Spring Yard Day

 Every spring we come to Dad and Mom's and do some yard work and have a BBQ.

 This year the weather couldn't have been better and we had a lot of support, including Alexis and Tanner.

 Mackenzie and Kim were in town with Briana, who tried out and made the BYU cheer team! It was fun to have them with us!

 The flowers looked great and Claire was so cute in her gloves.

 Alyssa was nice and fed an Otter Pop to Mom. She loved being outside with all of us.

Everyone was worn out at the end, but they all worked very hard and had a great time!

Farewell to Eden, Hello Reunion

 On April 19th I went with friends to see our good friend, and fabulous actress, Sarah Stewart in the play Farewell to Eden. It was such a good play and will continue to play through next week in Provo. If you can go, I highly recommend it.

 Melanie, Cheryl, Sarah, and I have been friends since the 4th Grade and we are still going strong. We had a very fun evening together. Cheryl invited Marty Hathaway from school days to join us as well. It was great!

Sarah's parents, who I admire and consider my second parents, were also there. Farewell to Eden was great and the reunions with good friends could not have been better!

Training and Traveling

 On April 8-11th I went to training in Charlotte, North Carolina for work. Luckily I traveled with two work friends, Evelyn Owen and Tim Lewis, who both like the idea of seeing the sites. Of course I had to find the public library...

 We visited some of the the churches and cemeteries downtown. We thought there would be more historical sites, but instead we found more historical markers, than actual sites.

 This tree in the cemetery was planted and dedicated to the visit of General George Washington in 1791.

 I also found a Gillespie grave stone from the 1800's.

 The weather was so nice that we just kept walking and walking...

 we saw the federal building and 

 and the Carolina Panther's Stadium.

 We also enjoyed a free tour of the Mint Art Museum...

 and took some funny pictures.

 A restaurant we ate at had a corn hole game that we made sure we played and...

 Tim scratched his first lottery ticket. Unfortunately, he did not win. 

 Our last stop was at the Wells Fargo Museum. We found this thing that would put your face on confederate money and as you can see we had a lot of fun!

 We had a great trip and the training was very insightful!

After walking about 15 miles over the trip we went home very sleepy. So thankful I work with people I enjoy! 

Thanks Evelyn and Tim!

Alexis' Bridal Shower

 Alexis is getting married to Tanner Hatch on May 31st. On April 6th we held a bridal shower with Utah friends at the Horton's home.

 Julie was in town, so the whole family was able to attend.

Even Grandpa Gillespie sent a gift from the Grandma Gillespie Collection!

It was a lot of fun and we are all so excited for Alexis!

Trey's Baptism

Jeff and Julie kindly made a trip to Utah so that we could all attend Trey's baptism on April 5th.

 It was a special day for him and the cousins loved being a part of it.

 So proud of him!

 Everyone wanted Dad to feed them... Mom and then Afton, go figure?

 Even Grandpa and Grandma Bellows were able to attend.

Thanks Lecheminants for sharing such a special day! 

Glad we could be there!

Easter Celebrations

Kris and Michelle invited me to color eggs with them for Easter.

 It was a lot of fun and they were far more creative than I was as a kid.

 Even Kris... but Claire did not want to share.

 Kelly did a spectacular job making the annual Bunny Cake!

 and we all enjoyed the kids egg hunt followed by the "perfect" candy line up! 

What a fun family Easter!