Merry Christmas to Everyone

 This year for Christmas we had so much fun.  We started off with the big "ORR" party of course.  We always go to the Egin church and have a big orrdeal.  Vickie's family was in charge and they did a super job.  They had a ham supper, games, bingo, a pinata, Mrs Claus and of course Santa Claus.
The next day, Sunday, we had our Poulsen family party at my house.  We had hoagies, salads, relishes, cheeseballs, crackers, and lots of treats and goodies.  That evening we went to the cemetery to sing Christmas carols to all of our loved ones.  That afternoon the kids did their gift exchange.  They rotate family names each year and buy for that family.  We had a super time.  I wanted to take pictures of each family because they were all here.  So, here they are.

 This is a picture of Brett and Tiffany's family.  Conner, Brett, Tiffany, Bryce, Kallie and Malorie.

 Here is Heather's family. Heather, Lizzie and Koby.

 

   This is Trever's family, Jaimie, Trever, Isilee, Tyce.

        Bridger and Jacie.

 

                                     Christopher's family, Christopher, Courtney, Max and Ella

 

 Lindsay and Rob's family, Lindsay, Adrie, Rob, Taylie and Camri

     Davids' family, Heather, David and Nikida

After coming back from the cemetery, we played games, ate treats and had a really fun time.  Heather and I just about wet our pants when we played the games.  It was pretty funny.
 On Christmas Eve Day we went to Tif's and ate finger foods and then made gingerbread houses.  We do this every year and it is a great time for all.  Heather, Koby, Lizzie, Grandpa, and I spent Christmas eve together.  We shared Christmas morning together and then Trever's, Lindsay's, and Heather's families came for dinner.  We had soups and rolls, crackers and relishes.  We had a wonderful holiday season and we hope you all have a very Happy, Prosperous New Year!!!!

FAMILY REUNION TIME

This past week we had our annual Family Reunion. Tiffany's family was in charge this year. We left early Thursday morning and headed to Utah where we started with a very 'SWEET" deal. We went to the Sweets candy warehouse and store where they took us on a tour of the candy making place. It was awesome and very informative. Afterwards you could sample different candies and then shop at the store. We all bought some sweet treats. We then headed to Hogle Zoo. Brett and Tif stopped and picked up pizza and breadsticks and drinks. We went inside the zoo and found a nice shady place to eat and then went thru the zoo. It was great! It has changed so much since I was last there. Lots more shade and lots more exhibits.
My favorite was the polar bear. He put on quite a show for everyone. He would swim and then come right up to the glass in front of the kids. They all loved it. The sea lions were fun to watch underwater also. We had a great afternoon at the zoo!
When we were finished, we went back to our motel and checked in. We waited for a few latecomers to arrive and then we went to In and Out Burger for dinner. Afterwards we swam at the motel for an hour or so and then finally went to bed. It was a very busy day, but oh so much fun!
Yeah for Friday!!!! I think the kids were the most excited for this day. We went to Lagoon. It has been quite a few years since I have been to Lagoon. They have lots of new rides and the trees have grown so much that it isn't too bad as far as heat. We played and played all day and into the night. We got there at 11:00 and we didn't leave until 11:00. Everyone rode and rode and all tried new and exciting rides that they had never been on. A few of them even swore as they were getting ready to take off or drop.(Not to mention any names, Koby and David)
The little kids loved all the rides that they could ride. And the adults got there fair share in too.
It was a super day!!! Everyone was tired and all slept pretty good.
Saturday came and we slept in and then went and swam before we had to check out. We then went to a park where Brett and Tif provided lunch and had fun games to play. We also did crazy skits that were really fun. Everyone won prizes and enjoyed the day immensely. For our final event, we went to the Brigham City Temple open house. It was beautiful and so nice to be able to see it. It was a great weekend and I am so sad that it is already over. Thanks Tif, Brett and family for making us some great memories to share. We love our family very much and are so grateful we get to spend time with them.

CATCH-UP

I haven't posted for awhile so I am going to play catch-up. The months just seem to be flying by.  I can't believe that June is almost over and it is almost the 4th of July.

We have done a few fun things this spring.  We went to Yellowstone Park with Tif and her family and it was awesome.  We seen Buffalo with their babies, a black bear, elk, coyote, deer, and a Mama Grizzlie with 2 cubs.  I have never seen that much in the Park before. It was a great day.
We have celebrated a few birthdays.  We went to Logan for Max's 2nd Birthday and that was fun.  He was super excited .  Isilee and Jacie both had a birthday and today is Lindsay's birthday.  She is 26.  Boy, I'm getting old.  We went to Post Graduation in Boise for David.  He is a jailer and had to go do that for 5 weeks.  John and I spent the night in Boise and had a nice time just being together for a couple of days.  We have celebrated Mother's Day and Father's Day and that is always nice.  The kids spoil us, but it is fun!!!
We also went to Christophers Graduation in Logan.  He graduated with 2 Masters.  We are very proud of him.
We celebrated Memorial Day and everyone was here but Koby, Heather, and Lizzie.  We had an indoor cookout of course.
Grace was here for 8 days and Russ, JJ and RuthAnne came and spent the night.  They all went with us to watch The granddaughters do their dance recital.  What great sports.

Heather and Lizzie are coming up in a couple of days to spend a few days.  Then, we are going down for the 4th and the car show.
Christopher and Courtney just found out they are expecting a little girl in November.  That will give us 10 granddaughters and 5 grand sons.  They are the best!!!!

John and I are both busy working.  I take a little more time off than he does.  He works way too much.
We have a huge garden this year and lots of yard work.  John does a lot of it and it looks really nice.  I have been trying to get rid of all the weeds in the garden and am slowly accomplishing that.  That darn Eve!!!  We wouldn't have all these weeds if it wasn't for her.  HaHa!

Life is good and we are Happy.  We are so blessed with wonderful kids and their families and we love them all very much.  Have a great summer and do SOMETHING FUN AND MAKE SOME MEMORIES!!!!

Has SPRING SPRUNG???

Today is the first day of Spring 2012. It is cold outside and overcast. We had about an inch of snow yesterday and it was windy and cold. I sure hope it comes soon, spring that is. The snow has all melted today.
We really have nothing to complain about though. Our winter was unreal, very mild and hardly any snow. I only remember driving on snowy roads a few days last winter. It was really nice.
The spring work is just around the corner and I don't know if I am ready for all of it. It is a good thing I have John to help me because we have a lot to do.
Last week, Lindsay, the girls and I went down to Heathers for a few days to just get away and visit and relax. We had a nice time. I read lots of books to my grand daughters, we went swimming, we watched movies, took the girls pictures and did a little bit of shopping. It was nice, but time goes by so fast.
This week, John and I will be going to Boise on Thursday and Friday for David's graduation from Post. He has been there for 5 weeks doing and learning the things he needs for his job as a jailer. It will be nice to get away again and hopefully it will be really warm there.
Well, hopefully spring is on its way because I think I am ready. I hope you all have a great week and are excited for Spring to Spring forth. See ya later.

Great Times in Island Park

Last Friday afternoon the Johnson family picked us up and we headed to Island Park for a night getaway in the famous cabin (BRETT"S HOT TUB CABIN) It was so much fun and so relaxing. It was just what we needed. When we got there, some of them went for a snowmobile ride, some of us just relaxed, and some just played and played. We had a super time. We ate great food, played games, played pinochle, made hairbows, sat in the hot tub, and snowmobiled. On Saturday they all rode the snowmobiles quite a bit. Brett was tired of putting on snow clothes all thruout the day. At one time, it was really snowing and blowing. They were on the snowmobiles and I was sitting in the hot tub with the snow just drenching me. It was awesome, and so beautiful. They kept saying the roads were closed and Malorie and I were excited to think maybe we would get to stay over another night. But, we headed home about 7:30 that night. The Ashton hill was very slick and then there was such a terrible storm once we got to Ashton you could hardly see 2 feet in front of you. It lasted all the way to St. Anthony and then it cleared off and was nice.
It was such a fun weekend and we really want to thank Tif, Brett and the kids for inviting us. Thanks again. We love you and appreciate you.

HAPPY VALENTINES DAY

We survived!!!!! Yea!!!
Valentines has come and gone and lots of women are probably really happy that they were remembered by their sweethearts. I can honestly say that I helped a lot of that happen. We were so busy at the shop for 4 days straight. It was wild at times, but the girls that helped at our shop did an awesome job. We kept up very well and they all were very happy and helpful. Tiffany helps us every year and she does such a great job keeping us all organized with the orders, answering the phone, waiting on customers, and wrapping flowers. Thanks Tif. We couldn't do it without you. My honey bought me a pretty card and we ate Fongs. It was great! I hope you all had a super Valentines Day. I had to work the day after and it was pretty busy also, but today I am at home being really lazy. Yesssss!!!!!

That Time of Year When LOVE is in the Air

Well, it is almost here. That wonderful week of Valentines. We will be very busy I'm sure and it will be just fine! I'm not going to complain, I'm going to reflect on the Love of my Life instead.
John is a very wonderful husband and he is so good to me. He has always been very loving and kind. He would do anything for anybody and he always tries to do what is right, even though sometimes he gets knocked down or discouraged. He has always been very respectful of women and thinks very highly of the women in his life. He loves me and his daughters very much and we all love him too. He loves his daughter-in-laws and his grand daughters and would do everything possible to make sure they are always protected and safe and felt loved. He is a one in a million/ trillion great guy!
John, I want you to know that I love you with all of my heart and am so grateful that you are mine. Thanks for all you do for me and our family. I hope you have a Happy Valentines and many more to come. I am so glad I get to spend all of my life and all of eternity with you. I Love You!!!

Also, I wanted to wish him a Happy Birthday also. It was his birthday 2 days ago and we had a great time celebrating it. Tiffany planned a family home evening at the bowling alley. Everyone came and ate pizza, bowled and had cake and ice cream for John and Conner's birthday. It was really fun. Thanks Tif. And thanks to everyone who came, called and gave him lots of fun gifts.
You deserved a good day Hun!

Christmas 2011

I am so dumb at loading things. You will need to scroll down to see a few pictures I loaded by myself but not in the right way. They actually went on as 2 separate posts. Who is the POST?
Anyway, I will learn.
Christmas was a great time this year. We decorated the tree after Thanksgiving this year and I had help from David, Lindsay and kids as you can see in my picture. We did lots of fun things. we had our big Orr party on Dec. 17th and then had the Poulsen exchange party the next night at our house. Everyone was here and it was really fun. We ate, went to the cemetery and sang carols, came back and exchanged gifts, had all the grandkids open their gifts from us, played games, ate and had more fun. We always give all the grandkids new pajamas. They opened them and then had to put them on before they open their next gift. This year we gave them each a toy. I think they were all happy.
On Christmas Eve, we went to Tif's and ate and decorated gingerbread houses. That has become a family tradition. John , Kallie and I decorated ours together. We made a pretty cute house. On Christmas day , there was church. So, we went to church, and then went to the Johnson's to watch them all open their gifts. That was very fun. John and I then went and opened our gifts by ourselves. It was just like when we were first married. W
e were back to just the 2 of us. We then fixed Christmas dinner and the Johnson's, the Poulsen's and the other Poulsen's (Trever and David) came and spent the rest of the day and into the night celebrating. The next day, John and I went around to all the other kids homes to see what they all got. Everyone had an awesome Christmas and we sort of spread it out over a few days this year. It is always fun to be with family at this time of year. I hope everyone has a Happy New Year and that 2012 will be a very happy, prosperous and healthy new year for all.