Trek

We have been blessed to be able to go on Trek twice as a Ma and Pa.  Each experience has been fabulous and faith filled--the latest being the same. We feel very lucky!!

There are only a few pictures as they requested we leave our cameras at home.  We had a fabulous family full of dedicated, obedient, hard working, faithful youth. We LOVED them!!  So fun to get to rub shoulders with some of the Lords elect. 

We went to Martins Cove and participated in a 3 day trek. The drive was long, but the Spirit was strong and the memories made great.  It was such an incredible experience, one we won't soon forget! We hope to go again in 4 years!!

(PS.  HUGE shout-out to my dearest heart-sister, friend, and cousin.  She watched ALL my babies, ALONE, along with her 6 babies, for the whole time--more, actually, since we dropped them off the day before.  She saved our bacon and our stress and the kids had such a great time!! Thank you, thank you!!)

 

Special Day: Katelyn's Baptism and Elizabeth's Blessing

We had a special day the Saturday, August 1st.

 

Katelyn had the chance to be baptized August 1st and we were able to bless Elizabeth at the same time.  It was a neat day for Mike and I, and our sweet girls. How we love them!  I like the space between Katelyn and Elizabeth--to dream about what Elizabeth is going to become by the time she is 8, and to remember back to how Katelyn was as a baby.  What sweet daughters we have been blessed with. It was a fun day to celebrate them!

  

 It was different for us, but we decided to bless Elizabeth at Katelyn's baptism. Normally we prefer to have the blessing happen in church on Sunday, but circumstances were such that we changed our minds, ha!  It was nice to have the family that had to travel be able to attend both.  I'm thankful to my Dad for letting us use his Institute building to have a little gathering afterwards as there is ZERO room here in our apartment.

A quick note about Miss Elizabeth's name.  Her middle name, Suzanne, is after my Aunt Suzanne. 

You will have a hard time finding someone more selfless, covenant, giving, kind, sincere and thoughtful. She's always the first to get to work and won't leave until the job is done,   She signs up for the yucky jobs and never complains. She cares and remembers to ask, makes you feel important and loved, and goes about doing countless quiet acts of service and obedience.  What a woman she is (and her whole family, really!).  Love her.  I hope my own little Suzanne will learn and keep similar traits.

Kyron is HOME!!

What a fun day!! After two years, he's home! And oh, how we have missed our favorite Uncle Kyron!! 

We rented a party bus (ahem, hooker bus) to all drive together to the airport. It was the biggest vehicle we could find and although it may have been a bit over the top for a newly returned missionary, we have a great time being all together!  Kyron got a kick out of it when he saw it!

His plane was delayed an hour.  Unfortunately we didn't know that until we were already on the road, so thankfully Aunt Brielle had her Ipod!  We were able to keep the kids mostly contained--and it was a feat with the hundreds of people who were there. It was a such a neat thing to watch missionary after missionary after missionary come down the stairs and run for a hug from their families.  Man, I love me some missionaries!  

Within hours of picking Kyron up, after he had been released, we drove to a cabin to spend the weekend. Not much happened--chatting, games, ziplining, 4wheeler rides, food, and vidoes.  We enjoyed all being together and catching up.  Ky hasn't changed that much--he seems taller and his more helpful--but is the same good hearted, happy, helpful, thoughtful kid.  We sure love him!!

My sister, Brielle, has more pictures and some videos from the airport on her blog.  Here is the link:

http://mattandbriellehunt.blogspot.com/2015/08/kyron-comes-home.html

She also has a good post about the cabin weekend.

http://mattandbriellehunt.blogspot.com/2015/08/mt-pleasant-cabin.html

Family Night on Temple Square

We headed down to Salt Lake tonight to enjoy the BEAUTIFUL flowers on Temple Square.  We barely made it before the end of the tulips and it was SO PRETTY! The kids were pretty much crazy nuts, but there is lots of space to roam and there were many adult hands so all in all it was a good night.  :)