Giggle Quote

One should ponder, reflect, dwell upon, mull over, consider, contemplate, and ruminate the following smashing and dashing quote:

"No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won't make it worse."

- Jeffrey R. Holland (april, 2007 General Conference)

There's No Place Like Home!

Last month, we were jubilant to have a visit from my parents! They have been living in Palmyra, New York, where they serve in the Palmyra temple presidency. Twice a year, the temple closes for two weeks for cleaning, so my parents always take those prime opportunities to come home to Utah to see their family and loved ones. Since Jerald and I have been house sitting for them, they got to stay with us! Or did we stay with them? Anyway, oodles of fun was had by all!

We had a Mexican fiesta for a family dinner (look at my brother, Aaron, in the yellow shirt! He makes me giggle because he always pulls faces in pictures)!

We ate like Italian folk on our double date to delicious Robintinos!
My mother and I deeply enjoyed our "Friday Lunch" at Applebees. Our tradition holds that we go out to lunch every Friday since I was in the fifth grade. Well, incidentally, living on opposite ends of the country for three years does affect that tradition somewhat, but we dine together in our hearts! And it was fun to go out for real this time. Excuse the blinding light from the window behind us - lets just decide it makes us look ethereal. No...supernatural!!

My dad was charmed by little Summer...

...and my mother had lots of sweet times with her :)

Notice Summer striking her beauteous pose...


...and then leaning in for a warm hug.

We love you Mom and Dad! We miss you and remember with happiness the merriment we had during your visit. The evening in Park City, all the hysterical laughing, the movies, the dinners out, the dinners in, your comfort and words of encouragement, and the late night talks the four of us shared while sitting on your bed. We can't wait for you to come home for good in November. Here's to then!

Tribute

My mother, Wendy, a lovely, sweet, sparkly, and loveable little girl, one day confidently stood before her elementary school class and proclaimed to her fellow classmates that she was no longer to be called Wendy, but that everyone should now call her "Wendy Wanda"! What a cutie :)

She had a gloriously happy childhood...

...and was loved and adored by her parents.

Gorgeous and talented, Wendy, as my Father affectionately says, "broke the hearts of half the men at BYU."

She met Brent Cederlof, who became the love of her life...

...and married him on August 22, 1966.


Was there ever a more lusciously beautiful bride?!

She raised five children, who love her every bit as much as she loves them.

My mother has always been my dearest friend...

...and we, in the course of a daily conversation, can giggle, cry, discuss our day, share recipes, remember happy memores, plan our bright futures, offer profound life observations, and giggle all over again.

She and my Father are currently serving the Lord in Palmyra, New York...

...and I miss her every day. But the bright future of which she and I speak, includes the happy times we'll share together. I love you, Mother. Happy Mother's Day!

Enchanted April

The month of April held two events of great importance - Easter and my parents' visit home. We documented both events with lots of photos. This post, however, will cover just our Easter celebrations because the total number of pictures would leave you "scrolling" for endless minutes, so I will save the rest of the pictures for the next post.

Jerald and I took Summer to the annual Easter cake decorating extravaganza at Bowmans, our local grocery store. Here is a photo of our masterpiece. Sadly, the cake tasted like a bath sponge with a loathesome vegetable shortening-infused frosting that HAD to have been non-biodegradable. But, hey, the fun we had decorating the cake was the most important part!

On Easter Sunday, Summer was a vision in silver-sparkled mint green. Her Grandma Wendy, as an Easter present, purchased this twinkly creation for her, and my sister, Stephanie, custom made her hair bows to match. Thanks, Mom and Steph!





The week after Easter, we celebrated with Jerald's family with a picnic in the park, followed by an Easter egg toss and an Easter egg hunt. We also played volley ball and blew bubbles!

Below is a shot of us getting ready to take turns throwing our Easter eggs. We had a contest to see who could throw their egg the farthest, without it breaking and exploding. It's childish behavior, but we embraced it.

All of the Easter festivities wore little Summer out! She transformed into Sleeping Beauty on the way home. And just like the princess herself, Summer couldn't look more kissable!