The Fortner Girls

I couldn't resist doing a page on this sweet picture. Each

one of their personalities shines through.

Fortner Sisters

Chris had the girls pictures taken this past spring. I had to

do a page on this one. From left to right is Emma 10,

Lily 7, and Taylor 13.

The Pumpkin Patch

The last day of our visit in Bolingbrook, instead of heading

back to Washington, we decided to take a side trip to the

Pumpkin Patch. The girls were out of school and it was

a beautiful day. Even though, this happened a year ago,

I wanted to do a page on it because it was such a fun day.

Trunk or Treat

The Washington Ward Trunk or Treat night was such a

success that I just had to put in on my blog. Kyli looks

so cute in her witch costume. Fun page to do.

Emma leaving for school.

As our stay in Bolingbrook was coming to an end, we wanted

to get one last picture. This is of Emma just before she left

for school. What a cutie!

How cute is this!
What a ham!

Back to School

Emma in her new duds on the first day of school. She is

now if fifth grade. Wow!
Lily and Emma first day of school. How cute!

Twins

My good friend Anne Hixson and I have cars just alike. We

also have coats and purses alike all bought independantly.

I love it when I drive over to her house and all of her neighbors

wave thinking it is her of course.

Fortner Family - October 2008

Conference weekend in Bolingbrook

Lily with Chris and Grandma Ficklin at

an outside mall
Lily at her Fast Pitch game

Lily before here game. We watched her play a double

header. Chris brought food and chairs and we all watched

Lily play ball!

Making Pancakes

Chris and her family were down from Bolingbrook

the week end of the 18th of October. The girls decided

to make pancakes for breakfast. Here is Emma Fortner

Lily Fortner and Kyli.

Fortner Family

Lily's new glasses

One Sunday, Lily left Primary to use the rest

room. When she came back in, she was wearing

glasses. Chris recognized them as her Build

a Bear glasses. They just about squished her

head in.

Lily's Curl's

Chris decided to curl Lily's hair for church. It looked

so cute that they wondered why they had not done

this before. We all love it!

Emma's new bed

Emma's new bedframe came yesterday from

the Pottery Barn. The mattress and quilt were

bought ahead of time. It finally all came together

and looks so cute. We all want to flip coins to sleep

in there.

Celebrating Lamona's Birthday

Dawn Ficklin, Lamona Brown, Anne Hixson and Juliana

Benedict got together for lunch at the The Gourmet Cafe. The

food was great and the company better. We were celebrating

Lamona's birthday

Others that helped on Sean's Eagle project were: Matt

Coleman (Sean's YM's President, Larry Ficklin ( Sean's

grandfather), Cody Francis (in the orange shirt) and Sean's

parents, Spencer and Lori Ficklin. I can't belileve these

pictures were taken with a cell phone as no one had a

camera with them.

Sean and Glen Hervey are filling up the pond

as the last step. The biggest job was digging

the hole out of practically pure clay and then

with all the rain that we had this Spring, getting

the hole drained to add the liner. Well, here we are!

Brother Hervey, Nate Coleman, Grandpa Ficklin

Brother Quaethem and John Strupp working on

Sean's Eagle project. The project was building a

pond in back of the Cambelton School. There will

be plants in the pond for the children to study and

will be a nice addition to the grounds.

June 22, 2008

These flowers are called wave petunias. Last year we walked by a house that had these and they were so beautiful. I finally found out what they were and decided to plant some. So far they are doing well. They are fed Miracle Gro's Bloom Enhancer once a week and they stay pretty happy!
Today is Kent Ficklin's birthday and my mother's wherever she is in heaven. I hope that she knows we still think of her and love her.

June 21, 2008 New Kitchen Makeover

This is the finished look of our new kitchen. We are still getting used to it because it is so different to us. We got things back on the walls and it was nice to have it back in order. We will enjoy the new look.

June 19, 2008

We just received an announcement from Mark and M'Linda Holmgren on the announcement of their new baby girl, Jalisca. We are so glad that she is here safe and sound. Congratulations are in order for the proud new parents.

We have had our kitchen in array for the past 2 weeks. First, we had a new counter installed and got rid of the green sage formica one that was pretty much dictating the decor of the entire home. This week we are painting. We went with a soft tan on top and red on the bottom with a border inbetween. This is pretty wild for two old conservative people. Before and after pictures will follow when the project becomes complete.

June 18, 2008

This is my first time at blogging, so I am testing the waters. I hope to learn more about how this works.