Wild number ONE

Our sweet little Landry turned ONE! We were able to go down for his

big party and watch him bring in his first BIG YEAR! 

This sweetheart has brought so much joy into our family. 

He is so much fun. He loves his "people". He loves to give hugs,

and smiles and waves at just about anyone. 

He wasn't quite sure what to do with his very own "smash" cake...he 

played with it, picking off the frosting, but had a difficult time wanting 

to destroy it or get very dirty....AT first

But then his mom and dad showed him the joy that comes from 

a messy face and dirty hands and he decided that it was "OKAY" after that!

Kim and Cameron ALSO got in on the joy of a dirty face....after Cameron 

"SMASHED" Kim's cupcake into her face~  Landry thought it was pretty funny!

After what Landry deemed to be "long enough", he was done and wanted

down to play in the grass!

 He had a ton of fun opening his gifts, one by one, tearing the paper

to see what was inside. 

 THIS adorable little guy loved his tractor that his mommy and daddy got him

the very best....the steering wheel was a hit. I don't think he got very far from it the entire time we 

were there. It was so cute!

A few fun shots of the party....

Grandpa and Grandma Allred drove all the way from Vernal so they

could come and eat cake and sing Happy Birthday to one of their GREAT grandkids....it was a special treat to have them there!

I'm pretty lucky to be blessed with such a wonderful family! 

This sweet, adorable, happy little guy lights my life right up!! I love him soooooo much!!

GrandBABY #5..

The day we arrived home from our Yellowstone trip, Dana was well

underway to be having the newest addition to the family (their family didn't go on the 

Yellowstone trip, for fear that she "might" go into labor). We waited patiently for this 

little boy to enter the world. 

"Kanstin Jackson Wilkerson" was born on August 10th....Healthy and happy!

SINCE its been so long since I posted, Kanstin has grown so much. 

He is now 6 months old, rolls and loves to play in the walker.

He is very much a "social baby" and likes to have people around

him, holding him, talking to him, playing with him. 

We love our little "Kans" boy!!

Yellowstone Adventures

DOES anyone even blog anymore? I feel like it's becoming a lost art! With all the 

other "social media" out there....blogging seems to have become "old fashioned" and 

out dated. I for one still LOVE reading blogs and for ANYONE (or no one) that still reads my

blog, I am sorry that its been so long since I posted. Life hasn't become more busy,

maybe just less organized, less eventful and less rewarding....as my life is DULL most times. BUT in the case when I DO DO SOMETHING exciting, I really should blog about it (because I take alot of pictures)...so, taking you back MONTHS AGO to August...some of our little family treked off to an exciting weekend at West Yellowstone for a 

family reunion. 

Jack and Max, as we road along wooden walkways looking at all the "hot pots"

waiting the 1.5 hours before we could watch Old Faithful erupt. 

Mike and Landry...Landry was just learning to wave.

Dayna, Jack and Max at one of the beautiful waterfalls that we stopped at!

"The Waterfall"....THIS is why you should always post right after the event....I now don't remember the name of all the cool places that we stopped, all I know is that they were beautiful and VERY COOL! 

Jack and Mike at the bottom of trail at "Lower Falls". Mike was capturing some 

awesome pictures!  

You wouldn't know it, but Halle really did come with us...BUT she hung out 

with her cousins most of the time because we were just old boring people....they

were much more fun and cooler than we were (ha ha ha) 

Mike, Kim and Landry at dinner one night....Yellowstone is usually warmer

during the month of August, but for some reason it was cold, rainy and ugly most

of the time we were there. COATS and HOODIES were a must. 

We had a really fun trip even though it was cold. We saw alot of nature, but very little

wildlife. We visited with family and enjoyed the break from UTAH. We wished we 

could have had the entire family there, but lives are busy and its difficult to get everyone 

together as often as I would like. I'm so blessed that I got to spend the time I did with Jack and Dayna and Max, Mike and Kim and Landry, and Halle. It was fun making memories and 

seeing what we saw and doing what we did!! Here's to many more adventures!!

50 Years of Love and Posterity!

On July 11th we gathered Deron's family together (as many who could come) and 

celebrated these two and their amazing 50 years together! 

Gerald and Chella are my in-laws but I love and adore them as if they were my very 

own parents. They are among some of the kindest, most loving people I know! 

Our lives are blessed because these two special people fell in love. They will probably

never know how many of their kids and grandkids watch, listen, and admire the wonderful 

people that they are!!

Kenron is their 1st Great Grandchild

Kayson is their 2nd Great Grandchild

Landry is their 3rd Great Grandchild

 Max is their 4th Great Grandchild

All of our children weren't able to be there, and we missed them, but Kim, Halle, Todd and Dayna were all there. Grandma and Grandpa love their grandkids and great grandkids with more love and passion than you could imagine. They would do anything for their grandkids!!

Halle adores her nephews and ate up all the time she could spending time with them

doing just about anything!

 This little chocolate cake covered mouth is one of my favorite little people!! He

loves to play and has such a tender heart. He makes me so happy!

Kayson spending time with Great Grandpa....a priceless and precious moment!

Kayson loves with his whole heart and is so kind. He makes my heart smile!

 A 5 generation picture with both Max and Landry...special times for sure!!

Kenron has one of the most happy positive attitudes of any person, old or young, that

I've ever met. He brings a light to a room that always makes me happy!

This little boy has the most sparkling eyes and bright smile. He loves people and radiates happiness wherever he is! He makes me a happy Grandma!!

We had dinner and then played games....and visited...mostly visited!

I love having my kids and grandkids gathered around....for any and every occasion!

Jack and Todd took a few of the cousins for a "paddle boat" ride down the river!

What should have been a 40 minute ride, took well over 2 hours....low water, big rocks and 

a broken boat make for a VERY HOT and LONG ride...BUT they were troopers!! 

Jack and Todd won the "favorite cousin" award for the day!!

Fifty years is a long time, and I am sure mom and dad have had many ups 

and downs that made them wonder if 50 years would ever come...I'm so glad they 

fought through the rough times, the hard times, the sad times and made it to the "Golden Years"!

They have set a wonderful example for me, for my kids, for my grandkids and I hope to 

one day be the kind of person that they have set the example for me to be!

I love you mom and dad! 

Happy 50th Wedding Anniversary!!!

Daughters Are God's Way of Giving You a Little Piece of Heaven

June was a busy month...a fun month...a special month. 

I got to spend a few days with these 3 special ladies. 

We try and get together every now and again, but as babies are coming into their

lives, jobs, college, husbands, LIFE....its getting a little more difficult to get ALL of us together to do much of anything. We didn't go wild or crazy, we just stayed close to home 

and played it really low key. 

We had a progressive dinner and enjoyed some fun new places to eat, some

good laughs and some CRAZY GOOD FOOD!! 

Max and Landry were our little side kicks. They were good sports and

were the life of every activity....there is something about kiddo's that 

just make the world a cheerful place to be!

 We had plans to go on a picnic "on the beach" at Deer Creek Reservoir, only to get there and find out that there WAS really NO BEACH! The water was still high enough that there wasn't any

sandy, beachy areas to play in the water and picnic, so we ate lunch under a tree with all the ants...such great picnic pals...and then we wandered down to a rocky area and hung out and let the 

babies get their feet wet. Landry wanted to dive in head first and partake of the ENTIRE LAKE experience, but I convinced him that getting wet up to his knees was "much funner"....

 Max and Dayna enjoying our picnic in the shade. 

Kim and Landry down by the water...Landry, I am sure, was contemplating on

how would be the best way to wiggle from his mom's arms and get into the water. 

 I have such sweet and wonderful daughters!!

After our quick lake trip, we took a ride on the Heber Creeper. I've had that on 

my bucket list and was PRETTY excited myself about this little excursion...although, at the time

I didn't know there was NO AC on the train...so HOT and SWEATY is what we were. 

We decided to take an "online" painting course....it was so much fun!

It was crazy how the instructor taught us all how to paint the same picture, but

everyone's turned out soooooooo different! It was super fun and I would 

definitely do it again. It was fun to get our creative juices flowing and 

make something completely out of our comfort zone!  

Life has many ups and down, but these beautiful, fun, silly, sweet, thoughtful

kind and compassionate girls of mine keep me grounded and make life better just by being 

a part of my life. I am grateful that I got to spend this time with them,...there is something about 

mom and daughters that make the world a happy place to be! 

I love these 3 fabulous souls...3 of my very best friends!