Christmas Concert

Jasmine had her annual Christmas Concert. She looked beautiful as you can see! The 4th grade class always gets to play their recorders. It was so fun and they did a fantastic job!




Waiting to perform!

10 Years Old!

My Doodlebug turned 10 on December 1st. My how time flies!! I love you Jasi!!

Pumpkin Fun with Jasmine!

Jasmine and Chantile had a fun pumpkin adventure on Thursday thanks to gorgeous weather and no school! Here are some pictures Chantile sent me from their outing. Looks like they had a great time! (Ciara - Jasmine said today made her think of all the fun we have had on Halloween together and that she sure misses you!!)

What a cute scare crow!


Jasmine picked out a pumpkin for Papa and I as well. THANK YOU JASI!! We are going to carve them next Friday. I'll post pictures of that too!!



Just hangin' around

Jasi being ....... Jasi (I love that girl)

To the Bat cave!

2nd Annual Piano Recital

Jasmine is in her second year of piano lessons and Chantile and I went to her 2nd recital tonight. She really is improving and it was oh so fun to hear her play. She is getting so grown up!! Love you, Doodlebug!!





So grown up!



My beautiful girls!!

Spoiler Alert - Pictures of a RAT! hahaha

Jasmine is in 4H and she is doing a display in the county fair with Patrick, her rat. He really is a unique and unusual rat. He has such a cute personality and he and Jasmine are quite the buds!! They came over for a photo shoot so Jasmine could put some pictures together for her display. Thought I would share a couple - they came out really cute.

Best Friends


Patrick's Halloween costume - he's a musketeer.


Ready for some fun in the sun!



Is this hilarious or what?

Good luck Jasmine at the fair!! I love you!!!

Oh, and keep scrolling and reading...I put up several posts..catching up on all the summer fun so far....

Snow-fun!

Jasmine comes over on Wednesday afternoons for Grandma-Jazy time! The other Wednesday we had good snow for building (still have plenty!) and Jazy built the cutest snowman I have ever seen! She used left over plastic Easter eggs for the eyes and buttons - but a real carrot for the nose of course. Fun times!!

Fun With Family

Each Sunday night we have Family Home Evening with any family members or friends that can attend. Last Sunday Jasmine and Dalin were snuggling in my chair and I just had to get the camera out - then the fun began!!


Loving cousins! Jasmine is the oldest of all the cousins - she is wonderful to her younger cousins! Dalin loves her!



Aunt Chantile showing off Dalin's muscles (and his cute shirt that says: "I do all my own STUNTS" and the shirt don't lie!


Jasmine and Chantile being Jasmine and Chantile - the life of the party!

Playing Catch Up!!

Well, I have a lot of pictures here. I finally made some time to sit down at the office and get them all uploaded - pheeeew! They are not in any sort of order, but hope you enjoy them!!


Jasmine's Piano Recital:

Just before the show started! (8.19.09)

The maestro at work! (Did I even spell that correctly??? Oh well, you get the idea!)

The beautiful Cooley girls after the show.



Jasmine's First Day Back to School:

A big third grader this year! (8.20.09)



Play Time With Ciara:

The Princess Bride - Outfit totally designed by Ciara herself (8.21.09)

And after the wedding.....the Queen and her new King....gotta love that pose!




My Miracle Flowers:

With the slower housing market I decided I wouldn't spend money on flowers for the yard this year. I was really disappointed as I love them, but it was the smart thing to do. Much to my delight I had an amazing "crop" of volunteer flowers! I usually have one or two pop up, but the entire length of the driveway was filled in!! I didn't plant a single flower, but look at the pictures! Can't you just hear the chorus of that primary song..."Yes, I know Heavenly Father loves me." Call it want you want, but this was a miracle for me!



The Pirate Party:

Just for fun Chantile planned a pirate themed party for Jasmine and some friends. (7.31.09) Everyone had a great time. Way to go Chantile! You're a cool mom!!

Dalin loved the pool -

Water balloons are always a hit! Chantile is helping the kids get stocked up.

Uncle Matt grilled burgers and dogs for everyone - they were yummy! Amber and Dalin are eating it all up!

Look out! Dead eye Jaz is loaded and ready to go!




Family Night 8.2.09:

Dessert shall not be wasted.......The Kotter Kreed





A Cute Little Visitor:

Kind of a goofy looking little guy that showed up in our yard...but I thought he was cute.

Ciara's First Day of School:

I can't understand what happens to time. Wasn't she just a baby like a few months ago!? Her she is about to go to her first day of Kindergarten!

So Grown up!

Not to be outdone, Dalin was doing some prat falls and freezing for me so I could take his picture..He and I stayed home while Amber and Ciara went to school. He's such a little entertainer...what fun we had!

Fun Family Pics

On Sunday night 7.27.09 I took some pictures for Amber and Zane for a project Amber is working on. Here are a few of my favorites. I might post some more later, but I have to get over to Amber's so I can watch the kids while she goes to the temple. So, enjoy!

This one isn't crystal clear, but I couldn't resist Dalin's smile - can't you just hear him laughing? They were all laughing at Cody running aroung like a crazy dog!


A beautiful family!



Jasmine is growing up so fast.


Wow - this shot was pure luck.


A beautiful princess.

The World According To Jaz.....

Chantile sent me some snap shots of Jasmine and one special little friend. I thought you would enjoy them too!

This is Jaz in her Awana vest. That is a Bible study and activity group that she attended and worked very hard on memorizing scriptures and fulfilling all the requirements. On her right shoulder is a pin filled with the jewels she earned. Her favorite scripture is Matthew 3:16. Its a great one. I am very proud of her!



Aaaahhhh - this is my Doodlebug to a "tee" !!



This would be the special friend. His name is Patrick and Jasmine rescued him when Bo, the snake, decided not to have rat for dinner. Go Jazzy!! And what a life he has!!



This is Jasmine in her Who-ville costume - how great is this??!! Chantile is so creative - she just amazes me!!

All the Who's Down in Who-ville........

My Doodlebug had quite the exciting past week or so. Last Saturday (3.7.09) she went to see High School Musical on Ice. Chantile won four tickets from a local radio station! Lucky Bug!! So Chatile, Omah (Chantile's mom), Jasmine and a friend went and had a good afternoon despite the colds they all had. Then at school, Doodlebug had two fun accomplishments. First, she was Student of the Week in her class - yea Jasmine!! And she won this Cat in the Hat doll for having the best Who-ville costume. She was pretty excited about that! We also had a fun evening together on Saturday (3.14.09) when Matt took Chantile out for the evening and Jazy stayed with us. The highlight for her was seeing the kids at prom. Park City is a very small school. The graduating class size is usually around 30 or so. Prom is held in the gym and for the first half hour anyone who wants to come is allowed to come and sit in the stands as the kids are introduced and they walk down the "red carpet" in the center of the gym. Then the Prom King and Queen are announced and they have a dance and then all the "non-prom attendees" are kicked out. I thought it was pretty cute. Jasmine was so excited to see all the dresses and was designing her dress in her mind the whole time - Get ready to sew Amber, she has lots of big ideas!!

More Birthday Fun!

Splish, splash!! For Jasmine's birthday, Matt and Chantile gave her a party at a local indoor water park. We had a family party on her actual birthday. I think there were six girls that went and had a fantastic time! I stopped by to snap a few pictures - what a fun place!! There was an enormous bucket (like 8 or 10 feet in diameter and probably 10 feet tall) that would fill and then spill out on any thrill seekers brave enough to take the beating. Ciara thought it was absolutely hilarious and I could hear her squeal and giggle above the roar of all the water. What a funny kid. Jasmine seemed to be having the time of her life. A very welcomed departure from the ice and snow only feet away on the outside of the building. Chantile was brave to chaperon. Me, being the Nervous Nelly I am, would have been a reck by the end of the afternoon, but Chantile was loving it. Matt bailed and went to see Russ - party pooper. :-) I regret I didn't get a picture of Chantile watching the kids play - she was really cute.

These are Jasmine friends that got to go with her.



Ciara - laughing at the bucket dumping.


Happy Birthday Jasmine!!