Dear Josh, Happy teenage birthday! What a joy it is to have you in our family. You are smart, fun, kind and responsible. I love attending every honor roll breakfast and celebrating how hard you work in school. You are self disciplined and rarely need reminding to get homework done or work in upcoming projects.…
Dear Blake, Happy Double Digits! What a fun birthday this was. You are getting so tall, smart and handsome. I love spending time with you and particularly enjoy our Sunday morning snuggles. You love to play with Dash and take such good care of him. You are always defending him when dad gets mad at…
Dear Halle, Wow. When your kids are little everyone tells you how fast time will fly. And it’s super hard to believe. Because every day feels like eternity. But then I blinked my eyes and I have a smart, fun, kind, sweet, beautiful 15 year old baby girl! I love you so much and I…
Dear Josh, What a special birthday! Turning 12 is so much fun and I am so excited for you to get to join the YM program. Last week I had the opportunity to sit in on your interview with the bishop as he interviewed you to receive the Aaronic Priesthood and gave you your very…
Puppy sitting Captain, our neighbor dog. He is the CUTEST, sweetest thing! He almost makes me want one of our own. Almost. The kids absolutely loved having him for the weekend. Hilarious sign at the airport…Our annual Labor Day trip to Elich Gardens. Sarah and I went to see Beautiful for a belated bday present…
Happy 38th birthday Rusty! He woke up in Rome, and went to sleep in London! After 48 whirlwind hours in Rome it was time to head to London. We flew out of Fuimicino airport. What a beautiful airport! And don’t the boys look like they could pose for an Android ad? We arrived in Gatwick…
Dear Blake, Happy 9th Birthday!! Your birthday always comes at such a busy time of year as school wraps up for the summer. I’ve had so much fun watching you grow this year. I always say that 3rd grade is a pivotal year. You are officially a big kid! This year you have excelled in…
Most years on his birthday Rusty takes himself for a birthday hike. This year he went to Golden Gate State park. Because of his early hike, we did presents later in the day. These kids sure love their Dad! The night before we had birthday dinner at Rowberrys. We had his favorite Shepherd’s Pie, corn…
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