Not ready at ALL....

OK, so I was sitting in Sacrament meeting this morning singing the opening Hymn when it hit me..Two weeks from today is Skyler's missionary farewell, that means 17 days and we take him to the MTC, can I just say I am soooo not ready to have him be gone for two years. As the flood of emotion came over me I watched the cute little kids sitting on the bench in front of us and reflected back to when my kids where that small. I remember the folder games, the picture books, the crayons and the coloring books, trucks making their way over the top of my hair and face and all the cheerios..I miss those days mainly because I still had plenty of years ahead with my kids. I have so many emotions that surface every time I think about Skyler being a missionary, I know he is doing what the Lord wants him to do and he is so ready to get out there and teach the people of Tahiti, but the selfish MOM in me wants my baby close to me always, I know we will be blessed to have him serve in the mission field and I know he will be blessed for serving also. Sorry for the rambling on it has been an emotional day and I don't see it getting any easier in the coming weeks :(

Trip to Dallas

Kylee's cousin Kate lives in Dallas, Texas. She misses her so much. This past November Grandma Becky wanted to take a trip to Dallas with Kylee and spend the weekend with Kate. They shopped, swam, got new American Girl dolls (which by the way they love), went out to eat and just had FUN together. Matt, Becca and Adam came also and they had a great time. Thanks Grandma for taking Kylee on this fun weekend, we love you.

Fun Photo Shoot

This was so much fun to have these pictures taken :)

Thanks Dana for your hard work..I will treasure these

while Skyler is gone!

A Very Special Valentines

This was the BEST Valentines ever! As most of you know Skyler is 24 days away from entering the MTC. Yesterday we had the privelage of being with him as he went thru the Bountiful Temple. All I can say is WOW!! What an awesome experience it was to be with him. I have some pictures to post, I will try and post them tomorrow.

We have a Graduate!

Called To Serve

I have dreamed about this day for a long time...it finally came on December 19,2008. Skyler received his mission call. We had family and friends gather at our house that night. I had a map of the world on the wall and each person got to put their guess in for where they thought Skyler would be called to. It was so fun to see all of his friends and family take a guess at where they thought he would go, Skyler himself guessed Omaha, Nebraska because he had a dream that was where he was going, boy was he a long way off. When he opened the call, he laughed and danced around, he was soooo excited. As he read the call he announced he would be serving in the Papeete, Tahiti mission, entering the MTC on March 11 2009, his 19th birthday. I am so proud to be Skyler's mom and excited for him to have this opportunity to serve the Lord and grow. We Love You Skyler!!