Easter

Get ready for Easter picture overload! We had a great easter with my family, the girls ended up with more candy from the easter bunny then they got at Halloween last year! Katie and Abi loved searching for eggs, Katie loved opening the eggs to find out what was inside.

Here are the girls Easter baskets that were hidden by the Easter bunny. They included sidewalk chalk, chocolate bunnies, chocolate eggs, and a pad of paper. The only difference was Katie got nail polish and Abi got the movie Bambi, but they are sharing their good very well.

Katie checking out her basket
Abi checking her basket
Abi found an egg. She had to be quick because Katie was snatching up everything.

Katie with yet another egg

Abi finds and egg
Katie all ready for Church

Abi all ready for Church

Playing out side

Abi

Joseph on the slide, Genevieve, Luc, and Abi on the rocket swing.Katie

These girls had a game, Gen or Libbi would go down the slide and Katie would "catch" them.

Luc and Abi

Easter egg hunt with cousins, this is where most of the girls candy came from. Such a generous Easter bunny!

Katie

Abi getting eggs under the slide

Abi

Jack

Cheesy Katie

Silly easter bunny left and egg on the garbage can.

Cheesy Abi

Katie

Libbie's basket is nearly over flowing. I wanted a picture of Connors basket his looked very similar.

Looking for eggs

Where are they hiding?

Daddy and his girls

Abi

We had a great Easter!!!

Family Pictures 2009

On Saturday morning we went to Target to get Family Pictures done as well as some pictures of our girls. It started out well and we thought we had some good pictures but we soon found out the cable that sends the pictures from the camera to the computer had stopped working and we lost more than half our shoot. So we re-shot some but by then the girls were tired and not cooperating any longer. Oh well here are some of the pictures.

Katie was so excited to hold Abi although Abi was sad about it.

I think this is a cute picture but John doesn't like crying pictures.

Katie loves her Sister

Playing catch up one post at a time: Memmott Family Reunion at This is the Place State Park

August 8th the annual Memmott family reunion was held at This is the Place State Park. The Memmott reunions are one afternoon long with lunch, some entertainment, and a raffle or drawing. I never know most of the people there unless it's held in Scipio (most Scipio folk don't travel up to Salt Lake for it).

John, Me, Mom, and Katie

On the train
Rebecca, Luc, Jay, Lawon, and Ella

Enjoying lunch

My parents are on the committee for the reunion and planned the entertainment. Brother and Sister Barnard are a couple that live in our ward and work at This is the Place State park they did a roll play for us. Brother Barnard plays Brigham Young and Sister Barnard one of Brigham Young's wives they also play other rolls at times.

After Lunch and the entertainment we were free to roam the park. It was Katie's nap time so we didn't stay long, we did go see the animals, Katie rode on a horse and loved it and petted sheep and little goats.

Katie was so sad when the ride was over.

Nice goat.

Pigs.

Katie wishes the bunny could come out to play.

Soft sheep.

It was a bit chilly this day and the lambs were all snuggled together to stay warm.

Where we've been...

Earlier this summer my mother-in-law became very ill and since then it was discovered that she has colon cancer. After a surgery to remove a cancerous tumor she had complications due to a stomach ulcer. She was taken to the University Hospital Surgical ICU and has been there for more than 3 weeks. Fortunately she is recovering well and should be moved from the SICU to a recovery unit this week. She will be in the hospital for a while longer and still has to receive treatment for her cancer. We are grateful for the many prayers offered by family and friends: please keep praying as she has more recovering to do.

Visiting Great Grandma

Last week we went up to Layton to visit Johns Grandma Twila. We had a good time visiting with Great Grandma and catching up. Katie loved exploring her home and would have gotten into everything had we let her. Great Grandma sent us home with all sorts of books for Katie that we have been enjoying.

Good Old Scipio

We went to Scipio to enjoy the 24th of July festivities and spend time with family. Katie loved her cousins and they kept her laughing. We went to the Maple Grove campground to see Jay and his family who were camping there. The parade was a lot of fun but Katie wasn't sure what the horses were all about. My cousin McKay and his little family were in the parade; they hooked a trailer up to their four wheeler where they sat and tied ropes to the controls. We also went to part of the rodeo where we saw even more family but left early due to a tired and cranky Katie.