Tonight we had a baptism preview fireside with Gracie. I can’t believe she is turning 8 years old this year! She is pretty excited to get baptized. It was nice to be there and just focus on here.

Today we had a birthday party for my dad since they were out. Melanie and Kellie did most of the work organizing it. We had it at Kelli & Lance’s church, which seems to be the most central location for everyone now. It was a lot of fun. After eating we played a game that involved all the family including kids called “Do you love your neighbor?” Lance used duct tape to create a four square court for us. We played until we barely had...

My parents drove out to Salt Lake today to see a production of Fiddler on the Roof at Hale Center Theater. Hale Center Theater just happens to be about 2 minutes away from my work, so I invited them to come check out company. It was fun. Mike helped me give them a tour of the place. They were pretty impressed. I think my dad was interested in signing up to become a...

I’m not getting enough sleep lately. It seems the problem is that we love watching the Olympics too much! It is fun to see the various sports and hear the stories of the athletes.

Tonight for family night we had a scavenger hunt for the kids. They really enjoyed it. The clues were very easy but they got so excited every time they found the next one. They worked very well together also. The last clue led them to a cake that said, “A baby is on the way!”. The funny part is, that is the one clue they couldn’t figure out. We had to explain it to them. Even then they didn’t seam all that excited. They...