Recent Happenings

First and foremost, our missionary returned from Sao Paulo with honor, yaay!!!!! We are so excited to have him home! I'm pretty sure Shawn was almost as excited as Kellie was! I don't know what Shawn is going to do if we have boys! Brooklyn thinks Skyler is pretty alright too! She kept yelling and waving at him during his welcome home dinner! We missed him so much and are so glad to have him home! I love his cute accent and all the little quirks he picked up while he was gone! He is just too cute!! Shawn let him drive his truck home from church after his homecoming and let me tell you it was quite hilarious!! Each time he accelerated from a stop he had to stomp on the gas so he could "feel the power" so needless to say our ride was a little jerky, but very entertaining! Boys will be boys, even when they're men!!

(Skyler, Grandpa & Grandma Oliphant)

Also, Brooklyn finally got to meet her Great Grandpa Ron! He lives in Sandy and the one time we have made it up north since she has been born was this memorable trip, so she didn't get the chance to meet him. Sunday night he suprised us by showing up unannounced, but we were very grateful for the visit! Brooklyn LOVED him! She warmed right up to him and showed off for him the entire time he was here. Now for those of you that know Brooklyn, she does not warm up to people easily (most of my aunts carry candy in their purses so they can bribe her to give them loves when they do see her!) so we were all quite impressed! We visited for a couple of hours Sunday night, went and put flowers on my dad's grave, and then we met them and my two cousins for breakfast the next morning. It was so great to see him and Grandma Jean even if it was just a quick visit! My next task is to try to convince them to move closer, we'll see how that goes! Hopefully we'll atleast be able to make it up to see them this summer and hit the zoo!

(Gpa Ron & Brooklyn - Gma Jean, Gpa Ron, Brooklyn, Me, Cristina, & Kari)

We had a BBQ last weekend with some of my dad's family. My cousin has a little girl that is six weeks younger than Brooklyn and they had a blast together! In the past when they get together they just kind of ignore each other, but this time they actually played together! It was so cute! Hopefully they'll be good friends!

(Brooklyn & Katie)

And today we broke out the swimming pool! Brooklyn wasn't too sure about the cool water but she loved to stand in it and splash me and Copper! That entertained her for quite some time, until she found Shawn's peas!! She picked pea after pea, eating them as fast as she could! Hopefully there will be some left for Shawn by the time he comes home (it's not looking good so far!)

I must say I am extremely proud of myself at this moment, for I have actually posted twice within the same month! Although I have been too lazy to design a new header yet. Oh well, baby steps, baby steps! Until next time...