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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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