The happiest post, EVER!

SCOTTYS MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!! 

My little brother got married yesterday!!!! I'm soooooooooooooooo happy for him and his beautiful, adorable, wonderful WIFE Jen! Scotty and I are 10 months and 28 days apart. We have been best friends our whole life. As I watched the video my mom made for the wedding day I couldn't help but get emotional during the section on Scotty. 75% of the pictures had the two of us together. We were inseparable! We have been through everything together. I'm sooooooo beyond happy that Scott has Jen and that he no longer has to be alone. I'm so proud of all he's done to get to the point he has and I think he's going to be a rock star hubby and an incredible daddy when that day comes!! This day has been a much awaited day for many many years. Scott went through some really hard things and there were times where he wondered if he'd ever find someone. It's heart breaking to watch the ones you love so much struggle. And I know we technically aren't twins, but being so close in age we've always felt we can sense one another's feelings. And I myself had many emotional nights hoping and praying Scott could find someone. 

I have a testimony that the Lord has a plan for each of us, he watches out for each of us, he is in the details of our lives AND we never know what listening to the spirit could mean one day in the future. Scotty and Jen getting married is proof of this testimony!! 

Five years ago, Landon and I were deciding what medical school to go to. We had narrowed it down to two places. Lubbock, Texas and Indianapolis. Lubbock had offered Landon a full ride scholarship which would have made it so we graduated medical school with less than $80,000 of debt. Man that sounds really nice right now! We had pro/con lists, we spent hours and hours talking about the two places. We counseled with our parents. We counseled with the Lord. We went to the temple and we prayed A LOT!!! Logically, Lubbock made sense. I wanted to go to Lubbock. I felt irresponsible picking Indianapolis. Even our parents thought we should go to Lubbock. BUT... we could not deny the feeling we had when we talked about Indy and when we went to visit Indy. We just couldn't shake Indy off of our mind or our heart. Oh how I wanted to. We were suppose to go to Indiana and we had no idea why.

But now we do. Indiana is where we met Jen. She served there in our ward when Landon was ward mission leader. It's funny because he was originally the Elders Quorum President in our ward and had only been that for two years. But our bishop felt like he was supposed to be the ward mission leader. We were surprised to get that call. But not 4 months later, Sister Kitchen showed up to our house for correlation meeting. And was there once or twice a week. We LOVED her so so much. She was the first person to know we were pregnant with ty. She was happy, kind, good, smart, optimistic, positive, strong, and beautiful. Scotty said yesterday that one of the things he loves about her is that when her back is up against the wall, she ALWAYS makes the right decision. 

After Jen came home from her mission, I asked if I could set her up with Scotty. She said yes. But I decided not to right then. Scott didn't seem quite ready and Jen said even she wasn't ready for marriage at that point. But then she posted a picture 11 months later on Insta and that was that. I texted her December 10th, they went out December 12th and basically from the very beginning they both knew, and I knew, and Jens grandpa knew (he told me that yesterday) that this was it. They had found each other! They were going to be a forever family! 

I'm so so so happy about it!!! I couldn't stop simultaneously crying and smiling from ear to ear during the sealing. 

We always make a top 10 list for each sibling that gets married and read it off at the luncheon. I said #8 which was "I'm happy Scotty has Jen now so I can finally stop checking out women.... for my brothers." 

And it's true! My setting up responsibilities are over. All my brothers are hitched! And I'm thrilled about it :). I've asked for more girls numbers and I've asked more girls out than I care to admit. 

The wedding day was beautiful. We started packing our house Monday morning and were done on Tuesday morning. Because we were done so fast we were able to go to one of our favorite parks one last time and get ice cream at our favorite spot, The Scoop. Landon and I even went on a date Tuesday night. I love konmari!!!! We also had dinner with our Bishop's family, the Cobbs, on Monday. We loved learning from them this year! Wednesday the boys and I headed to AZ to swim and be with Grandpa and Leah before wedding day. LANDON FINISHED INTERN YEAR. We hung out with family and cousins all weekend long in the 115 AZ heat . And now we're flying back to Spokane. 

Next up: Glacier, load the truck up, say goodbye to Spokane, and move to Salt Lake City. 

Life is wonderful! Especially since Scotty has someone forever now:). Til next week:).

 

Love this girl Melanie!!! SO sooo much! She's made such a big impact on me. She is real, and honest, and vulnerable and humble and wonderful.  

My biggest spokane regret is not hiking with Ashley more often. She is an inspiration to me!!! She and her family are going to change lives in Qatar. Ashley really is incredible.

All packed up

We've loved the binghams! They are a wonderful family, one that we would love to be like one day. 

Scotty LOVES Lebron 

Logan and Erika are WONDERFUL!!! Seriously, we just love them and think they are really great. We already have so much to learn from them. And its not just running stuff!



Top Ten Reasons we're glad Scott finally found Jen

10: So we don't have to do any more top ten lists

9: So there's finally someone else in the family who won't complain about the Arizona weather

8: So I (Becca) can stop checking out women to hook my brother up with

7: So Scott's no longer the 9th wheel

6: So Scott can always have a fast food buddy

5: So he can always have someone to drive with (Nate told the story here about Scott asking who he was going to drive to the wedding luncheon with. Nate answered, "Um. Jen." This reminded me of when George Bailey remembers that he's married after a long day of saving the Building & Loan from going under :)

4: Cupcakes

3. So Scott can actually live in the apartment he's paying for

2: So Nate and I (Sarah) can go back to having 3 kids

1: (Becca) So Scott doesn't have to be alone any more. They are both amazing people who will build a beautiful life together. 

"Most Likely To...."

Landon: 

He has been working so so so hard! He is in the middle of a 15 day shift and had to work today which made us sad. No fathers day breakfasts or cuddles! He only has 5 days left of this rotations and that is crrrraazzzy. He has had some pretty intense surgeries and when he tells me about them I either want to cry or barf. He took me on a date to the adult session of stake conference which was incredible. Before the session our friends asked us to come to Manito to play football. So we did and it ended up being a surprise going away party for us. It was one of the kindest moments. We felt loved! Thanks Palouse ward for having us this year--thank you Adame's for putting it all together, we were definitely felt loved! 

I don't want to get too mushy but I had this moment at the adult session where I just felt an overwhelming feeling of gratitude for Landon. I feel safe, protected, loved, taken care of, cherished, and beautiful because of him. He believes in me. He thinks I can do anything. He is proud of me. He is a wonderful father and our boys don't know how lucky they are. Landon is so wise for being so young. He is good to the very core. I could not have picked a better daddy for our cute boys. We are lucky!

Also, Landons intern year graduation was this week too. It was a lot of fun to go to a fancy dinner. They roasted the residents. Some were meaner than others. But Landon's was, "Most likely to donate your children to BYU." Which is so so true. His director talked about each resident and she said this about Landon: 

 "Landon you have embodied what is important throughout the year. You have a strong sense of self, integrity, family, hard work, team work and compassion. You have a great compassion for patients, you are dependable, and you have a strong work ethic. You are composed and calm under pressure."

 She then asked him to break an apple in front of everyone with his bare hands. He had mentioned at the beginning of the year, during some get to know you game, that a unique talent of his was that he could break an apple with his bare hands. It was a pretty intense 8 seconds, but he did it! BOOM! The transitional year at spokane is the BEST! It was a lighter year compared to most intern years. I'll trade a little more time with Landon for a little less sun almost every day ;). There were some days I might have taken a little more sun ;). Its just got so gloomy in the winter! 

Becca

I can't believe that I was in Indiana at the beginning of this week. I loved seeing so many people that I love so much. Monday I was able to spend a little more time with Jess, Amanda and Dawn before I left. I also went on a run in Manchester which made my heart swell with all sorts of emotions. I loved Manchester so much. Change brings so so so many emotions. And we've been changing so much lately. 

I was able to hang out with a few of the people I love so much here in spokane. Rachel! Mahyo! Liz! Abby! Man these girls are just the best. I love them and their families. Sherri Lang & Zoe came to visit us too which made my heart explode. Sherri is an angel and I can't believe all she has done for her family!

I was asked to bear my testimony during the middle of stake conference today. It was really crazy because the spirit had kind of prepared me for it. I knew heading in to the church this morning that I would be asked. I even made sure to find someone near me who could watch my kids if I happened to get asked because Landon was at work. So low and behold, after the intermediate hymn was over, they called me up. I turned around and handed Ty to a friend. He screamed the whole time while I walked up to the pulpit. Elder Call specifically asked me to get up and he had only met me the night before. After the meeting was over he shook my hand and said, "I don't know why Heavenly Father wanted you up here, but you do." I've been pondering that all day. Why. I'm still pondering. It was a really neat experience for me--one I know I needed. I love my Heavenly Father. I know he loves me and I know he is aware of me. AND I think he is proud of me. I'm grateful for spiritual moments like this. I lean on them until the next one. 

Jaxson: 

Ran in a race on Friday. He was so excited. He killed it. He then wanted to go get pizza afterward because it was PPQ night. Our friends came too. He is getting excited about moving. We just started taping up boxes tonight and he was all for helping us. He will be sad to leave too and i'm preparing myself more for this move than I did last move. Moving on little people is hard. 

Ty ty: 

I love him. I missed him why I was gone. I could talk to Landon and Jax, but I really couldn't interact with Ty when I was away. He's a joy and a handful, just like most toddlers. 

Copelin James  Wennerholm!!! 

So grateful to have this cute boy join our family this week. I can't wait to snuggle him in person. He is one blessed boy to have Lacey & Cory for parents and Hallie for a big sister. 

Our Dads: 

PHEW! This is getting long. But I feel I would be ungrateful if I didn't mention our dads. I have to say that we have the best dads. They sacrificed so much to give us every opportunity. We both feel like we came from ideal situations and it started with our dads. Papa Woolf is consistent, humble, kind, thoughtful, hard working, patient and good, I'm pretty sure he has never missed a day reading his scriptures or saying his prayers. I'm also fairly positive he's never missed a monthly home teaching visit. He's incredible! My dad is generous, wise, selfless, brilliant, hard working, driven and strong. I don't know how he does all he does through all his pain, but he will have mansions in Heaven for powering through anyway. We love them both! 

Another year down. Only four, maaaybbeee five years to go! We got this! 

A quite lunch at Brew Burger before heading up to Chicago to fly home! 

Okay so he maybe needs new shoes.... ahem!  

Bridal shower in Utah for JENN!!! 7 more days. Yay! 

Our bishop sent this to Landon while I was talking and he was at work. 

Gosh we love this family so much!!!!!