Brandon and Kirsten's wedding

I hope that everyone will be patient as I learn to use this website. These are a few of my favorite pictures. If you want to be more I am sure that Brandon and Kirsten will post some on their blog.

Wedding Pictures

I think I got it this time.

More Wedding Pics

Finally...here are some pics from Brandon's wedding. The other ones are at the bottom of our blog. The one with Kirsten on the floor probably needs some explanation. They finished their dance and Brandon went to dip her and slipped on her dress and down they both went!! And Brandon didn't want to be embarrased by taking off her garter. Lol!!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I hope that everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving. As you can see I have posted some wedding pictures of Brandon and Kirsten. These are just a few of my favorites. I tried to post a few more but couldn't get them to load. I guess I will try later. Life continues to be busy and I am sure it will be so through the holidays. As Relief Society president I am keeping busy trying to meet the welfare needs of families in our ward and there is a few. I am constantly reminded how blessed I am and how much I have to be thankful for. I have an incredible family with three wonderful boys and an awesome daughter in law. I have my health. Michael and I both have good jobs and can provide for the needs of our family. We have the gospel in our lives. As I watch my family and Michael's family struggles I am reminded that life could be worse. I hope that you will take the time this Thanksgiving to remember all the good things in your life and how blessed you are.

Empty Nest

I am sure that while we were raising the three boys, if someone had asked Michael and I if we thought we would suffer from "empty nest" when the boys were grown we would have answered with a very loud, absolutely not!! But guess what, this is not the case. Michael and I spent a romantic night at Castle Creek Inn, a bed and breakfast Inn, in Sandy this past Saturday night. We had a wonderful time but arrived home on Sunday to a home that is feeling a little empty at times. Brandon, of course has married and moved out and Tyler is on a business trip in Dallas this week, he will be back on Thursday evening so Justin was the only one at home. It is great to spend some one on one time with Justin but I will admit it makes me a little sad for the old days. I think Michael summed it up best....:Where did the time go??" It seems like only yesterday that we were in the midst of raising three little boys, complete with big wheels, matchbox cars and legos that we were constantly stepping on. Don't get me wrong....I love the fact that we are at the point in our lives that we can once again spend time together, sometimes away from the boys but we sometimes miss the chaos and energy that went into raising the boys. Michael and I are discovering that life without young children is a whole different ballgame. With adult children, or almost adult children you are always trying to figure out where you fit into the new scheme of things. How often do you call the newlyweds? How do you stay involved in the life of your almost 20 year old? They don't really need to be parented but you are still a parent. Michael and I are learning and I am sure we will continue to learn. We love the life we are living at the moment and enjoying this new stage of your lives, the almost empty nest. We are all healthy and happy and isn't that what matters.

Changes...

When I first started this blog, which hasn't been very long, I thought the title "Life at the Phillips, It is never boring" fit because life at our home was always chaotic but as I have thought about things I have decided that this title fits better. Life is good. We are all healthy and happy and very blessed. I found myself feeling very grateful for many things. We have had lots of changes in the past few months and even though I don't like change very much...change is good. Brandon and Kirsten are settling into married life, Tyler is doing great in school and loves his new job, Justin is doing great in school and as for Michael and I we couldn't be happier. We are experiencing life at it's best.

Later...October 5, 2008

We celebrated my dad's 70th birthday tonight with most of my family. Chris and Angie were not able to come from St. George and Chris's fiance and her little boy were not there but the rest were. I am so blessed to have such a great and loving family. Jeff and his "friend" Meeja were there and we are hoping that he will soon make the announcement that he is going to marry her. Brandon and Kirsten were even there. It seems a little weird to have them come for the family activities and be husband and wife. With all these new young children coming into the family some of us are going to have to clean up our language...Jason and Toph. It has been a great weekend with conference and then being able to spend time with everyone.

October 5, 2008

This is my first blog so be kind. My son and daughter in law started one a new weeks ago and then some friends at work suggested that I create one so here I am. As you will soon find out, life at the Phillips home is never boring. There is always sometime going on. The joke in the neighborhood where I live is that we live on Mayhem Drive and not Maytime Drive.