Thursday, May 14, 2009

Missionaries, Musings and Mother's Day

Somehow our trips to the Valley always turn out to be way longer than we expected. This time our 3 days turned into 5. But, we had a great 5 days!

We originally went down for this kid's homecoming-

But spent time with these kids, too-


And some of the big kids-
Ahhh, I love my family. They crack me up. All you have to do is pull out the camera and you get this- (the look on my brother's face was done purposely)
And every Richardson gathering includes chips and salsa. Mmmmm. My dad makes the best salsa! I think it's hiding behind the bag.
On Monday my sister, sister's in law and I took our kids swimming. They had a blast! Kimber is fearless! She loved to go to the deep end and jump in, whether or not I was down there ready to catch her.

Can I just tell you how much I love this kid? He makes me laugh!
Kennedy was not excited at all about getting her picture taken.
Coop and his cute ma-

My parents have taught me to love a good swinging chair. They have a nice little sitting area out back where we spend many hours talking and watching the kids play. So, for Mother's Day Jared and the girls surprised me with one of my own!!!

4 comments:

Ashley said...

your family is all so cute! what a great idea with the swing for mother's day!

Newman Family said...

Good times! I love your family!

RPH said...

I love that swinging chair. What a great gift.

Your glasses are adorable. So are your kids.

I am jealous of that swimming pool. We are still bundled up during the day and the overnight temps drop way below freezing still. (23 last night!)

ps if you have that yummy salsa recipe will you post it? I love a good homemade salsa recipe!

The Varo's said...

holy cow! everyone is so grown up! i love your glasses AND your swing!

haha-my word verification is
"cocophil". sorry i just thought that was funny.