School's Out for Summer!!!

After having a child in elementary school for 20 straight years,
with Gwen's 6th Grade Promotion,
that phase of my life FINALLY came to an end!My children have had wonderful teachers
and great experiences at Longview Elementary.Gwen received several awards,
including the Presidential and 100% Attendance.
She was also recognized for Outstanding Scholarship.Blake had 9th Grade Promotion.
Not to be outdone by his sister,
Blake also got the Presidential Award and 100% Attendance.
We also had to squeeze in a Bridal Shower for Bryan and Sarah!
And of course, Blake's Birthday!

I think we are all ready for summer now!

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year . . .

This time of the year brings lots of honors

and awards for our children
who work hard to be good students
and are involved in extracurricular activities.
This year has been no exception.Blake received the Superintendent's Award
for being one of the top ten students at the Jr. High
Here Blake is with the principal and superintendent.Blake also played in his last Jr. High Band Concert.Bradley inducted into the National Honor Society.Brad took 9th place at the Region Track Meet in the Shot Put
with a personal best of 37 feet 3-1/2 inches.Bryan ran the Ogden Marathon in 3 hours and 20 minutes.
And Gwen participated in the Spring Dance Show.Way to go Brockbank Kids!
As a Parent I love these Pay Days!

My Son, the Doctor!

I love that my daughter-in-law Alyse blogs

about Ben and their life in Virginia.

It is so fun to see the things they are doing
and also pictures.
(because everyone knows I love pictures!)

Alyse posted this picture of Ben today

and all I could think of this beard and mustache was . . .
If you added a hat and earringBen would look like this!!

Wedding Bells!

A week ago, Bryan popped the "Big Question"
to Sarah and luckily for all of us,
she accepted!!!

We are so excited to have Sarah join our family

Sarah and Bryan will be married on June 24th
in the Las Vegas LDS Temple.

Congratulations to the future
Mr. & Mrs. Brockbank

A Royal Wedding of our Own

I don't know about the rest of the world,
but I do love a good wedding!
I can remember watching Princess Di
when she got married
(I was sewing my wedding dress!)
I didn't get up in the middle of the night
to watch the Royal Wedding,
but I did spend a considerable amount of time
that evening watching the news reports.But I think the thing I enjoyed the most
was when I saw these pictures on facebook!
Hilarious!!!

With that said . . .We are having our own
Royal Wedding this summer!
Bryan proposed this weekend
and Sarah accepted!!!!
(As soon as I get pictures I will post them!)

The Difference a Week can Make!

I love living in Utah and one of the reasons
is that there are four seasons of weather.
But sometimes Mother Nature gets a
little confused and the seasons overlap!Here is what our house looked like last Saturdaywith 8 inches of snow!And here is what our house looked like today!WELCOME SPRING!!

April and Easter

April has been a busy month.

The Brockbanks have been involved
in lots of varied activities.
Anyone who knows me, knows that I love pictures!
So since a picture is worth a thousand words,
I saved you a lot of reading!
It was very strange to only have 3 children at our
Annual Easter Egg Hunt!

Elder Brockbank celebrated Easter with a special activity

about the Savior's Last Week.Brandon is also enjoying himself in Nassau, Bahamas!
Bradley celebrated his Birthday
(with Trifle of course!)Brad shares an April Birthday with his cousin Rachel.Gwen's Debate Team won all of their debates
at the Murray District Competition
and Gwen was ranked #1.Blake's Team won the Language Bowl at BYU.
Blake and the Girls!Blake and more Girls!
Speaking of Girls . . .
Bryan has a wonderful girlfriend, Sarah.
Ben and Alyse got to meet
Glen Beck and shake his hand.Alyse & Ben celebrated their 1 year Anniversary!
It has been a great month.