Merril's 45th Birthday!

Merril and I were able to sneak away for a night in Vegas to celebrate Merril's 45th birthday! We saw the cool new LED sphere inside Resorts World. It's not the huge outdoor one but it's still pretty awesome! The next morning, we went to the Las Vegas Temple.

We had a party at the house too! All the bros and families came over for cheesecake and ice cream!! Happy Birthday babe! 45 is looking good on you! 🎂

ZPPAF 2023

It was time for Juliet to show off those piano playing fingers again! She prepared Turkish March.

She did great and won! Yay! The adjudicator said it was one of the best performances he's heard. WOW! Juliet was super excited! 

 

More Outdoors!

There has been some lovely hiking weather this Spring. 

The flowers have been crazy awesome this Spring because we've received so much rain this year!

 Here's a paddle board adventure out at Quail. Sheri was at paddle boarding too!

It's so nice to be outside and can I say that Maxine is almost home! Like 2 weeks!

Easter 2023

Video calls are an important part of my week! Merril is in Mexico and ferrying across from the Baja peninsula to mainland Mexico! I got to chat video chat with both of them.

Maxine and Sister Fiame, together again. Sister Fiame was her MTC companion. Seems to be going fine so far.

Are you ready for Easter?

Everyone looks so sleepy.

Inevitably, there's someone who can't find all their eggs. Everyone had 10 plastic eggs to find.

I made Mark look into the sun too much and he sneezed. Sorry bub. I had to throw it in. 😂

Ready for church!

Loving the pretty flowers. I made every stand in front of the flowers for a picture.

Ladies Hiking Group

I've been hiking with a ladies group and I've done quite a few this Spring. Here's a few pictures. It's been nice to talk and get to know these ladies. I tend to be the young one. 😅 I'm inspired by these ladies and how they are still out here getting it done! And they are faster than me. There are so many hiking trails near me, it's fun to explore with this group! 

 

Mark's Icup Race

Grandpa Campbell wanted Mark to ride in the Icup race. I didn't really want him to but I ended up being the one to help him. It was freezing! 🥶🥶🥶

Mark was doing really well the first lap!

On his second lap, his chain came off and got wrapped up. He had to stop and fix it. Someone watching helped him with his chain and he was able to finish. Wow! That kid is made of tough stuff! I bet he could've had a podium finish had it not been for the chain mishap. He was way out in front on the first lap. Good job Mark!

Juliet is Playing the Organ!

Juliet and her piano teacher want her to play the organ at church. We arranged with Bishop Werrett and now Juliet plays on Fast Sunday! She plays loud and with spirit. I love to see her up there. I go with her to the church to practice. She even plays with her feet!

New To Us Washer

When we were first married. We bought a crap washer off Craigslist and that thing ran for over a decade. We decided to upgrade to a brand new washer from Sears and it crapped out after like 5 years. Lame. So I decided to buy another off the online yard sale. It's a quality item but flakes of gunk were ending up in the wash. I decided to take it apart and really clean the inside.

Gunky!

Now it's so clean!

I hope this one lasts for a while! It's hard when kids come home with sandy dirt bike gear and throw it in. I don't think we're very nice to washing machines. Works like a dream for now!

Jack Is So Tall!

Bruh, Jack passed Merril's height. 😲 That is insane! He's a great mix of strong-looking height. He's tall but not lanky. He has muscles! Especially from throwing 100 lb. bales at work. Dang bro, that's crazy!

I'm going to tack this on here. We are working with Mark and his reading. He's improving! Juliet is his snuggle buddy. They goof off together is the weirdest manner. It's an adorable relationship.

St. Paddy's Day Gig

Merril and Black Sabbatical played at Station 2 for St. Paddy's Day. Merril keeps improving and has gotten so good! He borrowed Uncle Justin's kilt for the performance. I went over and took some pictures. That one is killer! I love it! 😍

He loves performing. He's so funny up there with the band. 

Two Months to Go!

Maxine had the opportunity to go to the temple. She was so happy to go!

Look! It's Vick and Lisa! They were also visiting Southern California and got permission to visit my girl! So thoughtful of them! Maxine said they took her to Costco and bought a huge amount of toilet paper. Lol. Less than two months to go!

Will Spring Ever Get Here?

So much rain/snow has led to so much MUD! The boys love riding in it! 🙄 I dislike it all over the house. 

Maxine sent us a song! She'll be coming home in less than 2 months! Aaaaaaacckkkk! I.CAN'T.WAIT. 😇

Everything is late too! All my trees are taking longer than usual to blossom. 

The rest are just randomness from my phone. 

Dinnerrrrrrr.