This Is Us

  Today when I went out front I found we had some cute visitors. Two cute ducks, a male and female! They hung out for awhile and even napped for a long time in and around our pond.  I’m not sure where they were living, but it was so fun to have them visit with us!

Yesterday we were on our way to my mom's cousin's house to see family that we haven't seen for a long time, and the kids asked where we were going. I told them to a cousin's house and then they asked the cutest thing... Are we going to Alaska to get Alyssa and Brendan and bring them home? I started to cry and told them that first off they weren't cousins, and second Alaska was hundreds of miles away and would take us days to get there. They said so, we miss Alyssa and Brendan. We want them to come back. I told them that I did too, but they couldn't. Even though Salt Lake was their home, they had to live in Alaska for a little bit longer, and then they would come home to us.

My sister Jessica and her husband Kevin visited us this weekend, and so did Alyssa. It was so much fun. We went four-wheeling Saturday up Farmington Canyon, Sunday (after church) up the canyon by Kamas (east of Park City), and then this morning Jess and Kevin made breakfast for all of us. They really love to cook, and wanted to cook for us... Thanks guys, it was very YUMMY!!! Love You! So, Saturday evening we went to Jake's birthday party, Yes, all dirty and gross but we didn't want to be any later then we already were. I tried to stay away from everyone because I didn't want them to see that I had a Dirt Tan, and smelled like rotting sage brush. We hope we didn't hurt Mieshka, or Jake's feelings by being late! We love you guys!!! Then we went home. We were all so tired, and needed to take showers, and had to get up early for church. So I got the kids all clean and in our bed to watch a movie while Nick and I took a shower. When we got out, they both had fallen asle...

We are so excited. Alyssa and Brendan are coming to Utah for a visit. Their plane arrives today, and they are going to be here for 2 weeks. We are so happy that Alyssa will be staying with us for some of the time, and we wish Brendan would, but we understand that he wants to go to the lake with his family. We have missed them so much. Even Brichette and Xander... When we talk about them coming to visit, they get so excited and say... "I remember them. I miss them." Alyssa and Brendan... We can't wait for you to get here! Love You Two, and Valerie, So Very Much!!! Okay, so a little thing I thought of from what Brichette and Xander said about Missing Alyssa and Brendan... Isn't it funny how children pick up the things you say and the way you say them. Like with Brichette... My mother and I call the children Honey, and she has picked that up. So now when she is talking to Xander, or Joey she says... "Well now Honey, be careful" and says it just the way we do......