Conference at the DeGraffenried Home

We had lots of family at the DeGraffenried home. It was fun. I put together a book for Colton. I took pictures and had everyone write a letter next to their picture. We had Charles family, Dans family, Emmy Family, Diana's family, and Grandma and Grandpa and our family. We really enjoyed the talks and the company.

Pammy was Stunning

We just got home from seeing Pammy's performance with LD Singers. They were really good. But Pammy is stunning. She was so beautiful. Your eye just naturally went to her. She is beautiful inside as well as out. It was fun to see her and watch her personality shine.

We will never sit of the front row again.out of the five of us three of us had to get up and be part of the show.

I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. Before the show two of the LD Singers(not Pam) came up and asked if Hailey and I would walk across the stage for one of their songs. We had no way out because she asked right as they were starting the program. well about half way through here came a girl to get us, but no, of all people they went to Ed and grabbed him to go up on stage. I was laughing even before he got up on stage. I looked over at Pam/Grandma and she was just sitting there shaking with tears rolling down her cheek and then I turned and on the other side Owen was laughing he couldn't even look up at Ed/Dad. Hailey and I was laughing so hard we had tears rolling down our faces. then the LD singers and Ed started singing "WE ARE the Champions" and Ed was up there waving his hands back and forth above his head. I couldn't look after that. I was crying I was laughing so hard. It took the whole next song to get us to stop laughing. I couldn't look at Ed. He handled it so So good. He must love Pammy a ton to get up there. It was great.

Then yes they came and got Hailey and I to walk across the stage. We were suppose to be flirting. we waved hi and walked very fast across the stage.

Owen kept on leaning over and saying "I can't believe Pammy is related to me." She is so good on stage. We were very impressed.

Well Abigail is crying and Owen started a Doris Day movie without me. (that's a first)

DeGraffenried Reunion

On the Bellow blog the DeGraffenried Reunion at Palisades's, that is not set in stone yet. Charles and Lori are in charge. That is just the date if we go to Palisades's. That is the only weekend available to go there.

Dates To Remember for This Summer.

Yep. I am going to start running again. I haven't ran for about a year. I just plugged in my information into runners world and I have a schedule to train for the Bryce Canyon run. It is on July 18th.

Here are some dates to remember for this spring and summer.

• April 4th and 5th: General Conference
• April 8th - 11th: DeGraffenried Men Horse Ride
• April 15th - 18th: Our Trip To Az. 15th, 16th at Jake and Deana's. 17th, 18th at Bill and Mindy's.
• May 1st and 2nd: DeGraffenried Women's Retriet at Lisa's
• May 10th: Mothers Day
• June 19th and 20th: Summer Games
• June 21st: Fathers Day
  
• July 2nd - 4th: DeGraffenried Reunion at Palisades.
  
• July 4th: DeGraffenried Reunion in Saniquin
• July 7th - 9th: Andersen Reunion at Palisades.
  
• July 9th - 11th: Freeman Reunion in Meadow
• July 18th: Bryce Canyon 1/2 Marathon
  

Abigail - My little pot of Gold

It was Abigail's birthday today. She is truly our little pot of gold. She played outside for most of the afternoon with Jed, Mary and Luke. They put her in our baby swimming pool under the trampoline. (no water of course) It is getting warmer which has been so nice to let the kids out of the house. Grandma gave her a huge sucker for her birthday. She thoroughly enjoyed it.

Mary helped me make a cake for Abigail. She cracked her first egg today. She totally demolished the shell it was a miracle she didn't get any shells in the cake batter. She is so fun to teach. She loves to cook and she is loving her piano lessons. she is already reading music really well. I am very proud of her. She is so good with Abigail. They already are great play mates.

I can't beleive Abigail is already 1 years old. I didn't think she would be old enough to realize she was having a party for her. But She DID. We went to take the cake away from her and she had a fit. She knew it was for her. Owen gave her a slice and she didn't even eat any. It was a fun day for Abigail.

Jed is such a good big brother. He really helps with Abigail. He watched her most of the day while I tried to get the house clean.

Today Owen shingled the roof to the dog runs and I had fun playing volleyball in a womens leage that is going on right now. I enjoy it. my team won both games tonight. It is allway fun when you are winning. Now I need to get back to putting new pictures of puppies on our website.
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Our little Cowboys

We went to Arizona and stayed at Jake and Deana's. We had a great time. Deana and I had fun shopping while Owen sold puppies and watched kids. It has become a tradition to go garage selling and then get Crispy Cremes for breakfast. Deana and Jake show us such a good time. Owen and Jake where trying out Jake's new saddle by roping the dogs in the back yard while sitting on the saddle. We went and played at the park. Owen enjoys going to the clinic and helping Jake.

On our way home from Arizona we stopped at Lee's Ferry. It was a really neat place. We walked the trail between the two Ferry's. There are still remains of the Cabins that were made out of rock. I can't believe they were able to live in such conditions. There was one tree there and it was about dead. The kids loved the little trail and the river. We let out our dogs and they where jumping into the river. I thought Owen was going to have to go in after one of them. It is amazing how big the river is.

It was so warm in Arizona. I wish I was there right now. We got dumped with snow yesterday. We like the snow for sledding, Jed is out sledding right now. We are getting spring fever. I just planted a bunch of seeds seeing if I can start some plants indoors.

I went to Hurricane this last Saturday and had a volleyball tournament. I think it was the most fun I have ever had playing volleyball. I had a really fun group of women to play with. We started playing at 8:00 in the morning and didn't stop until about 6:00 at night. We won the whole tournament. I don't think we ever let the ball hit the floor without someone sprawled on the floor going for it. We had a ton of fun.

Sunday I had sharing time. It was on Mothers are the nurtures of our family. I had three moms come in. they were hidden behind the chalk board. and the kids had to guess who they were. They used their deep voices. After the kids guessed who it was the moms then bore their testimony on being a mother. It was a really cute sharing time.

For the last couple of days I have been so sick. I haven't had fever and chills like this for a long time. I was fevering so high that in the middle of the night I was panicked to go get my dream printed off. I was dreaming of some mechanical box and I had to print off its details before I forgot it. I even got up and came into the computer to print it off. I stood hear looking at the computer thinking "I can't print that off." I took another 800 mg of Ibuprofen and curled up on the couch trying to not think of the pounding headache and and sweats and chills and the dumb mechanical black box. It was horrible. a day later I was able to think a little and went down stairs and asked Diana what I had. by then it was into my neck and glands. she was pretty sure I had strep. The next day the doctor at the Kanosh clinic confirmed Diana's diagnoses. I feel so much better and so far no one has picked up the strep. (knock on wood) While I was in bed Jed and Mary where so good taking care of the younger two kids. They even brought me breakfast in bed. Cold Pancakes from the day before. They are so thoughtful. They have very obeying and good spirits. I love them so much. They are such a blessing to Owen and Me. I love them so much and the everyday things they do are so fun and funny sometimes. Life is Good!!