Our Kids First Bowling Night!

For family home evening tonight, we took our kids out for bowling. They loved it and they sure were cute!

Justin's First Campout!

Justin has been excited all week to go camping with his dad. He is living it up getting dirty and playing with his cousin, Brennie. He has had a blast and probably will not want to come home. I think his dad was also excited to take his son out. (Waiting 3 years!) I am definitely enjoying the quiet at home and the relaxation on the couch:-)



Justin learning to shoot a gun


Helping Grandpa with the fire


Water is never to cold to get wet!

Their "trophy tree" ( must be a guy thing)


My sweethearts!

Slumber Party!

My sisters and I got together and had a slumber party at my mother's house. It was fun to talk and play games. I am so grateful for my family!

I will miss my Grandmother!

I love my grandparents so much. It has been a great blessing to have them in my life. I am also grateful that I was able to create great memories with them. My grandmother, who was the last one living, just recently passed away. I will truly miss her and her sweet spirit she had. Here is her obituary:

Barbara LaRue Lambert 1922 ~ 2010 Barbara LaRue Zwahlen Lambert died peacefully Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the home of her loving daughter, Shirley. Barbara was born January 18, 1922 in Castle Dale, Utah, the 10th of 11 children to Joseph and Viola Petersen Zwahlen. She graduated from Davis High School. Upon graduation from Brigham Young University, rather than taking a position with the food and nutrition department she was offered at BYU, she chose to join the Marines where she served as the chief instructor in mess hall operations and cooking at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina during much of World War II. She married Paul Woodbury Lambert June 17, 1944 in Wilmington, North Carolina where he had traveled while on leave in the Navy. Shortly thereafter, Barbara was discharged from the Marine Corps to care for her ailing mother. Paul and Barbara were sealed later that summer in the Logan, Utah Temple. Nine children blessed their lives. She is preceded in death by husband, Paul and daughter, Beverly. Surviving are: Charles (Betty) Lambert, Joan (Gary) Willden, Duane (Wendy) Lambert, Doug (Laurie) Lambert, Karen (Del) Benson, of Saipan, Marianne (Keith) Rowley, Shirley (Russell) Walgren, David (Kristi) Lambert; and her youngest brother, Kenneth (Betty) Zwahlen, California. Barbara loves her 38 grandchildren and 40 great-grand children. She served faithfully in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in many callings from Primary to Relief Society presidencies, music to genealogy, instructing to visiting teaching. She loved designing and quilting beautiful quilts that are cherished by children and grandchildren who received them as gifts. Barbara was a gospel scholar who loved reading the scriptures and listening to gospel talks. Over 50 years ago, Paul and Barbara Lambert founded Lambert Floral, Spring Garden Plants, which is still being run by two daughters. Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 10, 2010, 11:00 a.m. at McDougal Funeral Home, 4330 South Redwood Road where viewings will be held Wednesday, June 9, 2010, 6-8 p.m. and Thursday, June 10, 2010, 10-10:45 a.m. prior to services. Interment, Valley View Memorial Park, 4335 West 4100 South.

Barbara LaRue Lambert 1922 ~ 2010 Barbara LaRue Zwahlen Lambert died peacefully Saturday, June 5, 2010 at the home of her loving daughter, Shirley. Barbara was born January 18, 1922 in Castle Dale, Utah, the 10th of 11 children to Joseph and Viola Petersen Zwahlen. She graduated from Davis High School. Upon graduation from Brigham Young University, rather than taking a position with the food and nutrition department she was offered at BYU, she chose to join the Marines where she served as the chief instructor in mess hall operations and cooking at Camp LeJeune, North Carolina during much of World War II. She married Paul Woodbury Lambert June 17, 1944 in Wilmington, North Carolina where he had traveled while on leave in the Navy. Shortly thereafter, Barbara was discharged from the Marine Corps to care for her ailing mother. Paul and Barbara were sealed later that summer in the Logan, Utah Temple. Nine children blessed their lives. She is preceded in death by husband, Paul and daughter, Beverly. Surviving are: Charles (Betty) Lambert, Joan (Gary) Willden, Duane (Wendy) Lambert, Doug (Laurie) Lambert, Karen (Del) Benson, of Saipan, Marianne (Keith) Rowley, Shirley (Russell) Walgren, David (Kristi) Lambert; and her youngest brother, Kenneth (Betty) Zwahlen, California. Barbara loves her 38 grandchildren and 40 great-grand children. She served faithfully in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in many callings from Primary to Relief Society presidencies, music to genealogy, instructing to visiting teaching. She loved designing and quilting beautiful quilts that are cherished by children and grandchildren who received them as gifts. Barbara was a gospel scholar who loved reading the scriptures and listening to gospel talks. Over 50 years ago, Paul and Barbara Lambert founded Lambert Floral, Spring Garden Plants, which is still being run by two daughters.


I enjoyed hearing the stories about Grandma. My favorite story was one shared by one of the sisters about how Grandma was determined to get an education. It was not common in her day for a lady to seek a higher education degree. She wanted and education and did all that she could to fund it since her parents were unable to help finance it. Grandma ran out of funds and was unable to pay for her last semester of College. She asked her parents what she should do. Her mother gave her a quilt that she had hand stitched and told her to go door to door and sell it for the amount that she needed. My grandmother did just that and was able to finance her last semester of college. She earned a bachelor's degree at the BYU Academy. Grandma instilled this desire in each of her children and in turn my father has instilled this desire to learn in me.

Our little getaway!

To start off the summer, Ben and I went on a well needed getaway. It was nice to have my sister come and watch our kids while we were out having fun.....just the two of us. So we decided to go to a bed and breakfast for one night. It was fun and it definitely rejuvenated me to go back and tackle my two kids again.