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Thursday, July 31, 2014

Four Down. Eternity to Go.

Number 4 has come and gone and I feel like I just blogged about our 3rd anniversary. I remember my Young Women leaders always telling me the older you get the faster times goes by. Each year I understand a bit better what they meant. Which is why I'm still blogging about May and its August...

We both admitted this last year of our marriage has been our favorite. Not that we have many years to choose from, but I think we're finally starting to figure out what marriage is all about. We still have innumerable more things to learn and thankfully an eternity to do so. John Lennon says it best in one of his songs, "Grow old along with me. The best is yet to be. When our time has come, we will be as one..." It takes hard work, forgiveness, humility, charity, and in our case, graham crackers and milk to become one. Maybe one day I'll be able to share my milk with Heath...I'm still working on that. I'm so grateful I am married to a man who is determined to have a celestial marriage. I love you Guap.

To celebrate our love for each other, Heath and I took on a ropes course 50 ft above the ground at Utah Olympic Park. We loved it! Thanks to my parents for watching our little munchkins.

Happy 4th To Us!

Thursday, July 17, 2014

It Takes A Village

After fun get togethers with family and friends, I'm reminded of how blessed we are to have such wonderful people in our life. One of the promises in my patriarchal blessing says just that too. I'm grateful for that blessing in my life, especially for the influence it has and will continue to have on our boys. Jack and Brock have the best grandparents in the world, the saltiest aunties, cool uncles, fun friends, and great parents of those friends. Jack especially shows how much he loves these people by the way he greets them. "Graw-ma!!!" he will yell while running toward one of his loving Gma's.

I believe there is a lot of truth in the statement 'it takes a village to raise a child'. My kiddos have an amazing village of family and friends behind them. As a parent, its comforting to know we are surrounded by good people, who love and try teach my kiddos right from wrong, and are willing to give this mama a break every now and then from her Mowglies.

I'm especially grateful Jack and Brock have great cousins. Cousins who are becoming their best friends and are good examples to follow. Jack LOVES his cousins. He talks about them nearly every day. If I tell him we will be going to see any of them, he reminds and asks me about it until we are actually in their presence.

Here are just some of the village-raising moments I'm grateful for.

Hugs and Backrubs for Aunt Kristi...