Family Time and Jack's Baptism

After a long 10 hour drive in the Wilkins 13 passenger van with 6 kids and 3 adults we arrived safely in Utah on Thursday night.  The Wilkins kids are darling and so well behaved.  The worst part of the trip was driving hours through the desolate Nevada desert!  I spent the night at Jordan and Kristine's and got to spend lots of time with adorable little Owen.  He is the sweetest cutest little guy and not at all shy which made Grammy happy!  We spent Friday hanging out and having lunch at Cafe Rio where Jordan joined us.  Then Kristine and I did some birthday shopping for Owen.  Friday night we ended up at Megan and Justin's with the entire gang (22 people!) and enjoyed a Nacho Bar.

Jackson with the baptism towel I had made for him

Owen and Kristine

Not loving this picutre but it is the only one with Owen and me

Baptism Day





Top Left Jackson and Justin, Bottom Left Aunt Shauna and Jackson, Top Right Grandma & Papa Patrick,
Bottom Right Jackson and the Roe boys

Top Left Eric and Melissa, Bottom Left Jordan Kristine & Owen w/Jackson
ATop Right Jackson and me, Bottom Right Cookies made by Megan

After the baptism we all gathered at a beautiful park with an amazing view of the lake, temple and mountains.  I wish I would have gotten it picture!  We enjoyed lots of delicious food and company.  The kids all had a great time. 

Jack with the cute cookie Megan created of him in his baptism clothes.

Megan and Coleman enjoying a tender moment after a very busy day!

The little things....

It's the little things that really make me happy!

Hugs

Cards

Phone Calls

Text messages

Meeting a friend for a hotdog at Costco

Lime in my Diet Pepsi

Clean Sheets

Ice Cream Cone

A Clean Car

An Unexpected Visitor

Talking to my Grandsons

Fresh Flowers
A York Peppermint Patty

It's Great to be 8!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JACKSON!

Today my oldest grandson turns 8! I can't believe it. It seems like he was just born and now he is 8 years old and getting baptized!! He is getting so big and so handsome. He is an excellent student and he learned to ride a bike in one day. Jack has always been a joy to be around and I can't wait to see him in two weeks and be there for his baptism day. I am so proud of him!

A few fun facts about Jack:

loves playing video games

loves the color green

loves having his own room

loves Disneyland

loves Legos

loves to talk

loves school

loves to draw

loves to read

loves to sing

I love you Jack!!

My latest obsession

I am completly fascinated and totally hooked on indexing the 1940 census.  It is so amazing to me to be able to look into the lives of people 72 years ago and what their lives must have been like.  Many of the occupations are now obsolete and have been replaced with modern technology.  The families were very large with extended family and lodgers living  in the homes.  Many of the families lived in rural areas and were farmers, others lived in big cities and were factory workers.  It was amazing to see some of the occupations and salaries back then!  Each time I index a new batch it seems to have some uniqueness from the last batch.  Each state is very different and I just can't get enough of this!!  So far I have indexed in over 20 states and have completed over 2500 names!

Here is a sampling of  a few:

Army barracks in San Francisco

Farmers in the San Joaquin Valley

Factory workers in the Bronx

Coal Miners in Kentucky

Women's Prison in Rhode Island

Italian Americans in Sacramento

French in Louisiana

Servants in Washington DC

French Canadians in Massachusetts

Sugar Plantation Workers in Hawaii

Orphanage in New York

Happy Mother's Day!!

I am the luckiest Mom and Grammy in the world!!

6 Years Old!!

Today my adorable, funny, crazy little grandson Lincoln Mark is 6 years old. He is.... the funniest sweetest little boy you have ever seen. He is a little cuddle bug who loves to snuggle. He is smart, happy, lovable and so much fun to be around.

He loves:
The color blue
Disneyland
Video Games
Reading books
Kindergarden
His Mom's yummy cookies
To draw
His scooter
His beanie babies
Babies (especially his cousin Owen)
His brothers (most of the time)

I love this little guy so much and hope he is having the time of his life at Disneyland and Medevial Times on his birthday!

Who Doesn't LOVE Getting FLOWERS!!