It's a WONDERFUL LIFE!

Isn't she BEAUTIFUL? Fresh from Heaven... this little gal is blessed to have 3 BIG sisters...ages 17,15, and 14.. she gets lots of LOVE! :)
Babies can make anyone SMILE
AND REMEMBER... IT is a WONDERFUL LIFE!
LIFE isn't always the things that HAPPEN to US.. it is WHAT WE MAKE HAPPEN! :)
It was a PERFECTLY PINK night this evening as we celebrated Miss Emma's arrival in to this world.. She is PERFECT! :)
It was fun to visit. with friends.. and I even broke down and had a piece of cake... ughhhhhhhhh.. oh well.. I am playing a singles match
in the morning against Saddlebrook... tired... going to bed.. night, night!

P.S. HAPPY MAYDAY! :) Robin WON today.. 6-2, 6-2! :)

I CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW....

Tonight's YW/YM activity was one of SERVICE! :)
The kids were able to provide service by cleaning and performing minor repairs and bagging eyeglasses so that they could be taken to 3rd world countries and donated to people who needed them and had no means of obtaining them and were going blind..
This was a fun activity... I probably had more FUN than most because I got to take pictures...
We are so blessed to have .. not only eyeglasses.. but most of us have designer ones.. or contacts or lasik surgery... I am so grateful to live in the United States.

Have a GREAT WEEK!

Have FUN LARRY!

Larry off to the PINES to play golf with son-in-law Nicholas :)
What will Robin do all day?

More TENNIS COURT PREP...

I have been fascinated watching the process of the tennis courts being refinished..
Yesterday was sure fun.. we played at Tucson Country Club.. it is so beautiful over there.. a real country club feeling.. mature trees and beautiful lawns and flowers.. I wished we could have eatten at the club but we weren't members.. whoop t doo!
I won my match.. finally! My string broke in the 3rd game.. never had that happen before.. my opponant was so very kind.. she suggested that I use her other raquet and run up to the pro shop and have then restring it... she did not have to be that kind.. I appreciated that so much.. we were so distracted that we forgot where we left off.. and so she suggested that we just replay the game.. which seemed very fair to me... I just looked at this gal from across court and thought to myself.." You know... tennis is so fun to me.. but when I leave this earth.. I am sure being and becoming better at tennis is not going to mean a whole lot on my earth resume.. but kindness would be right at the top.. " I shared this with Jane (the lady) and told her I just really appreciated her kindness... and that if I remember nothing about the match at TCC.. I would remember Jane and her kindness and try to be that kind of person on and off the court! My match wasn't much to brag about but everyone on the team knows that Poor Robin needed this win.. haha! We lost overall.. but it was some really great tennis and fun lunch afterwards..came home EXHAUSTED.. later Larry, Scott and I took our neighbors Tom and Lora to Michaelangeloes for dinner before they head back to Ohio for the summer.. we have the BEST NEIGHBORS! :)

Progressive Dinner....

Beautiful Floral Centerpiece

Strawberry Torte Dessert!

Lee and Suzanne (The hostesses of the main course.. Corden Bleu!)

Ethan and Stephanie

Bishop Hillman and Dannette
Larry and I hosted the dessert of a progressive dinner.. we had about 40 friends from church come over.. really fun.. beautiful night outside.
The beautiful floral centerpiece came as a BIG SURPRISE from Donna...a dear friend of mine... who knew I was having people over and brought these over this afternoon... I got so many compliments on them... I am a lucky girl! :)
Right now I am exhausted... and have to get up early to go to PHX for Susie's grandson Paul's blessing.. a VERY SPECIAL DAY for my neice Kate and her husband Jon..:)
Have a beautiful Sunday.. I know I will! :)

Google Search for what ROBIN needs:

I finally figured out how to do this...pretty funny stuff.. here is what GOOGLE says the TOP TEN THINGS Robin needs:

1. Robin NEEDS YOU!
2. Robin needs HELP GOING DOWNHILL!
3. WHO NEEDS ROBIN?
4. Robin NEEDS FOSTER CARE.
5. BABY ROBIN needs HELP!
6. Robin NEEDS TO GET A CLUE!
7. Robin NEEDS YOUR HELP!
8. Robin NEEDS E-Mails. Addresses, Phone numbers, everything!
9. Robin NEEDS FACEBOOK!
0. Robin NEEDS STRONGER DEORDORANT!!!

BEautifuL NeW TeNNis CouRTs!

Cool, huh?
I can't wait to "TEAR UP THE COURT" :)

DANCE TRAIN STATION BELGIUM do-re-mi The Sound of Music - Julie Andrews

Tennis Match TODAY!

THIS IS ROBIN AFTER THE TENNIS MATCH!

THIS IS ROBIN AFTER LUNCH WITH TEAMMATES CAROL, GLORIA, SHANNON AND SALLY

This is how Robin looked after her tennis match....to a gal who hasn't lost a match
for the last 3 seasons... I lost 3-6 in the first set.. thinking to myself.. "I can do this... she is going to get tentative here in the 2nd set" so, it was 0-1, 1-1 (I am hopeful at this point), and then 1-2,1-3,1-4.1-5, and then 1-6.. it was some long volleys...she was just a much better player than I.. guess I am in the BIG LEAGUES now...
getting a healthy dose of ">HOW to LOSE and LOSE style="font-weight:bold;">GRACEFULLY. Is there a book out there for that...like> HOW TO LOSE GRACEFULLY style="font-style:italic;">FOR DUMMIES? LOL!
I was seriously so irritated that I thought to myself.. I am just going to walk home.. Himmell Park is on Speedway and Tucson Blvd.. but I didnt care! My friend Carol said she would just drive along side me all the way until I got in.. she convinced me to go to lunch and after a half hour of sitting across from her .. as you can see.. I was smiling and laughing again. I love Carol... thanks! :)
I still dont feel very well..you really can take a beatting..physically and mentally.. and I have been exhausted all day... I need to WIN!

An Apostle's Easter Thoughts on Christ

Tennis...Golf.. Kids..

Larry and Scott took off Thursday night .. they had an early tee time with son-in-law John up in Phx...Robin could barely sleep because she had a singles match early at Tucson Raquet Club... Lost the match in 2 sets from a gal clearly more skilled than I but I gave her a run and for a min. she thought she was going to go 3 sets.. so did I .. oh well... lucky to get the experience that I am getting and love,love,love the ladies that I play tennis with on the El Con Team!!!!!
Larry, Scott, Becky and I went to Olive Garden (Robin's favorite) before heading over to the pageant.. windy but fun...we hooked up with the youth in our ward.
Exhausted.. finally went to bed ... slept in and woke up to the beautiful rain up in PHX... came home.. stopped at some pit.. and I mean PIT.. called COBBS! GROSS!Our waitress name was FLO! j/k.. Larry apologised more than once for taking me there..he is so funny...good thing we like each other so well... We just laughed and off we went and listened to 70's music on the drive home.. it was really fun!!!
Well.. I have to get some food for Easter tomorrow..Both sets of grandparents will be here....so I have to make it really nice! :)
Happy Easter Everybunny!

Feel the BURNER!

Larry and Robin...

Isn't this BEAUTIFUL?

ROBINNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN......

Baskin Robbins is really pretty healthy... dairy. :)


Larry bought a new driver last night... called the Taylor Made Burner... and was dying to try it out..so off we went to El Rio Golf course. We hooked up with a guy from Montreal Canada..Jean Pierre... I was able to speak what little French I knew with him.. he was so cute.. too old for me of course..lol! At one point Larry asked me where Jean Claude was.. I was all.. "Larry, it is Jean Pierre" it was beautiful day to play golf... Larry loved his new club. I did feel bad when I nailed the ball and hit Jean Pierre right square in the back.. I yelled "Fore".. oops.. too late.. he was ok and admitted that he shouldn't have been there..good thing it missed his head or I am quite sure he would have gone home mentally compromised.. he was such a nice man tho... C'est Dommage!
As you can see from the video.. Robin was set on learning how to scoop up the ball and catch it with her putter.. I practiced all morning and happy to report I am pretty good at it.. I have always been fascinated by when Scott does that with such ease..:)
I think I am more like what the French call "LES INCOMPETENT" lol!
The picture of Larry looking like he does is because I use his and mine clubs and always put them back in the wrong golf bag... so he is always looking for his clubs.. poor guy!
Que puis-je dire? Il adore sa femme et J'ai adorer. Son vrai!

What a HANDSOME GUY!

MUSIC TO MY EARS!

I finally cleaned out the fountain and now it is running BEAUTIFULLY!
I LOVE RUNNING WATER! I think if I had a Native American name it could
be... "RUNNING WATER".. what do you think? Thought provoking, eh?

Meet the Parents-prayer scene

I remember when Larry met my entire family for the first time..we were all sitting around the table... looking at Larry the Mormon... and my Irish Catholic Grandfather from Boston... asked Larry to say GRACE...
All eyes were on Larry.. complete silence...
Larry was mortified... he replied "Sure... I would love to"... he did.. and we both will never forget it.. I was 19.. he was 23.. LOL!
This cracks me up!

I say a little prayer for you

Who doesn't love this?

April Fools...