Day Of Rest...

Yesterday was a pretty relaxing day. My family left to go home on Saturday, but Dustin's family stayed until today. We all just hung out yesterday and relaxed. We went to the park and let the kids run around and play while the guys played catch. Elena Prodan, a good friend of ours, and her darling triplets came with us to the park. All of the kids had a good time burning some of their energy off. We had to break out the sunscreen though, cause it turned out to be pretty warm. I don't know about the rest of you... but I don't think I am ready for the HOT weather quite yet! Anyways, I got a few cute pictures I thought I would share.

A Very Special Day

Dillon's baptism turned out beautifully. Despite some minor setbacks, everything went very smoothly. I think I worried and stressed myself to death for no reason, as usual. The whole week had been completely overwhelming because of all the preparation that had to be done for the baptism program, the scheduling of the building, getting someone to fill the font, arranging stuff with the bishop and the primary, etc., etc. Plus, I was completely stressed because I of course had to have my house perfect, my laundry done, groceries bought for company, I had a Relief Society meeting, baseball game, dance, homework, and all regular routine things that still had to be done. I ended up with quite a few headaches and was pretty much an emotional mess all week. I have to thank Tara and Shawna who helped me out so much. Tara, for keeping my kids over night and allowing me time to get things done that I needed to, and for washing all my blankets for me, and for listening to me cry. :) Shawna, for bringing me lunch from Amigos (mmmmmm... my favorite!) oh, and the diet coke (I really needed that) and for all the food that you gave us and for the yummy guacamole, and for listening to me cry again. :) And to both of you for singing with me at the baptism. I have said it before, and I will say it again, it is very difficult not having family around to help out when you need it. I would never survive down here with out the strong support of friends that I have here. Needless to say, after all of the preparation, worry, and stress... I couldn't have asked for a more perfect day. The program was beautiful... thank you to Shalise, Gloria, Shawn, and Bishop Gorup, for your wonderful thoughts and words of wisdom. And, a special thank you to Marissa Moss for playing the piano, and to Melissa Anderson for all your help in arranging and coordinating all the details. I especially want to thank my dad for baptizing Dillon and to Jeremy for confirming him. You both made Dillon's day very special, and one that he will never forget. I am grateful for the effort that mine and Dustin's families made to be here for Dillon's special day. It meant a lot to us and especially to him. We are so very blessed to have the support and love of great families.
I want Dillon to know that we are so proud of him for making the decision to be baptized. He is such a loving, kind, and talented boy and we are truly blessed to have him in our family. He is a great big brother, and has now set the example for his little sisters to follow. Congratulations Dillon! We love you!












We went to Famous Dave's Barbeque for lunch after the Baptism. YUM! YUM!