Always a few steps behind

Dear Josh, Happy 8th Birthday!  Now stop growing 😉 You are such a sweet, funny kid.  You are always saying hilarious things, and things that are wise beyond your years.  You are a person who values your alone time.  You like to have time after school or at the end of the day just to…

  We are back home settled into our normal routine.  School came very quickly and the kids are glad to be back with their friends.  Halle just adores her 3rd grade teacher, Mrs. Cottle, and Josh ran into kindergarten without a worry in the world.  His teacher, Mrs. Delaney, is the perfect kindergarten teacher. 

Our baby Josh turned two on Monday! I feel like his little life has flown by so fast–I cannot believe he’s two. Although from the temper tantrums he’s starting to throw, I guess I really can believe it! In honor of his birthday I thought I’d tell you all a little bit about our little…

I hope she’ll always let her daddy be her Valentine.  The Activity Day Leaders put on the sweetest Daddy Daughter Valentine Dance.  I think all those girls felt like special Princesses, and I know the Daddy’s were head over heels in love with their beautiful daughters.  Rusty gave Halle a beautiful corsage that matched her…

We had our 20 week ultrasound this week and we are very happy to report that we have a healthy baby BOY! Halle was a little disappointed–she asked the ultrasound tech to “check again,” but she is coming to terms. I think she rather likes that she will be the only daughter in the house–that’s…

We just wanted to take a min and express our love to Pres. Hickley. We are going to miss him so much! His life is an amazing example and his firm testimony will stand as the legacy he leaves behind to us. I vividly remember his testimony at the April 2006 General Conference and thought…