WE'RE BACK!!!

We're back! I haven't blogged for more than two months and what an adventure those two months have been!!! We had a trip to Lake Powell with the Willey family, Josh's sixteenth birthday, BYU graduation for Ryan and Becca, Janie's wedding and all the details that involves, and family staying with us for almost the entire time. At one point we had thirteen extra people (Colby, Rob, Julie, Grace, Vivian, Sam, James, Angela, Juliana, Ella, Jared, Jennifer, and Tanner) in the house, six of them four and under. We had three different "pack and plays" and three different forms of high chairs (thanks to neighbors and family who were willing to share), not to mention strollers, diapers, varying forms of baby foods and treats and all the activity that goes along with it. We were also blessed what we termed the "cousins malady" of GI upset that went through almost the entire family. Despite the choas that sometimes reined, we had a wonderful time with everyone here---it was very fulfilling to be the parent watching all your children enjoying each others company and laughing and playing games and just being together. It was really fun to see how much Grace and Juliana enjoyed each other. Another awesome thing that was SO wonderful for me was that all the married children took turns cooking the dinners. IT WAS FANTASTIC! Pictures of our life for the past two months and the last of our trip to Europe will be following. It's great to blog again! I've really missed it!