A Weekend of Ordinances & Parties

What a glorious time we had on the weekend of May 10, 11! It was a weekend packed snugly but managably with wonderful events.

Saturday

We attended an endowment temple session with Carolina Acosta, a young Peruvian girl who was married yesterday. We stayed with her parents in Peru and rejoiced in sharing this experience with her and seeing her parents once again.

Our family gathered for the baptism of our darling twin grandsons, Kimball and Cole Driggs. I can't believe they are 8 years old! I'll never forget seeing those two lying together in the hospital when they were born. How grateful we are for these two beautiful boys and their sweetness. They were so excited about everything and anxious to take this important step in their lives.

In the evening we celebrated my brother, Ron's 80th birthday at his home. All of my siblings and companions were there for a special Indonesian dish that his wife, Anne prepares for us occasionally when we gather. Anne had it almost ready which made it easy for the rest of us to finish after she broke her tibia in two places that same afternoon. What a sport! She just propped her big boot on a chair, took some pain pills and we went on with the celebration. She couldn't have been enjoying it as much as we were but she didn't let on. It's always fun for us to stay with them. Their lower level is our favorite 5 star hotel!

Sunday:

We returned for an early morning blessing of our new baby granddaughter, Lyla Driggs. It was beautiful to see her daddy, Ryan, hold her in his hands and give her a beautiful blessing. It was a big weekend for Ryan as he baptised two of his four children and gave a name and a blessing to another. We celebrated with a magnificent brunch at the Driggs, joined by Seth & Julie's family, Carol Lynn and the Driggs grandparents and family members. It's fun to share not only our grandchildren but our mission with Ken and Kerry Driggs. We traveled to and from together and enjoyed the visit.

Glorious Spring!

After a long and weary winter, spring is finally here and I love it! Yesterday we took a long drive to the Palisades Reservoir. It was a rainy day but the drive was breathtaking. We traveled through country that was so overwhelmingly beautiful that my heart about jumped out of my chest. Some may say, that's just because I'm used to Arizona! I do love Arizona, but I also dearly love "green" and we have so much of it here.

Two years ago on June 3rd we made the trip to our new home in Rexburg. I'll never forget driving through that gorgeous Cashe Valley and all the way up with green as far as the eye can see. Often during the long white winter, I would look out the window and picture it in my mind, knowing that one day we would have that sweet blessing again and here it is! I forgot to take a camera so for now you'll just have to picture it in your own mind. Maybe I can add some later.

Great News!

We learned that Steve and Kara are having a baby in October and they have kept it a secret until just recently. That's possible when you live far away. Kara is doing well, still tackling every project she can get her hands on and Hallie is very excited about the "baby" We couldn't be more excited. It's the greatest blessing there is in this life - just never gets old.