Happiness is...

My happiness is...
Having fun with family!

Audrey's smile...

"Patient grandpa" play "break the plant leaves in half" outside with Audrey.

Watching Lon wash and keep his car spotless (This is a reflection of Lon's face off his clean car.)

Taking walks on the beach.

Going on car rides.

Lon playing the piano while we hurry around getting ready to go out for the day.

It hasn't been such a bad day after all because...

Happiness is finding a pencil

Pizza with sausage

Telling the time

Happiness is learning to whistle

Tying your shoe for the very first time

Happiness is playing the drum in your own school band

And happiness is walking hand in hand

Happiness is two kinds of ice cream

Knowing a secret

Climbing a tree

Happiness is five different crayons

Catching a firefly, setting him free

Happiness is being alone every now and then

And happiness is coming home again

Happiness is morning and evening daytime and nighttime too

Happiness is having a sister and having a brother (Shelley and Randy)

Sharing a sandwich

Getting along

Happiness is singing together when day is through

And happiness is those who sing with you

For happiness is anyone and anything at all that's loved by you!

hush
Author: Unknown
Hush little child,
whimpering in dreams your all cosy and warm,
wrapped in rainbows and moon beams outside the wind howls,
there's frost on the ground
And Autumn is whining,
its early warning sound
so hush my baby,
there's no cause for alarm for in your life,
you'll face many a storm
But with God at your side,
there is nothing to fear
Because his love and affection,
will always be near.

I can't even start to express how happy we are that we are having another grand daughter! I found this sweet poem today and couldn't help but think about what kind of parents Brett and Kellie are going to be for this little girl.
I was also thinking that maybe these two kids will have a bonded "cousin friendship" like Kacey and Sandy, how fun would that be?

~Sunday Amy and Kyle and Audrey visited our church meeting and Audrey came over and gave me a huge and tight hug! Such a speacial feeling for a grandma. Now I will have two grand daughters to spoil and love. (Love being first!)
I had a fantastic mothers day! "Thank you Kyle~Amy~ Audrey, Kellie~Brett, Kacey~JJ and Kristi! Dinner was great and I loved the whole day...

May 8, 2008

It's been 5 years already that Kyle proposed to Amy at the beach. He had a fake plastic ring that looked like an old telephone cord.

(it was a child's ring)
He had a beautiful bouquet of red roses in his car with the "real ring" stuck deep inside the stems. When they got back to her house Amy shared their big news with her mom and dad. They were happy to hear the news but I'm not sure how impressed they were when they saw the plastic ring on her finger.

They went into the kitchen to put the flowers in a vase and that where Amy found her engagement ring.

~Happy Anniversary Kyle and Amy~

Snips and snails or

These two found out the gender of their baby today! (They are expecting him or her in October.) They won't tell us until Sunday!

"AT LAST

At last my love has come along.
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song.
At last The skies above are blue
My heart was wrapped up in clover
The night I looked at you.
I found a dream that I could speak to,
A dream that I can call my own.
I found a thrill to press my cheek to
A thrill that I have never known.
Oh, you smiled. . . You smiled and then the spell was cast
Now here we are in heaven at last!

Don and Lois and JJ.

These cute kids ran up and asked if they could have a hug.

Beautiful Kristi and Audrey enjoying their picnic together.

Isn't this so sweet?

Because I have a wonderful supportive family so many things were taken care of. My busy brother called me a week before the wedding and asked if he and Nancy could make sandwiches for all the wedding party and friends coming up to the temple. And what a lunch it was! We had choices of meat crescent sandwiches, red grapes, chips, and a yummy cookie for dessert. Plus... a cold bottle of water! I don't know how they did it but they fed more than we had guessed would be there. The Bullard family and all the my side of the family were fed plus friends that stayed a little longer. THANK YOU Randy, Nancy, Sandy and Mom and Melvelene. It was an amazing lunch!

JJ's niece' and nephew. Kacey loves all her new nieces and nephews and they love her.

My sister Shelley and her husband Mike and daughter, Hannah.
(JJ's sister (Amy) is next to Mike and half way in this photo.

5. Thompson and Bullard photo.

3. I'm sure they were both thinking. "We did it!" They were on count down starting the day after they became engaged.

4. I wish everyone knew their story. It's a story of friendship first and then love for Kacey. For JJ it was friendship and love. It's a remarkable story.

2. This is where the bride and groom exit for pictures. The back doors of the temple.

1. The sealing was the best!

"The feeling there was over whelming."

A beautiful day for a wedding

Lot's of excitement in the air. It was now time for Mr. and Mrs. James Joseph Bullard to make their big appearance out side the back door of the temple.

Nancy Giles

(Kacey' yw' president) and Melvelene (Great friend of the family~ Grandma Hess' best friend) She flew in from Colorado to be with us.

After the Sealing, everyone waited for JJ and Kacey to come out for pictures.

(Aunt Shelley~Cara~Audrey)

(Marta~ Ian~ Dan~ Brett)

(Hal~grandma Thompson and Aunt Janice from Arizona)

Going to the LA Temple to be sealed at 10:30 AM

Finally ready!!!

Kacey hired Rachel and her friend to come and help them get ready with hair and make up. (Rachel is Amy's sister) She is so talented! The girls looked so pretty.

I woke up early Saturday morning hearing the shower running and knocked on the door and opened it to this... Sandy was laying on the floor with a towel for her pillow visiting with Kacey. This is how it's always been with these two girls. Sandy and Kacey will ALWAYS be there for each other. They are always laughing and talking~ talking and reassuring that where ever life takes them they will always be there for each other. (Sandy is leaving for an 18 month mission to the Philippines. She will enter the MTC in July of this year.) The people will love this soon to be sister missionary. She has a beautiful testimony of the Savior and she has the kindest heart. (What's so amazing is... She'll come home after a year and a half later speaking fluent Tagalog!"

This note came from Sandy's blog.

Now please allow me to spill my guts:Saying goodbye to Kacey made me very emotional. I don't think there are very many people in this world who have a friendship like me and Kacey's friendship. It's more than just a friendship. I feel like we have part of each other's hearts. This is so cliche, but she knows me better than I know myself. I know that we were even best friends before this life. Before we came down to this earth I probably said something to her like, "fine, I'll go when you go." She is my BEST friend. A friend doesn't get any better than Kacey. Her whole wedding day I was with her or near her and we were laughing and crying and what not. But, when JJ carried her away, I felt like it became real. She was leaving me! She's married. She's a wife. She has a husband. Her being married.. is actually changing my life as well. We can't do sleepovers like we used to...both of us in our tiny twin beds. I will no longer be able to set her up with the cute boy at the party. It won't be as easy to get away for a fun weekend in Coronado. So much in changing. And because of that, I must admit, I am kind of scared. However, Kacey and I have been through a lot together. Our life is like a book. So far, it has been a hilarious, exciting, adventurous, emotional, strengthening book. And Kacey being married is not the end of the book, but only a new chapter. I know things will be different, but I have no doubt that things will be just as amazing. She will always...ALWAYS be my very best friend. I am so excited to see what this new chapter has in store for us! I love you Mrs. Kacey Bullard.

The night before the BiG DAY

April 17, 2009

Lon and I picked up the flowers Friday evening because it would have been too stressful to pick them up early Saturday morning. I cleared out my frig to store the flowers. Then at 6:30 PM we met with the Bullard family to have dinner at Don Jose'.

JJ's whole family was there. He has 3 married brothers and 1 married sister. They all have children whom Kacey loves and they love her!

All of our family; Kyle, Amy, Audrey~ Brett, Kellie and Kristi, Lon and I went and had a great dinner and visit with Don and Lois and Lois' sister Janice, she is from up north.

After dinner we all said... "See you tomorrow"

We went home and even Kacey came home with us!!!

Sandy came over to spend the night. I realized how much I took those day's for granted. It was hard to seperate myself from them two. I kept walking into Kacey's room because I realized those day's were over. Sandy was so cute and kept telling Kacey... "You're getting married tomorrow!" Tomorrow Kacey, you're getting married! Tomorrow you're going to be Mrs. Bullard! You're Kacey Thompson tonight and tomarrow Mrs. Kacey Thompson Bullard!!

Kacey was so calm about the whole idea. She was ready.