Live Well, Laugh Often, Love Much

Isla, Me, & Karen ran the 5K "Race for Red" on Saturday. We had a lot of fun and we are looking forward to running a few more races together! I sure do love you gals! (For those of you that don't know...I work with these hilarious girls in the Operating Room. They both trained me and we have tons of fun together)

A few other members of the heart team ran as well! Left to Right: Mark (CT PA,) me, Isla, Dr. Mitchell, Karen, & Dr. McCann. The boys all ended up winning medals for their age groups! We were quite impressed, they did AWESOME! It was so much fun and it was nice to run a race to benefit heart disease seeing how thats what we take care of each day!!!

Judd absolutely LOVES the water! We've been swimming a few times and he just eats it up! We are going to have a lot of fun swimming this summer!

We love you Heathie! My beautiful sister graduated from High School! I officially feel OLD. I can still remember my dad rushing into the house one evening..."Hurry Felish, go grab blankets, your little sister is here!" My mom had her in the car (that explains a few of the odd things about her)haha jk. She sang at seminary graduation and it was one of the most beautiful things i've ever heard (and i'm not just saying that either...ask anyone that was there) She has some serious talent! So heathie feathie...I want you to know how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE you! You are hilarious, beautiful, talented, crazy, smart, and i'm soooo grateful your my sis! I'm so excited to have you close to us!

Hot Wheels, Dirt, & Strawberries

Judd and Koi ridin' in style

Nick, Judd, Darren, & I out enjoying the weather

I let Judd have a LARGE strawberry all to himself...this is what happend!

I absolutely ADORE him!!!

Mother I love you, mother I do!

HAPPY MOTHERS DAY

First of all I want to let my mom know how much I love love love her! She is the best. My mom is such an amazing, beautiful person. How grateful I am to her for EVERYTHING she has done and continues to do for me and my family. My mom has so many wonderful qualities and I truly feel so blessed that she is mine.

Things I LOVE about my beautiful mom:

her laugh

her jokes (Heather will appreciate this) haha

her long gorgeous eyelashes

her faith

the way she keeps a house so orderly and comfy

the way she nurtures and cares for our family

she can be crazy and have fun with us

And the list could go on and on...I love you mom, thanks for being such a great mom and making our home such a happy place to be! I love you always!

To my mother-in-law...I love you too! You are such an amazing woman and I have learned a lot from you. You raised a wonderful son, and a wonderful family. You are beautiful and so talented. Thanks for taking such good care of us, we love you.

Things I love about you:

you are strong

an amazing cook

you have a tender heart

such a hard worker

fun to be with

a good teacher

very patient

soft spoken (i've never heard her raise her voice in anger)

you're not afraid to do "manly things" and better yet, you are good at them a.k.a. (hunting, fishing, camping, cutting up all the meat from hunting & fishing, you are such a good sport!)

amazing quilter

Thanks for all you do for us and making me feel soooooo welcome in our family! I love you.

To all of my grandma's, I love you too! You are all amazing, talented, strong woman! I have learned so much from each of you throughout my life.

To all of those woman that have touched my life in many ways, I thank you dearly and appreciate you taking the time to teach me. I have been blessed to grow up around azming woman! No wonder it has been said, "Woman are the lords secret weapons."

To my sweet baby Judd...I love you! I love you more than I have ability to express. I will never ever forget the first time I held you in my arms! You will ALWAYS be mine FOREVER. Your smile lights up your whole face and I'm forever addicted to your sweetness! I love you Judd.

I'm so grateful to be a wife and mother. It brings me so much happiness. I'm grateful my Heavenly Father has given me this sacred opportunity! I don't think one can realize all the countless things a mother does, until they become one themselves! At times I find myself thinking, "How in the world did my mom take care of all of us and have a smile on her face?" Being a mother and a woman is wonderful!