Bonaventure Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia

 Kurt and Olivia indulged me in going to this incredible cemetery in Savannah on our way home from Jacksonville

 It was such a beautiful day in Savannah--the perfect time to be there without the damp heat of the summer.

 This grave was particularly touching and evidently a popular stop.

 The south is like its own country and culture.  I love the draping spanish moss which adds to the mystery of a cemetery.

 

 It sits right on this water inlet.

Thank you K and O for the lovely tour to satisfy my unending love of cemeteries!

A Joyous Happy Birthday, Ashley!

Ashley was pretty much this fun as soon as she showed up in 1976, election month, right after my debut as a pregnant Minnie Mouse for Halloween.  Even after all these years I can still remember my emotions from that moment she was born.   Our first born, who bore the brunt of parents that knew little of what that meant,  yet she has no bad memories, no sad stories, just optimism of what life holds, and what life will always hold for her.  I am so grateful for the lessons she continues to teach me of enjoying life, the hard, the good, the moment, yes, the right now.

Thanks for making Minnie not be pregnant forever, for making me a real, live, mother.  Happy Birthday! I will love you forever.

 

 

                                  MOM

Utah

I went to Utah the absolute perfect time.

There is something about this desert that love.

These past pictures are on the way to Glendon ranch, close to Castledale.

Ashley got me up to Rock Canyon Saturday morning.

You can tell Eli has been hiking a bunch--not one complaint and I had a hard time keeping up with him.

Love those mountains and especially the people that live by them!

Glendon's Funeral

Bobette, queen of the ranch.

This fence actually comes from the Peterson family home in Richfield.

Here is Shad's grave on the ranch property

And Tawney's grave.

This is the one room cabin where six of the twelve children were born.  Remember my rug of Louisiana Heppler, the woman crossing her arms?  This is what is left of their first home when they came from their wealth in Canada to Utah after they joined the church.

Window of the old cabin.  Bobette and Glendon had it taken apart and moved onto their ranch property.

This is my favorite--the old door frame.  I think of all those people going in and out of this door.

Family gathering for the graveside service.

The burial site.

No small feat getting the casket over the grave on those small boards.

Filling the grave.

The Johnson Family.

Folk Art at the MOMA

Oh So Cute Baby Boy Dill!

Cool As A Cucmber, This Girl.

 

Well, number six is on the way, five are currently underfoot, she is Young Women's President,  a Famous Blogger and seamstress extraordinaire.   And she is cool as a cucumber.  Happy Birthday dear daughter.  To that list above I add the most important one: a faithful and strong daughter of God.  Thank you for getting it right and teaching others along the way, including me!  

I love you so!

Happy Birthday, Brendon!

I love this photo that Ann took of her two men!  I am grateful for Brendon, 

for his determination, his focus on all things that are good, 

his love of the gospel and the commitment that brings. 

I love how he not only tells Ann he loves her 

but he shows her in so many ways.  

Happy Birthday, Brendon.  I love you!

Let's Go to Paris!

Enter to win a trip to Paris on this blog:
 http://ohhappyday.com/2011/06/goes-to-paris 
Hey, someone has to win, right?