Anne's Baptism

Annie with her Dad
Uncle Ben and Annie

Aunt Lynsey and Annie

On June 5 Annie was baptized and confirmed a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It was such a special day and while I know that Annie was a little nervous she hid it very well. Ben and I along with lots of other family members were able to share in her special day. Annie had called me way back in May and asked if I would speak at her baptism. I was a little nervous since I had never spoken at a baptism but more then happy to do it for Annie.

I wish I could say that I held it together and made it all the way through my talk without crying but that was not the case. When I looked into Annie's smiling face all I could see was this beautiful girl making such a good decision and the tears freely came streaming down my cheeks. I am so proud of Annie!!

It keeps going and going..

Our Favorite things about the giant Cedar Trees:

1. Uncle Ben was able to go with us

2. We got to drive in the woods (This was Joseph's favorite part)

3.The huge trees

4.The big sticks

5. Lots and lots of trees to climb

6. The rain letting up long enough for us to see the trees

7. Skipping school to be with family

8. Playing in the rain puddles

9. Picking flowers

10. Lunch at the french fry store afterwards

My sweet Ellen
Annie and Stephen

Aimee and I

Aimee, Ben and Noah

The kiddos

One of the giant trees.

Uncle Ben and Noah

Ben and I

We didn't quite make it all the way around.

Another shot of the giant trees.

How does it work?

While in Idaho we had many adventures with Aimee and the kids and our first one was to the science center. The kids had sooo much fun exploring and learning new things. It is also a fun place for adults. I admit I got stuck trying to figure out how this one puzzle worked and it drove me nuts until I finally figured it out.

Joseph next to his tower.
Annie and Noah playing conductor's with the trains.

Ellen digging for dinosaur fossils.

Such handsome boys digging for bones.

My sweet Naomi

Noah found a HUGE fossil

Joseph working on a math puzzle.

Wedding Bells

In May we all had the opportunity to fly out to Minnesota for Sam and Natalie's wedding. It was so much fun getting to see everyone and share in Sam and Natalie's very special day.

The Happy Couple!
Nat and Her Dad

The Ceremony

The Wedding Party

Ben and I

The Bridal Party

The Groomsmen and Grooms lady

Dixie, Me, Aimee and Heidi

The Conservatory

In Loving Memory Of

William Joseph MacLennan

March 11, 1949-May 7, 2010

God saw he was getting tired, And a cure was not to be.

So he put his arms around him, And whispered, "Come with me."

With tearful eyes we watched him suffer and saw him fade away.

Although we loved him dearly, We could not make him stay.

A golden heart stopped beating, He is now at peaceful rest.

God broke our hearts to prove to us, He only takes the best.

After seven long years of battling cancer and overcoming the odds more then once Bill returned to our Father in Heaven on May 7, 2010. While we will miss having him in our home and hearing his laugh, we are glad to know that he is no longer suffering. He is a wonderful Husband, Father, Step dad, Father In-Law, Brother, Papa, Uncle and Friend. We Love you so much and miss you.

I'm Free

Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free. I'm following the path God laid for me. I took his hand when I heard him call. I turned my back and left it all.

I could not stay another day. To laugh, to love, to work or play. Tasks left undone must stay that way. I found that peace at the close of day.

If my parting has left a void, then fill it with remembered joy. A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss. Ah yes, these things I too will miss.

Be not burdened with times of sorrow. I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow. My life's been full, I savored much. Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch.

Perhaps my time seemed all too brief, don't lengthen it now with undue grief. Lift up your heart and share with me. God wanted me now; he set me free.

SUPERHERO!!

A few weeks ago Joseph was pretending to be a superhero but in order for him to do that he had to be wearing my boots and carrying his sword. It was so funny to listen to him clomping around the house and yelling at the bad guys.

Up, Up, Up and Away

A few weeks ago we attended the Arvada Kite Festival. It was so much fun, we had a nice family day playing baseball, flying kites, looking at all the cool kites, soaking up the sunshine and eating lots of yummy yummy food.

I just LOVED this kite!
This was a huge Lizard kite

Joseph flying his Spiderman kite.

A neat colorful bird kite, that I got a picture of diving.

NEMO!!!!

I just really liked the colors of this one.

This kite looked so cool flying. The wings looked like they were really flapping.

Marianne and I enjoying the sunshine!

Having fun!

It was pretty neat to see all the kites in the air at once.