Saturday, May 16, 2009

Moving, Maners and Tulips


It was so fun to see the Maners for graduation. We were so happy that they were able to come up. Besides the festivities of graduation we were also able to do some other fun things. We went to the new Draper temple together and had Cafe Rio afterwards. 



We took a tour of the Church's Printing Division which was really neat 



And then we saw some great things at BYU including the Student Athletic Building. The highlight of that was probably getting to tour some of the facilities for the BYU football team. We are so glad that we got to spend so much time with family!

As all of you probably know, moving is really crazy. And it is always a time when I sit back in awe of how much junk we have. It isn't until you have to go through all of it and put it in boxes that you really appreciate the sheer volume of stuff you have managed to fit in your apartment! Well, we packed it all up and got rid of a few things, which is always good. In the midst of packing we managed to get the kids out for one more fun outing before our big move. We took them to the tulip festival at Thanksgiving Point, and then bowling and icecream at BYU that night. It was a fun day! Those flowers are just so beautiful and springy!









And what better way to end the tour of tulips than by rolling down this huge hill?



In this midst of all our packing, I went in to get my braces off the day before we left. Thankfully the orthodontist thought they were ready to come off, so it all worked out! I picked up my retainers the day we left, so not a moment too soon! I still don't have a good picture of my new smile, but I'll get one up here some time soon.

We were so thankful to have so much help from so many in packing, loading and cleaning. Thank you, thank you to all of you! 

Sunday, April 26, 2009

2 years in 5 minutes

Here is the video I made for Justin's graduation. Enjoy!

GRADUATION!


What a wonderful weekend it has been! It has been so fun to celebrate Justin's great accomplishement with family and friends. Here is a slew of great pictues from this week.


The annual MBA Golf Tournament



Justin's team




Flying kites at the park with Daddy






One last little MBA picnic

Mark and Ali


Jason


Angie


This girl loves her sunglasses!



Graduation day breakfast at one of the professor's homes

Brian, Amanda, Dave, Tom


Malya


Geneva, Michelle


Julianne, Ryan, Michelle


the Sanders


Geneva



Ortho Appointment

Hopefully my last orthodontist appointment with Erin....cross your fingers for the Tuesday before we move!



Photo Shoot with the Seelys









Mark and Justin



Justin being.....creative with the long sleeves on his graduation gown



What would the MBA lounge be without the foosball table?



University Commencement

Presdient Uchtdorf and Elder Nelson, graduation speakers



The kids with their cousin Brooklyn 



The graduate brothers, Justin and Jason



Happy families


Proud parents


Proud sister Luann


The cool hood



Marriott School Convocation

Derek, Geneva


Loren


Kara


Sean


Just look at all those happy guys!


Entertaining the kids for the last hour of a 3 hour graduation with a DVD on the laptop (genius idea Dad, thanks!)


Cute Lindsey


Proud in-laws


Proud sisters-in-law


What a busy and wonderful weekend! Can you belive it's over Justin?

Time to pack! Let's get this show on the road!



Monday, April 20, 2009

Saturday at Temple Square


On Saturday we were able to meet our very good friends Dave and Sheri and cute boys in Salt Lake at Temple Square. We really wanted to go up there one more time before we move away and also really wanted to meet up with our good friends, so it worked out perfectly. The weather couldn't have been more beautiful! We took the kids to see the Christus and that was really neat. 




Katelyn kept saying, "Jesus, owie!" She noticed the "owies" in his hands, feet and side. 

We got some neat pictures outside by the temple. The temple and the grounds were stunning as usual.






The kids had a great time playing together! 



We walked through the Church History Museum and the kids had a fun time playing around in the area designed for kids. Then we finished off the visit at Crown Burgers and had a great lunch together. 



We love these guys and are so glad that we squeezed in one last visit with them before we shove off! 




2 weeks until our move! Scary!