Best Friends

Sitting in the kitchen tonight laughing and joking with our kids while we were making pizza it just dawned on me that we have become best friends with our kids. It is a really rewarding place to wake up and find yourself. All these years of raising them (and I know we're not done yet) and worrying and praying that we don't mess them up too much in the process has been such a blessing! How and why did Heavenly Father trust us with them? They are so good and fun to be with and I just couldn't pick more amazing people to hang out with. Wow! It is worth it! So to all of you who feel like you are stuck in one certain mode like no sleeping through the night or always changing diapers or running them to everything or always trying to settle fueds or even should we dare have kids let me just say: YES, it is worth it! Here is to all we've been through and all we have yet to survive, KIDS ARE GREAT!!! (Check back with me after school starts:)

I MISS MY BOYS!!! I hope Hunter and Cole are having a blast in Cali with the Montgomery's and Figgins! There's no doubt that they are. I am so glad they got the opportunity to go. And Luke is in the Valley with his cousin/buddy Dakota who lives in Canada. They only get to see each other once a year. The house sure is quiet with out them! (I don't think I like it:)

Somedays are just so much better than others. Sunday was one of those days. It was a precious picture to store in this moms heart seeing Mike up at the Sacrament Table. Mariah said he was nervous but no one could tell. We're so thankful for Mike, Mariah and Kaydence and so pleased to see them making good choices.

Wow! Mariah is a great mom. She reads to Kaydence and sings and plays music and laughs with her. It is precious to watch. She is so talented too. Karmen taught her to make darling hair bows and she has made some to sell. She also picked out the cutest fabric and is making bumper pads for baby. I'll have to get pictures on here when she is done. I love my girls:)

Kaydence is our angel. What a great blessing her precious little spirit is in our home. She really is good natured. She sleeps through the night, is always happy, rarely fusses and she has the ability to turn every man and boy in our family into complete mush:)

Hunter, Cole and Luke hate this picture but I love it! It was one of those rare times when they were all happy and getting along at the same time. They are great kids and turning into awesome young men so fast. Each of them are so unique and such fun!

We are starting a new buisness. We just leased a house in Prescott Valley to open an assisted living home. Our place is called Autumn Seasons. We passed the care givers and managers course and are in the process of getting licensed. This has been something we have thought of doing for along time. There is such a need for quality care of the elderly. Don't worry, I promised Grandma she would always stay in her house here by us:) She did not want to be in a house with a bunch of "old people":) Off we go on another new adventure:)

We are just getting started here so we'll see how it goes. What a great blessing this will be to us to be able to keep up with family and friends. This week has been great fun. Adam and Anne and their girls came up to see Jeff, Karmen and girls who were here for a visit. Their visit lifted all our spirits, especially Grandma's. Their girls were little angels and we enjoyed them.
Friday night we had all the local family and friends for Mexican food and just good visits. Sunday night we made Thai food and played games. Monday we went to Lynx Lake for a picnic. It rained and poured but it was so beautiful and fun. There is nothing I love more than having my family gathered around.