Because of Dylan Rhys...

there is a Bryn Stephanie! Or, so the story goes!!!

"And he who gives a child a treat

Makes Joy-bells ring in Heaven's street,

And he who gives a child a home

Builds palaces in Kingdom come,

And she who gives a baby birth,

Brings Saviour Christ again to earth".

~John Masefield

Bryn Stephanie Powell

March 13, 2012

7:46 A.M.

7 lbs. 1 oz.

19 "

pretty as can be!

daddy dylan in awe!

"The child must know that (s) he is a miracle, that since the beginning of the world there hasn't been, and until the end of the world there will not be, another child like him." ~ Pablo Casals

i arrived in rock springs on thursday, the 9th of march. i immediately got to work with my tools of coercion and bribery! i had a big (giant) task ahead of me and i needed to make a big impression as a "friend" from the get~go!!!

we immediately got to work with playing.

i even found the toys that were "off limits" for a season!

the popper!

so loud! so many balls! so many fights!!!

:)

"Play is often talked about as if it were a relief from serious learning. But for children play is serious learning. Play is really the work of childhood."

~Fred Rogers

dylan~outside and happy

"Sweet childish days, that were as long

As twenty days are now".

~William Wordsworth

i spent many a day running up and down the streets helping teaguey & bradoc learn to ride their bikes.

"Nothing you do for children is ever wasted".

~Garrison Keillor

my room mate.

my best friend!

"We worry about what a child will become tomorrow, yet we forget that he is someone today".

~Stacia Tauscher

brothers!

b & t

"Sometimes being a brother is better than being a super-hero".

~Marc Brown

"While we are trying to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about".

elmo heads! the best $2.40 i ever spent! i really got great mileage out of these!!!

ruby (7 months) and lu arrive in rock springs, bringing smiles and enthusiasm!

~march 19

ruby doesn't demand a lot of attention or play. this girl can entertain herself!

five little gems in my crown as "Grandma"!

"Our children are not going to be just "our children"-they are going to be other people's husbands and wives and the parents of our grandchildren".

~Mary Steichen Calderone

"Papa" arrives on the scene to meet his beautiful, sweet grand daughter.

march 27th

we took the mancubs to cowboy doughnuts. a big hit!

"It is nice growing up with someone like you-someone to lean on, someone to count on....someone to tell on!"

~anonymous

out and about with the mancubs!

"Children are the living messages we send to a time we will not see".

~John W. Whitehead

they found great delight in this wildlife exhibit at the college!

"There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million".

~Walt Streightiff

saying goodbye to the mancubs!

many memories made~pancakes, cocoa juice, bike rides, wagon rides, bath time, bum changes, magic shoes, cold hands, ritz crackers with peanut butter, elmo heads, chocolate bars, cafe rio, wendys, sonic for ice cream, library, dinosaur exhibit, pre school, green river, and on and on...

"parting is such sweet sorrow"

~William Shakespeare

29 march

"A child is an angel dependent on man".

~Joseph Marie De Maistre

and on to lehi!

danny man!!!

"Men, in general, are but great children".

~Napoleon Bonaparte

we asked chaya & danny where they would like to go with grandma & grandpa. they responded: "Five Guys"!

and so we started the day off with a lunch date at Five Guys, followed by dessert at their favorite treat location: U~swirl. Then off to BYU.

"Happiness is walking in the grass in your bare feet"!

~Charles M. Schulz

danny was having a gay old time on campus at BYU. and i let him!!! :)

Chaya, Johnny and I were given a choice opportunity to attend General Conference together! There is no single adjective to describe that event!

"Come, Listen to a Prophet's Voice".

~Joseph Murdock

and so we did!

It was a wonderful event! But more importantly, the time I was able to spend with each family member that I truly love with all of my heart will be what I remember the most. Thank you to each of you!

xoxoxox

an afterthought: