Grandma Gets Knee Replacement Surgery!

Grandma's first knee

The physical therapy machine that keeps her knee in motion while healing.

Grandma had knee replacement surgery on June 25th!  It went really well and she will have her second knee done on July 12th if all goes well.  We saw her in the hospital on the 25th and stayed in St. George on our way up to SLC.  She looked really good and was in good spirits!

Taylor with Grandma

**ALL the kids wanted to go inside and visit her!  We could only go in 2 people at a time!

Payton, Emerie and Grandma

Mom and Grandma

Dad, Grandma and Maddie

Grandma makes St. Patrick's Day Skirts!! (& Easter too!!)

My mom astounds me! She is so talented! She sews amazingly well! These skirts and shirts showed up in the mail and the kids were so excited! They ran inside and began undressing from their school outfits so they could put them on! I had to bribe Payton to take hers off at night to put on her pjs by telling her she could wear it the next day! So for the last two days she has been my little leprechaun! ;)

Everyone commented on Payton in her green skirt everywhere we went! --Target, my girlfriends baby shower, Sam's Club... :)

Happy Birthday Mom!!

Emerie and Taylor 'making cards' with Grandma!

**I know this is a little belated but:

10 Things I love about my mom:

1) She has always been an optimist!
2) She loves my kids and loves to spend time with them!
3) She will help anyone in need!
4) She is always up for anything! Go here, go there, come see this, come help with that...
5) She is a WONDERFUL cook!! She can cook anything! I wish my kids ate as well as I did as a kid!
6) She is the best organizer! You need something organized--she's the gal!! She should start her own business!!
7) She is very giving! (Of her time as well!)
8) She can make anyone feel special!!
9) She is the best mom ever!!
10) She loves me and my family very much!! :)

Taylor made this card for Grandma:

Payton Helps Grandma Make Bread

I keep forgetting to post these pictures (as well as others) from our St. George trip over New Years! Payton loves to 'help' and so Grandma let her have her own piece of dough and she was all serious about copying the way Grandma kneaded and formed the dough!

Sidenote: I actually tried to make my mom's yummy roll recipe right after we got home and it tanked!! I had tried to put all the ingredients right into my bread maker (like I always do with my current recipe) but it didn't work! The dough was lumpy and it didn't really rise so I had rocks for rolls! (They went in the garbage!) So I called Grandma and had her tell me step by step how to do so they come out just right!! So yesterday I attempted it again and they were heavenly!! I guess it is all about following the steps in order!! :)

With Love, From Grandma

We got these darling Tooth Fairy pillows from Grandma a little while ago!! Grandma is so talented! She embroirdered each girl's name on their pillow!!! The girls were so excited when they arrived!! Grandma even started them out with a little cash!! ;)

Emerie will be able to use hers soon because she has a second loose tooth already!!