Backstreet Boys - DNA, Concert - Usana 2022

Backstreet Boys!

When you get to finally go to a concert you always wanted to go to and after moving, living life, and Covid postponing - I got to fly back to Utah for this amazing concert in August.  My daughters, Jade & Ashton, and my friend, Brighton came too, and we all had the best time.

All of the videos are on my YouTube channel.

They played all our favorite songs that we all love and some of their DNA album. It was an amazing 2 hours of singing and dancing! Can we all join in and say - Everybody... Rock Your Body, Alright!

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Carys' Baptism.

 Well, the time came finally that we could baptize Carys and it came just before numbers of those that could congregate were once lessened due to covid. 

Also, there is one more thing that stuck me - struck me to the core and I shed a few tears. Carys is the last of my children to be baptized! I'll never get to do this again. Mind you I never thought I would get to have more children to baptize after my divorce. But - here I am writing about Carys' baptism. Child #7, daughter #6.

And to top it off! I'm turning 50 this month! ARGH. Where on earth did the time go :/

Anyway, back to Carys. This is all about her, not me. ( maybe a tiny bit about me - the mam ;)

Carys was so excited. It is wonderful to see the joy in her eyes and little nervousness about going underwater. Carys and her sister, Seren were learning to swim, Seren can, Carys was still wary about going underwater. But I have to say, Carys did great. 

And she was even more excited afterward as she had to get dunked twice lol as her foot decided to pop out of the water LOL in her own words - How cool was that I got to be baptized twice :)<3

It was a very short and sweet service ( covid regulations), but we had a little get together back home in our backyard. It was lovely to have dear friends and some family to help Carys celebrate this special day for her.

AS per usual, I had to make Carys' day just as I did for Seren. Which, I had decided to keep everything I used for Seren's. 

The theme was - I love to look for rainbows. :)

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Wales Holiday

We'll Keep A  Welcome in the Hillside.

This song title always runs through my head when I get to fly home to Wales and finally after 6 years, we got to go home for a long overdue visit. Mind you, this song always chokes me up and I can't stop tears from welling in my eyes :/ It's a song that we would sing whenever visitors/ loved ones leave Wales with the hopes that one day they will come back to Wales again.

I digress. 

I finally went home for a visit - sound the trumpets :) We went as a family, Jason came for the first week with me and the girls, Seren and Carys, and boy, was it a busy first week.

We tried to cram as much as we could even though it rained! Typical lol and divide our time with my older children who live there, my father, sisters and visiting the sites. So with that, I hope you like my little picture montage ;)

 HERE WE ARE READY TO TAKE OFF - MIND YOU, JASON DIDN'T TAKE LONG TO FALL STRAIGHT TO SLEEP

WE GET TO MY HOMETOWN OF LLANELLI AND GO VISIT MY DAD

 SEREN WENT STRAIGHT TO HER GRANDPA FOR A HUG THEN CARYS FOLLOWED SUIT.

I COULDN'T GO HOME AND NOT VISIT MY MOTHERS GRAVE :( 

 WE WENT TO CYFARTHA CASTLE IN MERTHYR TYDFIL BUT FOUND OUT IT IS CLOSED ON MONDAYS! LIKE SAY WHAT BUT WE DID GO BACK THE FOLLOWING WEEK WITH MY ELDEST DAUGHTER JODI AND HER CUTE FAMILY.

CASTLE COCH

ASHTON, SEREN, AND CARYS IN THE LORD BUTE'S BEDCHAMBER

CARYS DIDN'T WANT TO SIT IN THE BATHTUB LOL

WHEN YOU TELL YOUR CHILDREN NOT TO DISREGARD THE SIGN YET, THEY STILL STEP OVER THE ROPE!

 CARDIFF MUSEUM

DAN -Y- OGAF CAVES

THIS PLACE IS AMAZING.

TO SEE ALL THE STALICTIES AND STALAGMITES IS PRETTY COOL

CHECK OUT THE ONE THAT LOOKS LIKE STREAKY BACON! 

THE CATHEDRAL CAVES

MY FAVORITE CASTLE

CARREG CENNEN CASTLE

I JUST LOVE THE VIEWS 

IS THAT A CHILD IN THE CASTLE OVENS! SAY WHAT! :)

THE GIRLS DIDN'T WANT TO VENTURE DOWN TO SEE THE WATERING WELL. MIND YOU IT WAS PRETTY WET, SLIPPERY AND VERY DARK.

THE VIEW OF CARREG CENNEN ON THE WAY BACK DOWN

PARC HOWARD

WE DIDN'T GET MUCH TIME TO VISIT PARC HOWARD AS IT WAS CLOSING.

THIS IS A PLACE I'D COME ALL THE TIME AS A CHILD TO PLAY WITH MY FAMILY.

THE GRAND STAIRCASE WAS SOMETHING THAT I SLID DOWN QUITE A BIT.

THE BIG PIT 

SEREN DOESN'T LOOK TO PLEASED TO BE GOING DEEP UNDERGROUND LOL 

RAGLAN CASTLE

THE DAY WAS YET AGAIN A RAINY ONE :( SO IT WAS A PRETTY MUCH QUICK DASH AROUND RAGLAN CASTLE

HANNAH AND SEREN

SEREN AND ALICE

AND BELOW, ALED MY GRANDSON

HANNAH AND ALICE ARE SISTERS AND MY GRANDDAUGHTERS

LEFT TO RIGHT - JODI, ASHTON, CARYS, SEREN, AND HANNAH

OUR SECOND VISIT TO CYFARTHA CASTLE

LET US OUT! LOL

 AND WHO WOULD LIKE THIS BEDROOM SET FOR THEIR NEW BEDROOM!

ERM...NOT US LOL

 CUTE ALICE COULDN'T RESIST USING THIS AS A SLIDE :)

SEREN YOU'VE GOT A FEW MORE INCHES TO GROW BEFORE YOU REACH THE TOP!

              WE GOT TO SLEEPOVER AT MY BEST FRIEND, EVE'S HOME WITH HER DARLING CHILDREN, JAMES AND MILLIE

ST. FAGANS

MUSEUM OF WELSH LIFE

 WHERE'S SUPERMAN?

 IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT 'SIOP LOSIN' MEANS

IT MEANS

'SWEET SHOP' OR 'CANDY SHOP' IF YOUR AMERICAN

ME AND MY GIRLS

RIGHT TO LEFT

ASHTON, JODI, ME AND LAURIE  

                                I SPY CARYS :)                                           I SPY SEREN :)

PEEK-A-BOO ASHTON!

I SEEM TO HAVE LOST MY HEAD

OH, THERE IT IS LOL

LEFT TO RIGHT

ASHTON, KAYE MY YOUNGER SISTER, ME, ALSION MY ELDEST SISTER

AND OF COURSE SEREN AND CARYS X

MY DAD, WITH ASHTON, SEREN, AND CARYS

THEN ME WITH MY DAD XXX

MY NEXT ELDER SISTER JUDITH AND ME

JUDITH, ME AND ASHTON

ITS GOOD TO LAUGH SOMETIMES :) 

LEFT RO RIGHT

HANNAH MY GRANDDAUGHTER, CARYS, AND SEREN

MY GIRLS SLEEPING OVER AT JODI'S

AND HERE ARE ME AND THE GIRLS READY TO FLY BACK TO UTAH.

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