A fun night out!!

On Friday we went to Cornbelly's Corn Maze in Lehi. It was a great time! Olivia was so excited to see Sammy, and I was excited to see Amy Jo. I am so glad that Olivia and I were able to meet Amy Jo and Sammy. They have been such great friends to us through this whole deployment. With Brock (Amy's husband) being gone too we have really been good resources for each other and to top it off great friends!! The girls had tons of fun at Cornbelly's.

Here are the girls trying to lead us through the maze. It was so cute to watch them find our way and take turns leading the way. I am sure we would have gotten lost without them!

All aboard, oh wait where is everyone?!?

It was a great night!!

Doug's Leave

It was so nice to have Doug here for a bit! We did so many fun things as a family. We went to the State Fair and had tons of fun there. We also took a day trip to Logan to watch the Utes vs. Aggies game. Some of my favorite times was just time spent at home as our little family. When you are out and about being busy time goes by so fast, but it seems to slow (only a little) when we just relax at home. We had court and Olivia was able to officially become a York so that was really exciting!! I love Doug and Olivia so much, and I cannot wait until we are able to just be together again and not have to say anymore goodbyes. It is a really hard thing to do. You can say it over and over again but the hardest moment is when you actually have to let go and watch your loved one walk away. Doug tells me all the time, and I also had a really good friend remind me tonight that in the whole grand scheme of things this is just but a moment of our lives together. It is a VERY long moment, but it is stuff like this that just makes us stronger. Doug is doing okay. I think this time it was really hard for him to go back and he REALLY misses being home. He always has a good attitude and I know will make it through.

We had a great time at the State Fair! Doug, Olivia and some of our other family members took some beautiful pictures.

We walked ALL over Logan. We parked at the Stadium and we walked down to see the Temple and the Tabernacle. It was so beautiful.

Lastly, our day in court was a wonderful success. The road to this point was very rocky and at times we just weren't sure if things were going to turn out in our favor, but it was definitely worth waiting for. Olivia was so excited she could hardly contain herself. She was just bouncing all over the place and still if anyone talks about it she gets the biggest smile on her face that I think I have EVER seen!!

It has been about a year!

So I guess I was right huh!? I have been very busy and am now posting my only second post!!!! Doug has been home on leave for the last two weeks, and it has been absolutely wonderful!! I am VERY sad that he had to leave again and pray that these next 6 months fly by.

Taking a leap!!

Wow!! I am taking a leap in to the world of blog. I thought that I would never have a blog, I thought that it would be too much work , and consume too much of my time. But, the more I look at blogs and hear people talking about it I am convinced. I really don't know what I am doing, so for the first little while it may seem a bit unorganized but I will for sure catch on.