Randomness 2015

In early April, Cooper had his last choir concert under Mr. and Mrs. Claycomb.  I always love hearing him sing and it has been something that he has enjoyed.  He has great teachers and its been fun to attend his concerts and to see the hard work they have put in during their practices.

Don't know what I would do without these amazing boys of mine.  They are completely different from each other, but I love them equally.  They show their love for us differently but we wouldn't trade it for anything in the world.  Cooper verbally tells us he loves us and gives lots of hugs.  He is verbally appreciate of most things and aware of kind things done on his behalf.  Clayton doesn't verbalize it much, but he misses me when I'm gone and he wants me to tuck him in every night and lay with him for a few minutes.

In April, we received a late snow storm, so the boys went out and built a snowman in our front yard.  It didn't last very long, but they still had a good time playing  and creating together.

Clayton has two really good friends in the neighborhood. One is Gracie and the other is Zane.  He spent most of the hours in the day playing with these two friends.  They jumped on the tramp, hid from each other, painted their faces and dressed up like super heroes, rode bikes, played soccer and collected bugs.

Bryce and I purchased a piece of land in Smithfield the end of March.  We will be starting to build our new home as soon as possible.  Last October, Bryce was offered a job to work for Casper's Ice Cream as a Red Button Manager.  It was a great offer and the job will be less stressful and less hours. It is definitely a bitter sweet move for us.  WE have loved the friends that we have made in Roy over the past 8 years and we will miss them dearly, but we feel like this is what we are supposed to do.

Our lot is .41 arcres and this is right after they excavated and dug our hole for our foundation.

Parker is 18 months and she is so much fun.  She loves to smile and dance and she is so happy.  She is a people person and she loves to entertain others.  She loves ice cream and family and friends.  Her hair is finally starting to grow a little bit. For the longest time, many people thought she was a little boy (partly because of her name), but now she has her ears pierced and she is getting some hair.  Her hair is beautiful and has a strawberry blond color to it.

While staying with Bryce's parents in Smithfield, I was lucky enough to have Susan Price come visit me.  We caught up on 18 years in just a few hours.  Susan was a childhood friend of mine.  She was in my ward at church for a short time.  Susan and I played basketball together for many years in high school.  I also spent many days at her house because her Mom was my seminary teacher.  This was one of the highlights of my year! It was so nice to be able to see her and to meet 2 of her girls.