Happiness

Elizabeth turned 24 on the 17th! Anzul and she had just gotten back from a trip to Sedona and he threw her a fun surprise birthday party. She was pretty surprised and it was fun to be there at their new home that they moved into recently.  I love Elizabeth! She is creative and fun, happy AND joyful- just great to be around! She is a wonderful big sister, a sweet wife and will be the greatest Mother come this December. We love you so much, Elizabeth!! 

Can you believe it?! Elizabeth and Anzul are having a baby boy in December- and they are due on my birthday- December 19th! We are super duper excited for them and for the family that they are just beginning to start. They announced it by giving us a gift bag after dinner that had a "First grandchild coming soon" onesie, ultrasound pictures and the positive pregnancy tests. We kind of knew it was coming because there were a few telltale experiences beforehand but it was thrilling to hear them announce it and give them big hugs all around. Elizabeth is around 6 months along right now and she is a super cute pregnant lady! She hasn't been sick very much at all and is just doing really well! We're so blessed! Can't wait to meet this little one near Christmas time!

  Arizona has such beautiful sunrises and sunsets! The skies have big open spaces and the warm air hitting cooler air causes pretty bursts of sunlight and color! I love it so much!

​ It was our 25th Wedding Anniversary on August 4th! We’ve had a lot of talk about wedding on here lately but it must just be wedding season! 25 years ago Josh and I got married in the Bountiful Temple. It was lovely warm, windy day. Everyone came out to support us and we felt loved and cared for. Fast forward 25 years. We are living in Arizona, we have 6 children- 3 living away from home and 3 at home with one returned missionary. Josh has a job as a student advisor for ASU Law school and I am currently looking for work. We focus on our lives on the Savior and His Atonement. We love Him so very much!  We celebrated by going to dinner in Phoenix. Happy Anniversary, Babe! I love you! 

  The kids are back in school! Declan is in 7th grade- Wahoo!- and Rosie is in 1st. They got Father's blessings that first week of school and are super excited to be back! Rosie is proud to not be in kinder anymore and to be a first grader! Declan is excited to have 7 different teachers and choose his own electives. Mom is excited to have a little extra free time until she gets a job. Dad is busy with all the new first year law students. Asher got a job working at Green Machine pest control. Life is good!

  In the end of June, we celebrated 30 years of having graduated from High School!! Can you believe it? It's crazy! We were going over ideas of what to do for a reunion and I thought that a cruise would be a good idea. My friend Suzi took that idea and ran with it! We included those who graduated from the class of 95 and 97 too since we wanted to get more people on board.  We took a short three day cruise to Ensenada, Mexico leaving from Long Beach. It was such a blast! We ate, walked the deck, read, slept, lounged in the sun and explored the dock in Mexico. The food was great and I didn't get sick once which is rare for me in a new place. It was wonderful seeing our old friends from High School. We were thrilled that some of our friends were staying right across the hall and we did a lot together. My sister Larissa went and it was fun spending some chill time with her too!  Josh was with the kids for 5 days and he deserves a medal! It was a wonderful reunion and I'm so g...