True, enduring happiness, with the accompanying strength, courage, and capacity to overcome the greatest difficulties, will come as you center your life in Jesus Christ. Obedience to His teachings provides a secure ascent in the journey of life. That takes effort. While there is no guarantee of overnight results, there is the assurance that, in the Lord's time, solutions will come, peace will prevail, and happiness will be yours."
Richard G. Scott, Ensign, Nov. 2006, 41
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Cenneidigh's Birthday as well as Our Nation's Birthday
Monday turned out to be a beautiful day in the 80's with OK humidity. We started with Paige and Eric setting up chairs along the Parade route at 5:30 AM. Amanda and Rick relieved then at 8:30 AM to make sure people did not move our chairs - it happened to us one year. The crowd started showing up around 10 and by 10:30 most of our group was there to hold our area. One chair got moved however and some people jumped in and took all the space between the chairs on either side of the one removed.
Watching the Parade
Kristi and Cenny. Kristi worked on this beautiful cake for many hours. She modeled the girl on top the cake after Cenny in the dress Grandma made her for the 4th - next picture. There were 8 sparklers going off on the cake but I only managed to get the picture with a few of them still going.
Cenny and Grandma with the dress Cenny wanted.
One happy baby at the concert!
After the parade Lisa and David had a Ward picnic and birthday celebration for Cenneidigh. Next was the concert in the park at the Band-shell and then fire works. The concert was fun and the fireworks spectacular. We thought last years were the best ever and this year they were even better. The fireworks were constant for at least 20 minutes and at times you thought they must be doing the finale they were so extravagant. The ground was shaking from the constant booming. A great day in so many ways.
The begining of our happiness - front row: Paige, Heidi, Lisa, Amanda, Kristi; back row: Randy, Rick, Eileen, Steven. We started with 7 children and have now added 6 spouses and 25 grandchildren - the Joy and Happiness just multiplies!
Lisa and David
Our grandchildren - Gunnar, Qatar, Ezekiel, Cenneidigh, JT
Kristi and Karl
Our grandchildren - Kylie, Elle and Cordie and Adelaide
Steven and Micah
Our grandchildren - Connett, Benjamin, Gideon, Abigail, Peter and Eliza
Randy and Heather
Our grandchildren - Tyler, Jacob, Lily, Alyssa and Grace
Heidi and Doug
Our grandchildren - Martin, Roxie, Zoey and Hudson
3 comments:
My kudos to Kristi! a cake with a person on it is quite the task to take on.
--so, who's baby is that? I can't figure it out.
Sam and Jena's - Sam was a missionary in Romania - we served together in Constanta. He is a summer intern at Hormel.
That is one very happy baby. Kristi did a great job on the cake.
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