While Searching For Spring~

While searching for spring; the finicky month of March went by with lots of varied activities. 

My dearest young granddaughter, Emma was scheduled for an Endoscopy in March. Here are some photos of her while she was waiting to be registered for the test, changing into PJ's, waiting to go in for the test, waking up from the test and then going home. We were so grateful that Emma did so well. The test results were that she has esophageal inflammation. She is now on a special diet for a while to determine what foods may have contributed to the diagnosis.  She was a trooper and so delightful. 

Our Relief Society Presidency was asked to provide a dinner for our Stake Presidency members which consisted of 14 people. This was a dinner in between two meetings that they had for our bi-annual Stake Conference. Here is just a snapshot of a couple of the table decorations. It was a privilege to make this dinner for them.

We had the fun blessing for having one of our families visit us from Idaho. This is my 3rd son, James, his wife, Amber and their two children Taylor Jo and Averi. We had such a great visit with them all.

Next, we celebrated our Granddaughter, Alyssa's 15th birthday. This is the sweet family that is living with us right now. They will soon be moving into their own home, and I will miss the day to day contact with this remarkable family. This is our 5th child and middle daughter, Jenni, husband Michael and their children, Alyssa, Emma, and Ben. 

More fun photos from this happy celebration. Our Alyssa received mostly art supplies and these art pictures she asked for. I loved the items she received. No clothes for her this year. 

Benjamin made his own Pinewood Derby car to race in a Cub Scout event. I was so proud of him for making it all by himself. We enjoyed watching the races, and he had a lot of fun. 

It has continued to snow off and on here in Utah. We are starting to see a few signs of spring. We still need to wear a coat on most days. 

My dear Sister In Law, Amparo Gledhill passed away on March 20th,2019. She had fought a 2 year battle with Cancer. She is the wife of my oldest brother Mac Gledhill, who died in 2010. We were so sad to lose this endearing sister of ours. We had just visited her in Las Vegas a few months ago. I had tried to stay in touch, and we always enjoyed our moments with her family and her. We lived in Las Vegas for 7 years; we have been close with their family throughout the years. Her Granddaughter, Misty wrote the beautiful poem above, and it describes her well. 

 Here is a photo of her family: Front row Kathy, Mirna, Amparo; Back row, John, Gabe, and Gus. Then the picture on the right side is her grandchildren; there are a few missing in the photo.

 Here are a few photos from the luncheon held after the funeral. Amparo had lived in the same home for over 40 years, and she had a lot of friends and family come. She had three sisters and some nieces and nephews that came from Mexico for the funeral. She was much loved by many. 

 

On the Saturday after the funeral, we drove up to the Las Vegas Latter-Day Saint Temple. It was a beatutiful day and we really enjoyed the sunlight and the surroundings. 

On Monday, we drove home and stopped in Cedar City to see the newer Cedar City, Utah Latter-Day Saint temple and then onto Monroe, Utah to visit my beloved 98-year-old Aunt Alene. We had a fantastic visit with her. 
It was a busy month with lots of love, sadness, activities and etc. Now we are still searching for Spring.