What happens at Grandmas stays at Grandmas

A couple of weeks ago I was lucky enough to have Cooper and Brady for the afternoon while Kara took Brookie and her friend for a birthday adventure. It was so fun to have the boys....we sat outside in the sunshine and played....then we went in the house for lunch, Brady and I had chocolate chips and marshmallows....so yummy! Then while Cooper was sleeping Brady and I watched Scooby Doo on Boomerang. This was a special treat for Brady because Kara likes them to watch educational shows....not boomerang. It was fun for me because this Scooby Doo was a scary one and Brady is not my bravest grandchild so he cuddled real close.....so fun!

Brookie and her friend came back with cute animals from build a bear.

Hola from Rosarito...

Here we are with Mark and Linda at their beach house in Mexico and the word for the day is RELAX.  It is gorgeous here, you look right out to an unbelievable view of the ocean.... it makes me feel old to have such a great appreciation for scenery....isn't that an old people thing?  Anyway we are just hanging out, having fun.  So far we have watched all of the first season of 24 (but it did take us 48 hours to do it)
When we were walking on the beach we ran into some guys that were collecting mussels... of course that gave Lloyd the idea to get his own...so guess what he had for lunch?  Linda and I didn't try them but we think Lloyd and Mark burnt off extra calories just chewing them.

We took a break from 24 to play a game....Settlers of Catan....Linda and I weren't to excited because we thought it might take to much brain power but after I won I thought that it wasn't so bad after all.

What better way to end the day than with a perfect sunset!

Happy Birthday Zaira

Happy Birthday Zaira..... Zaira is our newest daughter in law and it has been so exciting having her in our family and getting to know her....she is a real sweetheart. There are so many things to admire about her. She has an extremely upbeat attitude and always strives to stay positive. She is so patient and I am so grateful for that because if any of you have ever gone through any decision process with Zach you know he analyzes it to death....he never follows my advice of just putting it out to the "Universe" so I really appreciate the fact that Zaira listens to him. I admire Zaira for always staying strong, her and her younger sister are the only members of the Church in her family and her love for the gospel is amazing! We feel blessed to have her in our family and know that she and Zach will have a wonderful life together.....We Love You Zaira!




As well as being gorgeous, one of Zaira's best qualities is how happy she makes Zach.... I can say for a fact that no one has ever made him smile so much. He is lucky to have her for his wife.....

One day Zaira is going to be an awesome mother.....but not till Zach graduates and is in Medical School.....whenever she is here with the nieces and nephews she always has one in her arms or is playing with them.