Open House

Just a few pictures from my brother's open house.

Brian's Project

Yesterday my brother had his open house in Yuba City and instead of having a cake, they decided to have cupcakes. My husband offered to make a cupcake stand.

Here's the final product.

I think it turned out great. Good job honey!

Brian's new workout......

Congratulations Mark and Jasmine

Last weekend my little brother Mark got married to his sweetheart Jasmine in the Denver temple. The sealing was wonderful and my brother couldn't wipe the grin off his face all day.
Don't you think they make a beautiful couple?!


Being a bride can be hard work (Jasmine, you looked gorgeous and I'm excited to have you as a sister).


Here's the original Sawyer clan (I hope you know what you've gotten yourself into Jasmine).


A candid moment of the mother of the groom and a bridesmaid.


A few of the groomsmen looking all GQ (I of course think my hubbie was the handsomest one there).


The super cute nieces and nephews.


They had a great reception in Colorado Springs (Jasmine's mom did a great job decorating. I wish I had a better picture to show how pretty it all was).


Of course, the get away car was also decorated quite well.


Most of our time was taken up with the wedding, but we were able to sneak in a bit of sightseeing. Colorado is beautiful and I wish we had a little more time to explore.
Friday afternoon we spent a couple hours wandering around downtown Denver.

Sunday we were able to explore a really cool park of rock formations in Colorado Springs called Garden of the Gods.

All in all, we had a fabulous weekend! Congrats again little brother.

Kiddie pool from walmart, $7
a little extra for the water bill .....

hours of playtime in 100 degree weather, priceless!

Happy Mother's Day!

Andrea has done a great job getting this blog up and running. This entry, however, is my maiden voyage into the blogosphere. As my mom’s not here to give her a "hug and a love", I decided to write about her on our blog. How 21st century is that? I was going to write an ode to my mother but I’m not sure I know what an ode is (nor do I believe she belongs in the same category as a Grecian urn) so I’m just going to stick with a few thoughts and some of my mom’s favorite utterances.


















"Well, I want to you to know I’m happy to be here with y’all.” My mom loves to get together with her family and friends. I’ve learned from her example that spending time with each other and enjoying activities and events together are what builds relationships that will last a lifetime and beyond.

“Remember who you are.” My mom has an unwavering testimony of our Heavenly Father’s plan. Even though she isn’t a scripture scholar or particularly “learned” in the deeper doctrines of the gospel, she has an amazing amount of faith in Christ and in the church and its leaders. She taught me that I am a child of God.

“Get up early and drive real fast.” My mom has an unreal capacity to accomplish task. With her amazing ability to organize and execute , she can get more done before 8am than most people do all day.

Mom, I love you and I hope you have a great Mother's day in Mother Russia!