Catching up...April

April was a busy month with lots of fun activities; Easter, a wedding and trip, fun family time and a birthday.  Get ready for a huge photo overload.

Ben was in charge of the scout Court of Honor in April.  He did a nice job planning and conducting, and the troop was able to give a nice send off to their fabulous scout master Paul who had recently moved.  Each boy said what his favorite memory was with Paul and they had a nice cake with the scout emblem on it.   He took these boys as 12 year olds and helped them through their deacon years. I can't imagine the patience he had through all those camps and activities.  What a great guy!

Then it was time for Easter.  We were going to be in Seattle for Easter, so we celebrated a little early with the the kids.  It was so fun to find little toys and treats for my boys and Abby.  

Ben and his basket.  A few treats and a new golf shirt and shorts.

Cashe and Abby.  We bought Cashe some treats, some crayons, and a shirt.  Miss Abby enjoyed a few fun makeups items, a shirt and some treats.

Cashe enjoyed playing in the basket and scattering the grass.  We love this boy!

Diesel's first Easter basket from Nana and Papa.  We gave him some new onesies, some toys, a few treats and books.  We love him so much!

A few days later and we were off to Seattle for my niece Erin's wedding.  We had hoped to take the whole family, but with a  new baby and school and jobs, it ended up being Brian, me, my mom, Ben and Lindsi.  The weather was great and we had a fun time.  We missed Kristi, Jord, Nick, Ab, Cashe and Diesel.  It was Lindsi's first time away from Cashe, and she missed her boy so much.

Here we are on the waterfront enjoying a great seafood lunch at Ivar's.  It was the best halibut ever.  

My oldest and youngest having a sweet treat after lunch.

Before the wedding, Erin's mother-in-law honored her with a traditional Turkish henna party.  It was so fun and fancy.  Yummy traditional food, not sure what I ate, but it was fabulous.  

Here are the girls watching the festivities.

The Crooks/Pugmire Cousins

Jen, Erin, Kelli, Kendra and Lindsi

A sweet picture of Erin and her grandmas-Elfie and Blanche.  It was such a fun evening and loved seeing Erin so so happy!

We had some time to sightsee before the wedding, so we walked from our hotel to the Seattle Space Needle.  We took the girls there for a trip in 1991, so it was fun to go back there.  It was a chilly day and Lindsi didn't come with a jacket, so Bri and Lindsi had matching Seattle wear.  

Ben, Bri and Lindsi with the Seattle city view behind them.

After our sightseeing, it was time to get ready for the wedding.  Erin and Michael were getting married on a boat, and it was such a pretty setting

My handsome brother Rick walking the beautiful bride down the aisle.

Erin and Michael exchanging their vows.  It was a beautiful ceremony, and the judge who married them quoted from both the Koran and the Book of Mormon.  Such a nice way to celebrate both cultures.  

The reception was on the boat as well and it was good food and fun times.

Ben and Kaylee (Brian and Jen's daughter).  She adores Ben and wanted to be wherever he was that night.  I thought this was a cute picture

My mom, brother and me.  Love this picture of us.

We took advantage of a nice spring day and went to the park near my school to play with the boys.   

Kristi and Cashe headed down the slide

Lindsi, Cashe and Diesel. 

We celebrated Bri's b day on the 27th with a family dinner at Texas Roadhouse and then headed back to our house for cake, ice cream and presents.  

The fam at dinner.  Don't  I have the cutest family?  

Cashe, Papa and Nana.  

Bri with his presents.  All golf related except for the Boston Redsox book.

And here is the birthday boy celebrating #54.  Happy  birthday Bri; we all love you!!!!

We ended the month at the tulip festival at Thanksgiving Point.  It was such a pretty day and the flowers were beautiful.  Spring is here!  Yahoo!!!

Love these kids of mine

Catching up....February and March

On February 4,  we welcomed Diesel Jordan Stephan.  He is the best baby, and we love  him so so much.  I can't believe he is already 6 1/2 months old.

Jordan and  Diesel, just a few minutes after his birth.  

We also celebrated Valentines Day, watched Ben play junior Jazz and just enjoyed having a cute newborn in our family.  We were getting tired of winter and ready for spring.

"Heart Attacked" by Lindsi, Abby and Cashe

Ben's Basketball team.  They were great kids and played hard every game.  

In March, the new City Creek Center opened up downtown and the girls and babies headed down on opening day to celebrate with some serious shopping.  I had been counting down the days and could not wait to see it.  What a beautiful addition to our city.  We had a great day!

And we didn't.....

Kristi, Lindsi, Abby and Diesel and Cashe ready to go.  The babies were the only boys allowed!

Cashe discovering the fun play land near the food court.

Enjoying a yummy lunch at Kneaders.

                             Diesel was a champ and slept through most of our City Creek adventure.

Cashe, Lindsi and Ab enjoying the fun.

Kristi and Diesel-I think this was Diesel's first big outing.

So..City Creek was worth the wait!  Loved spending the day with the girls!

Catching up and then some.....January

To say I'm behind in blogging in an understatement....so I am going to attempt to catch up month by month and hopefully I can remember everything we have been up to!

First, in January I celebrated the big 50 birthday.  I was not looking forward to this big day and honestly, was pretty crabby to my family.   I didn't even want my birthday mentioned but was sad that I thought maybe they weren't going to do anything special.   I just kept hoping that Diesel would arrive a few days early and we could share a birthday, but the little guy waited for a few more days.   I should know that my family loves birthdays and would not have let my day pass.

  For months Bri and the girls had been planning a surprise party for me and I have to tell you it was perfect!  They invited all of my favorite people and had a fun dinner planned on my birthday at Market Street Grill.  The girls took me for a pedicure and some frozen yogurt earlier in the day and we were planning on meeting up that night for a family dinner.  So when I walked in the restaurant and saw all our dear friends and family, I was very surprised.  Here are some fun pictures of the birthday:



Enjoying a pedi with my girls!

The cute invites designed by the girls.  So so cute!

The room at Market Street all decorated in my favorite color-Pink!  It looked so cute

My cake; it looked just like the one on the invitation.

Surprise!!!

My girls are pros at candy bars and they had all my favorite candies like licorice, pink mints, tootsie rolls and hot tamales....so so cute

Celebrating with the best girls and party planners ever!

          Celebrating with Bri-thanks for such a wonderful party.

We had a great night, enjoying a yummy dinner of halibut, crab cakes and salmon.  The girls had my guests fill out a "How Well Do You Know Cindi" with some fun questions like where was I born, what is my middle name, how long have I been married/taught school and fun questions like that.   The big winner of this game was my good friend and exercise buddy, Holli.  So I guess during all those early morning walks I must have told her everything about me!  

After the party, we came back to the house for presents and my fabulous family surprised me with a video of 50 years of pictures and memories.  The girls collected photos and Jordan scanned for hours.  It was the perfect way to end the day and look back at my life. It is truly a treasure!

Thanks to Bri, Lindsi and Kristi for such a wonderful birthday and for just loving me!  It was the best.  I love you all!!!

Forever....

Ten years ago today, our little family of five went to the Salt Lake Temple to be sealed together...forever....It was an amazing and special day to share with our family and dear friends who supported us through the years.  Since then, we have been able to see our beautiful daughters marry in the same temple...  

August 16, 2002

Ten years later....our family has added Nick, Jordan, Cashe, Diesel and Abby.  We are blessed beyond words.  

Happy Anniversary #30

                                                                         
5/19
On this very day, at 1:00 in the afternoon,  30 years ago, I married my best friend!  Honestly, it doesn't seem like 30 years have gone by.  I look at our wedding pictures and I think, that's still us, we look just like that today!

As I reflect on our years together, I am so blessed to have Bri by my side for all these years.  He held my hand as I brought our three beautiful children into the world, supported me when I went back to school, listened to my endless hours of stories,  never got upset when I came home with a dent or two in my car, and doesn't mind when I wake him up because I can't sleep.  He has put up with my odd restaurant ordering and my obsessing and worrying about anything and everything.  And yes, along the way,  a few rough bumps in the road, but no matter what we always knew that we belonged together.  Then, now and forever....

It started with us, then along the way we were blessed with Lindsi, Kristi and finally Ben.  We have added two great sons-in-law, and the two cutest grandsons ever!  It's been an amazing journey and I can't imagine my life with anyone but Bri.

And so I thank you for 30 years of loving me.  Happy Anniversary honey!  I love you and here is to  30 more!!!!

He's Here...Welcome Diesel Jordan Stephan

This is a post that is long overdue! Diesel Jordan Stephan was born on February 4 at 8:45 p.m . weighing 7 pounds! We are so happy for Jordan and Kristi, and we love baby Diesel so much. It was such a privilege for Lindsi and I to be able to be there for his birth. What an amazing experience!

Kristi and Jordy right before Diesel was born. Kristi was amazing and made having babies look easy. Such a cute couple and about to be a family!

Baby Diesel just a few minutes old. A handsome boy already!

Proud Nana loving on Diesel! I am smitten!

And here is cute Diesel today getting ready to go for a walk in sunny St. George.

Thank you Jord and Kristi for giving us such a precious and beautiful grandson. We are blessed beyond words!

December Wrap Up..Finally

I have been a very neglectful blogger and am just now posting the busy month of December. We had a busy month with many fun activities. So here goes....warning picture overload...

We started the month holding a very fun family shower for Kristi. Lindsi is the absolute master at planning parties, and we had a great time planning this for our girl. We wanted to have all of Kristi's favorite foods and the perfect decor. I think we did it!

The table looked beautiful with soft creams and blues with yummy foods like macaroni and cheese, fruit kabobs, yummy cupcakes and eclairs and everything Kristi loves.

My beautiful girls!

Kristi and Elfie

Cute cousins with their baby bumps. Cassie is due about a week or so before Kristi

The Pugmire Women

And here is the cute Momma to Be with all the wonderful presents our fabulous family and close friends gave her! She is holding a diaper cake that Lindsi made-first one ever and it turned out perfect. It was a lovely shower and it made us all so so excited to have Baby Diesel here.

The next event was Girls' Night out at the theatre. I took Lindsi, Kristi, Abby and Grandma J to see Annie at Pioneer Theatre. We had a great night going to dinner first at Red Robin and then enjoying the play. Fun night and fun play to get us in the holiday spirit.

The girls brought our favorite treats to share. Love these girls of mine!

We had a fun time being with Cashe when he went to visit Santa. He wasn't scared at all and loved sitting on his lap. Look at how cute my boy is!

Next item of fun was Ben's holiday band concert. This year he has joined the jazz band in addition to playing in Concert Band. Here is Ben with his buddy Thomas.

Had a fun Saturday morning breakfast with my Brighton High teacher friends. We have all moved on to different schools and such but still love to get together and visit every few months.

We had the annual Pugmire Family Sub for Santa party at Lindsi's and were able to provide Christmas for a nice lady and her two children. This is probably one of the most fun activities we do all season. It's a great chance for the entire family to get together, and we love being able to help someone. We bought some books for the little girl and a watch for the boy.

Lindsi is great to organize the party and gifts for us. Here is the cute Barber family.

Jordan and Kuri bought cute gloves and an outfit for the little girl,

Then it was time for Christmas Eve fun. I love Christmas Eve and love to do dinner, open gifts and just have fun family time. This year we invited Bri's mom and dad as well as Bri's sis Chris and her hubby Lee. It was fun to have a full house and hope they come next year too.

Ben and Abby with their gifts; we gave Ab a camera and Ben loved his Green Bay pillow pet from the Barber's and his Green Bay mug and soda from the Stephan's.

Nick and Lindsi gave Bri a new golf bag and I got a scanner, printer, copier. Jord and Kristi gave us a nice date night with gift card to Market Street and movie tickets.

We love spoiling Cashe a Roo this year and gave him a bike, sports center, books, puzzles and all sorts of fun things.

Virginia and Lee

Bri and his sis Chris.

So every year I buy pjs for the kids and the theme this year was shorts for the boys and pjs for the girls. The Barber's had Oregon Duck wear and the Stephan's celebrated Mariner style.

Next post....Christmas Day.