Life in the Fast...um...Slow...um...Wrong Lane

Heaven have mercy.

My Emily has her Learner's Permit.

When did she grow up???

I think her nose barely clears the steering wheel :)

Yikes! Was that a complete stop?

Oh good.

No indigenous law personnel in sight.

Watch out!!!

We almost hit this guy...

Good thing he was a bit aged.

He didn't even notice!

"Chill out mom!!!"

This is self portrait of me being

"Chill."

Yeah right!

Check out the exploded

blood vessel in my right eye.

Emily: See, we arrived safe and sound!!!
Me: I think I need a nap now...

To Be A Hardy

We recently had a discussion
at the dinner table

on what it means to be a
Hardy

Many things were discussed.

We told our children

"You are a Hardy.

And that means something."

So what does it mean?

they asked. 

We told them their behavior

reflects on our name.
We expect them to honor their name,
to never embarass themselves
or their family.

We told them the name
does not define the character.

The character defines the name.

I hope my children will always 

be proud to be a Hardy.

We are so proud of them.

HAR·DY

–adjective

Capable of enduring fatigue, hardship, exposure, 

sturdy; strong; requiring great physical courage,

vigor, or endurance; bold or daring; courageous;

Origin:

1175–1225; ME hardi < OF, ptp. of

*hardir to harden, make brave

—Synonyms

vigorous, robust, hale, stout, sound,

intrepid, resolute, brave.

Happy Mother's Day!

Happy Mother's Day!
I am so blessed to
have a wonderful mother. She and my
father raised 7 children. Anyone who can pull
that off deserves a tribute!! My mother
has taught me so many things. She taught me
the importance of hard work. She taught me
perseverance in spite of obstacles and difficulties.
She taught me to be kind and how to love. She
taught me to be honest.
She taught me how to have faith even when the world seems to be crashing down and all seems to be lost. She taught me to have a sense of humor. She taught me how to laugh and how to have fun. She taught me how to be a good wife and mother. I think the greatest tribute to her is hearing her own words of wisdom coming out of my mouth to my children and then repeated by her grandchildren. She is my inspiration. She is why I know that families are forever. I love you mom!

Cinco de Mayo

Fiesta!!!

The Hardys know how to party.
(With non-alcoholic margaritas of course)

With all the Spanish going on around here,

we found it only fitting to have our

Cinco de Mayo party in style.

Las Hermanas

Dos Hombres

¿How do you say "brain freeze" en español?

Mexican Hat Dance

Some amigos stopped by

Mamacita

Olé!

Many Moons

I Want the Moon sung by Hannah

Hannah's school class

turned the book Many Moons

into an original and entertaining opera.

They were aided by a grant from

the Utah Opera Company

to help pay for supplies and

provide a composer-consultant

to work with the students

in writing the music and lyrics.

Hannah performed the part of Princess Lenore.

She sang 6 songs that she helped write.

It was magical!

Called To Serve

Elder Jonathan D. Hardy

has been called to serve in the

Nicaragua, Managua Mission.
He will report to the MTC on August 18!

He is instructed to bring

one suit...

lots of white short sleeved shirts...

and tall black combat boots... oh my...

 He'll probably never see this beach :)

Largest rainforest north of the Amazon
75% humidity...

Jonny: "I'm headed to the jungle...awesome!!!"

Our Beautiful Swan

Check out Our Beautiful Swan

Alexis as The Black Swan, Odile

These photos are from

Roger Sengthavychith's Photoshoot

Project Glassglow

Road Trip to the Temple

Our Young Women recently made a road trip
to the Salt Lake Temple. (It was freezing!)

To get there, we played an awesome game of
"Paths to the Temple."

To play, you divide into car teams and take turns rolling dice. 

Each number on the dice corresponds to a different direction.

Such as 1= Turn Left; 2= Go 2 blocks; 3= Make a U turn, etc. 

The object is to see who can get to the temple first.

Everone got lost.

By 8 pm, it was clear

the best path to get to the Temple...

is a direct path.

The lesson:

You need to stay on the right path to get to the Temple

and not leave it to chance.

Afterwards, we went to the Lion House Pantry...

and ate Lion House Rolls and Honey Butter...

YUMMY!!!

I decided if I were stranded on a deserted island
and could only choose one thing to eat...

LION HOUSE ROLLS AND HONEY BUTTER!

Spring Break

This week was  Spring Break.

Most Spring Breaks we don't go out of town

like many do. Why? Two words:

BUSY SEASON

But even though Daddy is busy,

we have a lot of fun.

Hannah had a great idea this year...

She decided to plant a fairy garden.

Did you know fairies like pansies, honeysuckle,
& canterbury bells?

I didn't.

But Hannah knows everything there

is to know about Fairyland and the Fae Folk.

You could say she is an expert.

We also did great girl stuff like

shopping and eating out...

Love my girls.

Hannah had another exciting idea...

"I want to get my ears pierced!"

Wow.

I guess she is not a baby anymore :(

But Hannah says she will always

be my baby♥

One of the traditions in our family

is Doug takes the girls

to get their ears pierced.

He started it with Alexis.

He went shopping with her one day

when she was two years old.

Little girl with Daddy

wrapped around her finger

asked to get her ears pierced (age 2!)

Daddy couldn't refuse.

(Mommy was so surprised, believe me)

Since then, it has been a tradition.

So Daddy insisted.

This is my big girl now...