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Memory Lane

Happy 3rd Anniversary Jake & Susie

Happy Birthday Missy

Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary to my beautiful daughter, Melissa and her incredible husband, Shawn! All celebrations within a few days - super planning for a week of sharing memories and parties.

Precious Missy has brought sweetness and laughter into our family, into her own family, and into the lives of those who know her! How we all love her and are grateful she is part of our life!

Jared's Mission Call

It came! Jared's mission call to South Africa - Johannesburg!

He reports didrectly to the MTC in Johannesburg December 10!

41 years together - so worth it!!

Happy Birthday Joe

Happy Birthday to our dear son, Joseph, who has always tackled life with impetuous enthusiasm. He is like his Grandpa Sevey as he searches for answers to questions and defends his beliefs fervently. He is like his Great Grandpa Joe Chesley with a great sense of humor and a love for jokes. He is like his Opa Bielefeldt with a kind and generous heart. We send him love and joy on this special day.

God Bless America

Marty and I enjoyed watching the Rockin' R Ranch Fireworks from our balcony. We feel so blessed to live in this great land of liberty. May we all unite our prayers for God to bless America through the trials ahead.

Key to Happiness

We send our love to all our dear children and their spouses and our precious grandchildren. We have found the key to joy and are delighted to share with each of you the key which opens the greatest treasure of life - "happiness and peace in daily living" - This key only works to open this sought after treasure when we notice the little positive details of the people we love or want to love with gratitude. The bonus is that when we also notice little positive details of daily living with gratitude our hearts swell with more joy than we can contain. This key is very simple, but when used with determined effort, then all our prayers can and will be answered. It is worth it to guard this key and use it diligently.

Family Fun in Las Vegas

Being with some of our precious family is the best fun we can imagine. What a delight to spend several special several days with our Jensen grandkids in Las Vegas. Friday evening we enjoyed yummy shrimp quesedillas with a dance show afterwards performed by the little girls. They can actually ballet on their toes - the choreography is incredible! On Saturday we had such fun at the park. On Sunday we enjoyed the peace of chuch meetings. On Monday evening we had great fun with a special patriotic family night, learning about the first flag of our country and the declaration of Independence - we learned how to make a 5 point star - and finally we had a spectaculor firework show put on by all of us, but directed by Ben - and last of all, a yummy old-fashioned blueberry cobbler with icecream! A multitude of original craft projects were interwoven into every available hour of the day and evening by the children - from crowns of all sorts, to stars, to all manner of drawings and colorings of cards and pictures, to a noise maker made with 2 cups taped together and filled with rice. It seems like all of our grandchildren are bursting with creative ideas.

Celebrating Dad

Father's Day 2009

In honor of the truly great father Marty is, the morning began with blueberry pancakes - then church meetings - then a roast beef dinner with all the trimmings - then the family over for homemade ice cream and rasberry/blackberry cobbler (purchased fresh and frozen several weeks earlier when they were on sale) in the evening.

Trip to Las Vegas for Liesel's baptism

Time to get on the road - Should take 5 1/2 hours plus a couple of stops Are we there yet? When will we be there? OoooHH! Kind of scary at Hoover Dam! Friday at Red Rock - Sooo windy, but sooo incredible! The kids loved hiking up the rocks and exploring the canyon! The views were amazing, the company was the best - but we had to take our picnic lunch home as it was too windy. (We stopped at Costco for pizza instead) ;) Saturday was a special day - it felt like Sunday. To celebrate Liesel's birthday we enjoyed breakfast cake, German showstopper pancakes and fruit salad. Her baptism was at 10:00. Marsie gave a beautiful talk. Liesel was beautiful and so happy. The day was memorable and sweet. The weather was kind of chilly, but we were all warm with love and family activity.