Some Wedding Photos

I am so far behind with all that we did this summer...So here are some of the pictures of the wedding. I hope to get the book finished this week. It was such a wonderful day.

We Went to Alaska

Andy and I went on a Land/Cruise Tour to Alaska for 12 days. The thing the surprised us the most were the beautiful flowers, and how breathtaking the scenery was. These are 2 pages from the Creative Memories Storybook I am working on. We took more than 600 pictures, and it is taking a while to get throgh all of them. Flat Nora and Flat Sara went with us. They will apear in future blog posts.

We Won!

I entered two pictures in a Discovery Science Center Photo Contest. This one in the category of "Grandpa and Me" I told the story of how Grandpa puts the girls on his shoulders and then goes over to the machine that tells you how tall you are. At first the girls wouldn't sit up straight, and they would only get to 6'10" (Grandpa is 6'4") but this last time it was 7'4". I took this picture. We went to the bubble exhibit and show they have each year, it is our favorite. Nora had so much fun after the show, trying to do the tricks that the bubbleologist did, and I loved this picture. So I entered it into the contest in the category of favorite exhibit.

Guess which picture won! We have 4 tickets to the Santa Ana Zoo. I didn't tell Nora I entered her picture, I didn't want her to be disappointed if we didn't win. Nora, when you have guessed I will share which picture won!

My beautiful Granddaughters

I share my granddaughters with Patti, who I have known for years. She is the girls Nana, and came recently from Utah for a visit. She is an amazing photographer, and has caught each of them showing their personalities. Sorry Patti, I had to "borrow" the pictures from your blog. This is our Mia, full of spunk and love. She gives great hugs, and her smile .... well lets just say it melts Grandmas heart. She is also a red head, with the personality that goes with it.

Our Sara isn't little any more. She is so grown up. Sara's favorite thing to do with me is read and cuddle. She looks so cute in her new glasses, and is always the first to give me a hug.

This one is growing up so fast. She is starting first grade, I can hardly believe it. She reads so well. It is fun to introduce her to new books. It is always fun to have a special Nora, Grandma day. Last time we made mini muffins, it was Nora's idea to put Chocolate Chips in them. They were yummy.

Now if Patti had only gone to visit Brad and Katie, I would have had a great picture of Kyle too.

The Smiles Say it All

Yesterday my baby got married. He hates being called my baby. But he is, and I watched him turn into a husband, which is a very different Wesley than I have seen before. Wes was all smiles from the moment he brought Dana into the Sealing Room of the Los Angles Temple, to the unwraping of his car as they left the reception. It was a magical day. Our family was all, for the first time, in a sealing room together. Each time they asked for grandparents, there was a stab of pain, but I think they were also in attendance with us. We already love Dana's family, and the beautiful girl they raised that is putting a smile on Wesley's face.

Happy Birthday Vaughn (Von Ray)

I have enjoyed going through old pictures these past few months. So I wanted to say Happy Birthday Baby Brother. Hope your day is wonderful. You were such a happy kid. The pictures brought back fun memories. Love to you.

Happy 4th of July

One of my very favorite pictures. Our country needs our leaders, and ourselves on our knees during this very troubling time. A friend of mine Cal Greer wrote a song called "You stand tall when you kneel to pray" I found a lot of truth in that phrase.
On another note, grandma forgot her camera, but we had a fun 4th. We went to Holly and Sams for Dinner, and then that evening a lot of friends, and fireworks, and food. Hooray for Root Beer Floats! It was fun being the guest. Sams dad brought 2 sets of ear phones, which made the noise less for Nora and Sara, and they enjoyed the evening too. Thanks for inviting us!