FHE

Last night for our Family Home Evening activity we went to see Monster vs Aliens in 3D

Russ & Laura's family also came with us.

Pictured left to right: Chelsey, Rachel, Jacob, Jordan, Weston, Katelyn & Taylor
You can tell that these kids are used to posing!LOL

Torri came very prepared with lots of snacks!
Pictured fron to back: Taylor, Katelyn, Torri, Laura, Russ, Jordan & Jacob


Pictured front to back: Katelyn, Taylor, Rachel, Chelsey & Weston
Don't they look cute in their 3D glasses!

Smile!

Rachel is soooo excited!
She is getting her braces off today!
Before

















During
She couldn't stop looking at herself and licking her teeth! She was so happy!

After


Good news! Tony gets his off in 6 weeks! Hooray no more kids in braces.

Loving Emery

James loves his cousin Emery, it won't be long before they are wrestling!

Amanda & Clint with Emery, they look so happy!

Nicole didn't want to give him back.



Dawn put Emery to sleep. She must have some practice at that!

This little baby boy has brought so much happiness & love into all our lives! He is a little miracle from heaven.

A weekend of blessings!

I am so grateful for my family and for the blessings of the gospel!

This past weekend was a sweet reminder of what is really important to me.

This is proud Papa Clint with baby Emery.

Emery made it out of the hospital just in time for all the festivities,

thanks to much fasting, prayers and faith!

This is Clint, Amanda, Brooklyn, Noah & Emery after the

sealing! What a wonderful blessing

to know that Families can be together forever!

The happiness is so evident in their faces!


This is at the shower we had for little Emery!
Pictured left to right: Katelyn, Clint, Kayla (Amanda's cousin), James, Rachel, Nicole, Chelsey, Sara, Amanda,Marcie, & the back of mom's head.


Sisters!

There is a sweetness & comfort in having sisters!

Amanda, Me, Dawn & Marty
Marty & Mom made the cute peapod behind us.
It went with the theme:A baby in a peapod...I should have
taken a picture of the plates. They were so cute.


Gratitude and love feels my heart right now, I am so richly blessed.
I am so happy for my little brother & his eternal family.

What will you bee?

I am choosing to bee HAPPY! I am really excited for this weekend. We have a lot of fun things happening. Today, Emery gets out of the hospital. Tonight, my brother, Clint, will take out his endowment. My sister, Marty & her family will get into town. Sat. we are having a Baby Shower for little Emery & then off to the temple again! Clint & Amanda are being sealed & the kids too! Sunday baby Emery will be blessed! This is a lot to be HAPPY about!

Ahh Cute!

Chris 1965

So cute! Just want to kiss those cheeks!

He is held by his father Michael Bishop & being cheered by his mother Becky Bishop

Picture of the day

Chelsey, Chris & Sara

Chris has it labeled "Cook & Posers"

Funny stuff!

Today I am working on my husbands computer and he doesn't have as many pics as I do but I

do love, love, love this picture! It was taken at Bear Lake during a Bishop family reunion,

June 2006

Wishing for summer

Most people say they have "spring fever", well I am having "summer fever"

I am ready for summer to be here!

I am ready for BBQ'sSummer 2008 Chris grillin' some burgers and hotdogs!

Pool parties
Rachel & Mandy jumping from the waterfall summer 2008

And summer vacations!

June 2008 Puerto Vallarta, Mexico

Summer also means family reunions, sleeping in, laying by the pool, no early morning seminary, sunshine, and popsicles!

I love Summer!!!!

My Mom

This is one of my favorite pictures of my mother, Jane Peterson Banks.

Don't you just want to kiss those cheeks!!!Mom is 6 months old in this photo.

Adorable, no wonder my kids turned out so cute, they have got good genes from both my mother and father.

My Dad

Another great find from the photos my parents brought over Sunday Night!

This is my dad (Monty Peter Banks) in 1964, that makes him 15 or 16. There is not a date on the photo but the shirt he is wearing was from a Boy Scout Jamboree in 1964. That makes him about the same age as my boys.

The bottom photo is not dated

either but it says at the top

"Just got home from camp"

The little one riding on the top of his load is Lonnie.

I am loving these old pictures!

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This one is for you Lonnie!

As I had said in a previous post, my parents brought over a bunch of photos yesterday. It was such a joy for me to look through these pictures! Below are a few of Lonnie Banks. Lonnie is the eldest grandson on my father's side (my cousin). These were probably taken at another Banks Family Reunion. There was not a date on the pictures, so I don't know for sure how old he is.
Poor Lonnie, not only is his little foot hurt, but people are taking pictures of him taking a bath.

In the background is my Great-Aunt Glady Banks. She is a sister to my father's dad, my grandfather.
Did I mention that I had a blast looking through these pictures!

Summer 1975

Timpview American Fork Canyon

Summer 1975Back Row: Bret & Lonnie

Middle Row: Marty, Wyatt, Me & LauraLyn

Front: Dawn

I love this picture!

There were several others of this same outing but I did not get to scan them.

My kids love looking back at pictures of themselves and the fun things we have done...I guess I do too!

"Me & Laura goes together like peas and carrots" Forrest Gump

Today my parents came over. They brought with them several large photo books. These pictures were acquired from my Grandmother Rosalie. She is my father's mother. My father (Monty) was the second son. He has an older brother, Johnny and a younger sister, Ann.

Growing up my Uncle John's family & ours spent a lot of time together. Uncle John's oldest daughter LauraLyn and I were the best of friends! I loved being with Laura. I have always looked up to her and wanted to be like her and do the same things as her.

She is a little over a year older than me. Every year our families would go to the Banks family reunion at Oak City Canyon. Below are a couple of pictures that I scanned today. I laughed so hard when I saw them. We were so silly.

On the back of one of the pictures my grandma had written:

"July 4, 1980 Jan & LauraLyn the clowns"
I hope that my posting this isn't embarrassing to my sweet cousin. It just reminded of how much fun and laughs we used to have together! I love this girl and I love that she lives just down the street, I want to continue to have more fun & Laughs with her forever! I hope that our children will love each other as much as I love her!