Two Proud Moms!

I have heard a lot about how much Jeff's patients and co-workers love him, but I'd never even seen a baby he delivered - until Saturday night! Jeff delivered (his cousin) Allen and Camille Linsley's baby girl - about 3 hours before he left for a cruise with his in-laws. Whew! That was cutting it close! Camille was so relieved that she went into labor a few days early and Jeff was there to deliver. Everything went very well. Little Desiree (Desi) Amira weighed 6 lb. 7 oz. and was 20 inches long. She is beautiful!
Here's Jeff, shortly after Desi's birth, clearing her airway.
Clamping her cord
Desi looks up at the doctor who brought her into the world. Camille looks on - proudly. I am proud too!
I was thrilled to find out that Jeff was thinking of me that morning. He grabbed a clean sheet of paper, penned "The Ice Cream Scoop," and clipped it on his chart. he told Allen and Camille, "We've got to get a picture of the three of us - for the newsletter!" Ü (If you enlarge this photo, you can read his notation.)

Tagged by myself...

I checked out Joann's blog late last night and discovered a giveaway! I'm all for giveaways, so I wanted in. All I had to do was tag myself (and be one of the first 5 people to respond to her blog). I was the 4th one to do so. Whew! Here are the rules: If you are one of the first five people to respond to this post will get something made by me! My choice. For you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1- I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!
2- What I create will be just for you.
3- It'll be done this year.
4- You have no clue what it's going to be.

The catch is that you must re-post this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who respond to your blog. The first 5 people to do this, and leave me a comment telling me they did, will win a fabulous gift, home-made by me! Oh, and be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!!!So there you have it! If you want me to make something for you (Hmm, what could it be? A new toilet paper dispenser?), just leave me a message.

Night out with Dad and the sibs

It was Dave and Julie's turn to organize our get-together. They chose to go to dinner - Chinese at the ABC Mandarin in Roy. I would have to say that it is my new favorite for Chinese food! I loved it all - but especially the beef and green beans! Yummy! We missed Russell (probably working) and Scott and Amber - José the painter didn't show up for work and Scott had to do the job himself, I guess.

Time again for a day at the park!

We had Jeff and Angie's kids while they went to SLC to celebrate their anniversary. After listening to about 6 hours of "When are we going to the park?", I took them over to Barker Park in Pleasant View. What a great park! Tyler and Baylee took off for the west side, to play basketball, but Grace and Audrey had a blast swinging and climbing and sliding! It was a beautiful afternoon! We stayed until Audrey needed a potty break and found that the bathrooms were locked. Oh well, it was time to go home anyway! Audrey made it to the top of the pole climbing maze! (Click on this photo to enlarge, so you can see her cute face!)Grace was very good on the climbing wall!Of course, the best way to get to the top of the slide is to climb up it!!!Audrey took a turn on the climbing wall too - mostly for the photo op!

Spring has sprung!

Here's a shot of our exquisite little crocuses! They've been blooming for almost 4 weeks - even survived about 6 inches of snow. Aren't they gorgeous?!? They are from the bulbs that my siblings gave us when Grandma Arrington died. We'll think of her every time they bloom and remember the promise of the resurrection.

Making Pita Bread

I made my second batch of pita bread today while Jeff and Angie's kids were here. I made a double batch this time - 20 pitas! It's so fun to watch them bake, I decided to take some pictures this time.Here are the little rounds of dough, right before they went into the oven.Baylee checks out the baked pitas - I think they look like little Mylar balloons!
Grace is busy with her second tamale and is oblivious of the stacks of pitas waiting to be bagged and stuck in the fridge. (One of my student's family is making tamales to sell - every weekend. Our family bought 9 dozen from them last week!)

Audrey's 5th Birthday

Although Tyler says Audrey's only 1 (she's only had one real birthday), we celebrated her turning 5 on February 28th. She got lots of princess stuff, including this beautiful gown and feathery boa! What a beauty she is!
Audrey poses with her pet shop birthday cake.

Ann's Tournament Games

We had the chance to go to a couple of the games Ann officiate in the girls' high school basketball tournament. Jack and I both watched her ref a Weber High game - then Jack went down with John and Spencer a couple of days later to see her do a 3A consolation game. She does a great job and is well respected by the other officials!

Dinner and Bar J

Most of our family has been to Bar J in Jackson Hole. We really enjoy the Bar J Wranglers. Jack probably has about every CD they've made! When we heard that the FFAs of Fremont and Weber High were hosting them as a fund raiser, we jumped on it! We had the kids over for pulled pork sandwiches, salad and dessert. Thanks Ann (We love your buns!), Amy and Angie! After dinner, we headed up to Weber and enjoyed a fun night together.