Great Women Born in January!!!!

                                           Great Grandma's 90th Birthday Dinner at Olive Garden.
                                          Last Saturday we had a small Open House for her.
                                           She thought it was wonderful.  About 15 friends came.

                                                 Happy Birthday to Abigail today!!! She's 5

                                               I love this picture of Kate and her Kids!

                                               Lizzie LOVES cats!!  This is Grandma Gubler's

It's great to be 8!

Lizzie's birthday was two weeks ago.  Mom came up for Lizzie's birthday, and that was SO AWESOME!!

 I took Lizzie and two of her friends ice skating & then out to frozen yogurt for her birthday.  

Then Sunday we had our family party.  

Lizzie's baptism was the next weekend and was great.  Rod & his dad were back from Brazil and two other ladies (mother/daughter converts) were getting baptized as well, so a lot of people from the ward were there and it was great to be able to share the baptismal day. It made it more special, I think, to share it. 

Rod's dad gave a great talk on the Holy Ghost, and Caitlin sang "When I Am Baptized" (I played for her and didn't mess up! Yeah!!) beautifully.  It was a great day!

 

 Mom made Lizzie's cake.  Lizzie had quite an elaborate drawing of what she wanted her cat cake to look like, and mom's cake fit the bill!

 After Lizzie's baptism, we went out to eat at a Mexican restaurant, then we came home and had dessert: cupcakes and sparkling Martinellis' apple-cranberry cider....which must've been a bit too much for Lizzie's stomach, 'cause she barfed in the middle of the night after this.  But the next day she was fine and went to church & was confirmed. So I think all the excitement of the day + decadent food and treats were a bit much for her!

Happy Late Birthday Kate!!
 
I feel bad I didn't get on this sooner, cause I really was thinking about you Kate! And I don't have any pictures on this computer yet, so I will have to late post some awesome Kate pics. Wow, you're 30!! I love Kate because she is "chill". She is just relaxed and easy to be around. She has a great sense of humor that I appreciate. See previous post :) She always stands up for what is right and isn't afraid to share her beliefs. She is thoughtful and kind. She is always thinking of others and how she can help them. I LOVE YOU KATE!!!