Alaska

Scott has been in Alaska this week. He gets home tonight, and we can't wait to see him. He is really missed when he is gone. This trip was just a small one, but it stresses me out because I know that the BIG Alaska trip is just around the corner.

Last week was Scott's dad's surgery. Scott spent a lot of evenings at the hospital visiting him. He was discharged on Saturday. Now comes the chemo. Then another surgery. It's going to be a long road to recovery. Cancer really sucks.

Owen has mastered moving from a crawling position, up to a sitting position, and back again. He's really proud of himself. He is growing so fast, too fast for my liking. He's such a joy to have in our home.





Last week, one evening Scott took Sara and Josh with him to the hospital to see his dad (Savannah and I had gone to visit earlier that day, and Josh and Sara wanted a turn to go see Grandpa). Savannah was playing next door with our neighbor, so I took my three little boys down the street to play at the tot lot. Nate and Aaron were playing in the sand, and I was sitting on the sidewalk next to Owen in the stroller. It was a beautiful lazy evening. Some of our friends live right next to the tot lot, and their oldest daughter is headed off to BYU this fall. The dad was out mowing the lawn, and when he stopped to empty the bag, he walked over to me and said, "I just have to tell you, enjoy this. Enjoy watching your little ones play because before you know it, you'll be packing them up to go to college, and wishing you could just have them little like this again". It's so true. These are some of the best days of my life. I really feel like I have it all. I am so incredibly blessed, and I'm trying as hard as I can to really appreciate it. I just wish I could freeze time right now. My kids are growing up so quickly, and I'm afraid if I blink I'll miss something. It feels like just yesterday Savannah was the baby in my arms, now she is almost 10 and has turned into such an amazing young woman. There is truly nothing else in the world that I would rather be doing, than being a mom to these 6 wonderful kids.