I'm not thirty-something anymore......

My husband took our family to New York before our family reunion in Virginia and he planned the whole trip. What an awesome birthday present it was. When I came home, a day before my birthday I opened this hillarious card from Judi!

Inside reads: What are these women doing?

( cooking, baking sewing has never been my speciality -several friends and I joke about it, too) Years ago, Jodi gave me a cookbook titled, "White Trash Cooking" - and that sums it up.

I'm still working on it-and made my first pies, myself, this year-never too late, right?

I took Matthew to the highschool early and was surprised to find these in my yard.

Zachary ran inside the house and said "Dad, somethings wrong with our yard."

My mom surprised me.


My kids said "Our yard looks like Dairy Queen"
I laughed and was treated to Dairy Queen by Julie. I enjoyed my Mint Blizzard!

Wearing this silly fish hat at the Fish Grotto Restaurant. Seafood is my favorite, and it was good.

(Young) Girls just want to have fun!!
Amy and Chandra surprised me and took me to dinner.
Thanks to calls, gift cards and phone seranades on my 40th.
It was a fun day, inspite of the reality, I'm not in my thirties anymore!

Bushman Family Reunion in Warrenton, Virginia,08

The exciting 3 hour flight to Chicago, then two hours to New York. We then drove to Philidephia, had a Phili Cheese Steak, and tried to see sites. However, all 50 Governors were in town and everything was closed. We then drove to Virginia and meet David's sister and all of the family.

(I'll blog about New York when my photos arrive)

All of us gathering at Ann's home. One night there were 26 people staying in her home!

We love being together!

Washington, D.C. Temple (several of us did a session together)

My awesome neices and nephew. ( The other nephews not pictured)

Luray Caverns (we were 100 ft under ground)

We drove from Warrenton, VA to Shenandoah Campsite ( the remaining photos)

Swimming and having a BBQ at Ann's country club.

The view from our hotel room

Bushmans gathered for Skit night

Our family did a football skit-Amanda was a tough coach

baby deer that came close, too

I've never seen a deer this close!

Hiking in the beautiful Mountains. Our group hiked 4.2 miles. I was tired. There were beautiful sights and water falls. (left Cousin Rebecca Baird, next to her dad, married to David's sister, Dave Baird; behind him Daniel Baird;and sister Rachael Baird; Matthew Bushman; and Daniel's wife Ulianna Baird (from Romnia) and me

Matthew and Amanda doing the 'Hokey Pokey'

David and I dancing the 'Virginia Reel"

Mom (Louise) hitting her pinata
We celebrated her 80th birthday!

The Club house where we had 51 members of Louise Bushman's family gather

Our eating area at the Shenandoah Campsite in Virginia-look how green it is!

We had a blast! Zachary cried when he left his cousins and said why can't we do this next year?

EFY for Matthew and Amanda

Pizza night -her roomate pictured on the very left, Jocelyn Whitneck.

Her Company

Amanda and Matthew along with 10 other kids from our ward went to EFY in Flagstaff. I drove up my kids and four others, Adam and Ben Stapley their cousin, and her friend. We had a great group, singing, talking being crazy. Matthew didn't take pictures but Amanda took around 75! Here is a photo of her group. Brandt Hansen from our ward, pictured in the first row, was also in her group. She had a blast! She now email's her group and they are planning to meet. She missed the last meeting, due to Youth Conference. Matthew enjoyed it too. He roomed with Adam Stapley and enjoyed the classes and the dances.