Grandpa Jim's Birthday

We took our usual trip to Utah and got there just in time to help celebrate Travis' Grandpa Jim's 91st birthday.  We went to the Garden Restaurant and we had an awesome view of the Salt Lake Temple.  We love that the girls have the opportunity to spend time with their great grandparents and they seem to love it too.  

Braeden and Grandpa Jim

Grandpa Jim

Grandma Jean

Leah got a little tired and decided to lay by the window

Braeden...isn't he handsome?

Travis' parents, Kim and Heidi

The view from our table!

All those with birthdays get balloons

Then they make a wish as they let them go through the open roof

What a good looking group!

After dinner we went and walked around Temple Square.  The kids really liked it and Leah's favorite part was talking to the sister missionaries that had accents.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDPA...THANKS FOR LETTING US BE A PART OF IT!

Leah's Preschool Graduation

Leah had her graduation this week from Miss Wendy's Preschool...Luv Bugs and Bear Hugs.  She has absolutely loved being in preschool and she just adores Miss Wendy.  She has learned so much and is ready for kindergarten.  At the end of the graduation she was sitting at the counter and had a very sad look on her face.  When asked why she was so sad she told Miss Wendy that she was going to miss her and she was sad that she would not be going to kindergarten with her.  It was very cute...good thing she will still see Miss Wendy at church every week! 

Leah and Addie

Kids marching in...Leah took her own route!

Singing songs

Getting her diploma from Miss Wendy

Celebrating!

Silly Leah

It was a nice warm day today...but Leah thought she needed her scarf and hat!  Then she went on to sing me a song...what a silly, and may I add cute, girl!

Mother's Day

Mother's Day has always been such a special holiday for me...we spent so many year's waiting to celebrate this holiday.  Being a mother is such a wonderful privilege and I am so glad that I am a mother.  I am especially thankful to the two women that made me a mother.  To all the women out there that are longing to be mother's...hang in there and keep your head high.  Your time will come, it will not be easy, but it will come. 

To my own mother...thank you for being so wonderful and raising me the way you did.  I am the mother I am today because of you!  You are honest and kind, patient and loving, supportive and a little crazy...that is why I love you!  

To Travis' mom...you are the greatest mother-in-law I could ask for.  You have always treated me as your own daughter and you have always been so supportive of us.  You raised an amazing son and I thank you for that!

Happy Mother's Day to our Mom's and to all the Mother's out there!

Here is a little entertainment for you...Leah's Mother's Day paper she filled out at church!

Birth Mother's Day

I LOVE that there is one day a year that is just for celebrating the bravest, most compassionate, and selfless women there are in this world.  We are a little family because of two of these women!  Every year we take the girls to pick out flowers and we plant them in honor of their Birth Mothers.  We tell them their adoption stories and how amazing their birth moms are.  It is a wonderful day...Happy Birth Mother's Day to all the Birth Moms out there.

To Leah's Birth Mom:  We love you and we hope to one day meet you!  Leah loves you dearly and asks about you often.  She knows where she was born and always asks if we can just fly there and find you.  If only it was that easy!!  We pray for you often and think about you daily.

To Kenzie's Birth Mom:  We LOVE you so much!  Kenzie loves you and loves looking at your picture.  She gets a huge smile on her face when we talk about you.  We look forward to the day that we get to see you face to face.  We also pray for you often and think about you daily!