30 May 2008

. . . observations . . .

. . . i learned some things this week . . .
one . . . elk are huge . . .

two . . . even though they're elk,

they still get that

"deer in the headlights look" . . .

three . . . i'm glad my brakes work . . .

lastly . . . six hours is

plenty of time to

actually spend at girls' camp . . .

. . . what have you learned lately?



24 May 2008

22 May 2008

. . . memory lane . . .

. . . sometimes i like to ask myself . . .
"what was i doing a year ago right now?"
. . . boy, oh, boy . . .
. . . do i ever remember this week last year!


sunday ~ baccalaureate
. . . a really nice meeting,
especially since i
absolutely despise
graduation itself . . .
monday ~ graduation party
. . . celebrating drew and brad
{thanks so much to the sherwood family
for being such gracious hosts}

tuesday ~ seminary graduation
. . . always wonderful . . .
. . . i love seeing that
big group of great kids
with common dreams and goals . . .
{we won't talk about the fact
that i squeaked in just in time
since my car was involved
in an unfortunate accident
only a couple of hours
before the meeting.
no one was hurt.}

wednesday ~ wedding dinner
. . . for all of our
wonderful friends and family
{thanks again to the johnsons . . .
♥love♥ them!}


thursday ~ mhs graduation
. . . again, not my favorite,
what with the air horns,
tacky people hollering
through the entire ceremony,
and general disrespect . . .
there! . . . i said it and i'm glad.
. . . seriously, it's out of control . . .
. . . but that didn't make me
any less proud
of this cute graduate . . . . . . and his fellow sister mhs graduates . . .. . . and his amazing friends,
who i also love - all of you! . . .
{it's mind boggling to think of
how scattered this group is
just one year later}

friday ~ wedding

. . . this cute couple . . .

. . . became this cute couple forever . . .
. . . this crazy group of boys . . .
. . . and these beautiful girls
were there to lend support . . .
. . . these munchkins nearly stole the show . . .. . . our family increased by one son - YEA! . . .{sidenote: immediately following the above photo,
bill was holding little man tate
and who knew that the stomach of
a one-year-old could hold so much
and it could come up so violently?}
. . . hence . . . no more cute outfit for him . . . . . . or bill who had to wait inside for
drew to drive all the way home
and return with another suit
and every single other article of clothing
a person might wear,
since it all got "drenched". . .
. . . the johnson family grew by one daughter . . .. . . then we had probably the cutest party in history . . . . . . with gorgeous floral arrangements everywhere . . .. . . various forms of ambient lighting . . .. . . a to-die-for chocolate fountain
run by my pro friends . . .
. . . more flowers and eclectic decor
than i've ever seen . . .
{cute food was soon to come -
but look at those mini sugar cookies -
the best you'll taste}
. . . angels in the kitchen
aka the best friends in the world . . . . . . a one-of-a-kind wedding cake
{oh, my goodness} . . .
. . . lovely tables . . .. . . all in all . . .. . . it was a mary poppins kind of day/week . . .
. . . practically perfect in every way
and i can't believe it's been a year already . . .


18 May 2008

. . . they say it's your birthday{s} . . .

. . . fifty-two years ago today,
this wonderful husband of mine
~WILLIAM ORIN ROMNEY~
was born . . . . . . then two years ago
{on bill's 50th birthday}
this funny little guy
~TATE WILLIAM HANSEN~
entered the world . . .

. . . this little rock star is

definitely one of the highlights

of bill's past two years & probably

the best 50th birthday present ever. . .

. . . happy birthday guys . . .



16 May 2008

. . . for angie . . .

. . . please note
{danger! danger!}
that vehicle is in gear
{and quite dusty} . . .. . . i'm taking requests . . .
. . . what's your favorite number? . . .
{over 50K}
{i'm not getting a new car}


15 May 2008

. . . getting real close . . .

. . . my car & i have
a lot in common
these days . . .. . . we're both pushing fifty {thousand?} . . .
. . . she'll {is your car a boy or a girl?}
get there
a little before i do . . .


11 May 2008

. . . Mom's Day . . .

. . . this charming photo was
among the mother's day gifts
i received last year -
which means that
drew {& maggie}
went to the effort to
pose for/ask someone to
snap the picture,
go get it printed @ walgreens,
buy a frame @ the dollar store,
wrap it
& present it to me -
all the while assuring me that
a year from then,
i'd be thankful to have it &
i'd be missing both of them . . .
. . . at that time, however,
i didn't have a blog . . .
{by the way, i sincerely hope that
all the moms out there that
actually get to talk to
their missionaries today
have an enjoyable time.
i'm only a little jealous}
. . . drew was half right -
they're both gone
& i do miss him . . .


02 May 2008

. . . one down ~ twenty-three to go . . .

. . . in celebration of the
one month anniversary of
i bring you this undated photo . . . . . . i'm not sure what was going on,
but it looks like he was having a great time . . .
. . . to keep up with all his latest antics,
check here . . .
{he's pretty funny from time to time}