuffed and then colored our Easter eggs. Tanner was had the monopoly on the blue die. I bet he colored nine eggs, all of them which he cracked, and all blue! Luke was more deliberate with his and created some pretty good master pieces. After that we had the kids running through the house trying to find their Easter baskets hidden throughout the house. The Easter Bunny left the kids an oversized blow-up castle to jump in. Kaydee and Launey are thrilled! Not! But the kids are, and that's all that counts!

On Sunday, we went to Pooper and Papa's and had our annual Easter Egg Hunt. It's one of the highlights of Easter! The eggs are full of MONEY! Papa usually has a twist to go along with it. Sometimes the one with the least amount of money wins a bonus, sometimes the one with the most, you just never know. This year there were 3 white eggs and the ones holding them got a $5 bonus! Who knew a plain boring white egg would be such a PRIZE!

It was a great weekend! I love having the kids around and spending time together, and I'm grateful for traditions we've created over the years. I hope they carry on for many many more.

CREATE

2009-04-02T15:59:00.001-07:00

While Kylee and Nixon were sleeping, Conner working, and me blogging, I ran across this video. I loved it and wanted to share and so I called Kaydee to find out how to put it on my blog. Come to think about it, I just created!

Gr-Nanny

2009-04-02T12:29:00.000-07:00

My week with Kylee, Conner and Nixon, is quickly coming to an end. She has agreed to let me go home on Saturday. Conner's mom, Micci, will step in to take my place. She is here visiting from Seattle and will be staying until the next Saturday. I know she is so excited to get to spend a few days with them too.
I've had a great time being here and helping them out with Nixon. Having a baby is such an adjustment, but over time things just seem to fall into place.
Kylee and Conner's sleeping habits have been a bit crazy in the past. They have always enjoyed staying up really late but then making up for it by sleeping in really late. Apparently little Nixon is used to that because that's just what he wants to do too. He's a little sleepy head during the day and ready to play once the lights go out. Luckily he hasn't been onery, just AWAKE.
Kylee tells me that we can't spoil him and so he's slept in my arms the past three nights. I guess if he ends up spoiled, they'll have to deal with it after I'm gone. I just figure that's a good way to get him to sleep and to make sure mommy and daddy are getting good and rested for what lies ahead.
I have to say that I've really enjoyed being a stay-at-home grandma this week. I'm going to have a hard time going back to work. Luckily next week is a short one, that way I'll be able to work myself back into my real life slowly.
We've had a few visitors come by, which has been fun. Kaydee and Launey brought the kids up on Monday. They were cute with him and Ellie was dying to get her hands on him. Yesterday Shayda had a meeting in Logan so Kristy came up with her. It was great to have them all here to oooh and aaah over him.

Grandbaby Number FOUR is BORN!

2009-03-29T18:55:00.000-07:00

He's here, and oh what a cutie! Kylee & Conner got their little one on Saturday, March 28th. Kaydee and I were able to be in Logan with them. Seeing babies born is such an awesome experience, and it's a whole new thing when it comes to seeing your children have babies and become parents. It's quite emotional!

Kylee did so good. Things just progressed at a very nice pace and went really well. She was admitted to the hospital at about 9:30 Friday night and had him at 6:13 the next morning. It was a long night simply because we didn't really sleep. We watched the monitor, resituated Kylee when she became uncomfortable and tuned into Animal Planet all night. Kaydee and I finally dozed off to sleep and then the nurse came into say that she was ready to start pushing. At that point no one seemed to care about sleeping any more. We were all excited to welcome this little one into the world.

Nixon Conner Edwards was born about an hour later. He weighed 7lbs. 4oz. and is 20 1/2" long. He's darling!

A Day/or Two Out

2009-03-26T20:23:00.000-07:00

We didn't have school last Friday and I was in the mood to shop. I called my mom that morning and asked her if she'd like to come along. I caught her just in time, because Melinda called right after with another option, babysitting.

We had such a fun day. We just took our time looking, dreaming and even did a lot of buying. I had made a list of all the things we have needed around the house that I never seem to remember to buy. Things like new phones, rugs, hoses for outside, table cloth, etc. Wow, it adds up fast! Besides all of that I had a few other things on my list too. I had seen a couple things from Ikea that I've been wanting to get to help me organize my little sewing area. I got a pretty nifty cart thing with sliding metal basket drawers plus this nifty little drawer organizer that I had been wanting to embellish. I have to say I think it turned out pretty darn cute. I bought one to do for Kylee too. I thought she could put it on the baby's dresser to put the "little things" in. Now I want to go back and get a few more just for fun and because there is some dang cute paper around!

Back to our day out, while we were in Ikea I got a text from Kylee inviting anyone and everyone to a cleaning party at their place the next day. George called and suggested that my mom and I just head up to Logan from there. At first I said, "No, I need to go home and get clothes, make-up etc." but then mom and I discussed it and decided, what the heck! We took off for Logan at about 8:00pm.

We got us a hotel room and went and picked up Kylee to go to Walmart for cleaning supplies, pj's/cleaning uniforms and toiletries. Luckily a lot of that was already on my list. The next morning we hit the Distribution Center early for new underwear.

Kylee and Conner had to clean the church so while they were there cleaning we hit the apartment. Kylee had discovered mold in a corner of the living room and in the closet the week before and has been really stressed out ever since, hence the reason for the special cleaning party. Their apartment is quite old and apparently not well ventilated. We wiped everything down with a bleach solution and hopefully got it under control at least for the month they have left to live there.

If nothing else, I think Kylee is feeling better about it and about bringing a baby home now. It was a day out that turned into two!

Gifts to Inspire Creativity

2009-03-26T19:54:00.000-07:00

Well it's a fact that I'm getting old! I tried to deny it, but my birthday came and went last week adding another wrinkle. Along with the wrinkle(s) it also brought a lot of well wishes and some pretty nice gifts, plus a fantastic piece of poetry from my dear sisters! Despite the fact that another year was added, it was a great day!

George even got up early to decorate. ( I wish I would have taken a picture of his work) When I got back from my run in the morning he had carefully placed handcrafted birthday greeting on the back door. I think I hurt his feelings by not noticing it though. But, my argument was that it was kind of camoflauged because it was white paper on a white door and scripted in a fine point pen. I left it hanging for a few days so that he'd know that I was truly touched.

My family all called to wish me a happy birthday, my sisters emailed, the kids at school sang and decorated the board with well wishes. Karson and Linzy made me dinner that night, their delicious Maui Influenced Banana Pancakes. Speaking of food Kaydee & Launey and the kids took us out for dinner the night before at Red Lobster (Luke's pick), it was YUMMY! Marge, George, and my friends all spoiled me with some great gifts. I spoiled myself too, in Vegas the weekend before.

I took a couple of pictures to the "gifts given to inspire creativity". My mom gave me a GOOD pair of sewing scizzors. I am going to guard them with my life! SueAnn gave me a really neat photo box with albums, quilting pins, binding clips, and a gift certificate to Gracie Lou's. Marge and George gave me money to help me afford the things I'll be cutting and pinning.
So all in all the wrinkles are well worth all that comes with them. It was a great day because of the great people in my life!

Viva Las Vegas!

2009-03-18T17:45:00.000-07:00

When am I ever going to stay home? I feel like I've been such a renagade lately, and it's sure been fun!

Last weekend we went to Vegas. For the past couple of years we have ended up going down to watch the MWC Basketball Tournament. It works out nice because George is usually in St. George for the Nicholas & Co. Food Show so we just extend the weekend and make the most of the great weather this time of year. Since we were down there we were able to go to see Keisha and Paul married in the St. George Temple Friday morning. That was also an added bonus! Congratulations to them!

This year was especially fun because Conner was playing in a flag football tournament with a bunch of his cousins. They had earned a spot in the tournament from winning a big one in Mesquite over Thanksgiving. They played against some pretty big teams and ended up losing (their one and only loss) to a team in the last seven seconds, which kept them out of the championship.

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We watched BYU and Utah play basketball, Karson and the Jones boys bowl, us girls shop, Conner play football and everyone EAT.

2009-03-10T20:10:00.000-07:00

Ok here goes my first official entry with photos (hopefully). This past weekend we had Kylee's baby shower. It was held at Linzy & Karson's house, which was so fun for everyone to see. They have worked hard and have really made it such a cute HOME. Kaydee designed the invitations. She does such a good job with things like that. She's really got some talent!

We experimented with some cute "cupcake pops" that I ran into on bakerella. http://www.bakerella.blogspot.com/. We had trouble finding a mold or cookie cutter for the bottom part but we made due with what we had and I must say they turned out pretty cute!

C is Me! is Born

2009-03-09T20:46:00.000-07:00

Well here I am, a grandma with a blog! What fun, what fun. I've had so much fun browsing through pages and pages of the blogs of so many creative people. I'm hoping that if I start my own blog I can get fired up to mimic some of their creative ideas too.

I've got a huge list of "favorites" bookmarked on my computer of quilting bloggers. I love checking them often to see all the new projects everyone is working on. I'm dreaming of becoming one of them. I've just got to channel my spare time in the right direction and instead of checking out everyone elses work, I've got to get some of my own done.

Besides using my blog to stimulate my creative juices, I'm excited about using it as a bragging blog as well. I've got three adorable grandkids and we are expecting another little boy in three short weeks. This one will be a whole new make and model so we are extremely excited to see what Kylee and Conner will produce.

This should be fun, even for a grandma!