A Few Things About May

This is a post of things I missed blogging about in the month of May. I think it has been one of the most eventful months of my entire life.

Justin and I celebrated our 19th wedding anniversary. He wrote me the most amazing card ever. He wrote 19 things that he loved about me. It made me cry. It was so sweet! He said he had a lot of time to think while he was waiting for me to come out of surgery. I had a fist sized tumor removed from the right side of my face and neck. We later learned that the tumor was a low grade cancer. The doctor was able to remove the whole tumor and the lymph nodes around the area are clear. So, it looks like everything is o.k. I will just need to have an MRI every 6 months for the next few years to make sure it does not grow back. I am now trying to eat really healthy in an effort to keep myself healthy. I have also added a lot more time to my daily prayers. I know that Heavenly Father loves me, I know that He has a plan for me, and I know that I have to trust Him.

Memorial Day with 3 cute girls! They got all dressed up and we had a photo shoot!

We went to Lake Powell with all of the owners of the house boat and did a little home improvement! We added a COOL slide, touched up the paint, fixed some electrical problems and added a few new air conditioner vents. We had a great time between working. We really are lucky to have such GREAT friends!



My beautiful "Squeezer" Alyssa turned 15!! Hard to believe!!! (She got her nick name Squeezer, when she was a baby Justin use to always say "I just want to squeeze her")
We celebrated the "Last day of School" by going to a new, really AWESOME placed, that just opened, called Jump Street!!! It is really fun, I highly recommend it! (59th Ave and Bell)


Amanda looked like a Angel when she graduated from 8th grade. I still can't wrap my mind around the fact that I will now have 2 in high school!


Alyssa and Amanda got to attend Especially For Youth at B.Y.U. in Provo, Utah. They had a wonderful time!

Alyssa passed me up - she is now taller than me!

Tanner and Addy both played their first season of soccer, and loved it! We were lucky that they were able to play on the same team. That saved us a lot of waiting and drive time!

Our family took a day trip to tour The Gila Valley Temple. It was beautiful, and the spirit was so strong as we stood in the celestial room. I am grateful that my kids were able to experience that. I pray that they will remember the feeling.
And last, but not least, I was able to go up to B.Y.U. and attend the BYU Women's Conference. I stayed with my very dear friend Karen. Karen and I became friends more than 20 years ago when we were both attending the Deer Valley Singles Ward.