The Conference Breakfast Continues

The tradition of a Conference Breakfast gathering at 9:00 am on Sunday started with Doug Parry years ago, but Julie has been doing our family's Conference Breakfasts for many, many years now. She always has great food and makes everything so cute and festive. For the past several years she has added a Girl's Night Out on Saturday evening while the men are at the Priesthood Session of General Conference. It is fun to be together, and it is great to be there when the priesthood men come back and report on any new happenings and the talks they heard, if we can get them to talk. From my experience I find that most men are generally not as chatty as women.

 This year there were babies galore.  Here are two-month-old Cooper and Amelia Thomson with seven-month-old Ellie Mott. We also were honored with Dax, Tess and Hobie Uriona as well as Turner and Max Thomson, the oldest of whom was four. Needless to say, we did not get the quilt tied we were going to do for the Humanitarian Center. Oh well, another day. 

Julie is always such a relaxed hostess, has everything done beautifully but is still able to enjoy her guests.

This was Hayden's first General Conference Priesthood Meeting. Kari and Cherie's boys are really growing up to be fine young men. 

Lauren and Lydia are looking great and seemed to be enjoying being together.

Such a lovely little family. Melissa is a wonderful mother and Jeff is great with Ellie who loves him to pieces. 

ON TO SUNDAY'S CONFERENCE BREAKFAST

I'm always assigned to bring the fruit. Julie makes amazing breakfast casseroles and other delights, others brought their assignments, so there was plenty of delicious food for all.

This is Dane and Stacy's cute family.

Dax, Hobie and Tess will keep them busy and provide plenty of laughs. 

Kari and Cherie have amazing children: Paige, Katelyn, Spencer and Hayden. 

What a wonderful family, and I am so glad they live close by.

We always are glad to see Paul and Emily even though they had to leave early to get back to their studies at Utah State University. Emily graduates in May. What a great achievement!

We were so glad Chase was able to come and that he brought Matt and Rebecca, his friends.

Julie, Tom and Lady. 

And finally, Julie's dog I have loved for years and years.

I think Lady is a great dog.