I think sometimes the way I deal with hard times, sadness, frustration, and a broken heart is to look through pictures and remember happy times. So it is today that I am looking up pictures of our dear friend Dave and remembering fun happy memories we have had together with him. His funeral service was yesterday and was sad yet a beautiful wonderful tribute to his life. He was an incredible husband, father, and friend. Paul was very close with Dave. Paul saw him everyday at work. The whole reason Paul works at Wright Homes is because of his friendship with Dave. And even though Kelli and I are very close friends and talk a lot, it was often our husbands who would make plans for us all to hang out. It was a lot of fun to have one of your closest friends husband and your husband be such good friends because it meant that you got to do a lot together. The only friends we have ever gone on a vacation without kids was with Dave and Kel to New York a year and a half ago. I am so glad we have those memories. Dave was always so sweet to Ash. I can still hear in my mind the way he would often say hello to her "What's up Ash." She really liked Dave, and I can only imagine what there reunion was like on the other side of the veil. I am sure it was sweet and I know Dave has given her a hug from us.
Some exciting news for Paul and not so exciting news for me is that Paul got accepted into BYU's Executive MBA program. He feels like the timing is right. It has always been a goal of Paul's to get his MBA. Wish us luck!
Ashley's headstone is finally done. We are so pleased with the way it turned out. It will be nice to go visit the cemetery and not see a small circle plaque with her name on it. It still seems so surreal that we go visit her grave. She should be visiting our grave in about 50 years!
I was blow-drying my hair the other day and put Alice on her butterfly mat. I looked over a few minutes later to find her almost completely under my bed! I just had to run and grab my camera before pulling her out!
Yes Mav is spoiled! He ran beside me for the first little bit but then got tired, after all he is a little dog. So I put him in the stroller! Why not? He loved it. Good thing I have a double jogger!
I can't believe I can put pig tails in Alice's hair. She is only 5 months old! Now if she would just hold still enough for me to get the part strait. Also as you can see if Alice keeps laying on the floor like this she will have the strongest abs in the world! She just won't relax.
