Do pictures ever really do the mountains justice?  It was absolutely gorgeous.

Working w/ Dad in his AMAZING new wood shop - just a few more trips to Utah and this little beauty will be a music stand. :)

 My siblings - last time we took a picture like this was the year Dave came home from his mission (I think it was Christmas of 1999!)

All 8 of us fit in the Gondola!  These people are just so fun to be with - I can't get enough.

 Dinner w/ Aunt Phyllis & her family - yummy pasta, good company, happy day!

 Next time I'll shower and do my hair BEFORE we sit down to play and sing.  :)

 The bushes out back turned out to be lilacs!  How lovely!

 Our favorite climbing tree in the front yard.

 We have a couple huge honey locust trees in the back yard - big, beautiful trees, but nasty creepy huge thorns.  When we moved in, Joseph went out back and hacked off all the thorns that were within reach.  Anyway, this little guy is popping up at the back edge, where the yard meets a farmers field.  It's only about 8 feet tall so far, but already has a good start on the thorns.  Every time I look at these trees I think of the Fall of Adam and the lone and dreary world.  :)  Right here in my own backyard. :)

 K-lady in the climbing tree of choice.

 some sort of fruit tree on a property we were checking out - nice enough place w/ potential, but not quite enough space for Joseph....

 She liters dress up items everywhere she goes. :)

Kindergarten music program - J-boy was in desperate need of a belt (can't very well tuck in the shirt and look awesome w/o a belt, right?!), and couldn't find his - it got to be pretty serious.  I was about ready to wring his neck when Joseph came to the rescue with an old belt of his own, trimmed up, ready to have some new holes punched.  A couple whacks w/ a hammer and eyelet-setter later, J-boy had a new belt that BARELY squeezed through his belt loops and gave him so much confidence that he stole the show with his boom-whacking and air guitar.  :)  Awesome!