Since my last blog...

I turned the big 60, along with LeAnn and Warner, and thought this milestone should be recorded on the blog. I wasn't looking forward to it but have since changed my attitude and realized that I am grateful for my many years and look forward to all the good things that are yet to come. Jennifer made sure Warner and I had our own favorite cakes, tomato soup cake for Warner and carrot cake for me. She made waffles for breakfast, we had a picnic for lunch and Dad took us all out to Kabuki's for dinner

We had a super fun 60's party at Mitchells with friends, everyone dressed up, we listened to all the great music from that era and played 60's trivia.

Cameron is one month already

I got to spend all last week with these three cute boys, we had a very fun time together. Cam was being so cute right before I snapped this picture and just decided to cry instead.

Caleb loves to hold his baby brother and is so tender with him.

This is his favorite spot for his afternoon nap, all snuggled up in the cozy green chair. My favorite seat too, Cam. He looks so long in this picture and is growing like a weed.

One month old already! He tries to hold his head up and is awake more looking around all the time.

We were happy to be able to be at his baptism last Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church along with Jenni and Michael and Connie's family. Love you Cameron! I'm having with drawls.

August Already

Marc and Connie made it possible for a few of us to get together at Black Butte and it was so much fun! What a fantastic place for families, swimming, biking, hiking, walking, relaxing, fishing and more. I'd love to share all my favorite photos but it would take forever so here are a few. The top one is all my little helpers, we planned an anniversary party for their parents since they were all married within a month from each other. They were adorable and really kept the secret

It was amazing to me that Connie was willing to do this after just giving birth to Cameron but we tried hard to make it so she could rest a lot. Still she was on the move with us all the time.

The bike races were hilarious! Kellen and Caleb are pros and Justin, Joseph and Easton just learning but they took turns and helped each other.

AWH, here is a chance for me to brag about the skirt I made Carly for her birthday, I love it! It was so fun to make and doesn't she look adorable in it? It got me in the mood to do more sewing.

Erica wasn't sure about any of us and stuck pretty close to her mom but by the end of the week she had warmed up, she is just the cutest. She learned to crawl this week and is almost walking as well.

Baby Cameron never wanted for someone to hold and love him, we were lined up for that job.

These boys are so cute together, this is in the awesome loft room where they all had a bunk bed. We had to pay them to go to sleep each night!

Swimming happened every day with several pools to choose from.

Nature hike first thing in the morning.

Melanie and her family came to visit for a few days and we had such a fun time with them.

Feeding the ducks and fishing.

Miniature golfing

Joshie joined the ranks of the little boy cousins this year and he fits right in. As you can see August has been GREAT so far and I hope the rest of the month will be just as good. We are grateful that we finally got Summer weather and that the garden is finally doing well. Cucumbers, tomatoes, green peppers, onions, zucchini, potatoes all from the garden last night for dinner. YUM!

Have I mentioned how much we love having Jenni and Michael living here this Summer? Our time is coming to an end but I don't like to think about it yet.

Our Precious Cameron

Meet the newest member of our family, Cameron Marcus Jolley. We are so thrilled and love him so much already. He was born Tuesday, July 19 in Portland, Or. He weighed 9 lbs and was 21 inches long. Connie kept telling us he felt so big but we were all guessing around 8lbs, he joins the ranks of the other big Jolley babies, we like them that way! He is so beautiful and we loved being there and able to hold him hours after he was born.

His brothers are so proud and were just so cute with him, it's going to be fun to watch them together. Three sons, what a blessing!I'm sad that I didn't even get a picture of the whole family. I hope someone did. It was a great joy to be there with them this week. Welcome to the family Cameron, we love you!

Babies are amazing, I marvel at the miracle.

Fun Summer days

We were able to go to a super fun baby shower for our precious great grandson, Harlan. This is his beautiful mom, Cierra and super proud auntie Darian. Tina did a wonderful job, lots of people came and it was really fun. Harlan has considerable health problems and we continue to pray for him every day.
Here is dad using his super Bob the Builder skills to install a shelf in Marc and Connie's new home. We had a fun time with them on moving day and love their beautiful new home.
We are so blessed to have Michael and Jenni living with us this Summer, it's the best! They have lots of fun ideas of things to do and we just enjoy every minute. This is Father's Day and Dad loved his annual hanging basket they gave him.

This was our last day picnic with the day care kids. Court and Everett were in town so it was great to have them join us. I miss all these kids already, love, love, love them!

One of the first things Jenni and I did together was make strawberry jam from the berries in the freezer so we could make room for the new ones. Too bad we were having so much fun I forgot to go get the new ones, luckily they have a plan for people like me and I was able to go way out of my way and retrive them the next day before they were donated elsewhere.

We have also been sewing, cooking, eating treats, exercising, watching Veronica Mars, eating more treats, scrapbooking, talking, sitting out, we have driven to Portland many times and are just having such good times. Michael goes to work and we play, he loves his job thouogh and is good to join right in when he gets home.

This next picture was actually Memorial Day but it works for the 4th too, right? We celebrated both with style.

Hope you are all having a great Summer!

Moving Day

Marc and Connie have a beautiful new home in Tigard and we had such a fun time helping with the move. They were very organized and it all went well. It's sad to see them leave their home of the last eight years that we have grown to love but we know they will make this house just as welcoming and we will love it too. There is so much more room for the boys to play outside, that was the real draw for the move. They are still close to Kellen's school and Tigard High School and it's easy to get to so you can all look forward to a visit.

Happy May Day! Here's what we have been up to.

We took a super fun and super quick trip to visit Melanie's family over Easter, this is Grandpa hanging curtains for Bethany's 16th, YES, I said 16th birthday. How in the world can that be??

Does this look delicious or what? This is the beginning of Andy's fabulous meal for frineds and family after Joshie was sealed to them in the Sacramento temple. The three different salsas were to die for as well as the pork, beef and all that went along with it, so delicious!

Bethany taking Auntie Em for a spin around the block.

Bethany had an egg hunt for all the kids after lunch.

Ben holding Joshie, the star of the day, and newest member of the family and our 20th grandchild. He was sealed to Melanie and Andy in the Sacramento Temple Saturday, April 23.
What a blessing! He is adorable and we are so happy for them and so glad we could be there along with Darren, Emily, many from the Sorensen family and many more from their ward family to celebrate. CONGRATULATIONS!

Of course, I left my camera in the room and didn't have it at the temple but check Em's blog for more good photos of the day.


Happy 70th!!

Bruce wanted a quiet birthday this year, he wanted to sneak this one in since it's a rather big number and just hear from his kids and family and eat cake and ice cream so that is what we did. He doesn't seem 70 and for some reason that doesn't seem so old to me any more:) He is active and healthy and liking retirement and I'm so grateful for him. This is just one example of his handy work. LOVE THEM!!!

The Morris' grandchildren brought us a may basket today. It was so sweet but I thought, really, they have grandchildren old enough to do that? It seems like our kids were just making May baskets for Mrs. Morris, those were fun times. I love May, the tulips and rhodys are out and best of all, it is light when LeAnn and I walk at 5:45!! YES!

Hope you enjoy May.