Oh, you boys!

(You gotta click on this picture and enlarge it) A classic shot from our Reed family history, taken in the fall of 1986. I walked out the door and got quite a shock. I probably told them to stand right there and not move (so I could run and grab the 35mm camera), and they were a little nervous waiting...It looks like Tim took one of my measuring cups (orange was an "in" color when I got married). It doesn't look muddy, so maybe I caught him before he started digging with it. The picture doesn't surprise me, Tim attracted dirt, and Chris was always the cleaner of the two. Oh, how I wish I could walk out the door one more time and catch them at that precious age. I would kiss them, mud and all. So dang cute!I love my boys!

Relief Society Broadcast dinner

Some images of the way we decorated for that evening with an "Asian" theme...I used a lot of things from my mom and dad's home, which made it kinda fun. Dad had sent the big elephants (on the stage) to our home when he was in VietNam. The tall Japanese doll was a gift to me from Uncle Bill and Aunt Else who were stationed in Japan for a couple years. My counselor, Cherisse, had done a Chinese reception for her son recently, so she had centerpiece items, table toppers, and the big wall hangings. Came together so nicely! We served Chinese sundaes (otherwise known as Hawaiian haystacks) and gave them fortune cookies with scriptures inside. It was kind of fun that Sis. Thompson mentioned a fortune cookie in her talk! We had a sister in our stake give the blessing on the food in Korean. Nice touch.

County Fair 9/16/09

We took the girls and two of Calla's friends to the Navajo county fair. It was a beautiful day, the weather was perfect and the crowd was small. The rides were expensive so we had to pick and choose, but the girls had a blast. Jenny didn't want to ride anything she perceived as "scarey" so the only thing we could get her on was a miniature dragon roller coaster and a "mock" roller coaster ride. Calla was awesome on the climbing rock and was up and down it in about 2 minutes. By the time we drove back home she was feeling sick, and ended up with a 103 temperature that night.

New presidency

I am now the only "original" member of the Taylor Stake R.S. presidency that was called in December of 2006. I'm learning to adapt to change and it's been a great lesson to me how the Lord is mindful and helps me to know, out of all the sister's in the stake, who can slip in and fill a position. Cherisse (left) is the new 1st Counselor and is our "energizer bunny." She has an easy, infectious laugh, a great sense of humor and great ideas swimming around in her head. She is going to continue as the stake Family History specialist. Her husband is the Taylor Fire Chief and she has several married children and a few more still at home. Luann (second from left) was called to be our new secretary a few months ago and is a school librarian in Taylor. She enjoys creating beautiful monthly newsletters and is so comfortable emailing information out to the wards. She is humble, kind and very intelligent, quietly making suggestions that are needed. She is a return missionary and had taught Gospel Doctrine for years in her ward. LaRee (right) is the 2nd Counselor,beautiful inside and out, always there with positive comments,her strong testimony guides her in everything she does. She is a wonderful homemaker and has a large extended family that adore her.

Labor Day Swim

No,Tim, I'm not going to jump in the pool with my camera! We had a BBQ at the Woolf's and enjoyed good food and the BYU-Oklahoma game.
Okay, so then we come out of the house to go home and notice that when Grandpa Klepinger parked his car next to our truck, he got as close as you can come without actually having a collision! Jeepers! Funny Grumps...it wasn't like there was no room in the cul-de-sac to park!

Connor turns the big ONE

Such a fun party with a Mexican flair! There were two pinatas, tons of yummy food and a nice group of well-wishers.