A "Tangled" Sleepover with Grandma Aug 17th - Aug 18th

How I adore these 5 precious little granddaughters!

I planned for months to have a sleepover with my little darlin's sometime this summer. It was planned for the first week of June, but my Mom (Grandma J) became very ill. (Another post is in process on that.) I rescheduled it for the end of July and then found out my nephew, Troy, was being married that same time so we re-re-scheduled it for Aug. 17th and 18th! Finally it happened and was a highlight of Greg's and my summer! We were missing 4 of our 9 wonderful granddaughters, but we had a ball with the 5 that were there. And believe me, we missed those 4 who were not! (See below). 

 When I first mentioned it, the girls said they wanted to watch the movie "Tangled" and thanks to my niece, Amy, who told me of a darling FHE lesson she had seen based around the movie, I was able to pull together an activity that was both fun and enlightening, I hope. (Thanks, Amy! I was able to pull it up on google just with the info you gave me!) It seems there is usually a component of evil against good in most movies these days and, of course, "Tangled" is no exception. We watched the clip where Mother Gothel tells Rapunzel all kinds of lies to keep her from ever finding out that she is a daughter of a king (a princess) and becoming who she is meant to be...exactly what Satan and his minions try to do to us, our children, and grandchildren today...what they have always done! Well we followed Rapunzel's hair (yellow yarn) all around the house and along the path (of life) found truths from Heavenly Father accompanied by lies that Satan tells us today. If they chose the lies they went off to "dead-ends". If they chose truth (which, of course, they always did) they stayed on the path to eternal life and in time found themselves at their ultimate goal...as princesses with "crowns of glory" and the realization that they really are Daughters of the KING! I love the little pictures I found for the girls (look below) that show them looking into the eyes of Heavenly Father (and/or the Savior). That's all Greg and I desire for these wonderful grandchildren is that not one is left behind...not one strays from the path...and that we can all be together FOREVER! We LOVE ALL OUR LITTLE PRINCESSES AND LITTLE PRINCES! 

Kate reading a truth...or a lie...during our "Tangled" (Daughter of a King) activity!

Which will they choose to follow? 

Well, there is no question in my mind!

 More truths and lies! So far, they've made wise choices!

Getting closer to their goal...so far, so good!

 Almost there! The "prize" will be worth it!"

Wow, we made it! We really are daughters of a King...THE KING!

 Princess Kate!

 Princess Jordyn

 Princess Chloe

 Princess Lily

Princess Morgan

Missing Emma, Eva, Regan and Kami who are also precious daughters of "The King" and our little princesses! We LOVE you and missed you so much!

Regan

Kami

 Emma

Eva (with Dad)

When Grandpa came home we went to Rupe's for dinner! All 5 girls were perfectly behaved and ate well which merited ice cream cones for all!

(There will be more pictures, a video, etc of this party on another post. I'm leaving to spend the day with Grandma J! So check back later!

He's a Classic! (Grandpa Rose's 80th Birthday Party)

I am backtracking and catching up! And I just can't forget to honor our sweet and funny Grandpa Gary Rose on the occasion of the celebration of birthday #80! We met at Christie and Scott's...the perfect gathering place for such family parties...and we had a ball! As Grandpa has a real propensity for Coke, it was a perfect theme to build the party around. The place cards read:  "Grandpa--a Classic for 80 years! You're the real thing!"  On the back, it read "Never Artificial" and  "No sweetener added since 1930" and lastly, "America's best selling GRANDPA for over 80 years".  Oh, and "100% Love and Support". After a wonderful dinner of beef, corn, fruit, green salad, and desserts, each family gave 16 reasons why Grandpa Rose is a Classic and, of course, 16 times 5 families is 80 reasons! We thought there would be many duplicates, but surprisingly not as many as we anticipated! Some I remember off the top of my head were:

• A true cowboy!
• Never been wrong in his life!
• Calls all his kids (including inlaws), grandkids, and great-grandkids on their birthdays!
• Makes each one feel so special!
• Sings goofy birthday songs 
• Silly dance moves especially when he used to wear jumpsuits!
• He's all about family!
• Loves the gospel
• Loves Coke and black licorice
• Loves Grandma and takes great care of her!
• Has a long rope and a fast horse (so you had better take good care of my granddaughter!)

Whenever we get together with the Rose family, it is "A Great Time Is Had By All" and this was no exception! I loved the cake Christie had someone make for Grandpa! It was amazing and the picture does not do it justice. Thanks to all who worked so hard to put this celebration of a great life together!

This picture was supposed to be first!  Oh well, last the best of all the game!

Happy 80th, Grandpa Rose! You truly are A CLASSIC!
and we love you with all our hearts!

Grandma Dorothy Rose's 80th Birthday Celebration

Yesterday, November 28th we all met in Logan at the Coppermill Restaurant to celebrate Grandma Rose's upcoming 80th birthday. This time, I remembered to take pictures and though I am sure I have missed someone inadvertently, I truly did my best! This was such a memorable day. I am not sure of the total number of Grandma and Grandpa Rose's posterity, but the ONLY ones that were missing were Matt and Sara and their kids who, of course, were unable to attend as they live in Florida and are coming for the big Rose Family Christmas celebration! I think it is pretty amazing that everyone else was there...that the rest live close enough that they could be there with a little effort and that they all made the effort. It meant the world to Grandma Rose. She was just beaming the whole afternoon! Matt wrote a beautiful letter which Greg read so she knew that every one of her posterity was either there in person or in spirit!
We met at 2:30, visited, and had a delicious dinner of roast beef, paprika chicken, cheesy potatoes, pasta salad, fruit salad, green salad, rolls, and dessert. Brent served as master of ceremonies and gave each of Grandma's five children the opportunity to share a memory of something that their mother taught them or did for them. Sheri, Christie, Brent, Nancy and then Greg each took a little time to pay tribute to their wonderful mother who crocheted afghans, made beautiful quilts, clothing, doll clothing, taught them how to work, nurtured them, prayed for them, and taught them to love the hymns of the church and the gospel of Jesus Christ. Each was so personal and heart-felt. Greg wrote his tribute inside a hymnbook he bought for her. He has told me for 38 years off and on about listening to his mom sing alto in church and wanting so much to learn to sing a part like she did. He learned to do that and also felt the truthfulness of the hymn messages as they sang them together each week. He credits much of his testimony to the hymns of Zion that he learned to love sitting and singing by his mom at church ... and also to her faithful attendance in spite of many odds that could have kept her away. His last phrase of tribute to her was: "Like the sons of Helaman.. 'I never doubted my mother knew it'"! I loved that Greg also paid tribute to his Dad for taking such good care of Mom and saving her life on more than one occasion making it possible for her still to be with us to celebrate such a milestone as 80 years of life! I am very sure that none of the kids ever thought their mother would still be here at 80 as she has endured many years of very severe health issues. Dad deserved that little tribute. He loves Mom so much and has plead with the Lord to spare her life so many, many times! His prayers and those of the rest of the family have been heard and answered in the way we selfishly hoped. She is such a blessing to all of us, to our children, and to our grandchildren. We enjoyed listening to both Mom and Dad speak to us all for a few minutes after which we took group pictures of them with their 5 children, them with their children and spouses, them with all their grandchildren, and one with them and all their great-grandchildren. We then visited some more and said our good-byes. How grateful we are that she has been spared so that our children and grandchildren can feel of her spirit and grow up with memories of this wonderful, courageous, and faithful woman! We love you, Mom (Grandma Rose)!