Easter egg hunt at the farm

 Audrey is obsessed with all things Gillette Farms, so we attended their Easter egg hunt for the second year. The girls had fun, but the word is out and there were a ton of people there. 

Lindon Temple Open House

 I love to visit temple open houses. Audrey isn't old enough to enter the temples to do ordinances, so it's nice to take her to walk through them. Lynette joined us and we made a day of it. 

And he's off - Ugh

 Am I allowed to have titles in my book with Ugh in them? I sure hope so. 

On February 15th we were sitting in church when Mike's phone started blowing up. His unit was being activated and would most likely be deployed. Le sigh... We obviously knew this was a possibility due to the "conflict" with Iran, but had hoped it wouldn't happen. Mike was made the Detachment Commander, so his work began immediately making sure they were prepared for the eventuality. On March 12th we dropped him off at his Guard base so they could fly to their undisclosed location.  (I can't mention the location while they're deployed due to OPSEC) Steven wanted to come, but had something at school he couldn't miss. Mike's deployments in the past have come with clear start and end dates. This one did not. I'm writing this from the end of July (of course) and he's still not home. This one has also felt different than ones in the past whether from uncertainty with the length or the mission. People always ask how we do it, but we don't have a choice. He deploys, we modify. We are grateful for his service in the military, and do what's necessary. Sarah being home has been a monumental help, and this would have looked a lot different on the home front had she not had to come home for her migraines. It's been a definite tender mercy. 

Sarah becomes a mother ;)

Sarah finished a training last transfer and then found out she'll be training a newby this transfer. Her companion is Sister Barbosa and Sarah said she's pretty much the best. You can read about here HERE, but I wanted to remember this for posterity purposes. :) 

Random February

 

Ski day! Audrey gets better every time we go. 

Eight months!

I updated Mike's flight wall with a patch board. He always said he didn't need one, but I like to see them all. 

Service project at the Utah Foodbank

 It can be challenging to find service projects for younger kids so I was happy when a friend posted about taking her kids to the Utah Food Bank. We took Audrey and Ruth and it was easy and fun. We sorted bread/pastry donations into boxes to be distributed. 

Sweethearts for Adam and Steven

 Adam was asked to sweethearts by his friend turned girlfriend Kinley. They went with another couple and had a fun time. They wouldn't let me take any formal pictures of them, but the other mom thankfully got a couple. 

Steven and Lynzee went and their friend Jax joined the group.