MEMORIAL WEEKEND...

This is the kind of weather we have been getting this past week...not so nice.
It's been cold and super windy and we even got some more snow! Funny
how snow is so delightful in December and so awful at the end of May!

I baked a Cinnamon Roll Cake...wow, it's so good...

And some Cranberry Yogurt scones....

And all of our family got together to celebrate this sweet lady...
She is my mother in law and she was having a birthday...98 years!

Here she is telling us stories about her life. She said; "No party!"
But we didn't listen to that, we all got together to show her our love
and appreciation and to honor her...a lovely 98 year old, beautiful lady.

Also this weekend, our county was filled with these guys...The Mongols
motorcycle gang...there was over 300 of them here for a biker rally. Also here,
were lots of extra policeman and law enforcement and FBI from all over. They
kept a super tight watch on the gang... divide and conquer, and they did it well.

Out in front of our place, 4 law enforcement pulling over a couple of bikers.
They roared up and back past our place and everywhere else continually.
It was so loud, we decided to take off for the rest of the weekend, get out and
away from the cold and the noise.

We took off heading south towards St. George where it's always warm
and nice, with beautiful scenery all the way...we just drove, ate, talked.

A store built right into the face of a rock mountain.

Beautiful red rock country all the way.

When we got to St. George, we stayed here. A beautiful place surrounded
by palm trees and pretty gardens...it felt like we were in Hawaii.

It was so relaxing staying here, soaking in the
hot tub and sitting out in the gardens.

Just before dusk one night we went to see the Mormon temple. Built by
pioneers so many years ago. I can't tell you how peaceful and how lovely
it is, the grounds are full of flowers...tons of roses, and it smells so good.

The sun was just starting to set and the sky

behind the pure white temple was breathtaking!

I took this the next morning from our motel...the white temple against
the red rock is so striking! We went for a jog/walk early that morning and
it was so pleasant and quiet, and at 3,000 ft. (compared to our 7,000 ft.)
it is so much easier to breath full breaths. After we had a yummy breakfast.

Some of the roses that surround the temple...I had my little nose
pressed into everyone of them, inhaling deeply their heavenly scent.
I so miss roses... they just don't grow here very well where I live.

A truly beautiful place...where families can be sealed together forever.

Painters have been painting this temple for years...

And I can see why...gorgeous!

On the way back home, we stopped in to see our youngest daughter
and her husband Michael. This is their new, first home and they are
so excited because they get to move in this weekend.

They are all so excited...even Sophia... I think she thinks the sink is hers!
It's a really nice home with about 5-6 bedrooms, it's really nice through out.

Lindsey had packed a picnic for us with everything you can think of in it.

We sat on the ground on a blanket, my favorite kind of a picnic. Some
of us laid on the grass and watched the clouds for a long time.

And some of us napped in the warmth of the sun..for a long time.

The river that ran past us was full and rushing...not to be messed with.
All the rivers in Utah are like this, we have had so much snow and there
is some flooding through out the state too.

Daddy supervising Sophia who loved splashing her hands in the water.

Lindsey..making mom just a little nervous as she
perches on a rock at the edge of the river.

Yay...she found a rock to play with.

Charlie Brown and Tinkerbell love to retrieve a stick together.

And I loved playing with Sophia on the swings.

We were growling at each other, playing..."I'm going to get you!"

And both of us laughing so hard...so much fun!

When we got home, we went to the cemetary.
It was so pretty with all the Veterans flags.

Along the way of our little 2 day get a way, we stopped at an antique shop
and I found these. I love bees, so I was tickled to find two little bee skeps,
and a metal candle stop that is a bee hive with a little bee on top of it.

This is a real Bee Skep. They were used since 1820 to house bees.
It's an old fashioned bee hive that has been replaced by a much better
system with the box hives.

They used to place the skeps in niches like this. I
just love them and am looking for a big one.

I love this old saying too...

A swarm of bees in May is worth a load of hay.
A swarm of bees in June is worth a silver spoon.
A swarm of bees in July isn't worth a fly.

I hope it warms up here, some of the farmers haven't even
been able to get their crops planted yet. It's been the wetist
and coldest spring on record ever.

Have a great week my friends...
sending you all my love and
gratitude for just knowing...YOU.