Happy Birthday America!!

We celebrated the 4th of July all day long.

First, Darren and Jenny brought their kids over to swim with us

Then we went to my mom's house for a BBQ and more swimming

Then we went to Stadium of Fire with my family.

Stella LOVED all of it.

She wanted to sit on my mom's lap the whole time.

It may or may not have been becasue

she was feeding her treats the entire time.

Me, Andrew, Kyle, and Brooke

My hair looks nasty in this pic

Hope it wasn't that bad in real life

Jersey's face kills me in this shot :)

These 3 girls had so fun together!

Stella enjoying treats and the Beach Boys.

We taught Stella the song Barbara Ann a long time ago.

She loves to sing the "ba ba ba" part.

She was so excited when she heard it live in the stadium.

We're Proud to be Americans!

Give Your Kids an Extra Hug Today

While vacationing this past week, we received one of the worst phone calls ever.

We found out that Andrew's little 6 year old cousin, Sierra

had been tragically killed.

You may have been following her story with the local news.

If not you can read more about it here.

This has been a really sad, hard week.

Everyday I cry over it and I pray for Andrew's uncle, aunt and cousins.

We weren't able to attend the funeral because we were out of town.

So I got these pictures from ksl.com

When life and our trials seem to hard to bear,

I'm so glad that I can lean on my testimony.

Andrew and I cannot believe how impossible it would be

for someone to deal with this if they didn't have the knowledge

that families can be together forever and that this little girl is in a better place.

Or how difficult it would be to ever find peace

without the Holy Ghost to comfort you.

I'm grateful for my Savior Jesus Christ

and for the chance our family has to be reunited with Sierra one day.

So Much to Be Grateful For

This whole month

I've been feeling really grateful.

I'm MOST grateful for:

this guy

the peanut in my belly

testimony

temples

great parents

sisters

the best inlaws

nieces and nephews

jobs

eduation

friends

I'm also really grateful for:

our home

paid days off work

living close to family

modern appliances

callings

drs

computers

Seriously, this doesn't even scrate the surface. 

We have SOO much to be thankful for!! 

We are very, very lucky people and

we all should spend more time on our knees

being truly grateful for all we have.