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Friday, June 18, 2010

Ben's Baptism

I meant to get this post up shortly after the last post, but I was without the internet for a couple of weeks. I got a few things done on remote computers, but this wasn't one of them.

Anyway, Ben's baptism! This cute little bugger finally got baptized and it was a great thing to see. Aunt Kelli gave the talk on baptism, I gave the talk on the Holy Ghost, Uncle Nathan baptized him and Grandpa Cook gave him the Gift of the Holy Ghost.

When I asked Ben what his favorite part of the day was, he said, "All of it!" Such a sweetheart. Congratulations Ben!

Friday, May 28, 2010

Girls Weekend - May 2010

Hello from Scottsdale!

Another fantastic, fantastic weekend. It can be summed up like this: lounging by the pool, eating, talking, laughing, eating, shopping, lounging, eating, dancing and eating. I'm already ready to do it again. I just love these ladies.

I'll apologize in advance for all the pictures. Steph collects all our pictures and combines them into one album on Picasa. There were over 200, so just be glad I'm not posting them all. ;)

We stayed at the Doubletree this time. I really liked this hotel.

June took a ton of great pictures, including shots of the flora and fauna around here. There was something about it that made me see things with new eyes and appreciate the unique beauty that can be found here.

This is the view from our balcony.

I spent a grand total of 18 hours by the pool. I do not understand why I didn't get more color. LOL.

Actually, I was so paranoid about getting burned like I did last time that I used practically a whole bottle of sunblock and hid in the shade from time to time to top it off. Maybe next time I'll get it right and manage to just get a nice tan like a normal person. (FYI, I read an entire book over the weekend too - The Girl Who Chased the Moon. I really liked it!)

We all really wanted Steph to model these crazy pants. She's such a good sport!

Who's the man?

Steph looks like a movie star!

My favorite group picture.

Lynn's classic pose!

Cute!

Our new friends. (Okay, okay. Polly's new friends.)

Okay, you gotta zoom in for this one. This is a picture of what Polly used to look like. The first time I saw this (on one of our trips long ago) I could not believe it was the same person. I gotta say though, Polly may have changed her hair to black but that sweet smile has stayed the same and truly shows the girl within. She's such a sweetheart.