City of Lights

David and Rachel have played a few pranks on each other which have needed parent approval.  The ultimate was when David decided he was going to ask Rachel to prom.  He wanted to think of something creative that would really surprise her.  David had me help him and we spent about 2 hours blowing up balloons and he wrote prom? on every single one.  Her favorite candy are robin eggs so David convinced his sisters to make some cookies with them inside. 

 Rachel was gone for a weekend in visiting the college she is going to this year.  After a long weekend and flight home she walked in about 11 pm at night to the balloons and cookies.  She avoided David the whole next day at school.  She was trying to think of a way to answer. 

 So late Monday night (a windy and rainy night) she put over 2,000 post it notes on his truck.  With Yes on the back and on the windshield.  David came out to the truck covered when leaving before 6 am and didn't take them off.  But don't worry....school security made him come out during class to pull them off the truck.

So after all the fun of asking and answering the planning began.  Rachel and her mother made this beautiful dress.  Flowers were ordered and reservations made.  They looked so great and matched perfect. 

 The kids even entertained the parents and posed for pictures at a park.  You can see all the different cameras we had going.  A total of four and they were such good sports!

 This one we were trying to get Rachel to be serious or look angry and she just couldn't do it.  Nothing but smiles and laughs.  So the best we could get was her turning away.

 We tried goofy faces and all different poses.  I'm sure glad we did because they didn't take pictures at the prom.  I love this one of them walking away even if we had to tell them to turn through the middle.

Later I got a text message from one of my friends saying how great David and Rachel looked.  I was wondering how she knew that.  She was seated at the Elephant Bar next to them.  We didn't even have to send a spy in to watch them it all worked out great! 

Bruiser

On Sunday Haley was looking really tired.  We told her to take a nap because she was getting dark circles under her eyes that she'll get when not sleeping well.  When she woke up from her nap her face was so swollen.  It was after 8 pm on Sunday night and we weren't sure what to do.  Haley looked like she was in a bar fight.  We frantically called a friend from church who is also a dentist.  His sweet wife said he was out doing visits but that she would call him.  So after what I'm sure was a very long day for him he came by our house.  He looked at her face and said it was an abscessed tooth.  We knew she had a loose tooth that wasn't budging but didn't think it would be this.  This dentist took us to his office and with such wonderful patience and love numbed Haley up and performed a mini surgery to get the puss out and to pull the tooth. 

She is getting better but is still swollen.  Dad stayed home from work and she gets to hang out with me today.  Not sure her teacher is ready to deal with the little slugger at school yet.  Plus we don't want her getting teased.  She is getting enough of that at home but think she is enjoying it.  We are so thankful for the service that our friends could provide and that Haley was so tough.  We are also glad that this part of it is over.

Baptism

Today was an amazing day in our family.  Mike was baptized by David.  All of our family that is in Colorado was able to attend.  I'm so grateful for all the family and friends who have supported us and were able to be with us today.  

 

 Not only was it a special day for our family but for some of the missionaries who have been welcomed in our home along the way.  They weren't all able to come because of different circumstances but we did have a lot of them.  Elder Naulu had a beautiful solo and all my brother in laws were able to participate too.

I love these two, My nephew asked what was better, watching Mike get baptized or David performing it?  I have to say they both hold such a place in my heart that it is something I will never forget and will always be grateful for.  Congratulations my love, I am so happy for the decision you made today.

Sweet 16

 16 years ago today and yes probably about this time in the morning my life was about to change.  I didn't know it at the time but I was going to be blessed with my beautiful Krystal.  She was a long labor so she wasn't born for over 36 hours but that is half the time it took for her brother to come.

Krystal was full of personality from the beginning. She has always been curious and asked why. They say that some are born with mature spirits and she definitely was.  At 4 years old, I wasn't fast enough to get her invitations out for her birthday, so she wrote them out herself.  It was the beginning of April and she had to get them done.  So I wrote one out and she finished the rest. 

 Not much has changed.  Krystal still keeps us on our toes and is still asking why.  She has become such an amazing young lady.  She is so well rounded and the first to ask what she can do to help when we're in a pinch. 

 Krystal really wanted a car we found for her 16th birthday.  A 1980's Mirada, that isn't happening so this will have to do!  j/k 

We have a few things up our sleeves but since this post is early and we are trying to be sneaky I'll post next week about it. I just wanted to make sure that we didn't miss a special post for her Sweet 16!

Krystal you have turned out to be such a wonderful person and absolutely beautiful inside and out.  You make us so proud and glad that you are part of our family!  Hope your 16th Birthday is as wonderful as you've dreamed up in your head.  (even though right now you think that there isn't anything planned).  xoxoxo