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Utah this, Utah That

So while we were up in Utah we went to some of our favorite places, that we hung out at while students at BYU. One of our all time favorites is this fun Mexican restaurant in Springville. We would save our money fastidiously to go here for any occassion we could think of. The best thing on the menu? Chile Rellano. Hands down best chile I've ever had!

Lauras work

Laura finished her dental assistant classes in January and got a job in Orem! I can't believe my baby is working so professionally. Keep it up Lolly~

TEA

So have I suddenly turned into an activist??? Most times we sit back and let the government do it's thing, but when it gets to the point where it border on socialism, and taking money from my pocket...enough is enough!!! So here we are with the hundreds of thousand throughout the country, who got little to no acknowledgement by the mass media. I know what I saw on the street corner I stood at, and it was easily a thousand, yet barely a mention of it was noted. Still it was invigorating to be in a group of well-mannered, orderly, and respectful people who shared concerns and feelings similar to mine. I'm glad "the ladies" and I got to enjoy this together--it made for some great pictures! Want to know more?

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Easter 2009

What a beautiful day to celebrate the Resurrection! We had Ken's family, as well as our kids for a wonderful Easter dinner which we combined with Melba's (Ken's mom) 90th birthday! We were especially lucky to get a good friend of ours to take a family portrait for us--BIG shout out to Jared Cicon.

St Patricks fun 2009

There is always lots of fun celebrating our Irish Heritage! Linda's great grandmother is from County Clare Ireland, a town known as Ennistymon. This year I bought all of my children the tartan colors of Ireland. The girls got scraves and the the boys got ties. I don't have any pictures of the kids wearing them, because they are all up in Utah. I'm hoping for the next year that they'll take a picture and post it to me.

In the meantime, our annual feast consisted of Corn Beef and Cabbage, green mashed potatoes, green pistachio pudding, and green 7-UP. Nora and Heidi joined in the fun with adorable shamrock skirts, and headbands. Heidi even slept over and helped bake green frosted cupcakes--YUMMY-

Brian is graduating!!!

GRADUATION DAY: April 23rd, CONVOCATION: April 24th 2009

We couldn't be any prouder of our good son and his accomplishments~but graduation just added that extra dimension! He graduated with his Bachelors in Biology-cum laude (just shy of one class for a minor in Chemistry). And that money lei around his neck, that would be my doing! A hUnDReD crisp one dollar bills, folded multiple times for each, and then tied and fanned out. I hope you can admire it, because I won't be making it again! I am saving it to pass down to the next graduate, and handing Brian a hundred dollar bill.

Girls and Valentines

What a nice winter time surprise...the girls got to drive down from Utah to visit and take in some much needed sunshine. We spent the afternoon together at one of our favorite eating spots( isn't Ken lucky to be surrounded by all his women?)...and then before the girls left we had our traditional "red stew" with a wonderful brownie, mascarpone dessert for Valentines!

Oh my!

So I've been behind on my posts for the season. Bad girl! here are the updates so you don't have to go searching for them.

1. Laura's b-day


2. holiday baking


3. Sedona


4. parent's 50th!

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2008

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Other things in Sedona

Most of Sedona is about the natural beauty... Ken and Linda enjoying the view from the top at Airport road

...but there are definitely some strange phenomenon in Sedona, and my kids thought it was only fitting to do as the "natives" do!

The BIG day

...and finally the day of celebration! Lunch at the diner in town, and THEN the DINNER at the Silver Saddle where we were treated to a "compliments of the chef" hors d'oeuver of bison meat on a prickly pear cactus salsa. Next we enjoyed appetizers that were bison meat, prickly pear cactus fries and python!!! YES! Python battered and fried and called "snake bites". We then proceeded to have our palates cleansed with a lemon icee, and had our main entrees. Nana had duckling and I can't remember what pop had, although I do recollect a cactus margarita or two. They finished up with a wonderful melted chocolate dessert made especially for them! yummmm, a meal NOT to be forgotten any time soon!

Anniversary 2nd day

Woke up Friday to beautiful clear skies and temperatures in the freezing range! We stayed at a fun place, KINGS RANSOM

This is the view Nana and Pop had from their hotel room -The Matterhorn Inn

Pop catching the incredible views!

we caught an afternoon movie...

a nice lunch at Subway together and dinner at Oaxaca rounded things out!