Fun visit from my girls!

I am so excited that two of my wonderful, beautiful nieces are here for the weekend!! Wendy and Andrea live in Vermont, but were in Utah visiting family on their mom's side. They came up this afternoon to visit with us for the weekend. We get them til we sadly have to send them back to Utah on Sunday afternoon so that they can catch their flight home to Vermont Monday morning. I sure do love these two girls! They are so sweet and kind! They are strong girls who know what they want in life. They know what is important to them and make the choices that will help them get to where they want to be!

Andrea in the car on the way home

Coming home from Josh's first cross country meet

Andrea

Wendy playing the piano

Andrea and Wendy stumping Josh on a riddle

Wendy trying to help Josh get the riddle

Josh just did not get it at all!

Laughing at Josh

More of my Fabulous Nieces & Nephews!

So, I've been waiting to put up pictures of my other brother's family, because my SILsaid that she was going to send me new pictures, including photos of her & Andy. I'm still waiting....c'mon Cheri! So, I'm going to go ahead with the photos I have, even though they're old & hope I get the new pics from Cheri soon!
So, this is my SIL Cheri. I can't find the photo of her & Andy together, so we're going to go with the pretty half of the couple! In case it's not obvious from the photo, this is on their wedding day in 1998. Cheri was the most beautiful bride! Andy & Cheri have three gorgeous kids...Brittney, Billy & Tyler.

Brittney is a sophomore. She was on the track team this year & did a terrific job. She's going to be driving soon, which I think scares her parents a little bit. I can't believe all my nieces are getting this old! Britt is a beautiful girl & is so sweet & loving!

Billy is the same age as Josh, and is going into 8th grade this year. Bill's into baseball & has played on a little league team for years. I'm not biased, but he's pretty dang good! Billy's a happy, fun loving kid. He's a prankster & loves to have fun. Plus, he earns mucho extra points with Aunt Liza because he's the only Sox fan of the three kids!

Tyler is the youngest in the family. He's also going into 8th grade this year. As you can see from his shirt, Ty's a Yankees fan. I don't know where Andy & Cheri went wrong with him, but it is fun to mess with him on the phone! Ty's also into baseball & plays on the Little League team with Billy. Tyler's a sweet kid.

I don't get to see this branch of the family as often as I want, because they live farther away, but I sure love them!

The Next Stage of the Family

After putting up my br0ther Bob & his family, I kind of forgot about the rest of my family! I am probably closest to my brother John. I'm not sure if that's because when I was little & he was first married, I spent alot of time with he & his wife, or if it's because John & I are in the same line of work & I call him to ask him alot of questions! I love going to visit John & Denise & their beautiful daughters, Rachelle & Kelsey.

Denise, John, Kelsey & Elise in their most recent family photo

My two beautiful nieces, Rachelle(on the left) & Kelsey(on the right). Kelsey is almost 16 & is currently taking driver's ed! Her dad's a little bit scared to have her on the road, but she's sure to be a better driver than her sister! Kelsey is a runner, participating on her high school's cross country & track team & she does exceptionally well! She's also a terrific horsewoman. She runs the boarding aspect of her family's horse business & does a fantastic job with the horses! Rachelle is a year older than James & graduated last year. As I can remember the day she was born, I can't believe she's now in college! Rachelle is a fantastic person & I am so proud of her! She is my niece who has looked just like me since she was born.