Easter

Today we visited the Redondo Beach Pier in our beautiful Easter weather and saw these huge pelicans who flew in CLOSE

Spring training

Had a great visit with good friends, Bob and Jenell Burnharm in Phoenix and went to see our Boys in Blue at the new stadium. So very much fun. Played wii for hours last night. Nice shot of Torres and Lasorda!

Oscar party

In February we had a fabulous Academy Award party hosted by Heidi and Whit at their home. Heidi planned all food around the Best Picture nominees with potato latkes, hummus and veggies, the traditional chili dogs and cUPcakes and even non-alcoholic martinis for "An Education". Whit won for best guesses, followed by me and Brighton coming in third!

Trip to Utah in January

I haven't posted in many months so here's a few photos from our trip to Utah. Spent an afternoon with Dyana and had a great visit with Doug, Stef and the rascal, Weston. We also had lunch with Neil and Katie. Sorry I don't have photos of the other loved family members we saw, specifically my Mom and Dad.

YouTube - Talking Classics Keith's Friend Arthur

YouTube - Talking Classics Keith's Friend Arthur

Wow

I stole this from Heidi's blog.
Guess I can keep singing.

Weston is 2!

Weston turned 2 on June 6 and Stef and Doug had a pool party for him. Stef made a cute truck and car cake and Weston loved playing being with his friends. Even when he was blue in the pool and shaking he didn't want to get out.

NEW YORK FUN

It's been hard to get back to reality after a fun week off and playing in New York. We went to Eric's nephew's wedding, Travis, in Pearl River, the over to New York for several days. Yes, Obama went to the theatre the night we arrived right across from our hotel - glad he could join with us! Saw "Mary Stuart," "August: Osage County," and a return visit to "Phantom...." All were terrific. Enjoyed Central Park Sunday afternoon, the MET, Ground Zero Museum, Coney Island, lunch with the Taylors, and Yankee stadium. Plus we ate at Freeman's and Max Brenner, Chocolate by the Bald Guy. Pretty nice to have a whole week with my husband.
And now Brighton and Jordan are home and it was wonderful to go shopping and dinner together night before her birthday and then wake her up with presents. We saw "Up" on her birthday and absolutely LOVED it.
Now, it is almost the weekend!!!

THE MFA SHOW

Chelsea Paige Hertford Taylor got "hooded" and obtained her MFA from Claremont Graduate School. This is an amazing achievement and we are all so proud of her!!!! I went down to LA on Friday and we did some shopping, lunch with Whit, had dinner at the Counter (fun and trendy), and saw a gazillion old friends from Agoura Ward at Amy Nevers reception. Grant and Chelsea are moving to Culver City and we saw their new, cute bungalow. All of us went to see "Star Trek" and on Sunday, Eric and I had some rest time. We missed Brighton and Jordan who are still laying on the beaches in Thailand,but we loved talking to them.
A crowning victory for Chels - a Masters!!!

MOTHER'S DAY

I LOVE MY KIDS!! AND I LOVE THEIR SPOUSES - MY ADD-ON KIDS!!
Although I didn't get to be with any of our children on Mother's Day I did get to be with Eric and with my Mom. I did get to talk to everyone though on that day or around it. Jordan and Brighton are having a big trip in Thailand and Doug,Stef and Weston were in Albuquerque. Everyone was very generous with their gifts. We also had a great family picnic and a lot of the family came and it turned out so fun. I took some Ice Cream Cone Cupcakes along and they were in demand. Eric and I spent a night up at The Homestead which was very relaxing.
Now, I get to leave in 3 more days to go to LA for Chelsea's graduation as she becomes Masters of the Univers - ity(she coined that!)
She will get her MFA in Painting on Saturday. Looking forward to spending time with the Taylors and Hertfords with me and my hubby.

GRADUATION DAY

Yeah, Brighton! You did it! Brighton now is officially graduated with a BFA in Acting from BYU. Because the siblings came for "MacBeth" (Brighton's choice) we were not able to have the whole family here, but Whit was able to surprise Brighton the morning of graduation. Eric flew in a day early and we had a terrific time both at graduation and the next day at Convocation. Brighton was selected to give the closing prayer at convocation and it was beautiful. After graduation we had Grandma and Grandpa Wright, Grandma Phelps, the Custers, the Pikus, the Maussers, Whit and the Phelps at our house for a great time and dinner. It was a wonderful event!!
Thank you to everyone for all their support.

EVERYBODY'S WORKIN' FOR THE WEEKEND

So Eric and I were able to meet up in Mesquite for the weekend. My boss was so nice and for "morale booster" he let me leave work at noon on Friday. We had a great time at the condo. Saw two movies and I really liked "Duplicity" - definitely my kind of movie. It was very restful- hit some golf balls and watched Conference and read. It was fast but worth the trip!!

Two Weekends

Fun, fun, fun - With Brighton dazzling as Lady Macbeth at the Y's "MacBeth" her siblings all were supporting fans. Jordan and I went opening night. The Pikus clan went too. I took my Mom and Dad with Donna and Rich the next night and then Chelsea came into town and we had a lot of fun and a lot of late night p.j. parties. This weekend Eric, Whit and Heidi came. The Friday night show was really great. On Saturday, Doug and Stef came down and EJ and I played with mighty Weston while they went to the matinee. That night Eric, the Hertfords and the Phelps and I went for a big night at Nickelcade and I am addicted to the hand dance machine!!
We appreciate everyone else who supported Lady B.

Tagged

Stef - tagged me for this survey and I didn't know how to transfer it - so I hope this works.
1. Who was your FIRST prom date? I got to go to the Prom as a Sophomore because my boyfriend was a Junior. His name was Bud Bulmer a la Everett and Buddy to me.
2. Do you still talk to your FIRST love? Used to check in with each other every couple of years, but not for the last couple years.
3. What was your FIRST alcoholic drink? This is my golden ticket that I am counting on going against a lot of other stupid things I did - never had one!!
4. What was your FIRST job? When I was in 8th grade my dad told me to get it out of my head about going to BYU because they would never be able to afford it. So I told him I would get a job and the next day after school I went over to Dombrowski's Florist and got an after school job typing statements.
5. What was your FIRST car? A cool '56 Chevy Bel-Air, two-tone green I inherited from my sister Linda who inherited it from my sister Donna. Then I painted it a silver blue - what an idiot!!
6. Who was the FIRST person to text you today? Brighton - usually is.
7. Who is the FIRST person you thought of this morning? Eric the man cause I am picking him up from the airport tonight at 10:20 and I miss him!!!
8. Who was your FIRST grade teacher? Mrs. JOnes - we moved in my first grade year
9. Where did you go on your FIRST ride on an airplane? Flew to San Franciso with my sister Linda to visit our married sister, Blanche.
10. Who was your FIRST best friend & do you still talk? Anita Savory and no, I have no idea where she is.
11. Where was your FIRST sleep over? Anita's - who lived next door
12. Who was the FIRST person you talked to today? My boss, Reed.
13. Whose wedding were you in for the FIRST time? I was a flower girl when I was about 4 in a family friend's wedding
14. What was the FIRST thing you did this morning? Ran around house to pick up before work.
15. FIRST tattoo? NEVER! Depise tattoos. "Follow the Prophet"
16. FIRST piercing? Ears at 37.
17. FIRST foreign country you've been to? England - on my (first)honeymoon. Liked it better last year with Eric though!!
18. FIRST movie you remember seeing? Ahhh! No idea - maybe "Peter Pan" or "Cinderella" but must have been really young. Probably first went to the drive-in - whoa - age!!
19. When was your FIRST detention? Maybe 6th grade - for talking!!
20. What was the FIRST state you lived in? Califor - Ni -A

Tag you're it: Tricia, Adrienne (b/c she better say I was her first BFF), Lisa, Kristen Lee, Jodi, and anyone else who wants to do it. And Carol - she should do it too

Great Saturday

Today I feel like I had a really complete, productive, yet relaxing Saturday. I slept in. Fixed my printer (I think), did chores, ran a ton of errands. Great news is Doug and Stef took Weston home from the hospital - hoorah!! Took my Mom out for a burger, fries and Mountain Dew!! Yahoo!! I did shopping, got my watch repaired, tried on shoes (didn't buy any) and got ready for tomorrow night's Oscars with Brighton and Jordan. We are rather snobby about it because I really like to watch with folks who have seen many of the movies and don't talk about other stuff - it requires focus to fully enjoy!! Yes, an Oscar snob!! So I've got out my gold lame' tablecloth, gold paper plates and, of course, the ballots and prizes!!! Tonight I watched the great Jazz game, BYU (boo-hoo loss by 1 point)and some tivo (Cold Case & Criminal Minds). Good day, sunshine!!

Added photos from Chelsea's show

Here are four more!!