A ride to WY and MT

Last week I rode along on a trip to Jackson, WY with Rick for some business that he had. We stayed 2 nights in Jackson Hole than drove up to West Yellowstone for a night. We got to drive through the park (it just so happened that it was "get into Nat'l Parks free week" so we didn't even have to pay:) We got to see some buffalo, elk and of course, Old Faithful. (Always the croud pleaser) We woke up to snow falling but made it to ID Falls in time to see the beautiful Hailey Phelps marry her sweetheart in the IF Temple. It was wonderful, as always to be with the Phelps family. I love them!! I am truly blessed to carry the Phelps name:)

Kaitlyn, Alyssia, and Gary all celebrated birthdays within the past 2 weeks. I spent a couple of days in St. George hangin' with Kait and then at the end of the week we headed up to Ephraim to spend the afternoon with the others. We had lunch with the bithday kids and then met up at Brach and Kendra's to open presents and have cake and ice cream. The twins just turned 20....(no more teenage days for them) and Gary turned 19. Happy Birthday, kiddos!!

A new life

Yesterday I went with Kendra to her second prenatal appointment. (Brach had class so he couldn't be there.) I almost cried when I heard the baby's heartbeat. It sounded strong and healthy:) It is amazing that my little one is going to have a little one. I don't consider myself an overly emotional person but yesterday I was feeling it. It was all I could do to keep my tears from falling. Can you imagine what a wreck I'm going to be on the day of delivery?? She is now at 16 weeks (due date is October 8th) and should be feeling the baby move within a couple of weeks. She has been sick off and on with good and bad days but altogether not to bad. At her next appt. they will find out if it's a boy or a girl. So exciting!!

Easter Week

The week before Easter Rick and I met Skylar and Sarah at the St. George house for a week of fun. Skylar is starting a new job selling for his dad and Sarah was on her Spring Break so they had the week off. We had a great time!! Here's a short list of things that we did.....went bowling (loser bought the winners a Cold Stone treat......that means Skylar bought us all a treat:), made pizza, went to the temple, went swimming (actually we got in the water a lot...it was a little chilly outside but the water temp was a toasty 90 degrees), went golfing (windy but tons of fun), watched movies, and did a little shopping. On Friday night Brach, Kendra and Gary joined us. We got to eat out at our favorite St. George restaurant Samarai 21 (we all caught our shrimp except for Brach who had a do over:) Saturday we traveled down to Vegas for a Hafen wedding and enjoyed being with my family. After the wedding luncheon we headed back to swim, enjoy a BBQ (thanks to B & K for bringing a little hibachi cooker because we don't have a BBQer yet), colored some Easter eggs, and then settled down with a movie. The next day was Easter and had a very nice day. The highlight of the day (after church, naps, dinner and Easter egg hunting) was sitting around talking of the Savior and what he means specifically to each of us. I love that (at least a few) my kids have a grasp on reality and the importance of living a good life and pleasing Heavenly Father. The Savior's atonement is something that they understand. I love to sit back and listen to them speak of important matters and know that THEY know what life is all about. It brings joy to my heart and was the culmination of a wonderful week!