Diary of a Quilter - a quilt blog: Valuing What Matters Most

Diary of a Quilter - a quilt blog: Valuing What Matters Most

     I have it on good authority that today (March 12) is your birthday! A mother could not be more proud of a beautiful, talented, thoughtful, smart, caring, wise daughter like you. ( I could have come up with many more excellent qualities to mention). I am so proud of you and love you very much! I hope you have a wonderful day.
Love, Mom
     I too have long been a huge fan of Leslie Isom as a  person and inspiring quilter. Thank you so much for sharing pictures of some of her work and life philosophy. I am so grateful for the influence of Leslie and Norma on your quilting skills and personal development.

Easter

Some pictures of our lovely weekend together..... (we missed you Jim!)

Dying eggs.

Finding the baskets the Easter Bunny hid under the piano.

What's wrong with this picture? Hint: James was changed soon after this was taken.

Bunny buds.

In thirty some odd years....

Getting the pre-hunt spiel....

Ethan looks so mad here, like he's accusing someone of stealing his egg.

All the grandchildren. What a cute crew.

I love this.

Spencer was the lucky one to find the "poop" egg this year. Thank you again, Bret, for this lovely tradition.

Hooray for candy! Hooray for family! And a big hooray for Easter and our Savior Jesus Christ who atoned for us all!

Wheeler Farm

Last week the Cannons, Ethan and I enjoyed the fine weather with a trip to Wheeler Farm. Please enjoy these photos of our visit.

Lily and Norah sing

The Videos; Emma is going to kil me

Hilarious, aren't they? Hope you enjoyed them so it will be worth being killed.

For Your Entertainment

Oh the videos won't load, but Emma stared at Professor Mashoochi or as in her words "the wacky professor" in her class play "The Hoboken Chicken Emergency." She was great! At least the picture loaded. I'll try the videos next time.

Happy Halloween

full circle

I think one of my favorite first reactions to Ethan so far has been from Lily. She was beside herself, saying with gusto "He's so cuuuuuuute!" and "I love that baby!", while going back and forth to touch his feet (the only part of his body we would let her touch).

This picture was taken at that moment.

Which gave me a striking reminder to this moment....

We sure loved that little red-headed baby girl and still do!

Minnie and Moe

The Story is not forgotten.

Cousins at the Gateway

A classic from the Udall Family Vault

Mother's Day 2005

The best part is not captured on camera. It's when the ball Spencer (who was 3) throws nails Grandma Cathy in the forehead.

In Honor of Pioneer Day

Happy Pioneer Day.

Since I am aparently the only one bored this summer....

.......................I am going to post about our trip to Park City.

In the pool

Building A "Sand Monster" or whatever they called it.

Poppy and Grandma in the boat.

My Dad and Spencer and David.

Lilly and Norah the explorers.

More Boat time and a flamingo or whatever it is.

A bear and an Elk. Mom how did you get these animals to pose?

Feeding fish on the dock

Don't worry Abby didn't fall in this time.

We had a lot of fun and I am sure everybody has more pictures they can add too.