IT'S UNCANNY!

I have had this insatiable urge to can everything I can get my hands on! The only problem was that I canned so much that my shelves were beginning to bow and crack. I was afraid it was all going to come crashing down. So Ron took out all the shelves and bought heavy duty metal shelves like at our warehouse. He says they are a little "over-kill", but that's ok. Now I can continue to can to my hearts content.

We enjoyed a FUN FAMILY HOME Evening Activity.

We had a FUN time with Alan's family last night. We drove our ATV's up to Frye Mesa where we fished for trout. We caught some good sized fish, then when it got dark we built a fire and enjoyed foil dinners and a gooey rich dessert--yum! Tonight we grilled the fish and had a neighborhood dinner. Fish--delish!

Chase is ONE!

Garrett's 26th birthday

A visit from the Easter Bunny

EASTER WEEK-END FAMILY FUN!

We had a visit from the cutest Easter bunny! We also celebrated 2 birthdays--Chase and Garrett's. We had lots of fun together! Darren, Ashley, Mason, Chase and Grandma entered a fishing contest at the fairgrounds. Guess what? Mason caught the first fish of the derby! Yipee! We ate lunch at Casa Manana with Ashley's family....yum-oh! Following lunch, we had a party for Chase's 1st birthday. They came down from Cottonwood and the Norton's came from Duncan and all met here in Thatcher so we could have a party. Then the guys (Darren, Alan, Garrett, and Ron) braved the wind and rain and rode the Rhino and Artic Cat up to Frye Mesa to fish. They caught about 20 trout and had fun! When they got home, the girls had a nice steak dinner awaiting them to celebrate Garrett's 26th birthday! We ate 'til we were about to explode but loved every bite and loved the fun and laughs we had together.

We sure had fun with
Cameron's family, Darren's family, and Garrett's family at the Phoenix zoo yesterday. We love our family and LOVE to be with them!

FUN day at the Phx. Zoo

This is a picture of the Gila Valley Temple. It should be finished in May 2010. Ron and I are so excited to have a temple in our neighborhood. We are ordinance workers at the Mesa Temple and plan to work in our new temple as well. That way we can spend less hours on the road and more hours in the temple. Yeah!

Playing at Amazing Jakes

Grandma and Mason had fun playing at Amazing Jakes. Shooting baskets was one of his favorite games.

SNOWMOBILING IN ALPINE

Dad, Alan, Dennis and Matt Palmer took a trip to Alpine to play in the snow. They had a great time! They enjoyed riding across the frozen lake.

Now you can see 1st hand, the charm of the little one that is the center of attention on this great day! We enjoyed having everyone present for Garrett and Kortney's sealing. Following the sealing, Cameron's family from Oregon and Darren's family from Cottonwood came to stay a few days. We had so much fun together. A few days later, Brandon's family from Washington blessed us with a visit and the good times continued. With Alan and Garrett's families living here in Thatcher, they joined in most of the activities and meals together and truly it was the more the merrier.