Summer 2010

Summer seemed to come and go in a whirlwind... and now here we are watching it drift off into fall. We had so much going on over the summer. It was fun and busy, exhausting and stressful at times, but in the end we have many great memories to look back on and so many tender mercies to be thankful for.

Backyard Swimming

Adalyn's first appointment with the dentist. Uncle Aaron took such great care of her she didn't even notice that he was cleaning her teeth! (That's Aaron Olsen with Skyline Dental. Call 435-723-8913 to schedule an appointment today!)

Devin and I celebrated our 5th Anniversary!

Pineview Reservoir

Quincy learned to sit by herself

And got her first teeth. (She's has 4 total now)

Annual Women's Weekend

Random Thank You's:

Even though I know the people that these are for will never see them, I want to write them down as a reminder of the many 'tender mercies' shown to us daily. It will also be a reminder of service and how much a small, random act of kindness can mean to someone in need.

• Thank you to the unknown woman at the gas station, who saw us cleaning up massive throw up, after Adalyn had spewed in the car, and brought us towels and plastic sacks to help. We were 2 hours from anywhere and without the towels Addie would have had to sit in a wet car seat for that long.
• Thank you to the 5 or 6 of our new neighbors who saw us working on our house and brought tools to help us. And especially to the 70 year old man who stayed to help Devin with some difficult work.
• Thank you to the stranger who saw a crying girl at the zoo and offered his unused Carousel ticket to cheer her up.
• Thank you to our new ward members for making us immediately feel a part of the ward.
• Thank you to the the old man working at Walmart for the free Rotisserie chicken.
• Thank you to the Target Pharmacist who didn't just brush me off to fend for myself, but instead spent a couple hours trying to help me find the right prescription for Q.

And I'm sure the list could go on for days. But writing it all down definitely makes me count my blessings!

Goodbye Summer... you will be missed!