Jesus wants me for a Sunbeam!

Our branch was recently split into a ward, and Jared and I were called to be Sunbeam teachers in the Primary!! We are so excited to be teaching these little kids. What a fun age they are.
However, it was quite an eye opener for me on Sunday when we were sitting there with Zack in Primary, and how excited he was to be there! He actually was holding his hands/arms up watching the chorister lead the music (I don't know if he was trying to copy her, or if he was just really excited!). Either way, it made me realize that although he is not old enough to be a Sunbeam yet, he will sure make a cute one... and sooner than I think. I love that he is already so excited to be in Primary!

5 years later...

Happy 5 Year Anniversary to my sweet hubby! I married such an amazing, yet weird guy!! We have some great times together, and I know I am very lucky to have him. What an awesome husband and dad... I love you!!

4th of July

We started out our day by running the Kaysville 5K. What an achievement for me!!! I decided as we were training for the run, that I don't enjoy running like I want too, but I have always wanted to run a race. But I was so happy when I crossed that finish line.

After that we went with Jared's family to the Kaysville parade. That was a lot of fun for the kids because they threw out so many things... candy, beads, and even stuffed animals (Zack got a special one!)

Then we went with my family for a picnic and swimming. Perfect weather for that! Then we went to my grandma's house for a BBQ and fireworks. It was nice to get together with so much family on one of my favorite holidays.

Zack's Birthday Party!

What a year it has been! One year ago today I was admitted into the hospital for severe toxemia (which ended up being HELLP syndrome), and was told that I was going to have my baby either that night or the next morning. A year later, with a crazy, crazy year behind me, I planned Zack's birthday party!!
On Saturday we had our family's over for a pool party to celebrate Zack turning one! It was such a fun day. Swimming, food, cake and ice cream, and just having fun together. Perfect!
Lately, I can't stop thinking about how much has happened over the past year... and that a whole year has past. I truely can remember details as if they happened last week.
Zack's year has consisted of being "out of the house" (able to go to stores, restaurants, etc.) for the past 3 months, in the hospital for his first 3 months, and then in our house for the other 6 months! Wow!
We have so much to be grateful for!! What a fun and energetic little boy we have. We love you Zack... Happy Birthday!!!

Out with the old, in with the new

Our lease was up on our Mazda CX7, so we turned that back in (Which by the way, I don't care for leasing! We put new tires on the car only 2 months ago, had to get the windshield repaired, and it's not even our car! Not so much fun!!). But other than that, we loved the car and had a good time driving it.
So after much looking, we decided on getting a Toyota 4Runner. We got it on Tuesday night and love it! (This is a picture of one that looks just like ours...)

A big thanks to Jared for being patient with me in finding the car I wanted (I figured since he has access to auctions, that I could be a little more picky, right?!). He is the best!!! Love you!

Camping

On Friday night, my sister Amanda and her little family and us went camping. What a fun time we had! We were all a little worried about how our babies would do, but they did great! We had so many layers on them, how could they not do great?! We also had enough food to feed enough for a week, so that just made it all the more fun for us!!

Saturday morning we woke up to some rain sprinkling, and not much time passed and it was raining. So we loaded our car up and was home by 9:30. Still worth it all!

Josh warming up Talon's bottle!!

Graduation

So better late than never, right?! (Sorry to my sister!)
Last week, June 4th, my sister Becky graduated from Copper Hills High School! We are so excited for her and she looked so happy that day. What an achievement! She also graduated from seminary on Sunday and that is a great acheivement too! We are all so proud of her and her amazing desire to learn (She is the smartest one in our family, I bet!).

Now, she gets ready to venture to Southern Utah University, and as much as I want her to go and get that college experience, I am already really sad to see the day coming closer and closer... I don't want her to go! If I miss her already, and she's still here, what am I going to do when she's actually gone?!
...This happened when Amanda moved too!