A Sunday in St. George...

Brooke really enjoyed the day with Ben and his family.... They went to church and also to the Red Cliffs Temple which is the new one in Washington. They stayed until about 4:30 and then headed back north to Provo. Brooke stayed with Ben at his apartment until later on when she headed home to Lehi. She said he sang her a song while he played his guitar-- so CUTE! They both really like each other and it has all felt so easy. They both want the same things and feel so connected. I really like him and I haven't even met him yet! Brooke REALLY wants us all to meet him soon! She's so happy and excited about all of this... I think they are falling in LOVE!!!

Celebrating Our Sweet Logan's #1 Birthday!

This little guy already turned 1 on the 22nd, but this is the first chance we got to celebrate with presents and, of course, the smash cake! We had a really nice Sunday dinner at Allison's followed by all of the festivities! I can't imagine life without this little guy! He is such a sweet boy and we all love him so much!!!!

Luke LOVES Tractors!

Luke had so much fun over at the Livingston's today! He got to DRIVE Jim's tractor and he was in HEAVEN-- every little boys dream!!

Brooke's Trip to St. George with the Israelsen's...

Brooke really enjoyed her overnight trip down to St. George with Ben's family today. They had lots of fun playing games, pickle ball and going in the hot tub. Brooke is REALLY liking this guy and really likes his family too! This is all sooooo exciting!!!

Brooke Met Ben's Family!!!

Ben (and his brother Andrew) had a BYU Men's choir performance tonight and part of his family came... So Brooke got to meet them and said she really likes them! His oldest sister Emily (on the end), his youngest sister Annalisa, Andrew, Ben and his mom and dad all came... I don't know his parent's names yet... Ben has 2 sisters that weren't there-- his twin sister Bethany and the 2nd oldest sister Camilla. She said his dad was kinda shy at first but then after the performance he wouldn't stop talking to Brooke and they all wanted to go! Finally his mom had to pull him away! I think it's safe to say they all love Brooke! Annalisa came running up to her tonight and gave her a huge hug before Ben even introduced them. Apparently, he has talked A LOT about Brooke to his family already! It looks like such a nice family! This picture makes me so HAPPY!!!

Sweet & Happy Day with My Boys!

These CUTE boys!!! I watched the boys all day while Megan and Allison went to a dental convention for a CE class. I have to admit, I was a bit worried about not having enough energy or getting a migraine, or both, while I was watching them, but it was actually the BEST DAY!! I felt rested when I got up that morning and the entire day with them was so EASY. They both behaved like angels even though I know Logan wasn’t feeling well with his molars coming in. Even with all that, he was so cute and so good! We played outside until it was time for Logan’s nap. I put Logan down and he went to sleep so easily! Luke and I enjoyed quiet time and played some cute games and with some quiet toys and I tidied up Megan’s kitchen for her. Luke helped me sweep the floor! When Logan woke up we went to a little play gym where there’s gymnastics equipment for little kids and rooms with different toys to play with. They both really enjoyed that, but Logan was ready quite a bit before Luke was ready to go. Luke HAD SO MUCH FUN!! I think Logan was hungry and just not feeling well because he started to get really frustrated with the toys and things and would cry whenever he tripped and fell or something. He really was being so good for not feeling well and it made me so sad to see him hurting! We remedied the hunger problem by hitting Chick-fil-A on the way home. By the time we got to Megan’s they were BOTH asleep! Luke was definitely not supposed to fall asleep and Logan was so hungry! So I woke them up, which was so hard to do knowing they were so tired from all that play, but I knew they’d wake up hungry, so I just rolled the dice that Logan would go back down for a nap. He loved his food and ate so well. Luke didn’t really eat much. I put Logan down for a nap and he cried a little but went right to sleep! I was glad he still napped after taking that cat nap on the way home! Luke was playing so nicely with his quiet toys when Megan got home around 4. She was early because they decided not to go to the last class. I was surprised that I really wasn’t tired at all! It had been such a dream of a day! I know Heavenly Father blessed me to feel good enough to watch my sweet grand boys! On my drive home I just felt so much joy and gratitude for them and that they live so close and I can have a close relationship with them! It really has been such a blessing in my life to have Megan live nearby! Those boys are the best and happiest part of my life! It is hard to explain the grandchild thing. It is just such an amazing thing. That day was a day I will always remember as such a little sweet tender mercy at such a hard time physically for me! They are good boys and Megan and Todd are doing such a wonderful job raising them! Luke is so energetic, happy, lively and imaginative and Logan is so curious and content. He gets frustrated because he can’t keep up with his own curiosity! But I love how sweet and loving he is! He reminds me so much of Megan when she was his age! They have the same personalities and they look so much alike too! (Megan and Logan)  Love them so much!  What a sweet day we all had today!!!

Logan's Official 1 Year Old Pictures!

Introducing the newest and CUTEST little one year old!!!