Tennis love

Gavin has been on a tennis kick. Spencer took him one night before he left for Europe and he and Noah had a blast. Today we went to the park for a birthday party and my brother-in- law Chris offered to play with him for a while and then his cousin Braxton also played with him, needless to say he ha a very good day.

End of an era...

Well I just got home from the airport, where I dropped off this amazing guy.  He was on a non-stop flight to Paris, then on to Prague.  He will be there for a week and then head to Rome for another week.  This is all part of his final class at the U of U in the Executive MBA program.  The last 20 months have felt like forever, but at the same time flew by.  I am so proud of him and all his hard work.  The last couple months have really tested him, at work he has been really busy.  He has pulled many a late nights and even raised $4000 for the Make-A-Wish foundation within a couple days for a team project he had.  I am glad that he can go on this trip and relax, but I am really going to miss him.  It isn't even the fact he won't be there to help out, because honestly it has really just been me the last two years, because he has been really busy and I have really had to take care of everything pretty much.  More than that it is just calling my best friend to tell him whatever random thing I'm thinking about, or a funny thing the kids did, etc.  He is going to communicate through Skype when he is done in the evening, but still I already feel so disconnected not being able to call him whenever I want.  The best part though?  When he comes home he will be done! When I told the kids that at the end of April, he was done with school.  They asked me "until when?"  I told them he was done forever.  They started jumping up and down they were so excited.  This is the end of an era for us.  It has been challenging sacrificing for this, but now I can say it was all worth it.  Can't wait to see this smiling face in two weeks :)

2 years for Noah

Noah turned 2 on March 31st, some things to remember about him.
*mad obsession with keys
*loves anything with a motor especially "ki-cles" motorcycles
*we call him "No-no" and I think that delayed his learning the word "yes" he just barely started saying it!
*talks a ton, lots of stuff I have no idea
*loves "nooknin" Brooklyn and "nan" Gavin.
*loves to get step stools and take them all over the house to get into everything!
* gets into everything! Especially loves water
*always wants to wear his boots Grandma gave him, wears a size 4 shoe, and 18 mo clothes, some 24 mo.
*weighs 23 lbs and is ? inches.
*will play outside for hours even in the snow, loves to be with brother and sister.
*sings "I am a Child of God" and says own prayers.
* only thing he will really watch is Rapunzel
*strong willed and can usually get his way, he does not back down.
I sure love this boy, he keeps me on my toes and has so much personality! Love u Noey.

Battlecreek Canyon

We took a itty bitty hike today with the kids after Spencer got home from school. Next Friday is his last day of class and then he heads off for the Czech Republic, Austria and Italy for his International business trip. Finally done with his MBA and back to being with US full time! Yay can't wait!