Our final trip of April was to Arizona. Because Mother Nature knew that we were going to 100 degree temperatures, she sent us off with a lovely, wet snow storm.
We left for Southern Utah on April 17th. We stayed at "Mother's" house in LaVerkin and I fixed a meal and invited my sisters - Quinta & LuDeen (& Fred), my brother - Eric (and Marsha) and my aunt Ardella. We agreed at that time to meet at the house on the 26th to let each person pick the things of Mother's that they wanted and then clean out the rest the next day.
On Saturday morning we drove to Prescott, Arizona and visited with some of our friends there then arrived at Phoenix by 6:30 that evening.
We spent the next week helping Kendra with things around the house, attending Kira's baptism and attending her party.
After doing some planning on Sunday, I set up my sewing in the living room on Monday and started to work.
My first project was to sew up a cover for the kitchen window seat cushion.
It took all three of us - Garth, Kendra and me - to wallpaper the long sloping wall. Kendra found some very nice flocked wallpaper. At first we used wall compound to fill in any of the low spots in the wall texturing. When that was smooth, Garth put on two coats of wall sizing.
It then took all three of us to handle the long stips of paper and get it applied and matching just right.
(I was right in there working, too, but wanted to get some pictures - for the record.)
This is how the finished produce looked
Garth occupied his time building two shelving units for Kendra to use to organize her loft area. This one goes under the computer desk and he built a larger one to go in front of the window and serve as a window seat.
My big job was to make a slip cover for this couch.
After several days' work, I finally made the last stitches on this and put it all together.
Kira's birthday was on Wednesday but we celebrated on Saturday when she was also baptized.
Kendra is working on the cake here.
On Saturday, the Haltermans came and joined me as we put together a salad bar for the meal following the baptism.
When you get this crew together - things are sure to happen!
Left to right: Kristin, Becky, Amber & Mikelle & that's me at the end.
On Kira's batptism day we gave her a personal journal to record her feelings on this special day.
Before the baptism - Kira (in the same dress her mother was baptized in) and her father, Barry.
Following the baptism Kira is again with her father but this time she is wearing the special white dress that I made for her for her birthday.
Kira, Barry, Trenton, Kendra and Tessa Halterman after the baptism of our sweet granddaughter.
Back at the house, it is time to party!
The theme for the party was "Rainbows" . If you look carefully you will notice that the salad bar is arranged in rainbow colors: Red-ham, radishes, tomatoes; orance - cheese & carrots; yellow -yellow peppers and eggs; green - celery, cucumbers & snap peas; blue - blueberries; purple - purple cabbage & purple onion; It was finished with croutons, bacon bits and mushrooms
The bread was rainbows shaped breadsticks
We made jello salad of 6 colors of jello starting with purple, blue, green, yellow, orange & red.
Kira and two of her friends
are looking at her cake - a book with the words from the primary song, "I Like to Look at Rainbows".You will notice rainbow cookies & rainbow colored soda pop.
After a scripture based treasure hunt, Kira opened her gifts under this helium balloon rainbow. You can't see it but they were tied to jars filled with different colors of candy which were later given to the guests to take home.
All in all - it was a great party and we were very privileged to be there!! Thanks Kendra & Kira
