Snapshots of Heaven

For a mother, is there anything more heavenly than your 5 children being together and ENJOYING it?

Or snuggling in the sunshine
in your PJ's...

Or realizing your baby has fallen asleep
as you gently swing him
under the blue skies.

Oh yes, heaven on earth.

What The.... ????

Imagine the thoughts running through our minds when Molly & I were taking a leisurely
drive through Scottsdale
(beautiful Scottsdale of all places)
and pulled up next to
THIS CAR.
First disbelief...
Then Shock...
Then Denial...
and when reality set in
HORROR.
And just in case the first visual was not enough,
here is a close up.

What kind of bird WAS this?

Friday Flashback

Provo, Utah
2004
Mike took the boys on a weekend road trip to Provo to watch the BYU Cougars BEAT the Fighting Irish from Notre Dame.
I was 8 1/2 months pregnant with Valerie, so Courtney & I stayed home to "nest".

(Jon, McKay, cousin JJ & cousin David)
Ra, Ra, Ra, Ra, Ra.... Gooooo COUGARS!