Another Year of Growth at Premier

 Here we are at the Bellagio hotel in Las Vegas Nevada once again celebrating another successful year working with Sound Off Signal! 

 After a day of church,  family,  and then traveling here,  we were welcomed with appetizers and visiting with people,  and yes,  ice cream for dinner! Clint's favorite!😍

But he may have felt a little ripped off at the size of his scoop versus my hot fudge sundae...🍧

We prepared to leave on Saturday by attending the temple at home. This is one of my very favorite dates with my sweetie...

 He is handsome and fun and sweet and happy and the best friend that I ever could have hoped to find...

 He makes this ride of life so enjoyable and meaningful and I'm just so glad that we get to do this journey together...I couldn't think of anyone better for me to do it with than him. Thank you Clint for your love and friendship and never ending devotion and commitment to me and our family! We really do make the BEST team ever!!!

 And here is a glimpse at the new work space that our graphics business is now occupying in the building we used to be in. Now we are completely moved into our new building and this is the space of our old building, where we will now print and apply all graphics for the police and other safety and emergency vehicles. Having these two buildings right next door to each other is now convenient for everyone and I can't wait to see how the change and growth will continue to bless the lives of so many people...

I am so so very proud of my husband in so many ways,  but more than anything,  for his honorable and worthy roles as husband and father. He IS the best for me and for our children...

And just look...Frazil machines in the new business to prove it!🤩 Our kids will want to go to work with him all the time now just to get a Frazil! 😂 BUT... it will definitely be a great motivator to get some work done if they do, right? 

Happy Monday from Las Vegas!❤

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday !!!!

It's the weekend, and you know what THAT means...time for some FUN!!!

Last weekend Julia, Emma, and Chloe took Kambriella to Classic Skating, and this weekend Gavin is going to the movies with a friend, some lucky person will be going to the Jazz game with Clint, and on Sunday, Grandpa Trickett is coming to our house to stay for a week while Clint and I get away for some much needed one on one time. Kesslyn is excited too because she is going to go stay with Grandma and I'm sure they are all going to have a blast...and so am I. :)

I can't wait!

Play Dates

 Play dates are fun for little girls! 

Gabriella is one of Kessly's best friends...they go to preschool together and get sooo sad when it's time to leave each other. :) Days like today when it's cold outside and mom has lots to do, it's the PERFECT time to play with a BFF! ;)  Love you little girls! :)

A Place to Create Memories

 So something cool is happening...

Our cabin is becoming a gathering place for family , friends, and our ward!

We have now celebrated 2 Thanksgiving's there, a Clements family reunion...The McKenzie's in our ward used it for their family reunion, and now our young women have used it for an over-nighter, and the Scout's will be going there next week for a camp out as well! I love that this place is being used to create HAPPY memories and to bring people together! It's just what we had hoped it would be used for! Plus, all of the times we go there as a family even for the day...we LOVE "our place."

 When we drove the young women up there we found a couple of feet of snow!!! I LOVED it and it was sooo beautiful!!! (Cold but beautiful. :) 4 degrees!

 The leaders and girls had fun playing games, sledding, and keeping warm. :) And I know this is only the beginning of many more great memories to come! :)

President's Day Champs!

 Gavin's basketball team played in a President's Day tournament and did so well!

 They won every game they played and ended up being the 1st place champions of the tournament...

 Way to go Riverton and way to go Gavin!!!

 We are Gavin's #1 fans, but no matter what, win or lose, we will always be proud of the outstanding young man that Gavin is turning out to be. We love you Gavin!

 Also, anytime the kids are out of school, we like to go as a family and take lint to lunch! So we spoiled ourselves and went to the Cheesecake Factory. :) Clint had Ahi tuna (his favorite)...

 Dallin had salmon and Gavin had shrimp fettuccine Alfredo.. 

 Kambriella had butter and Parmesan noodles...

 ...and Kesslyn had skebedee and meatballs!!!

And we ALL had a great day. :)

Anziano Trickett at the Rome Temple

 It's time to get caught up with our favorite missionary Anziano Trickett!!! 

And when I say "get caught up" I mean that literally!!! This morning was the 1st p-day since the announcement from the church stating that "effective immediately" all full time missionaries could now communicate with their families weekly through email, text, phone calls, and video chat weekly on their p-day!!! This announcement is literally going to CHANGE lives!!! It already has mine!!!

 When my phone began ringing with a face time phone call this morning through Facebook, my heart raced and I squealed with excitement to get to see and talk to my son! I could feel the love and was so happy to have a heart to heart conversation with him...He is such a good boy and is doing such good things and I love him so very much!!!

 He is in the historic Italy Rome mission during the most exciting time in the history of the church! He is living and breathing the most amazing experiences of a lifetime!!!

He was able to go to the Rome temple and have a private tour with his mission president President Pickerd.

 The temple is "perfect and beautiful" and I believe that the people will literally feel of their Heavenly Father's love for them as they visit this beautiful place and learn of the eternal nature and purposes of the temple.

Carew snapped all of these photos while he was visiting there...

 This olive tree was brought here to beautify and add significance to the heritage and beauty of everything Italian here...

 ...and this amazing sight is the direct view of what visitors will see as they walk from the temple to the Visitors Center...the pictures are priceless but don't do the real thing justice I'm certain...

 Inside the Visitor's Center stands this life size statue of Jesus the Christ surrounded by His original 12 Apostles...

 ...absolutely amazing, beautiful, and breathtaking...

 Carew was so happy to have his picture with Jesus...:)

I am so happy for him too...for ALL of these amazing experiences that are shaping him into who he is meant to be...

 During his visit to the temple and Visitors Center Carew was able to reunite with many of his friends and companions...This picture is with Carew's current companion Anziano Mayer.

 Anziano Smartt is Carew's "son" in mission terms...:) The one that he trained from the beginning of his mission.

 These elders were some of the ones that entered the mission field at the same time as Carew...

 ...and the cool thing about this is that these young men have created friendships and bonds that will last for the rest of their lives and into eternity...

 Here is Anziano Trickett with President and Sister Pickerd and their entire zone.

 The genuine smiles on their faces literally make me sooo very happy for these boys...

 Anziano Smartt, Anziano Trickett, Sorella Hope, and Sorella Salas make up the district that Carew was just transferred from. This is the district where Carew's very favorite people were baptized...Massimo and Rita! Carew is hoping to return after his mission to attend the sealing of these two and experience the pure joy that will accompany that eternal union...THAT is what missionary work is all about!!! Creating eternal families!

 On Carew's p-days lately, he was able to do some amazing things!!!

 Things that he only could dream of as a boy...like climbing Mount Vesuvius...

 ...and visiting Pompeii...

When I look at the growth that I have seen in my son it makes me even more grateful for the gift that I believe I am already the MOST grateful for... for the gospel of Jesus Christ.

 He is gaining a relationship with his Savior, his Older Brother, and gaining a deep love for the brothers and sisters that we share this mortality with...especially in Italy...

 His view and outlook on life was positive before, but now he is literally seeing the bigger picture from a greater place with a better perspective.

 He is happy, being "exactly obedient", and witnessing miracles right in front of him...

 He is reaching new heights and finding joy in the journey staying on the "path" and helping others to find their way on it too..

 I love you Carew! Thank you for choosing to serve a mission! I believe that it will bless your life for the rest of forever and your future family that you will raise in it too!

 Continue to work hard and do good things and endure to the "end" my sweet and funny boy!!! :) :) :)