Happy Easter - A Few Weeks Late

I'm catching up on a few family photos.  The week before Easter, we had an Easter Egg hunt in our back yard.  Devlin, Eve and Chloe had a great time searching for the eggs, treats and other surprises. We had a great time watching them run around the yard in pure, unadulterated joy!

Happy Birthday Chloe!

This afternoon, family and friends gathered in our back yard to wish Chloe Happy Third Birthday!

Chloe was really excited about the party, and delighted us all with her exuberant celebration.

The cousins had a great time together, and even paused from play for an impromptu photo shoot.

Princess Chloe will be a big help to Granny by watering the flowers.

You can see more birthday party photos on Mark's Flicker page.

Baby Olivia!

Meet Olivia Dunn, #20 in the Dent-Dixon clan (MCLHGZTGDRDEIAMCOERH)! We are so delighted for her birth last Friday.

Granny is really proud ... and so grateful for the safe arriva of this little spirit from our Father in Heaven

What a wonderful thing it is that Olivia was born to faithful parents within the covenant of the sealing power. We are profoundly grateful.

You can see more photos on Mark's Flickr photo stream.

Older than Dirt

Our kids frequently remind us that we are really, really old fogies. Six years ago, to celebrate my 50th birthday, they made a video which included a few things, though they were really hard to find, that were older than Dad.

While on a business trip to Monterey, California, recently, I found a t-shirt which, once and for all, pointed out that I am indeed pretty ancient. It puts everything into perspective.

Actually, in the eternal scheme of things, this is the absolute truth. :)

Holly on Stage at Taylor

Thursday, we gathered at Taylor Jr. High to hear Holly perform with the Treble Cleffs chorus. We continue to be amazed at her musical talents.

Holly's friend Kylie isn't always this glum - but we did like the expression on Holly's face!

Happy Birthday Eve!

We celebrated Eve's birthday a few days early with pizza, crazy hats and family in Countryside Park near our home.  Eve loves to dress up, so we all wore crazy hats to help her celebrate.

We ate Little Caesar's Pizza, which seems to go hand in glove with Countryside Park.

Eve had great fun opening her presents. She received lots of new clothes, new hats and dress-up costumes, which she loved.

All the new headgear had to have a turn!

Devlin was close at hand to help Eve whenever she needed it.

It's time to go ... all dressed up in a new swim suit, complete with gold lame sandals, new water bottle, cabbage patch doll, sun glasses and the old standby Nemo hat!

Happy Birthday, Eve!

Granny's New Hobby

Claudia has taken up a new labor of love.  Using frames provided by her mother, Claudia is making a baby quilt.  Yes - really quilting - with thousands of small, individual stitches carefully outlining the designs on the fabric.  Can't wait to see it when it is finished!