I was looking through some old photos and took a walk down memory lane. My life with Michael Lane Hobbs has been anything but ordinary. We may have grown old and less attractive over the years, but our love is as strong and as sweet as it has ever been.
I love my sweetheart, my wonderful husband and best friend with all my heart and soul. We have been through many trials and wonderful experiences together, and I wouldn't trade my life with anyone else in the world. I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father for guiding me throughout my life and for helping me and Mike to find each other at Ricks College on September 1st, 1978!
Our wedding day on March 28th, 1981 in the Idaho Falls Temple was the BEST day of my life! The next best day was leaving Illinois and my past life behind. I was so happy and excited to begin our married lives together and to find our first apartment in Provo Utah! It was a wonderful, happy time despite limited money and having to find work. I loved turning our plain apartment into our first home, shopping for groceries each week, planning our meals, and just being "home" with my best friend each night.
We have built our marriage on a strong partnership of love and devotion and raised our children in the gospel of Jesus Christ and his Restored Church. Each of our precious children have been the greatest blessing and source of happiness for us! I love my children more than words can express! Each birth and baby was a special joy for me, and I loved being a mother! I LOVE Jared, Jessica, Jacob, and Samuel so very much! My favorite time was when they were all home and I could read to them in bed, tuck them in, say our nightly prayers, and kiss them goodnight.
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Mike in 1st grade at age 6
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| Joy and Bill Hobbs, my loving in-laws |
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| I miss these two love birds! They always made our visits special and fun |
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My Idaho Spud, I mean Stud! I don't know where or when this photo was taken, but it reminds me of how Mike looked when we were dating.
December 1982: Christmas with my Pitcher family and pregnant with our first child (Jared, born on January 23, 1983)
A visit to Uncle Loren Pitcher's home in Corrales NM (baby Jared is in my brother Richard's lap)
A visit to Albuquerque (and expecting baby #2, Jessica). Look how young and happy my brother Vernon is!
December 20, 1984: Cathy and I at our parent's civil wedding in Albuquerque NM. Our father was so emotional!
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| 1985: In our Houston Texas apartment with my beautiful baby Jessica (6 months old) and our sweet little Jared (2 years old) |
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| Mike worked for Pectin International, a subsidiary of Shell Oil Company in Houston Texas, for two years. Look at Jared and Jessica's adorable faces! |
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| At someone's house for dessert? I was the homemaking counselor in Relief Society in our Houston TX Memorial Ward, and Mike was a Primary sunbeam teacher. He taught Jared and the other children in his class to memorize the 13 Articles of Faith! Mike was an awesome Primary teacher. |
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| Beth West who was part of our Relief Society later (the girl on the left) talked me into auditioning for the stake musical "South Pacific." The blonde girl was the lead actor who had the romantic and solo singing parts. |
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| The "waves" (nurses) in the cast. I'm in the back next to Beth West |
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| The dress I borrowed for my part as a French woman (along with Beth West) |
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| During a visit to Grandma and Grandpa Hobbs home in Idaho Falls |
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| Grandma Joy gave these cute Raggedy Ann and Andy dolls to Jared and Jessica before we left to return to our apartment in Provo |
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| September 1985: Outside in Slidell Louisiana on a work trip |
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| Enjoying some beach time with the kids |
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| On Bourban Street in New Orleans, Louisiana |
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| Wearing my first pair of braces to straighten my two front teeth |
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| October 1985: At our ward Halloween party in Houston, Texas |
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December 1985: Visiting our parents in Albuquerque NM with my sister Cathy and her husband Howard Lemmon
A visit to College Station, Texas
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We had this mommy and kids photo taken at the mall in Houston
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| July 1987: A date with friends in Houston Texas before we moved back to Provo. I'm at least 5 months pregnant with Jacob in this photo! |
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| At Lagoon in Utah. Doesn't Jessica look darling? |
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| Back at Wymount Terrace for Mike's doctorate degree at BYU |
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| October 1987: A visit to Idaho Falls for Jacob's baby blessing. Isn't he the cutest little doll? I called him my "Bubby." Bad hair day for me! |
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| December 1987: Not the best photo, but I recognize the stocking and Christmas tree ornaments I made during our very first Christmas together! And look how thick my hair was; those were my perm years. |
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| December 1987: Grandpa and Grandma Hobbs came to visit us at Wymount |
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March 28th, 1988: Our 7-year wedding anniversary. Mike looks so young and handsome! Wish I could look that young again too.
At Richard and Chris' wedding in the UNM Chapel in Albuquerque NM, I think in early 1988
Me, Cathy, and Jacquie with our mother (and baby #3, Jacob) after Richard's first wedding. Jacquie and our mother are so glamorous! |
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| Our family of 5 in Provo, Utah |
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| I think this was after we hiked along Cascade Springs in Provo |
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| Ready for church with our cute family |
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| Hanging out with daddy in our big Wymount bedroom closet where his desk and tiny Apple computer were. I think Jess added the barrets to his hair! |
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| At Park City, Utah with our old friend Kim Prince and his son Daniel |
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| Hanging out in our Wymount Terrace apartment in Provo |
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November 1988: Thanksgiving in Idaho Falls, Idaho with all the Hobbs
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| December 1988: On a trip to California to visit the Lemmon's |
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| Lemmon's, Hobbs, and Pitchers in California |
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| Jessica in her dress and white pinafore that I made for her, and me in one of the maternity dresses I made for myself. Love these kiddo's so much! |
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| My sister Cathy Lemmon (with a dark tan) during a visit from California |
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| Indulging in ice cream sundaes during my 9th month of pregnancy |
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| Grandpa and Grandma Hobbs took this photo before leaving our Wymount apartment to return to Idaho Falls after their visit |
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| In Park City Utah with Dan and Tam's family |
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| July 15, 1989: Feeding ducks at a park the day that Sam was born! |
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| July 16th: Mike brought the kids to meet their baby brother, Samuel, the day after he was born |
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In Idaho Falls for Samuel's baby blessing. He was such a big baby, but so happy and easy to take care of.
Love this adorable photo of Dan and Tam's family in front of the Idaho Falls Temple (with Jenny, Angie with a funny smile, Brian, and Travis)
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| Another trip to Idaho Falls to visit Grandma and Grandpa Hobbs |
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| Ready for church! |
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| It was hard to get the extra weight off after having Sam. I never felt thin enough! But now I'd be happy to trade my body for that younger version of myself any day! |
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| At a chuck wagon dinner and dance in the 10th Ward after our move to Albuquerque New Mexico. We had so much fun, and we took my mom with us! |
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| In our first home on 5301Veronica Street in Albuquerque, ready for church. We moved into our home in August of 1990 when Sam was just a year old. |
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I love my precious family!
May 31, 1991: Celebrating our father's birthday at Chuck E. Cheese Pizza in Albuquerque, NM
January 1991: Mike's parents and my mother at Jared's baptism |
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| Up at the top of Sandia Peak Tram with the love of my life |
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| Renovating the walls in our first home by removing the dark paneling; taping and texturing; and painting the walls |
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| My stud man Mike |
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| Three sisters during a Lemmon family visit |
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| Cathy with her children, Jennifer, Gordon, Warren (and baby Evan) |
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| I love this Idaho man and his happy personality |
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| Howard with his first perm. What a handsome guy! |
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| Aunt Cathy with Jessica |
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I look just like my sister Cathy in this photo! At a friend's apartment pool with the kids for Sterling Merrill's birthday party
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| In Rexburg Idaho for a walk down memory lane. At the old Queen B Apartment building where we first met, on September 1st, 1978. |
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| We went horseback riding in Idaho. I love horses! |
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| Jared and Jessica with their Idaho cousins, Scott and Heather Hobbs |
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| Feeding geese in Idaho Falls |
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A fun outing with the Idaho Hobbs and cousins
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| With the Lemmon's and my mother in California |
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| Beautiful coastline in northern California |
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| Redwood Forest |
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| I think this was near the famous Lombard Street in San Francisco |
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| October 1991: My mother and the Lemmon's met us in California! |
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| Jacquie flew our family to Laguna Beach for Halloween one year! We stayed in Severin Wonderman's beautiful Laguna Beach mansion. |
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| 1991: I became a cub scout den leader, a real challenge for me, especially when I had to cart the other three children with me each week! |
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| July 15th, 1992: Sammy's 3rd birthday party at Shoney's restaurant, with my little sister Jacquie |
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| December 1992: Christmas time in our first home |
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| Is that vaseline on our Sammy's face?? |
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| December 25th, 1992: Christmas morning |
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| Mike always spoiled me! |
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| I love this photo of Mike and Howard in drag singing "Santa Baby" at my mother's house. It was a surprise Christmas performance that Jacquie orchestrated for our entertainment and laughs! Mike made the CUTEST woman! |
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Since I seldom have pictures of my younger sister Jacquie, I cherish these photos of her from when we were younger.
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| Me, Pat Morgan, and Eileen Darby were hired at senior clerks in the Albuquerque NM Temple office |
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| Nancy Delphenich came aboard as our living ordinance scheduler |
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| Temple staff and families rafting trip in Taos NM |
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| Retirement party at our house for Howard Robinson, temple recorder |
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| Mike rocking it at Andrea and Tim Scarberry's wedding reception |
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| A young Sebastian with Jessica dancing at the reception |
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| Break dancing? |
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Cute Jessica having fun at her best friend's wedding party
My beautiful Jess enjoying an outing with Andrea
Becoming a grandmother was another wonderful joy in my life! I have loved every sweet child that has joined our eternal family from our very first grandchild, Mario Michael Hobbs. He was born on October 27, 2007. Next came Hudson Geoffery Dunlap, born August 7, 2010. Our third grandson, Milo Julian Hobbs, arrived on January 16, 2011; followed by Tyler Matthew Hobbs on September 24, 2011! And that was just the beginning! We would be blessed with 9 more grandchildren in the months and years that followed.
This colorful family photo was taken in our backyard of our Cranbrook home. I love that smile on Mario's adorable face and the angelic look on Hudson's handsome face. I also love how all the siblings look happy! |
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| At Aunt Sharon's home with beautiful baby Elise Joanne Hobbs, born February 17, 2014 |
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| On our 6413 Cranbrook Street patio with baby Elise. What a perfect little doll! |
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Reading to adorable little Elise and her brother Tyler Matthew Hobbs who was born on September 24, 2011
I need to find MORE photos of my precious grandchildren!!! |
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