Driving Me Crazy….

  On our way to WA. I talked Audrey & Dan into stopping at a favorite restaurant in Nashville. Known for it’s yummy catfish and cornbread!

  Guess you kids remember the big rocking chair?

Dan had to try it out :)

Finally made it to Nauvoo with the lovely Miss Ginny

 The Thompson Homestead

( our remodeling became the talk of Nauvoo )

Chunnel to FRANCE.....

Here we are on The Chunnel- it's a train that transports

your car. You can get out and walk around- Ben & Amber

had to get a luggage carrier for the top. With 7 people

and all our things- we were quite cozy!

driving in to Paris- excitement is mounting!

The crazy drive around the
Arc de Triomphe- it's a free for all!
Amber had to close her eyes...

Ben & Andrea had to be contained :)

A quick stop to say hello to the Effiel Tower

There'll Always Be An England....

celebrating Andrea's 19th b-day
(a favorite place to go)

Amber went all out and made Andrea's b-day special..
everything was pink :)

Spencer & Nate- ready for church

Father's Day in Harrogate, England - June 19th

Walking with Nate to school and going inside to look at his classroom!

See the wellies hanging up in the background!

Sweet Victory...

Andrea this is for you by your Dad's request!

After 5 years of playing 'Settlers of Catan' with Dan-
Steve finally won and was so happy he wanted me to blog about it as proof he did it! His color is blue! :)

Dental Delights.....

Wanted to say congrats to Dan for finishing up Dental school (yahoo)

This event took place on May 29th (day after Audrey's
baby shower) so a busy wk.end for us! There are more
pictures that will be posted by Audrey & Dan.

Always My Mother...Now too My Friend....

Burlington, IA. After my visit in CA. I headed over to Illinois

and we had fun exploring!
Mom and I half-way thru-reminded
me of the winding street in San Francisco

Next we came across this fun little road!

Mom & Steve having too much fun!

Mother's Day breakfast- quiche made by Steve!

Visitor's center with the R.S. statues-Nauvoo

Posing for this picture is harder than it looks :)

Time spent with my Mother is a precious moment!

Countdown to Royalty....

In honor of the Royal Wedding- tarts, cookies and scones!

All ready for a lovely evening...

Donna & Carola- count down to the Royal Wedding!

The Hat Parade- one of our favorites!

Here we are again- can you see the difference?

Steve slipped down and took a picture of us- finally at
about 3:00 in the morning we gave up and went to bed!

Easter Blessings...

HAPPY EASTER...

These boys are so cute!Josh & Benjamin Lewis- cook-out at our house!

Lewis Kids- Ansley, Brit, Josh & Benjamin

Easter- with two of my lovely daughters- Andrea & Audrey

Never too old...

The times they are a Changing.....

Seeing is believing...... our old kitchen!

This picture was taken on Jan. 4th, 1992

Patrick's 7th birthday party

Ahh.... yes- the blue curtains in the background

and these just came down (how sad) so 20+

years. As you can see 'Change' is slow in our house!

Who could forget the bench chairs?

Phil's 13th birthday (11/91)

Behind Phil is my old bulletin board I had

mentioned in a previous post- at least it was

moved to the pantry (alittle change) and now

it has gone the way of the world (for the moment

it's sitting on my scrapbook room floor)

Our new updated version- new windows and valances

I do think the times are changing- one question for those who are in the know! Do I need something to go across the middle of the window or is it ok to leave as is?

Springtime in Nauvoo.....

We had to take a quick trip to Nauvoo

the 2nd wk.end in April... morning light...

The view of the temple is always one of my favorites.

Being here takes me back in time!

magnolia tree

enjoying a beautiful day

Spring does a heart good!

A change will do me good....

My children know this is a 'big moment' I have replaced the bulletin board in the pantry....

Some may say- that's no 'big deal' but I have had this

bulletin board since we lived in Orlando (1985-1987)

so going on..... 26 years!

The ole gal still has function mind you but she has seen

her day and I have been eyeing this new set up below

from Pottery Barn (drool)

Best angle shot I could get of the

whole thing!

another view- Steve and my Dad
worked hard to get this up. It was a
birthday present from my beloved! :)


I went out immediately to get colored

dry markers. Steve was smiling at me

as I was writing on the calendars.

As you can see it's not complete yet.

Almost afraid to put things on it (hah).

Funny how the simple things can

make you happy :)