This little sweetheart is celebrating her 4th birthday today....HAPPY BIRTHDAY, TRINLEY!!

 On a recent visit to Grandma and Grandpa's house...

 She loves to wear dresses, skirts and to twirl!!!---Such a doll!!!

A beautiful evening in a lovely yard for a sweet girl getting married!  Yummy food - the fruit and dip was exceptional....The mother of the groom and the mother of the bride.  

 The bride getting showered with some fun gifts and some useful gifts...(Not shown is the nice vacuum that the bride's grandmother gave...)

 A blushing bride...

 The groom's cutie pie nieces were busy "building" wedding dresses from the tissue paper and ribbon...

Congratulations for Ryan and Brittany are in order...Wedding coming up in about three weeks!!!  Lots of   best wishes!!

And then there were FOUR!!!  (Missing...)

The "Muffin" loses a tooth......It's #3.....Good Job, little one.  

 Kinda' gross, but here is Grandpa's bruised up leg....We think he broke a blood vessel...lots of swelling. Trying to keep it iced and elevated.

 Finished today....start again tomorrow.

Such a happy weekend for a special little girl!!  Naia was baptized and confirmed on Saturday by her daddy.  What a blessing it is for Grandpa and I to have such great sons-in-law - that have the authority to bless their families!!  (Thanks, Dave - Great Job!!)  And isn't Naia such a beauty.......

 Grandma, Naia and Grandpa

 Naia with her friend from school...

 Great-grandpa, Naia and Great-grandma..

 Grandma Hansen, Naia and Grandpa Hansen - Michon fixed a delicious dinner that we all really enjoyed...Ham, potatoe salad, fresh fruit, rolls and cake..  (Naia asked for chocolate cake with chocolate icing...yummm)

 The family on Sunday.

 Ella, Jade and Naia.

 Just a little treat.....chocolate sauce and carmel sauce from the "Our Best Bites"-Mormon Moms in the kitchen cookbook....Super easy and quite good.....just a fun book!! (you should get it!!)

Delicious for a Sunday Evening Treat - Banana splits....

      Hot Fudge Sauce  pg. 252
        1/2 cup choc. chips
        1 can sweetened condensed milk
        1/4 cup butter
             In a small saucepan, heat the butter and condensed milk...add choc. chips and stir 'til smooth.

      Buttermilk Caramel Syrup pg. 70
         3/4 cup buttermilk          2 tbls. corn syrup
         1 1/2 cups sugar             1 tsp. baking soda
         1/2 cup real butter          1 tsp. vanilla
            Combine buttermilk, sugar, butter, corn syrup, and baking soda in a 4-quart pan.  (it puffs up alot
            because of the soda.)  Bring mixture to a boil and reduce heat to low - keep it boiling-and cook
            stirring frequently for 7-9 minutes or until a rich golden brown.  remove from heat and add
            vanilla.        

The baby doves have left the nest.  They are much bigger than I supposed, but they are busily cleaning the "fluff" and hopping from limb to limb.  (Grandpa is encouraging them to stay put until they are good and ready to fly - Mr. Sully could be a problem-darn cat!)  Last evening the two of them were sitting together on a limb and one of the parents came swooshing in and landed right by them...pretty cute...