Papa's Birthday

We celebrated Papa's birthday this week and it makes me think so hard about how grateful I am for this man. He blesses my life in so many ways and has been such an anchor for me for the past 43 years. We are kind of simple folks and don't do extravagant things to celebrate birthdays but just enjoy being together. In addition to working at the school and E-Center, we had both lunch and dinner out and spent time just visiting. I wanted to get him a picture of the Rexburg temple. I was actually looking for one painted by Leon Parsons. He's a local artist who painted the murals in the creation rooms and they are truly amazing! Hopefully, he'll paint one of the outside of the temple soon. I found a picture of the temple in the background wtih some of the BYU-I buildings and a wheat field included. I thought it would be a good keepsake to remember our time spent here, so we went to look. Dad decided he would rather take some pictures this summer and make a collage of some special memory spots. I surely hope he does. Bob surprised him with a new golf club. He was thrilled. Gifts are not the focus for either of us on holidays but its always a treat to hear from family members and feel their love. Each one is so dear.

It has been a month of birthdays and now we are awaiting the birth of Lyla Driggs. I'll be headed south to Layton to do one of my very favorite things in the whole world! How I love to go visit the families of newly born grandchildren and have a whole week just to enjoy that family and share that tiny infant. I don't have a lot of time for blogging yet, but can see that it might be a great way to eventually write our family history in pieces. I'll try to post pictures while I'm away from school.

Easter Weekend

Dan and Annie are here to celebrate Easter with us. They had some great news! Their little baby, due in August is a BOY! His name will be Andrew and we are so excited to meet him! We can give him hugs but can't hold him yet. So far we have had lunch at a new Tai restaurant in town, toured Sam and Nan's new home, under construction and now I'm learning how to blog! Tonight we will BBQ steaks and fish and go to Extravadance at the school.

Tomorrow is Easter and we are cooking a turkey. Sam and Nancy, Sofie, Scott & Hilary and their four children will all come to celebrate with us. The sun is shining but its cold outside. However, the snow has finally melted off the patio and our BBQ has thawed out so we can BBQ. Summer is ahead, however, and we're excited!