It's been a LONG and wonderful road...

but it's time for our DEAR 

CAMERON

to come home!

I'm trying to get the word out...

and in case you didn't get an EVITE...

don't let that stop you from stopping by.

Here are the details of our celebration:

June 20th, 2010

Cameron speaks in our ward...Cortina 3rd ward.

Sossamon Building at NOON.

(On Sossamon just south of Germann)

 Open House at the Flewellen's...

anytime between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m.

We know it is FATHER'S day but we couldn't think of a better

celebration for a FATHER

than for Cameron to speak on this special day.

We will be HEADING out to get him....SOON!

Bring on the Ukraine! 

THEY do exist....

FISH

do exist in ARIZONA!!

Yippee....for Ron...he caught a couple!

These one's were duzies!!

I haven't heard these TWO words in a while...

"FISH ON!"

So imagine my surprise when Ron said it not ONCE...

But TWICE!

2 BIG catfishes weighing in at 2 lbs. 7 oz. and 5 lbs. 10 oz...

and boy were they YUMMY for dinner!

Memories of MOTHER'S day...

I have to admit...

usually my MOTHER'S days are just like any other Sunday.

But not this year...

my kids and sweet hubby made it special.

Rachel set her ALARM and woke up at 6:15 a.m. to make me breakfast in BED.

Wow...what 11 year old girl sacrifices a morning to sleep in...
to make her mommy breakfast in BED?

Well, my sweet Rachie does!

Each KID also made me homemade Mother's day cards which I found so sweet and special.

I especially liked the one on Katie's that gave me a coupon for:

"Not fighting with her siblings...but Chris only!"

That gave me a good laugh...
the kind of laugh that makes your belly hurt!

Christopher even surprised me with a card....

Ron brought me flowers and helped make dinner with all the kids participating.

Rachel finished up by making the most delicious CUPCAKES which we all devoured in a few minutes!

Thanks to my SWEET children and hubby who made me feel so loved and special...

how GREAT a combo is that?!?

BACK on track...

I think!

I got slightly (okay maybe a lot) off track decorating the GIRLS' room.

It went from Young and Sophisticated to a 

hodge podge of 

Young, Sophisticated and CRAZY shabby sheek!

But I'm back on track...

sticking to our original plan...and hoping I get no MORE of those,

"Are you crazy" kind of looks from those who are to polite to say,

"I HATE it!"

(Which we all did!)

So here is the NEW look and the LOOK to stay!

BOYS are the BEST

I'm LOVING my life filled with so many

FUN boys'.

Leo is a ROCK star with his good looks and CHARM.

I think we are finally starting to GROW on him.

When MOMMY wasn't around he actually came over to GIVE me a hug.

I didn't BREATHE....I didn't want him to stop.

Jacob is JOLLY fun...until you get to know him!

Seriously...this little BOY gets to know everyone.

When I'm at the bike rack at school with him or riding our bikes...everyone in the neighborhood knows JACOB!

Friendship knows no boundaries...not with JACOB.

And that's why I love HIM!

Christopher is CLEVERLY cute.

Hey says he NEVER ends up in pictures...but somehow he never seems to be around.

So I made sure we could get a glimpse of just how CUTE he is....

When I TOOK these Baywatch style shots of him running down the BEACH.

Ron is my KNIGHT in shining ARMOR.

~He came to RESCUE me~

Letters from Mugu

Dear Point MUGU,

Thanks for letting us ENJOY the wonders you had to OFFER us.

We could not have ASKED for a better day to bask in ALL your goodness.

It allowed me to sit back...

with my camera in TOW and just snap...and I think the pictures speak for themselves.

So until next time MUGU...

we will ENJOY these memories you gave us.

Sincerely,

J

Beautiful BRITNI

Leo the LION!

 
 Hilarious Hailee

They BOYS warmin' up after getting into this:

You would NEVER know they weren't REALLY family....

Maybe because we ARE...
because a FAMILY is what you make of it!

And these GUYS make it GOOD...

...THE best....
because they DON'T know it shouldn't be...

We can learn A LOT from them...
those that are innocent.

because despite it being COLD...they still dive in!

because it's TOO fun not too!

ARE you getting the picture?

Life is GOOD...if you let it! 

No more wedding posts...I promise

Just one last post of wedding pictures...

this time of the BEAUTIFUL reception held in Agoura Hills, CA.

This wasn't the "typical" MORMON reception where the

BRIDE and GROOM

and their wedding party make a line and stand their for hours

shaking everyone's hands.

This one was FUN!

 

Because the BRIDE and GROOM were so much FUN...

and so HAPPY.

My wedding to my FAVORITE man wasn't that LONG ago...

so it brought me back to that TIME,

when he swept me off my FEET...and I've never looked back...

and I HOPE Whitney and Kent can always be that happy, TOO!

It LOOKS like they will BE!

Christopher had a SPECIAL day spending it with Uncle Kent and Whitney in the LIMO...going up the California COAST.  What a day!

My LITTLE Rachie has I've always CALLED her is growing up!

AND boy did we DANCE!

I had SOOO much fun with my KIDS out on the dance floor!

Ron LOVED getting to know my family better.

LOVE this picture of them all.

My MOM comes from a GREAT family...we loved that they were able to come.

I love WEDDING cake!

My CUTE Katie caught the bouquet....but when I told her what it means to catch the bouquet...she had to think about if she STILL wanted it!  She tells me ALL the time...

I'm NEVER getting married...

I only LOVE my FAMILY!  

(That will change!)

Newport Beach or BUST...

I was almost 25 years old when I first saw a BEACH.

My brothers Kevin, Scott and David had all come down for 

THANKSGIVING

from Brigham Young University.

So we took off the day after Thanksgiving and put our feet into that

beautiful OCEAN.

Since that time...I wondered how a girl who grew up in the middle

of the country...

could have missed out on so much SUN and FUN.

So despite weather conditions keeping EVERYONE

who was a local OFF the beach...

Us Missourians, Utahan's, and Arizonan's were game for some

of that California FUN.

Donna and my mom...indicator of the conditions!

WINDY...40-50 mph!

Can you say sand blaster!?!

 

It didn't stop ANYBODY from having a good time!

Especially not RON who is like a kid in a candy store at the BEACH.

Cade and Jacob loved helping RON create a sandcastle!

Katie and Shayla even dared the conditions!

Knowing the conditions for the BEACH weren't ideal

we started the day at

AQUARIUM of the PACIFIC.

Large Aquariums were set up to show all the unique fish and ocean life habitats.

I love this photo of everyone (but me)...

but think this one is even better...

notice only seconds after I took the first one...

everyone in their true form!

(i.e. David's on cell phone, Ron showing a "true" smile not the forced "do I have to take another picture!" smile, and my mom who loves to apologize for her grandchildren!)

The best part of the Aquarium was "petting" the stingray's!

 

We found out STINGRAY'S are pretty cool...slimy too!

We also enjoyed WATCHING the sea lions.

Grandma, Grandad and Uncle David...enjoyed just being with us...

they were real troopers!

And when it was time to go...

Christopher FELT special knowing he got to hang out with his GRANDPARENTS. 

While the DAD'S of the bunch...

got to wander the BOARDWALK with the kids!

The Beautiful Queen Mary in the background

We didn't LAST long...it was way to windy and cold...

so we ended up at the LAST place we thought we would go in California...

CHUCK E CHEESE!

At least we were together...

sharing memories and establishing and restablishing

much needed FAMILY relationships!

Thank you family for a weekend I didn't want to leave from!