UTAH TRIP--4th Order of B'ness--Mormon Tabernacle Choir

On Sunday morning, June 14th, we decided to go to Temple Square in Salt Lake City to hear the broadcast of "Music and the Spoken Word" put on by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. It was amazing! To hear the MoTab live is really an amazing experience. But the highlight of the event was, once the performance/broadcast had ended, the announcer introduced some special guests, one of them being the Prophet, Thomas S. Monson!


Uncle Don & Aunt Natalie Harris, Mom, and Uncle Jeremy Broadhurst waiting for the broadcast to start.


Audrey, cousin Haven Broadhurst, and Isaac at the broadcast.


Jordan, our GOOD friend, and Austin at the broadcast.


We also went to the Visitors Center.




And we went to the Conference Center...this is Isaac and Audrey on the top of the Conference Center with the SLC temple behind them.


Aunt Kori, Uncle Jeremy and cousin Haven.








Cousins Spencer and Sam Harris...so HANDSOME! :)

UTAH TRIP--3rd Order of B'ness-Play with COUSINS!

Audrey and Isaac with cousin Lizzie Ahlborn and cousin Haven Broadhurst (red head!)


Cousin Elle Broadhurst with her Dad, Uncle Jeremy (Mom's brother).


Cousins Sam and Megan Harris


EASTER EGG HUNT! Thanks Aunt Natalie!!


Jordan and William "light-saber" fighting... :)


PARACHUTE PLAYTIME! Thanks Aunt Natalie!!




SLIP-N-SLIDE TIME! Thanks Aunt Natalie!!












SAND CASTLE BUILDING CONTEST! Thanks Aunt Natalie!! ;)






William had the BEST time with cousin Elle (both 3 yr old)...they were so cute together...when they couldn't remember each other's names they would say, "Hey friend!" or "Where's my friend?"






Issac, Austin and Jordan teamed up to make a sand castle together!


There was also TRAMPOLINE TIME!


GAMING TIME! Cousin Hunter Sandberg with Austin.


DOLL HOUSE TIME! Audrey with cousins Hayley Sandberg and Lily Young


GET ANDY YOUNG TO LIKE HIS AUNT SHERI TIME! :)


CHILIN TIME! (We did LOTS of that!)
William and Elle watch a movie on Aunt Natalie's cozy bed...


Uncle Preston (Mom's brother) and Aunt Jer

UTAH TRIP--2nd Order of B'ness--BYU!

Of course we went to BYU! Both Gene and Sheri graduated from that GREAT place...but funnily enough we didn't meet there! :)

So we got treats at the cafeteria in the Wilkinson Center...


AND we bowled at the BYU lanes...(we also stocked up on BYU T-shirts!)

UTAH TRIP JUNE 09--1st Order of B'ness- HOT TUB

Let me just say that our trip to Utah was MOST FUN!! And we are so thankfull to our "hostess with the MOSTESS", my sister (Sheri's) Natalie Harris, for letting us stay in her home for an entire week! AND she let us help her break-in her new hot-tub! She picked us up from the airport and took us to her house, then we QUICKLY got our swimsuits on and enjoyed the warm bubbly-bubbles of the HOT TUB! Ahhhhh...

Audrey a.k.a. "The Dance MACHINE!"

Audrey went to the cutest birthday party! They had to wear dance outfits to the party...and when they got there they spent the entire time learning a dance routine, which they performed for the parents at the close of the party. Audrey has never had dance lessons, but her Dad said she was the best dancer there! (Mom was at home putting kids to bed) YOU GO GIRL!

Mom has ANOTHER birthday!

Since "Mom" is doing this post, I can say what I want right? Well, first of all it seems like I JUST had a birthday a few days ago...and second, I don't like this picture, but it was the best out of three...and third, Gene makes yummy carot cakes!

Austin's 6th Grade Graduation

Austin at 6th Grade Graduation with his buddies. He got several awards...mostly for being so smart, but we think he's pretty good-lookin too...but they weren't giving out those kinds of awards! :)

Get it right Mom!

Still haven't even started William's scrapbook...and he'll be 3 on June 14th! So I have to write things here....or I'll forget!

So today William and I are in the van on our way to go shopping and we see a flock of geese in a field. Me: "Look William, at all those birdies!" Will: "You silly Mommy, those are NOT birdies, those are geese!"

William's FAVORITE food right now is Mac n cheese. He asks for it for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

William LOVES to play ball...baseball, golf, basketball, kickball etc..etc.. and he is already rather skilled at all of them! His favorite game on the Wii is boxing...but he has a problem with not being able to throw punches at his brothers and sister when the game is over. He will say, "I have to practice my punches Mom!"

William is also a good swimmer! He started swimming when he turned 2 last summer. He got the idea to swim thru Daddy's legs...and the first time he did it Gene and I were not expecting it...and when he got thru Gene's legs and Gene pulled him up from under the water he sputterd, "Dad did you see me? I swim under your legs!" We were just glad he was OK!

Gene has spoiled William rotten in the kitchen! Gene lets him help cook/bake anything he is making, so William thinks he should be able to do this anytime he likes...without help.

William LOVES for Mom or Dad to sit by him on the couch to watch Blues Clues...he thinks thats just the way it should be!

William is being pottie trained right now and has a new found freedom...taking off all his clothes and just hanging out in his cool Diego underpants...he wants everyone to be able to see them! And Mom gets tierd of re-dressing him all the live long day...in fact sometimes I just don't! lol!

William CAN NOT be left alone...PERIOD. And when I say left alone...I don't mean we leave him at home to go to the grocery store...I would never do that! I mean if he is in the family room and you go upstairs to drop off a load of laundry... If he is left alone you can be assured that something will be wrong when you get back from where ever you went!

William is very gooshy and sweet and LOVES to snuggle and give kisses and hugs. In fact, he does this "oh poor me" thing after has gotten in trouble...he'll come up to Gene or I with his arms up and the saddest face you've ever seen and say, "I na na need, sniff, sniff,...a hug!

And as of late when I say, "How's my baby doing?" (which I've been saying to him for months and months now)...he replies, " I NOT a baby, I'm a BOY!