Our dog, Skippy

We went to Cedar City to visit Courtney and her family during Spring Break. We brought home a cute souvenir! The kids started calling him Skippy because of his resemblance to Skippyjon Jones. Unfortunately, the name stuck. He's a sweet dog and we're glad to add him to our family!

We took this picture of Lydia for show and tell. Luckily, "pet week" happened to be the week after we got Skippy!

Eliza is so glad to have a friend to play with while the sisters are at school. He lets her carry him around like this all too often!

A hunting we will go... Easter fun 2013

 Friday night egg hunt with the Giblets at Gma & Gpa Lloyd's...
It is so fun to see my kids hunting where I did when I was a kid!

 

 Saturday morning we went to a pancake breakfast and egg hunt at Neptune Park. Crazy fun!

Next, we headed to Moroni for the cousin egg hunt at the farm. Grandpa and Grandma spread the eggs out in a field, covering more than an acre. It was a fun hunt!

We haven't thrown our eggs yet, so I'm sure more pictures will come.

Aubrey's Baptism

Aubrey was baptized on Saturday, August 18, 2012. 

I wasn't very good about taking pictures, but we had great support from friends and family! Friends from the Parkwood Ward came, including the Percivals, the Gibsons, Tonya Smith & girls, Richard & Joan Banks, Daphne Lynch and probably some one else I'm forgetting. (I shouldn't get so far behind blogging!!!)

Greg & Kelly came and brought Grandpa Lloyd. I was so glad he could stand in the circle when Aubrey was confirmed.

Brother and Sister Banks were Aubrey's teachers in the Parkwood Ward.

Aubrey got to share this special day with her sweet friend, Katie.

We were touched to have so many friends and neighbors from our new ward there, too. It was a beautiful day and we are so proud of Aubrey's choice to be baptized and become a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!

Grandpa Prestwich's funeral

Tim's grandpa, Don Prestwich, died in July. Tim had the opportunity to spend a few nights helping him in the weeks leading up to his passing. It was a tender, special time for them. Tim spent a lot of his childhood right by Grandpa's side on the farm and at the house. He was a good man!

There was a viewing at the church. I thought I took pictures of some of the family, but I guess not. This lovely picture of long-ago Moroni hangs in the RS room there.

 We ended up being the first car behind the hearse. The route from the church to the cemetery took us past the farm where Don had spent his entire life. It was a beautiful day to remember him!

 The local VFW performed a touching flag ceremony and 21 gun salute. Jess was given the flag that covered the casket.

Troy and Shaun gave talks.

The following pics are ones Tim took on his way to stay with his Grandpa. The flooding came when heavy rains fell on the burn scar from the forest fire. Wild storm!

Eliza has a hard time staying in one place. This is the angle I took the picture.