Indications of Spring

Remaining blossoms in the canyon.

Manzanita
in bloom

The great Zion National park

We stayed in Springdale, and even got in on a St. Patrick's Day
Celebration. (A bonus, since I am Irish)There was a little parade,
and even a bagpipe. Saturday it was sunny and beautiful and
Sunday it was cold and cloudy, but it was all great!

The waterfall is one
of my favorite pictures
of the trip. It is back at
the Temple of Siniwava.
Our niece Kiza was
married at the Temple of
Siniwava by a Justice of the
Peace in 2005, and that
was the last time we were here.

The bottom picture is of course
the Great White Throne.




This is where we stayed and
it blends in so well with the
surrounding area. We
recommend this place to all.

Weekend at Zion

Todd and I were able to steel away to Zion for the weekend. After the wedding and many church responsibilities for both of us, we just needed a couple of days of hiking and sightseeing in Zion, one of our favorite places on earth. We had the most excellent day for hiking and found a great place where there weren't any other people, off the beaten path. We did quite the vertical climb without rock climbing per say and really were amazed at high high we got. In the bottom picture of this post, it shows the road down below where our car was parked. I love the pictures I took!

Paper Trail

Our sweet baby Evelyn is growing up. She just turned 10 months on Saturday.
Tara and Evelyn stayed with us last week for a few days before Daddy arrived
to welcome home his younger brother Taylor home from his mission. Evelyn's
favorite pastime at Grammy's house was pulling out all the paper scraps in her scrapbook room. I could not resist some pictures of Evelyn's paper trail!

We finally did lunch

Here is a picture
of my good friend Tracy Rodgers and I
having lunch together on
March 12 in Celebrations of
our birthdays, just 1 day apart
on February 12th and 13th.
We finally got together in March and it is something
we have talked about doing for years
We had a blast and I am sure we will make this
a tradition. Thanks Tracy, for such a great time.
You are the best!

The centerpiece

Here is a picture of the centerpieces at Jacob's reception. I did not get these posted, because the picasa I was posting from would not load it on. I seem to be having trouble loading pictures lately on this blog. Anyway, I am putting this picture on for anyone who might be interested. Note: These were clear vases with water colored with brown food coloring. The lacy squares were cut with my new cricut expression diecutting machine.

A few of the faces that were there

Kelli's siblings and in-laws








Kylee and her friend Clinton Dowse




Elliah and son Nolan

Scenes from the reception

I was sure that Jacob and Kelli's reception would not be well attended due to the fact that the highschools state championship game was being played in Las Vagas at the same time. I was wrong. There was plenty of people there and it was simple and elegant. It was not even hard to decorate for. Most definately the easiest one I have ever decorated for. More wedding pictures will be coming. More of the bride and groom together.

The building of a wedding cake!

I was calling this cake a "monet" because it looked so good if you stood away from it. As you got closer you could see the imperfections. I was sure it was'nt a very good job. I guess I am a perfectionist when it comes to certain things. Both my friends that helped me with the cake somewhat talked me into not doing it over. I am sure glad I didn't worry about every little imperfection, because it looked great at the reception and everyone thought so. Thanks to Audrey and Julie for giving me help and encouragement.

This means so much to me.

Here are pictures of my father's grave and my grandparents grave markers at Cypress Lawn cemetery in San Francisco, California where they are all buried. Josh decided to go visit it when he and Courtney went to San Francisco, the first part of February. I have not been there since I was 15 years old. I had planned to leave for California in 2000 for my Grammy's funeral, and my daughter Elliah was hit by a car that day, so I did not get to go to the cemetery then, with the rest of the family. I used to go there with my Grammy to put flowers on my Dad's grave. I remember how the fresh cut flowers and the crisp california air smelled way back when I was a child. Thanks to Josh and Courtney for these pictures. It means alot to me.

He is Married!

Well our 6th child is married. It happened on Thursday and we all had a wonderful day. All of our married children got married in their birth order. How often does that happen, and I am sure that it will continue with the last two. (I mean the order) We were lucky that the weather was as good as it was. Sunny, and the snow was melted away in Utah Valley. After the Temple ceremony we went to the 6th floor of the Wilkinson Center on BYU campus for a beautiful wedding dinner. There was a wonderful program and Jacob surprised us all when he sang to his beautiful bride. A popular song called "With You" He did a great job and Kelli loved it. There was wonderful live Celtic music for part of the program and so many other wonderful things including all the siblings of both Jacob and Kelli saying a few words and telling some interesting stories about them. Todd and I were exhausted after the day was over. We realized however that it is not over for us as we will have a reception here next week with many relatives and family coming. I will collapse after it is all over! These pictures aren't the best angles. Very candid. We will post some good wedding pictures later on.

Of Course!

Of course we were excited to get them here with us!
Of course, we had to make Valentine Cookies!
Of course, we had to make Valentines!
Of course the girls had to draw many pictures and
color many pictures in their new coloring books.
Of course we probably gave them too many treats!
Of course we got lots of squeezing and loves in.
Of course we read books!
Piggie Pie
5 minute stories from Disney
A bad case of Stripes
Of course we watched movies. They had not seen. . .
Lady and the Tramp or Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
We watched Charlotte's Web, and lots of Spongebob Squarepants
Of course we went to church
OF COURSE WE LOVED HAVING THEM AND. . .
Of course we were glad to get back to the quiet.
Of course it was GREAT GREAT GREAT!

Always entertaining. (the kids, not the washer!)

This must be a very entertaining washing machine! Our washing machine has a see-through lid and you can watch the whole cycle if you want. Then when it is on spin, it goes so fast that it sounds like it is an airplane
taking off. The girls were entertained for a good half hour. This just looked so cute and funny to us, that we had to take some pictures.

Our little bathing beauties, Cameron and Carys

Sad Day in Logandale

The steeple is still standing. It reminds me of a world war II zone.

Upon awaking Wednesday Morning Feb. 5th, we knew something was on fire and it was something very large. We got in the car at 6:15 a.m. to go see what it was. And to our surprise, the beloved White Logandale Chapel was burning to the ground. We could not believe our eyes. No it was not foul play, just one of those electrical things in a very historic building to this area and even all of Nevada. One of the oldest of it's kind. Tonight the Stake leaders and Bishops are deciding where each of the Wards from that building will meet now. The great thing about it is the records were not all destroyed and there were things that were salvaged, like hymn books and maybe a piano or two. Life will go on, and everyone will be fine, but it is indeed a sad sight to see. Our two youngest children were baptised in that building and it was our meetinghouse for ten years. Good-bye to an important icon to this area!

Wow, whirlwind month ahead!

Jacob and Kelli came this past weekend to talk about wedding plans and just visit. They announced to us just as they were pulling in and we were leaving that they had moved up their wedding date.
SURPRISE SURPRISE. Well we told them we would do whatever they wanted, but secretly I was thinking YIKES! They will be married on Thurs. February 19, 2009 which is exactly one month from today. I simply am switching all the Feb. stuff with the stuff going on in March. I think it is going to work and with some help from friends, I think we will be able to pull off the Wedding reception in Logandale on Feb. 28th. We are actually very excited for this very cute couple.

My new job

Here are some of the printed material they send out each month in large packets to it's members. You can visit their website at www.Storytellersclub.com and see what it is all about.
Note:these are not some of what I have designed, this is just an example. Each one of thise pages is full of diecut punch-out materials with coordinating paper. Each set I design consists of approximately 20 pieces

My new designing job is going great. The company I design for is called Storytellers club and I am having a lot of fun doing something I love to do and get paid for it. There is not any pressure, because I get to do this in my own home, and on my own time.

love this guy!

Ty is sure becoming a wonderful person. thoughtful, helpful and steadfast. I really enjoy him this year. He will turn 16 in 3 months. I really think he is getting to be quite handsome.

Evelyn

I took this picture myself, and did the editing.
Isn't she a cutie? I don't have the camera and
editing software, that Tara has, but I think it
turned out quite nicely. We were lucky to have
Evelyn stay with us for 2 weeks, while Daddy
came here to work for his dad and also be here
for the holidays. I am going through Evelyn
withdrawls. I miss waking up to her sweet
adorable smile every morning.

4 generations

There isn't to many times that we have 4 generations
come together at our house, so this was a definate photo
opportunity. From left: Isaac Andrew Askeroth, Jerrold
Marvin Askeroth (Gramps), Caleb Isaac Askeroth, and
Todd Jerrold Askeroth

The place!

The picture behind our blog title is located in Kolob Canyons (which is part of Zion National Park)
We have dubbed this exact place as our favorite place in this world, and we call it simply "the Tree" That is to say Todd and I. This tree and canyon has special meaning to us and each time we are here, we don't see anyone else. It is our secret, and that is another reason why we like it so much. It is great to have a special place that you can retreat to. Only one problem, we have to pay a $20.00 fee each time we want to visit. 30 years ago, it was free. Probably even 15 years ago it was still free. Oh well!

Almost!

Well I will say 'Almost' to many things in this past year. Here are some of them. They all turned out Okay.

*Almost got to watch Tara and Trent's baby girl (Evelyn) be born, but Dr. came in and said she needed a C-section, we were so close! The experience was still great and I was the first family member after daddy to see her!

*Almost got the search and rescue called on my friend Linda Liddle and I as we did not return from a hiking day trip, when families thought we should. (We were enjoying the wildflowers to much!)

*Almost went to Hawaii for our 30th wedding anniversary, but instead got a whole week away with my sweetheart in Ouray, Colorado. (We had never been there before) It was completely non-stressful and more beautiful beyond my dreams. I did not miss Hawaii at all. I have been there!

*Almost got to the end of the trail to a very old mine, high above Ouray, but a storm was coming, so we turned back. We got back to our hotel room just in time to jump in the hot mineral tubs for a few minutes before the lightning and the pouring rain hit.

*Almost caught a nasty cold, but nipped in the bud with that great stuff called AIR BORNE while scrapbooking in Fairview with friends.

*Almost had the entire family here for Thanksgiving, but Josh and family went to support family in Heber. We missed them, but had a great time anyway.