I just finished reading the Books of Bayern series by Shannon Hale. The Goose Girl was by far my favorite, then River Secrets, then Enna Burning. They were all alot of fun to read. I highly recommend them!
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Families are Forever
Jim and Anna 2010
Kristi and Anna
My cute kids!
The Stephenson Kids
Anna's Favorite
BLOGS THAT I FOLLOW
10,000 Things That Make Me Happy
- a clean kitchen after nine hours of scrubbing
- the start of a new year
- a good brisk walk
- watching movies with my family
- playing games around the table with my kids
- a hot shower on a cold night!
- texts from friends-just saying HI
- Dinner at Hamilton's with my cute husband!
- Kristi's BLOG while in Taiwan
- the smiles on my boys faces when they find out I have made a chocolate pie!
- Tanner's ART!
- The Missionary Friends Newsletter
- creating scrapbook pages for my missionaries
- crocheting winter scarves
- Lark Rise to Candleford (a BBC tv series)
- a good book and a warm blanket
- running into the missionaries at In and Out Burger and seeing the smiles on their faces when Grandma gives them $20 for lunch!
- Missionary Homecomings
- banging the pots and pans on New Year's Eve
- ice crystals
- winter sunshine
- new babies in the family!
- phone calls from the sisters!
- phone calls from Mom
- visits from friends
- Christmas music
- christmas morning
- journal entries
- Christmas calls from my missionary (this year it was a SKYPE call from Taylor and Kristi!
- crock pots!
- laughing around the dinner table
- daughters
- sisters
- friends who I can cry with
- friends who make me laugh
- little babies!
- A wonderful husband who can fix anything!
- 80 degrees in October
- a freshly mowed lawn
- lunch with Mom and Dad
- President Thomas S.Monson
- General Conference
- new shoes that don't make you feet hurt!
- lacrosse games
- soccer games
- the smile on Tanner's face when he finally got his driver's license
- the colors of fall
- fall leaves
- letters from missionaries
- did I mention SKYPE
- The "FableHaven" Series
- The Logan River Walkway
- Kristi's BLOG
- Bear Lake between the hours of 5-8 p.m. when everyone goes home and the sun sets and the water is glassy!
- Coconut Lime Verbena Body Lotion
- Sam's excitement over his new fish aquarium (especially when the female had babies 1/2 hour after we got home!)
- turkey, avacado, cheese sandwiches on grain bread
- vanilla ice cream with fresh strawberries on top
- summer days with a cool breeze
- When all the scout patches are sewn on the scout shirts!!!
- PANDORA radio station on the web (especially the Michael Buble station!
- phone calls from Jacob (who is in California)
SKYPE (when my daughter is in Taiwan!)- creating something new in the kitchen
- sitting on my front porch and watching the beautiful Cache Valley sunsets
- reading a good book
- going to the Bear Lake
- roasting STARBURST candy
- 4th of July fireworks
- cool summer evenings
- summer flowers
- tiger tail butterflies in my garden
- Hot apple spice
- rice krispie treats
- having the Stephenson Family together at the cabin!
- long walks at the cabin
- listening to
Mammoth Creek outsidemy bedroom window at night - dirty happy kids after a long 4-wheeler ride
- THE MEADOW
- long naps at the cabin - NO GUILT!
- Feeling the spirit at Seminary
Graduation ! - Graduation Day for Taylor!!! Yea Taylor !!!
- Going to the temple with Kristi and doing baptisms!
- Eugene Oregon Mission
- Mission Calls!!
- Going to church at Panguitch Lake
- cooking at the cabin!
- Reading in the warm sunshine for four hours!
- Sitting in front of the fire at the cabin
crock pots on a busy day!- listening to George Straight music
- listening to Kristi bear her testimony to her younger brother's at FHE!
- listening to the sound of birds chirping on a Saturday morning
- the color of green in the spring
- spring rain
- the sweet scent of spring blossoms
- creme brule at Hamilton's - delicious
- thunder and lightening storms
- Seeing Dad walk down the hall after
knee surgery ! Way to go DAD! - Weekday evenings when the power goes out and the candles get lit and the flash lights get turned on. What a party!
- Spring days with no snow!
- Seeing my sister Cindy so happy on her wedding day!
- Rumbi's rice bowls!!! :)
- Chili's chocolate volcano
dessert - going to Chili's for birthday dinners with the family
- paper flower love notes from Kristi and the boys
- roses and a note from Taylor
- plate size pancakes for breakfast on Mother's Day
- listening to Tanner sing me my own Mother's Day song accompanied by his guitar
- Kristi, "I like the idea of eating ice cream every moment of my life!"
- Tanner, "You know Mom, I've decided life doesn't always suck!"
- happy children
- missionary letters
- when everyone is home safe and sleeping
- snowmen
- musicals
- Showtunes Saturday Night (106.5 fm)
- my sweet daughter
- a good husband
- the good advice in the scriptures
- family
- clean air
- a warm winter day when the snow starts to melt
- listening to Josh Groben
- a clean house
- Sledding with the kids
- Winning at "Settlers of Catan"
- Kisses on New Year's Eve
- emails from Jim
- notes from my kids
- cookies and milk left for Santa
- heart shape rocks!!!!!
- fresh cherry limade
- family parties
- a wonderful husband!
- family prayers
- When all my kids come home safely at night.
- happy kids playing games
- family!
- Baking goodies at Christmas time
- Christmas morning when all the kids wake up!
- The Christmas Story
- seeing a bit of "merriment" escape from Taylor
- watching Star Trek movies with Jim
- afternoon naps
- warm blankets right out of the dryer
- watching my kids play nice together
eating "cuties" (mandarin oranges!)- Danny Kaye movies
- Louis Armstrong songs
- the movie "White Christmas"
- Pandora Radio Station
- listening to the primary talks
- listening to Christmas music
- the first winter snow
- Taylor's basketball team!
- Watching Tanner wrestle Varsity!
- going out to dinner and laughing with my family
- Watching my daughter
graduate fromcollege - hot apple spice on a cold morning
- snuggling in a
warm blanket on a cold day and reading a good book! - a soft pillow to fall into at night
- a movie in the middle of a Saturday afternoon with Jim
- happy children
- a surprise from Kristi of a clean kitchen and family room with the cookies frosted on the counter:)
- frosted sugar cookies with sprinkles
- Christmas music in October when no one is around to listen but me!
- The Pumpkin Walk
- raking fall leaves
- the first winter snow
- after 11 years and 10 months of continuous cub scouts-- the last Pack Meeting!
- freshly made applesauce
- hot cinnamon rolls
- hot apple spice on a cold morning
- watching a good "chick flick"
- pictures from Jake
- happy children
- listening to my kids practice the piano
- teenage parties in our backyard
- fall football games
- watching falling stars
- family barbeques in the backyard
- the smells of fall
- playing in the colored leaves
- colored leaves
- digging up
fresh potatoes from the garden - picking fresh cucumbers
- phone calls with Mom and Dad
- family get-to-gether's no matter the occasion
- painting with Taylor
- Carlee's mission letters
- blogs from the family
- letters (not emails) from Jake (even though the emails are priceless it's the surprise of the letters in the middle of the week!)
- homemade oreo cookies
- watching the kids puddle jump!
- thunder storms in the middle of the night
- Michael Buble music
- Jim giving the kids father's blessings
- happy children
- family prayer
- Temple dedications
- Clean laundry
- Pandora Radio!
- fresh raspberries and cream
- laughing at the kitchen table
- Family Home Evening
- feeling the spirit
- mountain quakies
- a long nap after girls camp
- playing cards at 1:00 A.M. at camp
- best friends
- Girl's Camp at Heber Valley
- butterflies
- roasting marshmellows till they are golden
- toasted almond chicken salad
- Crumb Brothers bread sticks
- Sunday evening walks with the family
- roasted Starburst
- smores
- family reunions
- phone calls with Mom and Dad
- playing Wacky Six with the family
- the sound of Mammoth Creek at night
- summer sunsets
- fresh strawberries
- watermelon lemonade
- fresh raspberries
- corn on the cob
- Going to Lagoon with family
- Ocquirrh Mountain Temple Open House
- The pool at the townhouse
- Bear Lake Beach
- Four Wheeling at the Cabin
- Fishing on Mammoth Creek
- 4th of July FIREWORKS!
- popsicles on a hot summer day
- holding little babies at the reunion
- winning at Seafarers!
- playing cards with the family
- hot tamales
- cherry nibs
- summer walks with Jim
- summer evenings
- smores
- raspberry marshmellow shakes at the lake
- blogging
- summer wild flowers
- quiet moments
- The scriptures
- our new baby birds (for the second time this summer)
- smiling babies
- text's from my kids
- rodeo's
- the Summerfest
- a wonderful husband
- cherry nibs
- a good book
- the smell of rain
- my own bed (after sleeping on a hide-a-bed)
- thunderstorms
- pillows
- flowering pear trees
- soft Kleenex tissues when you have a cold!
- a day's
work done - the 24th hour of the stomach flu! (which means it is now over)
- temple weddings
- cool breezes on a hot day
- watching Lezlie-Anne and Russ ride away on their motorcycle
- the scent of spring lilacs
- working in the yard
- warm sunshine
- cool clouds
- spring rainbows
- watching baby birds
- chocolate pie
- birthday balloons
- hugs from Jim
- texts from my kids
- phone calls from my missionary
- flowering trees
- robin eggs on my front porch
- Family Home Evening
- the undo button on a computer
- digital cameras
- the power of prayer
- red tulips
- green grass after the rain
- big colorful umbrellas
- pizza on the weekends
- friday night "late nights"
- Tanner's humor
- Taylor's smiles
- watching my kids succeed
- calls from my sisters
- folded laundry
- a clean house
- large fluffy snowflakes
- smiles from Jim
- watching the boys play basketball
- watching the boys play soccer
- watching the boys play lacrosse
- clean windows
- mowing the lawn
- A sunny spring day!
- spell check on the computer
- digital cameras
- snuggles from Samuel
- holding and snuggling with newborn babies :)
- good friends
- happy people
- Mormon Ad's
- garden catalogs
- smiles
- rainbow order (because of Kristi)
- pictures from Jake
- ham salad on crackers
- working in the yard for the first time in the spring
- the winter snow melting
- frosted sugar cookies with sprinkles
- Firehouse "pizzookies"
- haircuts- especially Cindy's!
- talking with the sisters on the phone
- early morning walks
- pink blankets on a cold winter day
- afternoon power naps
- winning at Monopoly - YEA!
- townhouse fun with the little boys
Diet Pepsi with lime- going to lunch with Mom and Dad
- 50 Degree temperatures in the spring
- Finishing the Book of Mormon again (just this morning) and still having that burning testimony that it is TRUE!
- 10:00 p.m. game of RACKO with Taylor, Tanner and Jim
- crocus peeping out from under the winter snow
- robins
- weekends
- cookies and
cream icecream - Emails from Jake
- hot cinnamon rolls and cold milk ready for Taylor and friends for an after
school snack - Did I mention Emails from Jacob
- texts and phone calls from Kristi
- clapping and cheering at basketball games (five today!)
- dates with my husband
- beautiful winter sunrises
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Anna:
ReplyDeleteI am so proud of you. You have done a great job. Amazing we are actually becoming of age. This is all us busy mothers need to do is one more thing, but it is fun to follow everybody's life a little bit. Have a great week-end. Love ya lots, LaDawn