St Patricks Day and a broken arm

 I wish I would think to take more pictures of things. I did a delicious meal for St Patricks day but didn't get any pictures. I made corned beef and potatoes as well as green jello and rolls. I also sent Ryker and Anna and Avynlea boxes of Lucky Charms and Avynlea sent me a picture with hers.

Cutie girls

Avynlea and Rylee

Leona broke her arm and so I sent her a little unicorn garden that she can put together from Amazon. Mallory sent me a text when the package arrived and she said that Leona was so excited to get a package with her name on it. Hopefully the Unicorn garden will help take her mind off of the broken arm

Happy 19th Birthday Rylee!

Ahhhhhh my baby is 19 and getting ready to leave on a mission and I am not ready for this! I loved looking at pictures of baby Rylee to find some to post on Instagram for her birthday. She is just the cutest and sometimes I really miss her being little. But I also love 19 year old Rylee and find so much joy being with her and look forward to may more years of being a proud Mom

It was just Kefford and I with Rylee going out for her Birthday dinner, Kenedy was not feeling well so she and Tyler stayed home. Rylee wanted to go to Olive Garden and so we went and got our orders in and ate breadsticks and salad while we waited. After a while they brought out my soup and apologized to Kefford and RYlee saying their meals were not yet ready because they were having issues with the gas not working and it would be a while. We were not in a hurry and they were fine with waiting. After another half an hour the manager came out and said they had to close the restaurant because the gas was not going to be fixed anytime soon and they comped what we ate and we left to go find something else. Rylee could not decided until finally she said she would get Chipotle. I had already eaten and did not get any but Rylee and Kefford got food and that is good. 

 

Kefford, Rylee and Elizabeth

Rylee with her birthday Dinner

When we got back Rylee opened her gifts which were mainly clothes for her mission. After she opened them she tried them all on and she looked cute in everything.

She requested a chocolate cake from Costco with sprinkles and that is what she got. I love Rylee so much, I am so glad she is the caboose in our family and all the laughter and joy she brings to out lives. I am going to miss her so much when she leaves for Arizona but I am proud of her for making this choice to srerve the Lord and I know she will learn so much and come home an even better person.

First Day as a Temple worker and Rylee's Mission Pictures

 I had my first shift as an Office Temple Worker and I was pretty excited to go and get started. I showed up about a half hour early so that I could be taught what I was supposed to be doing. I answer phones and direct the calls to who can answer their questions, I print and cut out temple names for patrons and I check out and in ordinance cards for Temple Workers. It is not a lot but it is all new stuff for me and hopefully I will get the hang of it all. I really love all of the Ladies in the office, they are all so nice and helpful which made it loads easer and not so stressful. 

After my shift I met Rylee outside where she was getting pictures taken for her mission. She found a really kind photographer who was a recommendation from her friend Shae who does mission pictures for the kids leaving on missions for free. Rylee looked so cute and I think the pictures turned out really great. She even had me jump in on a few so I could have some pictures with my missionary.

Alice in Wonderland and Jeremys Birthday

 Friday night I moved from Ashleighs house over to Jackson and Heathers to spend a couple of nights with them. Jackson is a really great host and had snacks laid out for me and was constantly asking me if I wanted anything. When I would refuse he would give it to me anyway and I would have to eat it. Luckily it was all good stuff and not too much. I got to work out with Heather Saturday morning and after getting ready we hung out until it was time to go to the theater so that we could watch Ashleigh. Anita and Jeremy came over to hang out with us while we waited for it to be time and then we all went to the theater together. 

Jackson, Heather and Elizabeth

Jackson also ignored Jeremy and Anita's refusal of snacks which made me laugh

Jackson, Anita, Heather, Elizabeth and Jeremy

I had so much fun watching Ashleigh perform in Alice in Wonderland. She did a fantastic job and was the highlight of the show for me. It was cute to watch Abby and Atticus so excited to watch their Mama perform. All in all it was a 10 out of 10 day

l-r: Elizabeth, Jackson, Anita, Heather, Atticus, Jeremy, Andrew Brown, Bonnie, Abby and Erin

Ashleigh and Elizabeth

This day happened to be Jeremys birthday so after the play we went to the Spaghetti Factory for Jeremys Birthday. I had fun being with my family and eating good food. 

l-r: MaryBeth, Jackson, Heather, Elizabeth, Anita, Jeremy, Bonnie, Andrew Brown, Atticus, Ashleigh and Erin

Jackson, Elizabeth, Bonnie, Heather, Erin, Jeremy and Anita

On Sunday Heather and I went to their Stake Conference and were the only ones in our family to show up, tsk tsk.

After church we went to Moms house where we had family dinner. I made cupcakes for Jeremy for his Birthday and they were all right. I think they were a little dry and I should have used more icing on the top. Heather and I put them on floor behind out seats in the Tesla and after church Heather forgot they were back there and tossed her purse and shoes right on top of them. We laughed so hard abut that and when we got to Moms house Heather tried to fix them up so they wouldn't look dumped on. Luckily only a few of them got hit and we just kept it to ourselves.

Jeremy and Elizabeth

Sunday night I moved my stuff once again but this time to Moms house. I am glad that I got to spend time with her and we had fun getting together with Ashleigh and her kids while everyone else was at work. We went to the quilt store, got frozen Yogurt, went Roller Skating, sewed and visited. It was a good time.

Elizabeth, Bonnie, Atticus, Ashleigh and Abby

Ashleigh and Elizabeth

California!

 We went to Nyssa on another Sunday afternoon to see Mikell and her kids. As soon as we walked in and Emily saw Rylee she ran right over to her and grabbed onto her favorite Cousin. It was so cute and it makes me remember how much I love spending time with Mikell and her kids, we were all sad when they moved out of state and miss when we used to go over to their house on Sunday evenings to visit with them. 

Rylee and Luke

Rylee and Emily

Kefford, Rylee and Elizabeth

3 little snuggle bugs

Rylee will never not take selfies with my phone, and I love finding her pictures in my photos.

I went down to California because Ashleigh is in a local theater play doing Alice in Wonderland and I wanted to go and watch her perform, she is playing the part of the Deuce, one of the Queens cards. She had a lot going on that week was far as rehearsals and performances so I told her I would watch her kids when she needed me to which would be helpful for her. 

I stayed at her house for the first few days I was there to help with the kids and to spend time with her. I had fun with Abby and Atticus, they did Zumba with me, we went to the park, we played toys and watched some shows. We had a good time together and when Ashleigh was not performing we got to be with her as well. Heather was teaching but when she got off work she would come by and spend her evenings with us.

 Atticus and Abby

Abby and Elizabeth

Abby, Elizabeth and Heather

I had Brynn do some cute spring themed nails for me before I left and they turned out so cute and I loved them!

Trista's Baby Shower and Temple Worker

 Trista is pregnant with a Baby Boy and Kylie and Sara were throwing her a Baby Shower in Idaho Falls. I wanted to attend and I knew Alison was going so Rylee and I hitched a ride with her to Idaho Falls for the night. Alison and I stayed the night at Kylies and Avynlea picked up Rylee and took her to Rexburg to stay the night with her. It was a fun weekend and I am glad that we were able to go and support Trista. This is her first baby and we are all very excited for her. Alison also brought Sadie and Jenna with her and it was fun to spend some time with them without all of their other siblings around. 

Cutie pie Rylee

Kylies little guy Lincoln

Sadie and Jenna had me do their hair for them and they both loved the hairstyles I gave them. 

Sadie and Jenna

Rylee, Trista, Avynlea and Elizabeth

Madison, Sadie, Avynlea and Rylee

The past couple of months I have been getting the feeling that I should work in the Temple, I resisted it for long enough and felt like I am in a position that I can make it work. I went in and met with Bob who set me apart as a Temple Worker. I told him I wanted to work on Wednesday mornings and he said that shift was full but he would talk to the shift coordinator about finding a spot for me. When I was done I left and took a picture outside and then I saw that Alison was waiting for Bob in her car so I went over to talk to her. While we were chatting Bob came out and he said that he did talk with the shift coordinator and they are full but if I really wanted that shift I could be on it. He then said that Nancy who works in the office spotted me and said they could use office help on Fridays from 12:30-4;30 and would love to have me. I told him I would think about it and after taking some time that day to ponder it felt right and I messaged Bob and told him I would work in the office. I am excited to start and am looking forward to my first day.