Griffin Family

11/30/2015 We had some nice quiet quality family time.  We played pickle ball and some table games.  There was a ping pong tournament at Aunt Laura's house. Aj and one of his buddies Paul came and spent Wednesday through today.   Funny Holly story.  So Holly and Katie got Kindle fires at the beginning of the school year.  Sometime in the last 6 weeks Holly lost hers and I guess was afraid to tell us so she waited several weeks to mention it.  So now it's just gone and she has no idea when the last time she saw it was or anything. So I told Holly no TV until she finds the kindle yesterday.  So she cleaned her room, looked in the living room and the family room and the piano room.  And Katie's room. And it's nowhere.  So Dad's like maybe we should take away candy because she really likes candy.  Then she'll find it (or tell us where she lost it that she's afraid to tell us!)  And Holly's like, no. ...

Hey Bro! Dad let AJ take the convertible Mustang to Zion... with girls!!!! I just got back from St. George for the weekend! Man we got caught in terrible traffic all the way back from southern Utah and then caught in a snow storm from Nephi to Provo. It was some white knuckle driving for sure in the snow and was pretty stressful as everyone was bumper to bumper and sliding all over the place. It ended up taking almost 5 and a half hours to get home when it usually take about 3 and half when there is no traffic and weather problems.  This weekend has been awesome. We had our turkey bowl football game with the 8th ward, talent show, giant dinner, ping pong tournament at Ben and Laura's and Friday went hiking in Zion with some girls from my BYU ward and Saturday hiking near quail creek with mom and the girls. Also BYU won their basketball game and football game. The only bummer was that Dallas was gone all weekend up north with his wife and wife's family ...

Lauren Riley, Miranda, Holly, McKenzie Riley singing If I listen with my heart for Stake Primary Leadership meeting 11/22/2015 I can't believe how quickly the month has flown by!  Seems like it shouldn't be Thanksgiving yet but it's this week.  Do you have lots of dinners planned for Thursday?!  Holly did a great job of singing for the primary meeting.  Her and Miranda and the Riley girls sang and I accompanied and we all did just fine.  It was in the RS room and it was pretty packed.  They had a pretty good turnout.  At the same time the YM/YW were having a stake meeting with the bishops so Katie got to listen to question and answers.  The girls went in the hallway and listened to the meeting too.  Both our meetings ended about 6 and then we went to Gma's for dinner. Wednesday night was the evening of excellence so Katie and I went over and had dinner (soup and rolls) and they had a nice meeting. Bishop spoke.  Each o...

    Blessings with Faith… Colony Circle home Colony Circle backyard Colony Circle backyard. a little haven   Several years ago life seemed very full. I had three little boys, worked full time, we had a small vending business and my husband worked as a radio announcer.  Our little house didn’t have room for any more kids and our budget didn’t seem able to handle anything more either.  I felt very satisfied with life and felt we had all the children we were going to have.   Holly and Bryce dancing and playing on the tramp And then I had a dream.   My dream was unlike any I’ve ever experienced.  I saw two little girls, one a small girl about 9 months old and the other a toddler, sitting on a blanket in an unfamiliar back yard.  I knew with certainty that they were my little girls.  I woke up and felt that I was supposed to have two more children.   I was not immediately happy with that thou...