Hi family!

We are here. I am locked out of my email which has made things very difficult (our callings and such) . We have had a house guest staying with us the last couple of weeks. It has been a very sad situation and so a lot of things have been put on hold while work through some things. I have thought about Jenny and Chris being foster parents and how I really do not feel that "call". The thought occurred to me that not just foster children need a safe home to go to sometimes.

So maybe... this week... we will return to a normal schedule.

Oh and did I mention that Jason has gone out of town 5 times in the last 2 months and that he will be leaving again soon. :(

What's on your bottom

Joy was here last week. Miss them so much. They were such good kids for Grandpa and Grandma. Course I gave them as much sugar as they wanted(did I say that).
Anyway, we were off to a park or something. The kids were in back all straped in. Grandpa couldn't go, so I sat in front. Joy was putting Rachel into her car seat.
There was a toy rocket on the front passager seat. I slid it to the floor and sat down.
Westley said," Grandma, you have something on your bum". "What! I said. Is it a spider?" No he shook his head." You have something on your bum". "What is it, did i get it off."? I brushed my backside thinking it was crawling on me." Was is food or are my pants stained? "" No, he said, you have something on your bum".
"What is it Westley?"
"My rocket' he said.
"Oh, I have your rocket on my bum". He shook his head yes.
'Well," begining to laugh," its on the floor"." Grandma didn't sit on it. Its ok,"
I guess he thought if I sat on his rocket it was going to stick there.
Lucky for me I haven't had any rockets stick to my bum lately. But you never know.
Grandma

Happy Father's Day!

Grandpa, Vic, Sam, Chris, Jason, Pete, Paul, Thad and to all of the great Dads I know; Happy Father's Day! I could write about your hard work, sacrifice, playing with children when you don't really want to and when you do, senses of humor, protective nature, priesthood holding worthiness, good traits and examples. But if the women in your life are doing their jobs, you already know this so my words are just a reminder of your awesomeness.

Strut around and enjoy your day! You deserve it.

We love you

Dear family, thank you so much for posting birthday wishes and photos of our sweet Lucy.  And for remembering her yesterday and on so many other days.  It means more than we can say.  We still struggle to know how best to celebrate, honor and remember our sweet girl, especially when sometimes we don't feel like celebrating.  I [Vic] cried a lot yesterday but in the end had a nice day.  Molly did a marvelous job of making it a special day.  We had hot dogs [Lucy's favorite] and a cake.  Peter made us light the candles and sing Happy Birthday 4 or 5 times.  He likes to blow them out.  We took care of a few things around the house, played, watched the mama and baby moose that have been living in our back yard, visited Nancy [who is recovering well from her surgery], and didn't get done a lot of other things on our "to do lists" but we enjoyed the day together as a family.  Summer seems to have finally arrived in Park City.  Our  back yard is beautiful with the stream running full and then some, the trees waving in the mountain breezes and bird singing loudly that it is wonderful to be alive [including at 5am when I am not quite ready to wake up].  I guess that is it for now.  We love you.  Thank you for loving us.  And thank you for loving Lucy.

Happy Birthday Lucy

What Special Shape cake would you want for your birthday today?

Happy BirthdayLucy!

Happy Birthday Lucy! We love you!

Happy birthday Lucy doll

(photos taken January 12, 2007)

I love how Lucy is smiling in all three, and Thacks is crying in all three. :) She was working the camera and charming everyone there.

And she had enough hair for pigtails already?! Amazing.

Happy 5th birthday little one. Miss you princess.

http://www.npr.org/2011/05/19/136142322/book-of-mormon-creators-on-their-broadway-smash

I told Mom I would send her the link the Fresh Air (liberal left) radio show and interview with the creators of the Broadway hit "Book of Mormon". It is edited differently than what I heard on the radio. They left out some of the song clips and some other things. Make no mistake, the broadway show is crude, crass rude and they are making fun of Mormons. BUT.... well, listen the radio clip (when you click on the link above it will you take you to the NPR page and you click on "Listen" to hear the show).

There is no such thing as negative press... right???

Happy Birthday Vic

Happy Birthday Uncle! Did you know it snowed yesterday? Did you know it snowed on Paul's birthday too? Weird (and what does that have to do with wishing you a happy birthday? I don't know). Just wanted you too know that we love you soooo much! We are thinking about you and Molly and Lucy and praying for you every day- right now especially.

Wishing you happiness, peace and hope for your birthday.

Honeymoon Pics

And We're Back

Honeymoon over. We both had a real good time. I assume all of you know where we went? On a cruise! I didnt find out what we were doing or where we were going til we got off the plane it Miami, and a Carnival Cruise employee was waiting to pick us up. It stopped in Grand Cayman, Roatan (an island off the coast of Honduras), Belize, and Cozumel (an island off mexico). We did a lot of swimming, but none of the other fun shore excursions. They were way to expensive. We got a lot of sun, and ate way too much. We didn't take very many pictures, but I'll post some when I next get a chance. Did everyone get home safely and have a fun time? I saw a few of the pics on this blog and on Wendy's. I have only seen this picture from our photographer, but hopefully we'll get the rest back soon and get them posted.
Last night we opened up presents with Thads parents and Mom and Dad. We got a lot of good stuff, and a few things to return. So now it's time to set up house. Thanks everyone for coming, and for helping at the reception. Love ya!

Ahh- wedded bliss!

Little Rachel was so cute in her dress! She kept smiling but I couldn't seem to catch it on camera! All the girls wore pink! It was great!

Our last look of the new bride and groom! Jack and Grant got to help decorate the car- they did a good job! Peggy and Thad are on a cruise to the western carribean- Casumel! They will be home sunday?
These three monkeys were having a great time watching all the chaos. And making chaos.

"Who, Me?" Yes you! Who else got married today! Cut the cake already!

Married! Our first look at the couple as they left the temple! You can't see in these pictures-(but as most of us know) the trees had so many blossoms! And the petals were falling so soft and pretty! I was awe-struck! What a gorgeous day!!! And a gorgeous bride! You're cute too, Thad!

Thadeus the NEW Uncle!!!

Every Monday in Allie's class they get 2 min. to talk about whatever they want (for several weeks she talked about how she was allergic to chocolate- not all chocolate, just hot chocolate. Not sure where that came from but I guess it made the kids laugh so she kept it up- week after week). This past Monday though, Allie talked about her NEW uncle who is so cool and wonderful! According to her teacher she went on and on about about how great he was. The teacher asked why he is so great and she said something like "Well, he married my aunt".

Enough said. :o) If Aunt Peggy chose him, he has GOT to be AWESOME!!! Because, as we all know, Aunt Peggy is pretty AWESOME herself.

WELCOME Uncle Thad!!!

From the Bice Girl

This is a blog to all my in-laws. It is a blog to say thank you for loving me. After the wedding and all the weekend festivities, I had an overwhelming feeling of gratitude for all of you. Lately, I have been overwhelmed and amazed as I look back (and as I look presently) on those in my life who chose to not "turn away" from our pain when Lucy died. It is not an easy thing to face, and the repercussions of that loss and the on-going pain mean complicated emotions and behavior for me. So I wanted to thank you for being patient and kind with me. Thank you for loving and supporting me and Vic. It is no secret that I get overwhelmed when the entire family gets together. After seven years of marriage I am still trying to adjust. And since becoming a mother, going through such a huge trauma, and trying to re-adjust and learn who I am again, I know I can whine and complain about my lack of sleep and other areas of my life. In truth, I know I am very blessed and am so grateful you are my family. I know Vic loves and needs each of you. He keeps so much locked up inside in order to put on his armor everyday and go fight for our family. So thank you for being a light in his life as well, especially when I am unable to give him light myself sometimes.

I had such a great time at the wedding dinner, going on a run with Kristyn, hosting some of you at our home, walking around Temple Square, and gorging myself in the chocolate and cheese fountains. (They should make life-size fountains of that stuff in public parks...). Peggy was beyond beautiful, and Peter had the time of his life with all the cousins.

Sassy and different as my background may be, I still love you all.

Happy Birthday Paul!

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You are a guy who could save the galaxy if you weren't too busy with other projects.