Brown Family

I just looked out my kitchen window and was startled to see an elk in our yard. It is eating our weeds! Taylor recently attended the Arizona Future Business Leaders conference. It was held in Tucson. He won first place in computer applications .

We went to our cabin Friday night. It was extremely windy. Nevertheless we built a fire and cooked tinfoil dinners. Saturday morning we woke up----ready to have an Easter egg hunt. We looked out the window and found 4 inches of snow to go with the wind! We gave up on our hunt and went to St. Johns instead and spent the day with family there.

We had a wonderful Spring Break Trip going to Niagara Falls , Toronto and Palmyra. We were able to meet a lot of people from Parker's mission. It was a special time for our family.

Rachel and Ashley created a restaurant. Rachel loves being the waitress and loves to take orders with her notebook and pencil. The restaurant had a delicious menu and we all enjoyed the evening. It was Parker's first dinner at home, and he ordered a hamburger with grilled mushrooms, onions, peppers, with chile, and avocado.

Parker arrived home on Friday, February 27. We picked him up at the airport in Phoenix. He looks good (although very thin) Ashley, Adam and Addison were able to be there also. We all went out to eat at Macayos in Tempe. We had to walk through a bar/campus happy hour to get to the restaurant. Parker noticed that people were not wearing a lot of clothes! We also heard 4 swear words as we walked through the party! Welcome Home Parker. He drove on home that night. Saturday morning he got released. Today he dug out his old ranch working clothes, made his lunch, and is out digging for a new pipeline. He starts back at BYU in April. We are so happy to have him home.

Rachel made a sign that is posted in our kitchen window. She made it on her whiteboard and has been counting down the days until Parker gets home. He arrives in Phoenix Friday, February 27 at 3:37.

We enjoyed watching the Super Bowl. The Cardinals almost pulled it off! Rachel threw confetti from the catwalk all over the living room.