Showing posts with label Dean. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Dean. Show all posts

Sunday, May 31, 2015

Mother's Day-Utah trip Catch-Up & Some Murals & Quilts

Sister Suzanna Landbeck in Gaia, Portugal, got to Skype with us on Mother's Day!  Here are our traditional photos with Me-MOM on Mother's Day!
I got to go on a quick trip to Utah---helping a friend drive out (she was moving there) and she paid my plane ticket back, making the deal very attractive.  A chance to see family during the school year for Emma---
And to see Stewart at work (160 North University, Provo)
He made me his favorite shake:  banana pudding and Nutella.  Delicious!
Pudding is put on the bottom, swirled around, shake poured on top, so separate flavors, almost like a pie...
I spent time Saturday on temple square--usually people take just a photo of the Christus statue, but I focused on the great mural.
More murals:


After our session, Deborah & I walked around temple square searching for the most modest & beautiful wedding dress.  There were 49 weddings just on Mom's shift, so we had lots to choose from.  See my instagram account for details (look up jennilandbeck and follow me there!).

Back at Mom & Dad's I took pictures of some of Mom's artwork rescued from the attic and now hanging up in their home.

Jane C Babcock
Dad really likes this one.  He calls this one Upraised Woman (?)--correct me, Dad.  Mom painted in acrylic while we lived in San Jose, CA.
Jane C Babcock
LOVE the colors!  She calls this one....Orange Cliffs (?)
Jane C Babcock
And her interpretation of winter California hills, green & beautiful.

I also took photos of some of David's work that is still hanging around.  This one should probably go to brother JohnB.
And more good stuff:
David C Babcock DoNotStaple
Mom said Luanna should have this next one hanging in her home since she was David's model:
David C Babcock DoNotStaple
 All with the understanding that if he had a show of all his artwork, we would gladly gather the paintings at whatever venue.  It is nice to have so much talent in the family and no blank empty walls.
David C Babcock DoNotStaple
Even the circuit breaker box has some David art decorating it.
Jennifer S Babcock
This big painting of John is by his wife, Jennifer S. Babcock.  Hanging in dinning room.
And finishing this long blogpost with two of my quilts, early 1990s.
Jennilyn B Landbeck
Nice to see things used/hanging.  This is my nod to Baltimore Album quilts, just one block.


















Wednesday, December 25, 2013

Christmas Celebrating

Thanks to Uncle David Babcock's Guinness World Record Breaking event!  LOVE the shirts!
Sam started shaving this week...
Hairy fun (thanks to LJ!)
Ruffle scarves (more thanks to LJ)
Stairs with all of us...
Grandma Sandy found fun Tardis towels!
We struggled with lighting, too bright, shadows, and the tinsel wreaths were silly.  Everyone was a good sport, duty photo session, the one big thing I wanted this year.  THANK YOU for obliging.
Without sombreros.
Emma making sour cream fudge with spontaneous Grinch coloring.
Dean & Max making cinnamon rolls for breakfast.
Great Grandma Billie and Suzanna.
Stewart by the tree.
Christmas Eve couple photo.  Not a hat on my head, candy candle behind me...
UNTOUCHED crazy vibrant colors of the day.
Max in his Defiant sweatshirt.
 Stewart.
We tried the circle head shots, too bright, even in backyard on trampoline and shooting from the roof (John climbed up on a ladder to get above everyone).  No broken bones.
 
We watched family history old VHS video from Emma's first birthday, Max's first Christmas, Suzanna 4th (?) birthday with Babcock cousins over.  Uncle Michael interviewing Great Uncle Blen Stoker.  John & I as young parents.  Our various apartments and blessing homes.
I hope the kids got a sense of who we are as a family.  With 6 children the youngest don't know a lot of the stories of the older siblings.  And we wanted Dean to see how beautiful-cute his wife was as a youngster.  We laughed hard at Stewart & Emma jumping on the mini-trampoline, singing, eating ice cream, John throwing Emma up in air...All my babies had beautiful eyes and sweet chubby fingers and square feet.  Their sounds, coos, expressions are dear memories to me.  I love being their mom, then and now.
 
MUST TRANSFER VHS TO DVD/archive this year.  Goal #1 to back-up what we do have, and be better about group shots, taking pictures of the adults-not just the kids in the room...
I love my family.

Friday, September 6, 2013

Emma is a Chemistry Teacher!

This Ezra Taft Benson building is important in our daughter's life.
Good teachers (photo in Fishbowl, Benson bdg), good education...
And she met DJ here, in this lab room:
...because this secretary made him take the lab Emma was in, not the one for his major.
Now she is a full time high school chemistry teacher,
and deliriously happy!
 

Sunday, September 1, 2013

Family Faces, Trip West

Button necklaces!
Frozen Dole pineapple floats, Emma-style!
Beautiful Emma graduated!
Deborah visually graduated for me! (hard copies coming in snail mail)
 
 
Me & Lu at beginning of trip West, 1st overnight stop
Brother Steven saying "Don't take my picture!"
James & Emma, Timpanogos LDS temple
Me, Becca, Deborah: sisters
Mom-Jane and Aunt Betty: sisters
Nephew Simon & his mom
Dad & Mom on Cecret Lake hike
Stewart, Suzanna, Emmalyn
My favorite picture I took of my parents