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!!