Monthly Yard Update for April

Each month, I take pics...I probably have explained this before...to send to Elder Rice via snail mail. He always laments that his truck doesn't move...nor show any progress in completion...hint hint...
Here's the pics for this month...

On the far left, the Palo Brea is blooming...lovely but messy! and the Argentinian Giant Cactus has blooms, but they only bloom at night, one day, and fade immediately. 

Garden tomatoes and, on far right, cucumbers and Korean Melons

cucumbers and Korean melons

Grammy's Grape Gazebo

While the bulbs have finished, the alyssum and lobelia, plus gazania and dianthus look wonderful. 

Dee has been in the pool. Too cold for me!

Happy Birthday, Dee!

I actually figured out a gift for hubby for his birthday. Happy Birthday Dee. Heck, I am married to a 56 year old...old guy! Who'd have thought. I also made him a pineapple pie to enjoy. That is his other birthday favorite. We had his favorite dinner: tacos and Spanish rice, too.

He has ALWAYS tried to guess what is in the package before he opens it. Drives. Me. Crazy.

A Ryobi Chain Saw on a Stick. We have tall Mesquite trees that he has to climb a precarious ladder to trim. 

Saturday Pizza Night

Kayty and some friends wanted to have pizza and watch a movie, so we heated up the oven and had another great pizza night. Elder Moala (a missionary from Tonga that is serving his full time mission in Phoenix) loves it when we have pizza night, for Dee always drives one over to their apartment.

Dee teaches the group the 'fine art' of pizza making

Kayty and her friends had a buffalo chicken pizza during their Salt Lake City trip, so she made one herself. I can't eat much pizza...but THIS one I did try...and it was awesome!

The girls created a dessert pizza. Instead of flour, they used powdered sugar. They cooked it  on a pizza pan. And they added plenty of chocolate chips. All said it was awesome.

Elder Rice Update for April

Here are a few pics from Elder Rice

Elder Rice was washing dishes after a ward event and heard a commotion in the other room. Apparently, Koreans use bee sting therapy to heal themselves. 

I had to be re-assured by Jessica this was NOT my son's hand!

A happy toilet paper roll from the missionary apartment

Elder Rice and Elder Smith on the train

Mission Tour

Family Birthday Celebration

We celebrated all the birthdays in March, April, and May...which ended up to be quite a few!

I made Dee's traditional Germann Chocolate Bunny Cake

Doran's 29th birthday: March 21, 2013

Liz's Wallin's birthday cream puffs

Jade Wallin's birthday Lemon Bars

Dee's 56th Birthday, April 21, 2013

James shared Dee's April 21 birthday and lemon bars

Kayty Goes to LDS General Conference

 Kayty and some friends went up to General Conference in Salt Lake City. They left late Thursday night, stayed the night with Allison, went to stay with Aunt Sharynn the next few nights, toured BYU, and came home (Kayty did learn about black ice on the way home. Fortunately, the only thing it cost was $200 for the tow truck ripoff artist. The car and all the passengers were safe!) I only got these pics from her camera...

Touring the Church History Museum
Harrison Bale, Kayty, Cousin Brett Moore, ?, Kyle Best

Kayty holding Nhiya

Outside Priesthood Session

April Garden Update

Just a few things we have done around the house and yard

Finally have all of my grandkids on my wall!