Melton Memories

So this weekend my dad came over and he & Wayne decided to give our front and back yard a little makeover. They started out by cutting a lot of branches off the trees by the pool (which I was not very fond of, I like lots of green). They then moved over to the side of the house where we have our "dog run" and pulled out the planters that went the whole length of it. After they made a trip to the dump with all the wood and rebar they decided to stop at a gravel shop and pick up a TON of gravel to spread out in the front yard. We were trying to decide what to do with all the dirt from the now demolished planter and Wayne came up with a good idea.... Let's make hills in the front yard. So for the rest of the afternoon they took turns filling up the wheel barrow and hauling dirt out to the front and contouring the yard. Then they unloaded all the gravel from the truck and made the yard look all pretty!!! The end result is very nice! Now we still have a little more...

There are times when only a mother's love Can understand our tears, Can soothe our disappoints And calm all of our fears. There are times when only a mother's love Can share the joy we feel When something we've dreamed about Quite suddenly is real. There are times when only a mother's faith Can help us on life's way And inspire in us the confidence We need from day to day. For a mother's heart and a mother's faith And a mother's steadfast love Were fashioned by the angels And sent from God above.

We went to the K-9 Trials yesterday with our friends Ann & Mike and watched as different departments from all over (police, military, etc..) sent their dogs through different courses. Since Ann is a Phoenix Police officer she knew a lot of the officers competing. It was so fun to watch! One downer was that they did not announce that there was an hour + break between the morning and afternoon sessions so we sat there wondering what was going on... but other than that it was really interesting to watch how the dogs react with their owners, listen to commands, etc... We then finished off the afternoon with a big pizza and the Country Music Awards! Great day!!!

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter! We went to the 9:30 service at church and it was GREAT!! Brought me to tears a time or two.... We then went over to my mom & John's for a light breakfast of homemade blueberry muffins and eggs! Yum!!! Mom & John went to the lake to bask in the sun and we headed home to do a few things before running out to Wayne's sister Lisa's house for dinner. Chad made a great dinner with 4 different kinds of chicken, veggies, etc... We were stuffed!! We hung out, played games and exchanged gifts with Lisa & Lori for their Birthdays then finally headed home. It was a long day but a good one!! I'm so glad that we were able to celebrate with family the love that Jesus had for us all and what he did for us!!!!

We celebrated Brad & Jen's wedding on Saturday! We had a wonderful time and it made Wayne and I remember our wedding a little over 4 years ago as the reception was in the same ballroom! Great fun was had by all!!! Congratulations Jen.... You are now officially a Fire Fighters wife!! Welcome to the family! :) Jen & Brad with the whole crew (Wayne, Rich, Dooley, Matt) and the three to Wayne's left are other fire fighters.

We are so excited for tomorrow!!! What is tomorrow you ask? Well, tomorrow our good friends Jen & Brad are getting MARRIED!!!! Woo Hoo!!! (their location just so happens to be were Wayne and I had our wedding reception) Wayne has known Brad since they were young working at the Princess together then found himself working with Brad again as partners in the fire department (guess they were just meant to be LOL) I met Jen about a year or so ago and we became fast friends! You can often find us making goodies for the guys at the station, shopping or going and getting pedicures! We just wanted to give this shout out to you both, Congratulations we love you and we'll see ya tomorrow for the wonderful festivities!!! YAY!!!!