Ashley and her brothers.
Chase and Shyla
The whole family--I love them all!!
Cary's favorite role--Grandpa to Jordan and Joseph!!
YESSS!!!Sunday, January 22, 2012
Daniel and Sierra Dunford leaving the Dallas Temple after being sealed. August 13, 2012
The Dunford Sisters and their Mom-Rochele. She didn't get to use the blow dryer before the sealing because the Dunford sisters had them all with them at the hotel. She is just as cute without it. :)
Grandma Mom Rogers and Nolan Felt (Noonie)
Some of the cousins in Salt Lake City after attending the production of "The Scarlet Pimpernel" at Murray City's 'Art in the Park' where cousin Cameron Boyle played Percy. Cousins listed counter clockwise from the left:
Shyla Buol Boyle, Cameron Boyle, Ashley Boyle Johnson, Jonny Johnson, Nick Boyle, Rebecca Dunford Felt, Skyler Dunford, Aubrey Rogers, and Chase Boyle
Shyla, Chase, and Cary Boyle in Murray City Park waiting for "The Scarlet Pimpernell" to start.The View from Vancouver 1/21/2012
Ashley and Nick waiting for the play to start in Murray Park.
This picture was supposed to go with the other post but I couldn't get it to leave and go to the right place. :(
Family pictures taken in Idaho Falls, Idaho after Jordan's baptism.May 2011
I have decided that I am going to try and be better about keeping in touch with the family blog this year. I may be the only one who ever reads this but it is a way of documenting what is going on in our lives. We are way behind on posting pictures but I have decided not to try and catch up--because that makes this task all to overwhelming--but just to start from here. The most exciting thing that happened this week was that Portland/Vancouver got some rain that turned to snow and then back to rain again. I serve in the Portland Temple every Wednesday during the early shift and that was the day that the weatherman was predicting that we could get some snow. I was stressing about it a little because our car pool leaves Vancouver at 5:00 AM and we were hoping not to have slick roads. The weather man said that the snow would probably turn to rain about 7:00 AM because of a warm front that was coming from the south but I wanted it to turn to rain earlier than that. I carpool to the temple with Sister Stinchfield from the Salmon Creek Ward and she is the shift coordinator and I am one of her assistants so we felt extra pressure to be able to get there. When I went to be Tuesday night I felt pretty calm about the whole thing--because we all know that we have dealt with many snowy days and icy roads while living in Utah and Idaho. I woke up about 2 in the morning and looked out the window saw a scene right out of a postcard with a couple of inches of white snow covering the yards and the street illuminated by all the streetlights. It looked very pretty and peaceful--and even then I didn't feel worried. By the time I pulled out of the garage at 5:00 AM I could tell that the snow had already turned to rain and we were just going to have to deal with wet slushy roads just like what we would face with an end of winter snow in the spring in Rexburg. "Piece of cake" I put the Trailblazer in 4 wheel drive and headed to the Park n Ride but Sister Stinchfield was alreading waiting for me there and volunteered to drive her Suburban. We got down to the temple without any trouble. The roads on the freeway were just wet and we had more snow in Vancouver and didn't even see snow again on the side of the road until we got to Lake Oswego. We had a really quiet day in the temple because everyone else must have been afraid to come out on the roads. The only patrons that came in all morning were 4 different groups of Elders from the Portland mission. It was still the best place in the whole world to be that day and I feel very blessed that we weren't in any danger on the roads. Now--for those living north of us and in Seattle--it was a different story. The temperatures were much colder up north and they got more snow and their rain became freezing rain and their roads were a mess. It is still raining most of each day and for a day or two this week places south of Portland have had some problems with flooding. Rain is still in the forecast but for now I feel so thankful that we are safe, comfortable and warm in our little home.
I am heading out for more adventures this week. I leave on Wednesday to fly to Omaha to see Kris, Cami, Jordan, and Joseph. I get to be there for Joseph's 3rd birthday. Then on January 31st I will fly to Phoenix to visit with Mom for a couple of weeks. I am going now because I in on some good flight prices and I also have some time off from my duties at the temple.
I am also having a little bit of a health issue. I have had numbness and tingling in my fingers and toes since the beginning of December and after several trips to different doctors and physical therapists blood tests have shown that I am low on Vitamin B12 so I have been getting a shot every day. I have noticed that my energy level is up but the numbness is still there. When I get back from this trip I will probably have to have more shots.
This morning in Relief Society our lesson was on President Monson's talk given in Conference last October about 'standing in Holy Places'. While re-reading his talk I noticed this quote,
That is my thought for the week. Love, Mom
I have decided that I am going to try and be better about keeping in touch with the family blog this year. I may be the only one who ever reads this but it is a way of documenting what is going on in our lives. We are way behind on posting pictures but I have decided not to try and catch up--because that makes this task all to overwhelming--but just to start from here. The most exciting thing that happened this week was that Portland/Vancouver got some rain that turned to snow and then back to rain again. I serve in the Portland Temple every Wednesday during the early shift and that was the day that the weatherman was predicting that we could get some snow. I was stressing about it a little because our car pool leaves Vancouver at 5:00 AM and we were hoping not to have slick roads. The weather man said that the snow would probably turn to rain about 7:00 AM because of a warm front that was coming from the south but I wanted it to turn to rain earlier than that. I carpool to the temple with Sister Stinchfield from the Salmon Creek Ward and she is the shift coordinator and I am one of her assistants so we felt extra pressure to be able to get there. When I went to be Tuesday night I felt pretty calm about the whole thing--because we all know that we have dealt with many snowy days and icy roads while living in Utah and Idaho. I woke up about 2 in the morning and looked out the window saw a scene right out of a postcard with a couple of inches of white snow covering the yards and the street illuminated by all the streetlights. It looked very pretty and peaceful--and even then I didn't feel worried. By the time I pulled out of the garage at 5:00 AM I could tell that the snow had already turned to rain and we were just going to have to deal with wet slushy roads just like what we would face with an end of winter snow in the spring in Rexburg. "Piece of cake" I put the Trailblazer in 4 wheel drive and headed to the Park n Ride but Sister Stinchfield was alreading waiting for me there and volunteered to drive her Suburban. We got down to the temple without any trouble. The roads on the freeway were just wet and we had more snow in Vancouver and didn't even see snow again on the side of the road until we got to Lake Oswego. We had a really quiet day in the temple because everyone else must have been afraid to come out on the roads. The only patrons that came in all morning were 4 different groups of Elders from the Portland mission. It was still the best place in the whole world to be that day and I feel very blessed that we weren't in any danger on the roads. Now--for those living north of us and in Seattle--it was a different story. The temperatures were much colder up north and they got more snow and their rain became freezing rain and their roads were a mess. It is still raining most of each day and for a day or two this week places south of Portland have had some problems with flooding. Rain is still in the forecast but for now I feel so thankful that we are safe, comfortable and warm in our little home.
I am heading out for more adventures this week. I leave on Wednesday to fly to Omaha to see Kris, Cami, Jordan, and Joseph. I get to be there for Joseph's 3rd birthday. Then on January 31st I will fly to Phoenix to visit with Mom for a couple of weeks. I am going now because I in on some good flight prices and I also have some time off from my duties at the temple.
I am also having a little bit of a health issue. I have had numbness and tingling in my fingers and toes since the beginning of December and after several trips to different doctors and physical therapists blood tests have shown that I am low on Vitamin B12 so I have been getting a shot every day. I have noticed that my energy level is up but the numbness is still there. When I get back from this trip I will probably have to have more shots.
This morning in Relief Society our lesson was on President Monson's talk given in Conference last October about 'standing in Holy Places'. While re-reading his talk I noticed this quote,
". . . that there is nothing which can bring more joy into our lives or more peace to our souls than the Spirit which can come to us as we follow the Savior and keep the commandments."
That is my thought for the week. Love, Mom
Sunday, December 12, 2010
Cameron's Wishlist
I don't know if this is still useful, or if it's too late. Here are some ideas for Christmas:
Inception DVD
iTunes gift card
The Blind Side DVD
Bruno Mars: Doo-Wops and Hooligans CD
Broken Things to Mend: Jeffrey R. Holland
Return: Robert D. Hales
verse-a-tote scripture tote
Inception DVD
iTunes gift card
The Blind Side DVD
Bruno Mars: Doo-Wops and Hooligans CD
Broken Things to Mend: Jeffrey R. Holland
Return: Robert D. Hales
verse-a-tote scripture tote
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Ashley and Jonny's wishlist
Here is our list for Christmas….. well really its mine. Jonny doesn't know what he wants
Ashley
I-tunes gift card
the new Rascal Flatts CD
Josh Groban Christmas CD
Hot chocolate maker
any type of gift card
Jonny
t-shirts (large)
gifts cards (JCPenney, Ross, Lowes or Home Depot, restaurants, etc)
tool box?
i'm not really sure about jonny….. if you have him good luck :)
Monday, July 19, 2010
Summer in Nebraska
Here are a few pictures of things we've been up to this summer.
Jordan is taking swimming lessons and has made some big improvements.
Jordan lost one of his best friends - Michael - after his family moved to South Dakota.
It's been REALLY hot and humid the last few weeks, so on one of our hottest days of the year (100 degrees without the humidity, but near 115 when you added it in) we decided to go to the splash park near our house. The boys both had a ball.
Joseph and his trademark smile.
Jordan holding our first zucchini, which came out of our garden this last weekend.
Here's our garden. We've had quite a battle with the rabbits this year - hence the fence. But after putting down some special fertilizer that keeps them away, I think we won the fight.
The side effect of the fertilizer is that it's like steroids for the plants. So our zucchini plants got HUGE in the last week or so.
Sunday, May 16, 2010
May 16, 2010
I am home again after a few weeks on the road. Like Cameron said in the previous blog--I started in Omaha, Nebraska and within a few days Cameron and I took the scenic route to Ft. Madison, Iowa, across the river to Nauvoo, Illinois, then to Carthage, Illinois; Hannibal, Missouri; Adam-on-Di-Aman; Independence, Missouri; Liberty, Missouri; and then back to Omaha to spend time with Kris, Cami, Jordan, and Jo-Jo. I got to go to walking club twice and lunch once at Jordan's school. After flying back to SLC it was on to Women's Conference in Provo with Ashley and Rita and our friend from college, Nancy Stewart. We had a lot of fun complaining about our tiny little old dorm rooms and somewhat less than attractive bathroom but by the time we went to all the classes and walked all over campus the beds felt pretty good. We ate mint brownies and chocolate covered cinnamon bears and even got to see Rebecca and Baby Jack and he really is as cute as he looks in pictures. The conference was over before we knew it and I went back to South Jordan with Ashley and we spent the weekend checking out the new Deseret Book flagship store next to Temple Square and painting a wooden craft together and working on the handouts for the lesson she taught in Young Womens on Sunday on Temple Marriage. She did great!! On Tuesday, Ashley and I flew to Phoenix to spend a week with Grandma Mom so she wouldn't be alone on Mothers' Day. We had a good time just relaxing in the sun and around the pool. OK--we did a little shopping --and some eating--and some working out--but mostly just enjoying the warm temperatures and swimming. It was all good.
It is good to be back home again with Cary and Baxter--but it does make me wish that we all lived closer together so that it wouldn't be such an expense to get all together. I am now getting back into the thick of things like serving at the temple on Wednesday mornings, Girls' Camp and the Regional Dance Festival coming up in about a month here in Vancouver.
I was reading an old Ensign today after Church and I found this quote from President Hinkley: "I hope that everyone gets to the temple on a regular basis. . . . . I know your lives are busy. I know that you have much to do. But I make you a promise that if you will go to the house of the Lord, you will be blessed, life will be better for you."
What a great blessing and promise made by a prophet of the Lord. I know that going to the temple on a weekly basis has been a real blessing in my life and has made me wish that we had gone more often when our family was young because as I reflect back on those busy days I realize that very often we spent a lot of time on things that don't really matter. Attending the temple teaches us why we are really here on this earth and why we wanted to come and life really is better when we put spiritual things before wordly wants and desires. Those things will all fall into place if we focus on Heavenly Fathers plan and let Him guide us. I challenge us all to not get caught up in the "thick of thin things" and make time for attending the Temple on a regular basis. Have a great week. Mom
It is good to be back home again with Cary and Baxter--but it does make me wish that we all lived closer together so that it wouldn't be such an expense to get all together. I am now getting back into the thick of things like serving at the temple on Wednesday mornings, Girls' Camp and the Regional Dance Festival coming up in about a month here in Vancouver.
I was reading an old Ensign today after Church and I found this quote from President Hinkley: "I hope that everyone gets to the temple on a regular basis. . . . . I know your lives are busy. I know that you have much to do. But I make you a promise that if you will go to the house of the Lord, you will be blessed, life will be better for you."
What a great blessing and promise made by a prophet of the Lord. I know that going to the temple on a weekly basis has been a real blessing in my life and has made me wish that we had gone more often when our family was young because as I reflect back on those busy days I realize that very often we spent a lot of time on things that don't really matter. Attending the temple teaches us why we are really here on this earth and why we wanted to come and life really is better when we put spiritual things before wordly wants and desires. Those things will all fall into place if we focus on Heavenly Fathers plan and let Him guide us. I challenge us all to not get caught up in the "thick of thin things" and make time for attending the Temple on a regular basis. Have a great week. Mom
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