Prom time is almost here!

Jaelyn came home from FCCLA to a bedroom

full of balloons. She had to pop all of them to find out

who had asked her. Those poor boys spent

quite a bit of time blowing up all those balloons.

How fun though!

This is Jaelyn's prom dress that we just picked up and

we are trying to decide if she should wear a necklace

or not. What is your opinion? (It may not matter

cuz she'll do what she wants anyway.)

She went to a friends house and experimented with

her hair too. Up or down, she can't decide that either.

Luckily we have two more weeks.

She looks beautiful!!

Her mom thinks she looks beautiful both ways!

Jack had a BAD DAY!!

Poor Jack! He had a bad day!

What a day Jack had!

He went over the handlebars on his bike!

A bad case of road rash!

Ouch, Ouch, Ouch, Quadruple Ouch!

We've got him all bandaged up!

St. Patricks Day

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY!!

Dinner at the Gillett house consisted of:

Green Enchildada Casserole, Green peas, Green Snicker Salad,

And for dessert, Green Rice Krispy treats.

And of course, No silverware or plates allowed tonight!!

JoLee was so excited she could hardly stand it.

She said: "is this the day we get to eat with our hands?"

Forget the hands, just use the mouth!!

Then there's Jaelyn, she is not so sure about her wacked out mother!

Jaelyn did appreciate the clean up when all she had to

do was wash a few cups and roll up the table covering

and toss it in the garbage.

Good food and fun was had by all.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

St. Patrick's Day

Random

Toothless JoLee and cousin Lucy

Jaelyn finally got her cast off. I can't believe we forgot

to take a picture with the cast on!



Jenson and Jacie love to take pictures of themselves.

Jack and his pinewood derby car. He and John had fun

making it together.

These wild turkey's were in our back yard. There were

actually five of them back there at one time.

DINNERTME by Jaelyn Gillett

I'm sitting here at the computer and noticed Jaelyn's poetry book, so I started looking through it. Thought I'd share one from April 7, 2008, entitled "Dinnertime." I wish I could find the pictures that go with this memorable poem.

Dinnertime

By Jaelyn Gillett

April 7, 2008

The table is covered with a plastic, disposable cloth

The delectable food steams on the stove

While children are rushing to find

Their grubby clothes to wear at dinnertime

This is not an ordinary meal

For when you are seated

There will be no plates or utensils

We all eat like orphans

The food is slopped before us

Noodles and sauce,

Beans smothered in butter,

Delightful breadsticks

All waiting to be devoured

On Mom's command, we all dig in

Some gracefully pick each noodle

Some scoop it by the handfuls, shoveling it in

Others use only their mouths to slurp and inhale

Until there are no remains

Except for...

Sauce and butter mixed with grainy parmesan cheese

Dripping down each chin

Invading each and every fingernail

There's no need to pick-up

The table has been licked clean

Rip off the cloth and find the trash

Now...

It's off to the bath!!!

(That's one of her family memories that she recorded as a poem. What a kookie Mom she has!

I love the detail. Can't you taste it, and feel it? We might need to do that again soon, it is fun!)

Families Are Forever!

I don't know if I've posted these pictures

before or not. My camera is out of batteries

& I'm too cheap to buy them anywhere but Walmart

in Cedar City, so I'll post old pictures for now, just so I can

update my blog.

What a cute family! Mine forever!

John and I had a chance to get away for the night.

It was a much needed vacation. I'm so glad the kids

were all alive when we returned.

OUR FAMILY CAN BE TOGETHER

FOREVER!