Sunday, May 23, 2010

Brothers did Awesome!

This is just a quick note to congratulate my brothers on an awesome performance in the Gila Valley Temple Cultural Celebration last night. We were able to watch it via sattelite broadcast at a stake center here in Tucson, and both brothers were highlighted several times as the camera panned over the hundreds and hundreds of youth that participated. They both did a great job, and the show was really fun. President Monson was particularly hillarious too, especially his stories about learning Spanish and his duet that he sang with President Eyring. Can't wait to watch it again on their dvd.

Tuesday, May 18, 2010

The Big Day!

Doesn't his face say it all? Dustin graduated with his Master of Landscape Architecture from the University of Arizona on Saturday and it was an amazing day! After a very LONG semester of thesis writing and lots of years of schooling, he is done! He was so cute as he walked in with his class because he was almost dancing with excitement. I mean, look at that tassel swaying from his momentum!
One of his biggest fans...her little U of A dress was adorable (if I can say so myself!) and definitely won everyone's approval. ;)
For a graduation present his parents gave him this amazing painting. This is one of his favorite pictures of Christ because of his mission to South Africa. It was a really touching, spiritual moment at the park when he opened this gift. Christ and his family are truly the center of Dustin's life and the reason he does everything he does. I love him so much and am proud of him!
...More to come on the rest of graduation festivities and pictures of all the family later. Dustin will probably want to post about his big day, but I thought I'd at least get a few pictures up for now.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Mom's Day

We had a super great Mother's Day this year. Dustin and Mikayla made me waffles for breakfast...cinnamon, chocolate and a chocolate chip waffle sampler plate. Marvelous. I would recommend the cinnamon. SO yummy! Dustin had to speak in church and was conducting a song with a Young Men's choir so my parents and Maren decided to join us for church. It was really fun to have the fam there. After church we snapped a few pictures of us girls.
Mikayla loved it...NOT. Totally uninterested. Don't worry, we still love her lots though! ;)
Then we went home and the boys made us dinner while we waited for this call...
It was awesome to talk to Seth! We talked to him about all the normal things. You know, TP, bodily functions, food, Mikayla, Toby, you get the point. Seriously, it was so fun! He sounded great and is doing well in the Dominican Republic. Weird to hear him speaking Spanish with his companion!

I am grateful for all the lovely ladies in my life. Especially since Mikayla was born I've realized how much they have done for me and how much they help me out everyday. I feel like Mikayla being born has only strengthened the bonds I have with all the wonderful women who are a part of my life. I love you all!

Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Thursday, May 6, 2010

Cousins!

Dustin's Uncle Derick and Aunt Cheryl came into town on Tuesday and Mikayla got to meet her cousin Lincoln for the first time! Lincoln is 1 month and 2 days younger than Mikayla and he is so big (he's 15 lbs and Mikayla is 11)! They enjoyed blowing bubbles together, but other than that, they didn't really notice each other much. And, no, I am not pregnant in the picture above, I really don't know what that pose was all about. ;)

Here's all the little cousins! They are so cute! The boys are definitely chunky and Mikayla is um..."dainty" (or one could call it super skinny)!