Schools Out For The Summer!

School is out for the summer. I no longer have any Elementary or Junior High children. Kinsey and Sammy will be at Orem High School and when Aaron comes home he will be going to Utah Valley University.

Time flies....It really does. It makes me sad in a lot of ways. Change is hard. I feel I have had a lot of changes and growth opportunities these last two years. Still more to come I'm sure.

I miss having my kids be little. But it is also fun to see them grow and learn who they are.

Grandma

I just want to make a post about my mother in law. She is an amazing lady. Today I had a feeling I should call her and take her to lunch. I am so glad that I did. I miss spending time with her.

I joined the Warner family almost 23 years ago. I have been very lucky to gain sisters and a wonderful mom. I lost my mom when I was nine and it left a hole in my heart. When I joined the Warner family and got such a great new mom slowly the hole started to fill in.

I am so blessed that she is in my life. She is a great example and the kindest most humble person I have ever known. I want to be her when I grow up!

This picture was on the day Aaron went to the MTC. That was a hard day for all of us. Grandma was teary almost the whole day. You can even see it in this picture. Grandma and Aaron have a very special bond. It has been hard having him be gone.

Grandma is so cute. She is one for rules and one who does everything to every detail right. She was missing Aaron and decided that she was going to go to the temple and try and see him on a day when he was at the MTC. She did see him....I was so jealous. But also so glad she got to see him. I know that meant a lot to Aaron.

I love you Grandma. We are all so lucky to have you in our lives.

New York

One of my favorite things we did.

NEW YORK HIGHLIGHTS!


Here are a few of the highlights of my trip to New York. There are many more memories and pictures I could share. It was a wonderful trip. Here are just a few of my favorite moments...



I flew from Salt Lake City to Dallas and met up with Karen and we flew together to New York. Karen is my Sister in law but really one of my best friend. We have always had so much fun together. It was so nice to have her all to myself. It was a great girls trip!!!



When can we go again?????????




Our hotel room. It was small but actually quiet nice. We didn't spend much time here. We were to busy walking the streets of New York. Mile and Miles. It's a good thing we walked so much because we ate a lot of yummy food.


First time catching a cab. I don't think I was very good at it. We couldn't get a cab and walked for miles thinking we would get one. Before we knew it we were at our hotel. We did a lot of walking and I didn't bring the greatest shoes. Karen was patient with me and my slow walking.

This is me enjoying Spring in New York! I want to thank my sweet husband for working so hard and doing extra work to help me pay my way to New York. It was so good to have a vacation and get away. I truly am blessed to have you as my husband. Thank You

Wicked!! The singing was amazing.

First show on Broadway.

The most amazing chocolate ever. All the descriptions were in French so I had no idea what I was getting. It was way expensive but way yummy!

Food Network! My favorite TV station. Can you see me being the Next Food Network Star?

We went to Chelsey Market and did a really fun thing. We had to get and eat one thing from each of the stores in the market. It was so much fun! We ate some yummy food! It was fun trying to decide what to get at each place.

Surprise Visitors. We were walking down the street and heading to The Frick Museum and who is sitting there? Britt and Loren. We were so surpised to see them.

Dizzy's Jazz club was amazing. The view...The atmosphere. It was a night to remember!

Dizzy's Jazz Club was so fun!

New York Pizza!

Yummy food at the street fair.

Saturday at the street fair.

Dancing in the street at the street fair.

Central Park. It was so amazingly beautiful with all the spring blooming trees.

Gray's Pappaya hot dog!

Frozen Hot Chocolate at Serendipity 3. Yummy!!!!

First Subway...

My MOM

This week is Mother's Day and my mom's Birthday. In honor of her I thought I would write a little about her.


My mom had 10 children even after her doctor advised her that she probably shouldn't have any. My mom's heart was damaged from rheumatic fever. Doctors didn't know if her heart could take having children.


The risk didn't stop my mom from being a mother. She loved being pregnant and having children.


I am 9 of 10. There are 7 boys and 3 girls. I can't even imagine giving birth to 10 children or changing that many diapers. (Cloth diapers).


My Father was a school teacher and didn't make a lot of money. Things were tight for them I am sure. They grew a garden and lived a frugal life.


My mom would make these beautiful quilts to sell. They were shiny satin material and she would quilt a beautiful design on them. A lady in a bonnet. A temple.


I remember playing under many quilts when I was young. They were my little hut. I remember seeing my moms legs as I was hiding out in my hut. I could see one of her arms as she was quilting and using her hand as a guide.


I remember watching my mom shuck peas. She had a huge bowl in front of her and I would grab hand fulls of peas. I never remember her getting upset that I would eat what seemed like as many peas and as fast as she was shucking them.


I am so glad that I have those memories of my mom. I don't have too many memories of my mom. She died when I was 9 years old. It has been hard not having a mother.

I am grateful for the 9 years I had with her and for her love, example and the times where I have felt her in my life. Guiding and helping me.


I love you mom and can't wait until some day when we will meet again.

Baked Potatoe's - Family Tradition????

Fluff with a fork... Put lots of butter on it add salt & pepper then cheese. Make sure it is melted.

My family (minus my sweet vegan Kinsey) favorite Sunday Dinner. Steak, Baked Potatoe, bread sticks and corn on the cob. We had this meal yesterday. Early for corn but it was actually good. I got the corn from Harmon's. The sign said fresh corn from California. We have summer/spring fever and wanted to grill out. It was yummy!!


Can a baked potatoe be a family tradition? Well it is in the Warner household. Huh you ask. Well Neil likes butter and cheese on his baked potatoes and many many years ago he asked me to fix his potatoe. I do it for him one time. Being the nice...wife that I am and after that it was could you fix it please? You do it so good. You do it so good is code for I want you to do it.

Well after 23 years of marriage it has long been a tradition. I do it so good and I fix the baked potatoe just like Neil likes. Fluff with a fork...butter, salt & Pepper and cheese. Making sure the cheese gets melted.

Ok I know you are all thinking... Old Fashioned. He can fix his own potatoe. What???? or some other version. I say I love it. I knew I had created a family tradition when my son who is living in Mexico and had been away from home only a few months said one of the things he missed was Sunday Dinners and me fixing his baked potatoe. To me that is SUCCESS!!!

Hopefully my family won't put "she fixed the best baked potatoes" on my head stone. But hey I guess there are worse things to be known for.

Bottom line is I love making Sunday Dinners and I love making my family happy. One more tradition I should tell you about so you don't think I am totally old fashioned. My husband and kids do sunday dishes. Lucky me!

Cinco de Mayo

Taco Stands in Mexico. Aaron's favorite! The meat does look good. Eat at your own risk!!!

The pyramids. This was such a testimony building trip for Aaron. He loved it. He said it helped him understand the Book of Mormon and it testified to him the truth of the gospel.

Not sure where this is but...it looks really cool!!

Since my son Aaron has been living in Mexico for a year and a half now. I thought I should say Happy Cinco de Mayo. We asked Aaron about what they do in Mexico on Cinco de Mayo and he said not really anything. It is a holiday based on Mexico winning a war. I think we here in the U.S.A celebrate it more as a time to eat mexican food and have fun.

Mexican food is my favorite kind of food. Aaron was not a huge mexican food fan prior to leaving on his mission. I am excited for him to come home and we can share the love of mexican food. His favorite is Tacos with pineapple in them. I am not sure what they are called. He loves the taco stands. Eat at your own risk! That's the missionaries motto.

SPRING BREAK 2008 LAS VEGAS

We had such a great time in Las Vegas for Spring Break. We stayed at the Royal Resort. Not the best hotel but ok. Neil and the girls went indoor skydiving. They had so much fun and they did so amazing. They were naturals. We went to a show called the Mentalist. It was so fun. None of us could figure it out. He was a mind reader. We also did some shopping at the malls here. Of course the girls loved that and they found a few things they had to have. McKinsey found out about Ronalds Donuts. They are Vegan donuts so she was so excited to be able to eat some donuts. We went there twice. We all liked them. We of course had to stop at In and Out Burger on the way out of town. We saw they are building one in St.George but it wasn't opened yet. Thanks Neil for a great idea to go away for Spring Break. We all loved it and it was so nice to spend time together as a family. Of course Aaron was very missed...especially by Neil. Neil was very out numbered. What a good sport.

SPRING BREAK 2008 ST. GEORGE

We had a great time for Spring Break this year. We went to St. George and then on to Las Vegas. In St. George we enjoyed some much needed sunshine and the pool. We also went shopping at the outlet mall and played games. It was great family fun.