LAKE POWELL!!!

Oh Lake Powell.  Words can't even describe how much fun this trip was. I am so, so, SO grateful for Lon and Carrie for allowing the Ron Anderson family to intrude on this fun adventure.  This trip was planned a year in advance, and the memories will never be forgotten.  I'm so grateful I have pictures to recap all the fun we had. Fun that I definitely won't ever forget.

Anyway, so the Ron Anderson family decided we would have this be our T.I.M.E. reunion, since it is about the only time we could all get together.  Poor Ashley- she was at home with child, and we all missed her so much!!  But anyway, all of us were there on Tuesday the 21st, and it was just our family on the houseboat.  We had all the toys to ourselves,  and man was it fun.  For 2 days we had everything to ourselves, and it was just fun to be reunited with all my nieces and nephews, and siblings. I love them all so much.  So grateful we got to be together.

The Henderson clan all came on Thursday, and for the next 2 days, there were about 30 people in the houseboat. It was crazy, but SO FUN!!! Mom and Carrie bought a bunch of food for all of us to snack on, and it was just very relaxing. We would fall asleep on the top of the boat, slide down the slide, ride jetskiis, go wakeboarding, make sand castles, go down a slip n' slide,  go kayaking, go hiking, water skiing, seashell searching, and eating lots and lots of food.  We also had devotionals every night, and those were always very spiritual and emotional.  We woke up every morning at about 6:00, and started our adventures from there.

Tanner and I decided that we better start enjoying not having kids for the moment.  It was fun to just be able to be he and I, and to just go off on our own adventures. We rode the wave runners into a canyon, and talked there for about an hour.  We also went on a kayak ride and hiked up some mountains.  We had a water fight, had a chicken fight on top of the kayak, made a sand castle, fell asleep in the sun, and played with all the little kiddos.  We had such a good time- and are so grateful for all the many memories we have on this trip to look back on.

After Lake Powell, we all drove back to St. George and heard Lon, Carrie, and Sarah speak.  Sarah opened her mission call and is going to the Taiwan, Taichung mission- leaving October 2!  So excited for her.  Lon and Carrie had a big lunch for everyone, and we all sang a musical number in church.  This trip is definitely one that won't ever be forgotten- and I can't say enough how grateful I am that we were able to go.  I was going through withdrawals from not seeing my 6 adorable nieces and nephews, and oh how I love them so much!! Well, Tanner and I had a blast from the past, and can't wait to go again in 4 years!! (hopefully)

Love you Hendersons and Andersons!!

Now for picture overload:

SO MUCH FUN :)

And . . . the hub is 24.

April 10 was Tanner's bday.  Sadly for him, it was also the last day of the semester, filled with 3 finals for him.  I wanted to still try and make it a good day for him, so I stayed up the night before doing silly things, haha.  I put up our famous birthday banner, made him breakfast, wrapped up his quilt that I finished, and attempted to clean the house.  I had to work all day, so I don't know what he did all day hahaha. But I planned that night to have a bunch of friends over for cake and icecream.  After work, I took him to Wingers, and then when we got him his friends were in our apartment and started clapping when he walked in.  We had cake and icecream, and then his buddies stayed until 4 in the morning playing our stupid zombie game.  I think he had a good birthday.....I hope.  I swear everyday Tanner tells me that he's so old...haha.  He's not- but hey he's almost on to P.A. school!  woohoo.

I love my hubby more than anything in the world, and can't wait to celebrate hopefully 70 more birthdays with him :) Love you sugar bunny.

Oh ya- did I mention it was an ICECREAM CAKE?  mmmm, the best.

Happy Easter!

Well, this year for Easter was kinda a last minute thing.  We decided Saturday night to go to Montana with Tanner's parents to visit Ty and Bonnie.  We set up a scavenger hunt for Casuree, Wyatt, and Dillon, and they loved it.  I might've loved it as much as they did. haha.  We had a fabulous feast, and played outside enjoying the sunshine. It was a fun little getaway.

This Easter I was really touched in Sacrament meeting.  The closing hymn was I Know That My Redeemer Lives, and the words really got to me.  It was so comforting singing this verse:

      He lives! All glory to his name!

     He lives, my Savior, still the same.

   Oh, sweet the joy this sentence gives:

    "I know that my Redeemer lives!"

 He lives! All glory to his name!

He lives, my Savior, still the same.

Oh, sweet the joy this sentence gives:

"I know that my Redeemer lives!"

I really felt the spirit strong, and was overcome.  Dealing with this past miscarriage, this really gave me comfort.  The Lord knows what I am going through, and He was letting me know that He was there to comfort me. What a blessing.  The Atonement is a blessing to all of us, and for that, I am Grateful.  Christ lives!

              Tanner hid easter eggs in his pocket...Casuree found them...haha.

Tanner layed down to take a nap, and his Dad poured water on his bum bum, resulting in this intruguing patter on his butt. It was hilarious.

                                                 
                                Casuree and I enjoying the sun.