Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Sheryl's visit 9-10 to 9-18 and Nathan's baptism!!

While Sheryl was visiting we had both of my brothers and their families over for a big FHE.  It is always so  nice to get everyone together and have a good laugh over the cute kidlets!  Jessica, my niece, and also my brother John's daughter is a student at BYU and she and her boyfriend John came for dinner and FHE too.  They even  picked up Colton up in Orem and brought him over for dinner and that was a lot of fun!!!!  Doesn't Jessica and her boyfriend look cute together!!
My nephew Nathan got baptized on September 11th. We were really excited for him. He was so excited and his baptism was such a beautiful day! Sheryl drove to Utah from Washington to visit and she was happy when her visit was scheduled during the time of Nathan's baptism.  During the baptism service, Kara led the music, my husband Matt was one of the witnesses and I said the prayer.   It was a beautiful day



Matthew's family right after the baptism.  Brittany is already in her soccer clothes ready for her game.  She is super good and on a competitive team as are another niece and nephew!!!  Sadly, I didn't take any pictures of Sheryl while she was  here.  We had a really good visit and I enjoyed visiting with her.  I discovered it is much harder to have company over when you are working. I felt so bad leaving for work during the day knowing she was at my home. Luckily, that didn't happen everyday as she had to do stuff with her job, go to a wedding and she met my sister in laws for lunch!
Later after the baptism and a few of  my nieces and nephews soccer game we went to Red Robin.  Mark wasn't able to come to the baptism because their was a funeral in his ward and he is the bishop so he had to miss it, but he was able to come to Red Robin!!!

A picture of my adorable niece, Layla. She is 8.

A picture of  my adorable niece, Cumorah.  She is 6.

Here are two of my nephews, Cougar and Brighton.  They are a couple of  months apart and they always have fun when they are together. 
  


Monday, September 12, 2011

Istanbul was Constantinople

View of the Golden Horn

The Blue Mosque

The world famous Hagia Sofia, this building was built around 580 A.D. as a church.

The lunch Menu

A view of the Black Sea
One hand in Europe, the other in Asia.
An underground Roman cistern where water was stored, the biggest in the city. Between all of the pillars there is just water.
Inside the Blue Mosque

Inside the Hagia Sophia

Boating with Mikayla, Britttany and Suzanne

Over Labor Day weekend my sister in law Suzanne and two of her four kids, Brittany and Mikayla went boating with us.  We went to Deer Creek reservoir.  We picked up Colton at UVU and he joined us too.  My brother Matthew couldn't come because Nathan's soccer team had a game in Davis County that he needed to take him too.  We really wish you guys could have come too!  Brittany, Mikayla and Kara all went tubing together.  Kara and Brittany went tubing together the most.  They both are very daring. 

It was a little cold  while we were out.  I wish I had brought warmer clothes. Above is Brittany and I.

Eating lunch on the boat with Suanne, Kara, Colton, Brittany and Matt!!!