Smiling happy people...

My cousin Molly is going to be a mom soon.  I can remember when she was born.  She was the first baby that I got to spend a lot of time with, and I enjoyed every minute I got to spend with her and Kate as I got to be a part of their childhood.  She in turn, has got to be a buddy to my kids over the years, and I now I get to spoil her baby. Here we are as she is about to start opening the mountain of gifts that she got at her baby shower at our house.

These two always make me so happy.  They are each other's best friend, and have been such a blessing to so many of us!  Here they are in their usual spot at my house, either cooking or cleaning up from one of our get togethers! 

My Aunt Gail is going to be a gramma soon!

Aunt Gail did a fish tail braid on Gracie for Molly's baby shower.  I can remember watching Aunt Gail braid Molly and Kate's hair when they were little and I was always amazed how quickly and neatly she was able to do it!  I guess it is a skill that goes hand in hand with sewing and being creative!

 This is another picture that makes me happy.  It has been such a blessing to have Len and Shirley be a part of our church family. 

 Here are three girls who are so much fun to be around.  I love listening to them talk to each other, and they truly miss each other when they haven't been together for a while.

 I love this picture of Gracie's face as Molly was opening the present that she made for her and baby Owen.  Aunt Gail has become such an awesome teacher and mentor to Gracie in all things to do with sewing.  She loves going over to Aunt Gail's house and working on things with her.  Grammy just gave Aunt Lori's old sewing machine to Gracie and she is so excited to start using it.  Too bad I can't even remember how to thread a bobbin.

 We have been blessed to have Laurie and Abby as part of our church family.  They come over often for girl time for both of them and for the Moms also!

 Had to include this picture of Madison with her cute haircut! Go to Molly's blog to see all of the great pictures from her baby shower.  The next post will be of our trip to see Madi compete in the state Adademic Decathlon.

 Here we are with Grandma on her birthday.  Last year we started a tradition of fixing her a "fancy" meal using my pink dishes and had such a great time, we did it again this year. This year we fixed her salmon, asparagus, twice baked potatoes, and banana pudding for dessert.  Gracie picked out tulips for her and we wrote her a poem all together.

 Lori, Chris, Bill and I were able to go to the PAC 12 tournament at Staples Center to see Colorado beat Oregon.  I was hoping to see UCLA play that day, but since they lost their game earlier, I guess I didn't really miss all that much! Now I am caught up on all my old pictures and can start blogging about our snow filled vacation to Yosemite!  Coming soon!