Saturday, March 31, 2012

Make a Wish

Lillian's Birthday Cake

It was so wonderful to be surrounded by family!



Make a Wish

Lillian's Birthday-Opening Gifts

It was fun having family here for Lilly's birthday!




Thank you Grandpa and Grandma Sugar for the Scriptures and Scripture case!!!


Thanks Aunt Michele for the baptism pillowcase and necklace!






Thank you Paca Tractor for the beautiful treasure box. Lilly was especially excited that it locks!


Bean loves her Paca Tractor!

Thanks Grandma Tractor for the beautiful bright quilt!

Catching Up

I am trying to catch up on this blog. My computer has been in storage far too long. If you want to see all the posts you will have to click on older posts at the end of the page.
Still need to blog Lillian's Baptism. I'm getting there. :)

Memories of 407

 

It is hard to believe that we have moved out of 407. We lived at 407 longer than any home we have ever lived in. We lived at 407 for 4 years and 9 months. The longest we have ever lived in a home was 3 years. 407 was 1100 square feet. It had 3 bedrooms and 2 1/2 baths with no basement. We paid more in rent at 407 in NY than we did for our mortgage on a 3000 square foot home in Utah. Needless to say we lived in every inch. 407 was a great home and we will always cherish the memories made there. We will especially miss the neighborhood pool, ponds, walking trails, woods and all the wildlife we were able to see in the woods. A lot happened while we lived at 407. Jeremy graduated from school, 3 of our children were baptized, we adopted and brought home sweet baby Oliver, Oliver was sealed to our family in the Palmyra, NY Temple and Jeremy opened up his business from the front room of our home. I will not miss the stackable washer and dryer. It only allowed me to wash the tiniest loads at a time. The other day it dawned on me that we have lived in eight different homes. All of our children were brought home to a different home. However, so far they have all been born in Utah.

Grant came home to 652

Monte came home to 188
Lillian came home to a hotel room (we were moving & the people that we bought our home from weren't out of their house in time)
Maxwell would have came home to 105
Oliver came home to 407
We are praying and hopeful that we will be able to bring another child home to our new home 362
This was the children's bathroom.


Jeremy and Rachel's Bedroom

Master Bathroom

Jeremy and Rachel's Bathroom

Goose and Granny's Bedroom

Bean and Chief's Bedroom

This was our living room and dining room

Downstairs Bathroom and Laundry Room

My "awesome" stackable washer and dryer.
I can honestly say this is one thing I won't miss. :)

Our kitchen
This front room has been just about everything. At one point it was a toy room, computer room, exercise room and this is where Jeremy L. Richards Immigration all started.

Reading & Sewing with Grandma Tractor

Grandma "Tractor" reading to Oliver, Elliot and Lillian

Chief and Grandma sewing.
Thanks for fixing my machine! :)

Bean loved her bedtime stories with Grandma.




Visitors!

We played lots and lots of games when the family was here visiting.


Brothers
Jeremy and Barrett





Smiley Chief with his fancy haircut

Chief loves to run laps in the living room.
Elliot tackling Uncle Jeremy



Elliot and Bean got along so well together.

Goose, Granny and Uncle Barrett at the church playing
Grandpa Richards, Monte, Uncle Barrett, Grant and Jeremy
Playing Basketball at the Church