Saturday, December 15, 2007

We Love Our Daddy!


Nice job Daddy!

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 was Jared’s very last day to attend the University of Utah! Can you believe it! He has taken his finals (and passed!) and he is ALL done with school work. Alayna wished him luck multiple times saying, “Good luck on your tests Daddy! I’m proud of you!” He has mixed emotions about being done most of which are because he really can’t believe he won’t have to go back to campus and study, attend class, hang with his buddies, and especially drive all the way up there again!

He has two internships back to back for the next four months. He will be heading to California for the first and then back to Salt Lake for the second. It is amazing that come May 2008 he will be a professional and hopefully employed!!! We are so very proud of him. He has been enjoying his time out of school by helping with the kids (giving baths! Hence the picture!), snowboarding, attending a celebration “were finished” party with all of his student buddies, grocery shopping, and going on a date! Some he has enjoyed more than others, but most of all he is feeling great that he is getting closer to his goals! We are grateful for his dedication and continued hard work. The kids love their Daddy and I love my husband! We are so very proud of him! We are counting down the days until graduation and a real pay check! We are almost there.

A Precious Moment...

As a family we were out enjoying the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season. We decided to attend a free FM100 concert at the Mall. The concert was great despite it being a very busy place. It made me grateful my shopping was all done. We had a $10 off coupon that we just had to spend at a store, so off we went. Braving the crowds and sales we went to pick out some dress slacks for Jared. We were in the dressing room all four of us and the stroller waiting for Jared to pick the perfect pair, when Alayna said with a big happy grin, “I love my family!” She sat down right next to me and put her arms up on my legs and said with another great sigh and bright smile, “I love my family!” Jared and I were looking at each other thinking, “How cute is that!” I had to pick her up and just hug and kiss her. I told her we love being together as a family too. I think there really couldn’t be a better gift than to know your children feel safe, love and happy when we spend time together as a family. I am grateful for that precious moment this Christmas season.