Easter

There were just five of us at our Easter dinner this year. It was not our typical fifteen plus but it was lovely. Because of the smaller numbers I chose to forgo the ham in favor of a standing rib roast. I must say it was perfectly cooked. I couldn't believe I could do that so well. Luck I think.
It was accompanied by mashed potatoes, hot rolls, broccoli and cheese and salad.
For dessert I served a favorite of my mother's. Strawberry Short Cake. Here is what it is: hot biscuits just out of the oven with butter melting into the biscuit. Top with sugared strawberries and whipping cream. If you add vanilla ice cream before the whipping cream it makes it even better. As you can see, Lindsay found it to be Yummy. So did the rest of us.

The Final Sleepover with Sarah

As the grandchildren were growing up, we had them for a sleepovers quite often. As the girls became busier as teenagers the sleepovers just disappeared until this final day.
Sarah was just about to leave on a mission to Managua, Nicaragua so we requested this last sleepover. This is the morning after as we had breakfast together.
We are proud of her but also lonely for her happy face and personality. We miss her so much but so happy that we had her all to ourselves for a few hours this day.

A Happy Birthday

 The Birthday Girl - Lindsay

 The birth day was on the day of General Conference. Here we are relaxing as we watch it on TV.

 Claudia is the family expert in baking beautiful layer cakes. It was so yummy.

 A few of the celebrating people: top to bottom: Brett, John, Chris, Katherine, Mallory (a friend) Joseph, Samuel, Matthew, Lindsay and Abigail.
New flip flops among other gifts.

Abby and Alison relaxing as we wait for the others to arrive.