Landon:
Spent two lonely weeks without us. We were not planning on staying in Utah that long. He said to me when I got home, "There is no way I would have gotten into medical school if it weren't for you. I'm so lazy when you're not around." Hahaha! I'm sure thats not true. But I can so relate to being lazier when I know he's not coming home for the night. He makes me want to be better and i'm glad that I do the same for him. He finished his in patient pediatric rotation and is now on emergency medicine. He see's EVERYTHING. This week he only worked with kids, but next week it will be adults. He finished his peak training and whether he is ready or not he is running 26.2 miles on Saturday. He kept saying over and over yesterday, "Im so glad you guys are home. I miss you so much. I'm so glad you're here!" We were missed. So were you babe, so were you!
P.S. He didn't get his keys back until we got home Friday. Thank you Beazers for sacrificing your car all week.
Becca:
I honestly don't know what to say for myself. Its been a really hard couple of months for me and I think i'm probably experiencing some mild depression. Landon does too. And when I feel this way I think, "Oh man! How do people experience moderate or severe depression? Or any type of mood disorder?" Being able to say, "I believe that depression is a real thing for people" is one thing. I think our world has become more and more aware of these feelings and how to treat them and deal with them and believe in them. But saying, "I think I am experiencing some depression" is a whole other ball game. I experienced a lot of these feelings post Ty and when he was about 10 months I finally went to a counselor. That helped a ton. I plan on going to a counselor here too. I was suppose to go this last week, but alas, we ended up leaving a day later from Utah so I missed it. Thats okay! I rescheduled.
On my drive home, we were driving up windy roads and it was pitch black. I turned my brights on and was able to see everything I needed to and much more. I was grateful that the light broke through the darkness in that moment and I couldn't help but think of our Savior. His light cuts through darkness and when we stand close to Him we can see so clearly. As I kept driving up the mountain a thick fog settled in and I could no longer see anything in front of me. That was interesting to me. Light can't cut through fog. I tried to look out into the distance to figure out which way to go, but that did no good, I couldn't tell which way the road was turning. I also couldn't stop because I couldn't tell what the circumstances surrounding me were or if there was anyone behind me. So I slowed down and I finally settled on looking down. I looked down right in front of my car and saw the white dotted line. I starred at that dotted line for about 30 minutes. And even though I couldn't see in the distance, I had enough light to keep going. And I realized in that moment, that if we stand by Christ, He gives us enough light to keep going, even if that means we can only see one step in front of us.
PS, I was slightly nervous to share this but I figure if there is anyone else out there experiencing some sort of fog... you're not alone and I love you :)!
Jaxson:
He had a really great time in Utah! So much fun that when he came home he accidentally called Daddy "Scotty" twice. Whoops. Jax did tons of crafts at nana's house and loved it. He was the best little helper on the way home from Utah. And seriously my boys know how to travel. They played happily in the car for 5 hours and then slept for 8 on the way home. I love road trips with them. It is one of my favorite things to do with them! Another one of my favorite times with Jax is at Church. Jax is so good at church and because of that Ty has followed suit. Landon and were able to listen to every word in sacrament meeting while ty looked at picture church books and Jax wrote words he heard in his journal. He is so naturally good. My prayer is that I don't ruin that :).
Ty:
Oh ty. We love you!! Lets see. Ty loves having 3 of things; A mommy, a daddy and a baby. He needs three cars. He needs three chips. He needs three balls or three stuffed animals. And if there are only two he will say, "Dat mommee. Dat daddee. wa babe be?" Meaning where is the baby. He needs to be able to find three elephants in a book or three snakes. Or his favorite, with all of our driving he'd needed to find a mommy, daddy and baby truck("rrraaa raaa") and a mommy and daddy and baby digger("ddiii-gur"). He can make basically ever animal sound imaginable. My current favorites are turtle and woolf. Oh and rooster. He even plays make believe with his animal sounds. He will make a snake sound, point to the corner, scream & run. This means the snake is coming to get him and he has to get away. Ty uses a lot of sign in his communication. He also uses his pointer finger quite a bit. Its so stinking adorable. He has created his own language and i'm finally getting the hang of it. I said to Landon today, "I think Ty is out of that really hard phase." Hopeful thinking? I dont know.
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| One of our new favorite appetizers. Ever. Ahi Tuna Taretare with a wasabi cream sauce. Mouth drooling |
Spokane vs. Provo. I'm rolling my eyes over here. So so so gloomy.
P.S. If it weren't for my mom there would only be three picutres this week. But she did a cute photoshoot with some of her grand kids :).
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| Ty Growls. |
