Kacey and JJ's Wedding Day - part II

What do you suppose Audrey is looking at?

It's probably these two who were just married & introduced

as Mr. & Mrs. James Joseph Bullard.

It just doesn't seem it's been that long since I was standing

in Natalie and Lon's reception line after they were married but there they were with all of their children, daughter in law, granddaughter and new son in law. Has time really gone by that quickly?

Kristi & JJ came home for about an hour before the reception

and she still had that beautiful smile that she started

the day off with.

but she knew that there was fun yet to be had

and delicious cake yet to eat.

I love you Kacey and JJ.

Have a wonderful life together.

April 18, 2009 - Kacey & JJ Bullard's Wedding Day

IT'S KACEY'S WEDDING DAY!

Does this look like a happy bride?

I say yes - and I know she IS AND WAS

on this special day.

I took plenty of pictures of the bride and groom

but I'm not the one who will give you the first

glimpse. I'll just share some pictures I took while

we were waiting for the bride and goom to come out

of the Los Angeles temple.

If you don't know who this little beauty is already - she's Kyle and Amy's little girl - Audrey. Grandma Hess' name-sake. This young lady below caught the bride's bouquet at the reception; the interesting thing about that is - Kacey caught Kellie's bouquet last year ! ? What will another 10 years bring in the life of Hannah?

Natalie's daughter Kristi is one of the most photogenic young

girls I know. She can't take a bad picture.

Natalie's son Kyle (Kacey's brother)

and his little beauty.

Does Natalie look a little stressed? There was

really no point in trying to talk to her at this

particular time - there was too much running

through her head....a lot of which she probably

didn't need to be stressing over...but that's

just her.

Here we are at her house between the wedding

and the reception. I think I was on the phone

with the people who were trying to deliver the

cake to the reception. They couldn't get in!

That got us on our feet....

so we packed up the flowers, and everything else

that Natalie had put so many hours into prepairing

and headed off to the church.

Once we got there and she got things under

control we were able to sit down and relax a

little bit. Well, everyone but Natalie that is. She

was busy all night long.

Here's Kristi and Hannah - I don't know the

girl on the left but I think she's a friend of

Kacey and Sandy's.

This is (from left) Mother, her friend Paul, and

her good friend Melvaline who flew in from

Denver to be at the wedding.

This is who they had to detach from Kacey's

hip in order for her to get married.

Our fun, loving Sandy!

And this is the closest thing to the bride and groom

I will be able to show you until they, or their family

share pictures themselves. These are darling little gift boxes with chocolates inside

that were set at each place setting.

To be continued.....

Happy Easter Spring is FINALLY here - some of our flowers

are coming back to life and the temperatures are warming up.

I know some of you from UT, NM, CO are saying - 'yeh right,

you guys don't know anything about the cold weather.' But we

have been waking up to 40 degree mornings and that's cold for here.

We had Tracey, Brent and his kids here for Easter.

This is Brent's oldest daughter Brinn and his middle

child Bergen.

Brent's son Branzton is here in the red cap. Bergen again

in front here. And of course Blake and Cameron on the couch,

We sure enjoyed seeing them again. The last time we were together

with them was at Tracey and Brent's wedding 3 or was

it 4 years ago.

For those of you who follow my blog, you may have

noticed the little box in the right hand corner that

says "Tracey's Baby Ticker" - well, here's Tracey

in all of her pregnancy glory.

She loves showing her baby to everyone.

She was outside in the backyard letting "Charley"

enjoy the sunshine. Only 55 more days until the due date. We are all looking forward to it!

P.S. That's not Mike's hand on her belly...it's Brent's.

I don't think you could get Mike to do anything like that...

even with her shirt pulled down.

Glow Sticks Galore

Have you ever played glow in the dark volleyball?

This was our YW/YM activity last Tuesday

We put glow sticks around our heads, necks, or arms;

dropped glow sticks inside a beach ball, turned the lights

out and volley'd away. We had a great time!

I tried to get a good picture of the action with the lights off but this is the best I could do without a tripod. I kind of like the way this looks though. FAMILY - I want us to get together one night this summer and do this. It's a blast!

Hello !

It's been awhile since I've been able to post anything.

After 10 performances, our Savior of the World production

finally came to a close. It was such an enjoyable experience

for me, especially having Cara and Hannah there to share it with.

I now have time to spend with my husband and my extended family!

Well, as I shared with you earlier, I have been going through some

changes in my house. We ripped up all the old marble tile in the kitchen

and downstairs bathroom and replaced it with Italian porcelain tile. We

then ripped out the carpet in the living room, dining room and stairway and

replaced it with new, up to date carpet. I'm very happy with it.....

Come in and take a tour!

This is an arrangement I made today to brighten up the

corner we have next to the fireplace.

Mike wanted something with an island theme to go

with the sea turtle piece we bought in Hawaii.

Here is our finished fireplace; it sure makes the room feel cleaner.

Maybe because it is!

Now I have to share what we did in Hannah's room.

We wanted to paint the wall's after she moved into

Blake's old room. She decided she would like a waterfall

on one wall so I hired Susie Sims, a muralist in our ward

to come and do her magic.

Here is how it came to be.

And she does it all freehand!

No sketching it out beforehand.

I was amazed by her talent; and Hannah loved it.

Now we're in the process of decorating with an island theme in her room.

Can We Keep Him?

It's bound to happen in almost every child's lifetime.....a stray animal wanders into their yard and there's an instant attachment - in hope's that mom and dad will let them keep this poor unfortunate animal.

I believe most of you who read this will know that the area we live in is very wild as far as animals go....by that I mean - coyote's, bobcat's, hawks, and even an occasional cougar sighting.

Call me a fool, or call me tenderhearted.

I couldn't allow this dog to roam the streets and become a meal for the coyote's. We had just witnessed (two nights prior) our neighbor's dog being snatched and had to listen to the poor thing being carried away down the hillside.

So after keeping him in the garage for 24 hours Hannah and Cara gave him a flea dip/bath and then of course the next step was talking us into letting 'him' sleep in Hannah's room with her. Dad said "yes, but Monday we're calling the pound - we will not have a dog"!

GUESS WHAT - We now have a dog!

I may be sorry I caved in; in fact it's likely I will be sorry. But right now we have a very happy little girl. I couldn't bear to watch her cry as the pound carried the dog away. So far she has been very responsible - we'll see how long that lasts.

Bad News/Good News

I'm in a mess again!

From my family room.....

to my kitchen/entry way/dining room.

I try to talk myself into feeling good about not having

to dust and do housework because when I DO decide to

dust - it just looks like this the next day.

Everything I touch has that gritty, dusty feeling.

I am soooo ready for contractors to be done

so I can claim by home again, get rid of all

the dust and be able to use the downstairs

bathroom without feeling the way I do when

I go into a public restroom.

I do have a reprieve I can count on though,

and it's exactly what is needed when I'm in

a turmoil.

It's the Savior of the World practices.

Cara, Hannah and I are given this

"shelter from the storm"

where we are touched by the spirit

so often as we go through the rehearsals.

The man in the white T shirt has such a fabulous

voice that he brings me to tears each time he sings

his solos.

Here are two "angels" from the Angel Choir.

Her name is Tami Lewis and she has the most

beautiful voice. I am so lucky to be able to stand

next to her.

I know I've talked a lot about this production to my family.

I have to encourage you to get tickets and come see the performance.

Not becuase I'm trying to sell tickets....only becuase it will be a

production that truely touches your soul.

It's a great message for this Easter season so bring non-member friends.

If you're interested - go to:

anaheimproductions.com

where you'll be able to purchase tickets.

You won't regret it - I promise. If you browse around the site you may even run across

some pictures of people you recognize.