Memorial Day and More!!!

Well I know I am not the best blogger but I am trying (there's points for effort, right?) We have had a sick little guy this week, and it has been pretty rough (we were kind of used to the baby who was sleeping through the night and not crying out of misery!) So sleep was a high commodity this week. Since Monday was Memorial Day, we had to go and remember those who we love, that have passed on from this life. I love the cemetery Lilly and Ryker are buried in. There is such a mix of people. We have pioneers, we have soldiers, we have mothers, father, sisters and brothers, and of course sons and daughters. There is such a peace there.


For some weird reason, the row Lilly and Ryker are buried in has a LOT of infants and small children buried there. Two of them are their cousins, but it is just kind of sad and sweet all at once to know so many little ones are grouped coincidentally together. This is the picture of Lilly and Ryer's headstone, and a few of the beautiful and sweet flowers that were placed on their grave. The windmill is courtesy of our sweet little nieces, Gracie and Morgan. Morgan was especially big about giving it to her sweet angel cousins.

I just had to post this picture (this is for you Amy and of course my Dad! As you can see, we are true and blue BYU Cougar fans, and I can tell Collin will too be a huge BYU fan!!!) I wish I had taken some pictures today, as it was my brother-in-law's missionary homecoming shin-dig and it was a lot of fun with some really yummy food. There was an amazing musical number before he spoke. It was a pianist with two viloinst and they played "How Great Thou Art" and I really was touched. I looked around, at all the family and friends that were there to support this extraordinary young man that I am privildeged to call my brother-in-law, and I thought about those that we could not see, that I KNOW were there supporting Chris. I was especially teary-eyed, remembering that two tears ago, when we saying goodbye to Chris, I was missing Lilly soo much and was pregnant still with Ryker. This time, I did have Collin, but I looked at my niece (who is the same age as Lilly to the day) and another little boy who was born the day I was supposed to have Ryker. It made me miss them. I miss my sweet babies. I am grateful for Collin but it does not mean I miss Lilly and Ryker any less. But it was truly wonderful to see how much my brother-in-law has grown. And we had a ton of fun, so much that NONE of the Grandkids could sleep! :) Oh, well!

The last few weeks at work, I am realizing more and more how fact Collin is growing. It saddens me, because I cannot believe he is nearing the age where he starts to eat rice cereal.
*Sniffle, sniffle.* We llove this little guy. It broke our hearts having him sick, but I think all the Grandkids were sick the last two weeks. The best part of last week and probably what truly got me through the hard nights and days is planning our five year anniversary. Needless to say, Mike and I will be going to Post Office tomorrow to get the passport process started. Can anyone say a little fun-under-the-sun? Have I mentioned how MUCH I LOVE the ocean?!?! So I will share a picture of the fun that will be had, come November! Carribean Sea, here we come!!!

Cannot wait!!! We are ready for some fun-in-the-sun! And BTW, no, sweet little Collin is not coming along. He is just still too little:( He will be missed a ton, his Mom and Dad really need this and I know we will come back a better Mommy and Daddy!!!