Are you craving some of these? You can order them from SWEET'S candy company in Salt Lake City here.They even offer factory tours. Go ahead and get the 27 pound box! Of course they sell them at the BYU Bookstore by the ton, but in case you can't get there - just place an order.
This would be a good idea for an adventure with the Grand girls when the come to town next, since they give free samples. Hooray for chocolate covered cinnamon bears!

Happy Birthday 6 year old

This sweet girl is good through and through. She reminds me a lot of her mother. Her birthday is today and she turned 6 years old. I love her so much and I love being her Grandma Vonnie!

Strengthen your marriage

Take a look at this marriage web site sponsored by the state of Utah.
Stronger Marriage.org sponsored by Utah Department of Workforce Services, Work & Family Life

The mission of the Utah Commission on Marriage is to
help people form and sustain a healthy and enduring marriage.

There is some great information for dating, engaged, married and divorced couples and for those who are looking to remarry. There are classes and events to attend in various locations across the state. They also offer a free handbook for interested people who live in the state of Utah (all others can buy it for $2.50 or read the online version.) It contains good, good stuff.
I think every marriage has room for improvement, for new ideas and for a little review and introspection, maybe even a little kick start to move in a new and improved direction. Enjoy!

Married 60 years...WOW!

This is the month to think about love and marriage.
My in-laws celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary a few weeks ago. Just think of it...60 years of marriage. They are to be congratulated. Few people get to that point. Divorce and/or death usually take a toll long before a couple can reach that milestone. The neighbors and ward members in their area sponsored an open house at the church. Hundreds of people came to wish them well. All of their living brothers and sisters came and many nieces, nephews and friends. We thought it was a wonderful recognition that their ward members wanted to do for them, since they have lived in the same neighborhood for over 30 years. They thoroughly enjoyed themselves and got to see some people they haven't seen in years.
We appreciate their great example, their good humor, their love and support of one another and their history together that spans decades. What a wonderful legacy they have created for their posterity.

Congratulations to Pat and Vern!

Serious Grandma Vonnie time

There's nothing like a mid-winter visit to see a little grand girl and her parents to pick up my spirits in late January. We had some serious fun and did some things that are really interesting to a two year old.
Such as...
Going to church and to nursery class.
Playing at the "Playland" in town

Enjoying a serious game of SORRY - she almost won.
Playing outside in her little house
Wearing crazy hats

Going to the park and being very brave to cross the scary bridge

Playing Legos and building lots of houses, and laughing out loud while watching Curious George
Going down the slide all alone
Riding her big girl bike and playing on the teeter-totter
I got to tend Skippy one whole day while her parents were working and we had a great time. When I left she said "I go wif you Grandma Vonnie?" and when I said "not this time honey" and got out of the car at the airport, she started to cry. It made me sad (but kind of happy) that she will miss me. We all had such a wonderful 4 days and I can't wait to see her again. Her parents are OK too (although I didn't take one picture of them...oops)