more pictures!

We sure had a great time being all together, the kids are non stop action.
this last picture is pretty funny , Nate is 8 months, Tessa is 12 months and Noah is two months!

3rd try to get pictures up

memorial weekend and our nauvoo trip

Church History tour

we just got home from a wonderful tour of the Church history sites. We visited Independence MO, Far West, and Nauvoo, We loved all of them and learned so much. It 's hard to comprehend how hard those pioneers worked to start a new community to have to leave again in the dead of Winter. I have such a love and appreciation for all of them. The Nauvoo temple was beautiful and I discovered that my great great grandfather Stephen Martindale Farnsworth was listed as one of the framers of the temple.
We also stopped in Bloomington, Illinois because that is where State Farm has it's beginnings. We enjoyed the tour given there too. We then drove on to Chicago and left from there .
I'll post some pictures of our church history tour, and then the other pictures are of Memorial Day. We were all together and had a great time at Kristen and Todd's house. The kids didn't seem to mind the cooler weather!

The Best Mother's Day ever

Oh, how wonderful grandchildren are, here is Noah talking to Gramps Picture of Carolee's home they will rent in Pennsylvania
Hey, we miss you Melissa! The Mccook Girls!

Nate getting his haircut, oh by the way, he got a taste of his first sucker here too!

but this weekend was very very special. Candice and Troy came, we love Candice and we LOVE how she can do hair so great! so we were all treated with new do's , even Nate got a haircut.

Saturday was so fun because we just had the adult kids come for a BBQ steak dinner. We could actually talk and visit becasue we weren't chasing 16 little kids around. I think the best thing was Carolee's cream corn recipe

Here is that yummy creamed corn recipe:

This is a double batch that will fit into a 9x13 pan.

2 lb. frozen white corn (two bags)24 oz.

whipping cream

3 T melted butter

3 T Flour

1 tsp salt

4 T Sugar

Pinch of white pepper

one container of the fresh shredded Parmesan cheese.

Combine corn, cream, salt, sugar and white pepper in a pot and bring to a boil.

Simmer 5 minutes. In a separate pot make a roux from butter and flour (melt butter in skillet, add flour and cook until bubbly), add to corn, mix well and remove from heat. Transfer corn mixture to a casserole dish, sprinkle with Parm cheese and brown under broiler.

But my best gift was a wonderful book given to me. They all put together sweet notes and pictures about why they love grandma.. Oh, it made me cry, it's wonderful.

Thanks everyone, my day was great,

The day before Mother's Day

I'm excited about this weekend. Candice and Troy got here from Arizona, they are always fun to have, and on Saturday all the adult children are coming over for a BBQ. They are all bringing a wonderful dish to share. It will be fun to just have the adults ( except for the littliest guys Noah and Nate will be here too).
We wish Melissa and Jess would be here but they are coming later in May.

This has been a nice week, Tuesday I was able to be with Kristen and kids, Noah is growing, growing, I love his blue eyes!, Thursday I was with Carolee, we plan on getting together everyweek to help organize and pack for her move. Boo hoo...

I bought 2 web cams so I can see the kids everyday while they are gone!

Mother's Day is tomorrow. It's a sweet day, but sometimes hard when you have lost a mother like I have so many wonderful memories.

Looking forward to our trip to Nauvoo. I've done a lot of research on my pioneer heritage and I'm thrilled that I can be where they were. I love my ancestors!