A Bitter-Sweet Trip

So as I stated before in a previous blog, I lost my Grandma Bagley. She was born Feb. 21st, 1922 and Passed away Jan. 26th, 2009. She lived a long and prosperous life. We all we will miss her so much. She is survived by two sisters, two brothers, 8 children, 35 grandchildren and 45 great grand children. Our family was big, and very close. This is the result of Grandpa and Grandma always bringing us together for holidays, events, and just to come socialize. I used to visit my grandparents every sunday after church. That was always apart of the weekend events. As years have gone on and my cousins and I have gotten older. We haven't returned home near as much and it was always a hit and miss with each other. So it was the best thing to be able to gather around and see each other. We were all there..except for one of my cousins, who is serving a mission in Peru. Some of these relatives I haven't seen in 12 yrs since we lost our grandpa. Some it might be a long time before I see again. Sad thing was..we were all so busy and distracted all weekend that we forgot to take a BIG family picture...crap! I don't know when we will have this chance again..maybe never.

But here is some pics from a Bitter-Sweet trip. Grandma and Grandpa this is what we are, because of the love you have given to us. We love you and will miss you so much!!

My grandma's burial.

My mom's siblings minus 2. They had already left.

My uncle Lynn and My great Aunt Betty reminising.

Some of my cousins putting the tables away after the luncheon

Some of us went after the funeral and luncheon back to grandma's and chatted some more. Here is one of my favorite cousins Michelle.


My Uncle Roger reminds me so much of my grandpa. I took this picture because this was the exact way my grandpa would put on his shoes. It was like looking back into the past.

My hilariously funny cousin Angie. I think she got my grandma's quick wit!

Some of my cousins and My aunt Janice mingling.

Michelle and Me....Don't we look Fabulous!

Catching Up

Ok so I am behind a little in blogging. I had a couple things to blog last week and didn't get to it because of the emergency trip back to Utah. So the weekend before we had attened a softball game of our friends Kevin and Amy. Also we went to our friends Kris and AJ for AJ's b-day. Here is some pics from those activities. We always have a blast with these guys, no matter what we are doing.


Aaron hitting the ball..Nice hit


The Boys, Kevin and Aaron



Kevin getting ready to swing.

Amy and Me..Love this girl! Sorry the sun was in my eyes, but looked weird with my glasses on..

AJ's b-day party. The ladies..Angie, AJ and Me

The kids all just came in from the jacuzzi.

AJ, Kris and Angie..This is like the only picture I can get of Kris. He is sneaky and doesn't like pics.

In Memory of Grandma

So this morning my little sister called me to give me some bad news. Our loving Grandma Iris, passed away peacefully in her sleep early in the morning. It has been an overwhelming day, getting this piece of sad news and then having to prepare to head back to Utah. It hasn't hit quite home yet, that this is real, and I am sure it won't until I am there with my family. I loved her so much and she was an amazing woman. I lived about 7 miles away from her until I graduated highschool. I spent almost every weekend at her house and always enjoyed listening to her sarcastic comments that she could throw at ya. She was very stubborn, but always was there when you needed her.

My kids loved her so much. They enjoyed staying at her house, playing with her toys, and eating her cookies. She always had cookies for the grandkids and great grandkids. Ky, especially, I know will have a tough time with this. She loved calling Grandma Beth and asking how Granny Great was, and always asking to talk to her.

We love you Grandma, and you will be truly missed. But we know you are much happier now and safe up in heaven with Grandpa. Love you!

In Memory Of Iris Bagley:

This picture was taken the summer of 2006. Grandma's first time holding her great grand child Isabella.

New Haircut

So I decided that the Blonde was just to much to keep up with. So I went back to brown, and then had a haircut as well.

Today Angie came over and hung out. I wasn't feeling the best, I have been fighting a cold. So she thought it would be nice to do my hair for a change. She flat ironed it for me and it turned out so cute! Justin came home and said "Sexy".

Gifts from Grandma

Grandma Corinne gave these cute hats to the girls for Christmas. They love them. Of course Kylee and Chelsey say they remind them of "Harvard Girl" meaning Elle Woods in Legally Blonde. The girls love their cute hats

She also gave them leggings to match. They are so stylish!!

A New Year..A New Me!

So this year my baby sister will be graduating from High School. Some of you I am sure would be saying "Is she already that old?" Answer is yes she is! I can't believe it myself. Well I have made a commitment with myself to look a whole lot skinnier..come May! So I have already started my weight loss. I jumped on it right away. I was so happy that I have already gotten back into a pair of jeans that I haven't worn for several years. I kept them because they were one of my favorite. You know those pair of jeans that you just can't give up. Yep these are the ones. But hopefully by May they will be too big! Wish me Luck!

Turning a frown upside down

So the last couple days have just those type of days were eveything seemed gloomy. Nothing seemed to be going right, and the girls were just so upbeat and active that I couldn't keep up with them. But I decided to do soemthing that I knew would put a smile on my face and the little ones would love. I got out my hair stuff, and brang it into the living room, and then put on a movie. I then sat Issy and Kylee down in front of me and did their hair while they got to watch their movie. That way they weren't scared of the curling iron, because they couldn't see it in the mirror. Plus I got them to settle down enough to curl their hair real cute. I put Issy's into loose ringlets and then curled up Ky's. Kylee loves having her hair done, it shows her that her shorter hair can be just as cute!

It was now time to get Chelsey from school, so as we walked down to the school, I brought my camera and snapped some pictures of them. If any of you know my kids..they love having their picture taken. They will pose like little models for you. Then when I got home while Issy was napping, and Chelsey did her homework. I played on my photo editor program. Having their hair so stinkin' cute and getting adorable pictures turned my day around and I felt much better. Here is my finished product


My gorgeous Ky!


Super model Isabella