IRONMAN AS A "FAM"

My Mother's Day Weekend

I had a lovely Mother's Day weekend. One thing that was especially wonderful was that I got to see ALL of my children! Yes, even Nathan was home from deployment :) I got to have AnnaMae, Nathan, Gabriel and Gwendolyn for a visit and then Emily and Cody arrived as well(with Rylee, Cody's little sister.) On Saturday we all headed down the hill to Fresno where some of us attended a wedding and then we all went to dinner and a movie together as a family (Nole and Heather joined us too). On Sunday, Emily and Cody fixed me the most yummy mexican dinner and made a beautiful cake for dessert. We sat on the deck in the warm sunshine and visited after we ate. Cody did a little fishing and he, Edward and Jeff played around at rock climbing near the house. Oh, I almost forgot! Jeff bought me some beautiful plants for the front yard and planted them for me. I got very sweet cards from everyone and felt so loved.
"Thank You everyone for a great weekend. you are my favorite people!" Being you "mom" is a real blessing to me.

A Sunday Drive

Last Sunday Jeff and I took a lovely drive down into King's Canyon. The weather was wonderful! We opened our sun roof and rolled down our windows and drove slow enough to smell the blossoms and to see the wild flowers along side the road. We stopped several times to take pictures and to admire God's handywork. We have so many wonderful memories in this canyon. Fun exploration hikes with our kids, animal sitings, camping. We feel so blessed to live so close to this beautiful place. We drove down with many things on our minds and drove home feeling refreshed and rested. God is good!

A View From My Back

Jeff At Work...

Sooo Green and Cold!