Time for an update!! We had a great springtime! Lots of fun family events and lots of great weather. During conference weekend, we had some special visitors drop by! This family hosted Scott while on his mission in Bolivia. At the time, their kids were just little. Now their oldest son is on a mission and their daughter is in highschool! They were sweet people and it was fun to us to meet them and for Scott to see them again.
We had a really fun Easter! The boys were excited to hunt for their eggs and Easter baskets. We did our traditional egg dying and talked a lot about what Easter truly means to us. I feel so blessed to know that through the Atonement we can be eternal families and live again!
A couple weeks after Easter was this boys birthday! I can't believe I have an 8 year old. I started this blog when he was just a year old.... wow!!! He was SO excited for this birthday, it is a truly special one. He was excited to wake up to his balloons and to his presents of course!
He had school on his birthday but asked if I would check him out early. So of course I did. Then he came home to play with his new Legos and then we went to Red Lobster for dinner. He not only ordered the most expensive thing on the menu (a platter of crab legs, lobster, shrimp) but he also ordered Calamari and ate the entire plate. After Red Lobster we went to Orange Leaf for some frozen yogurt. We had lots of festivities planned for the baptism, so his birthday was pretty low key.
Will's baptism was such a special day for our family! The weather was sunny, but COLD. Will looked so handsome and so grown up in his nice church clothes. He was excited but we could tell that he was a little bit nervous. I was so emotional when I saw him after he had changed into his white clothes. The spirit was so strong! I'm so proud of Will for his decision to be baptized.
After the baptism, we had a big lunch with all our families. Almost everyone was able to come! Will was so happy to be surrounded by cousins and aunts and uncles. We had the lunch at Grandpa and Grandma Hopkins clubhouse, which was nice. It accomodated everyone really great. Will chose Clam Chowder soup (I added a few others too....) shrimp, and salads. We also had bread, and he requested chocolate ice cream for dessert. It was such a fun day! After the luncheon and all that fun, we packed up and drove to Logan. We spent the afternoon/evening with Scott's family and helped Glenn and Martha prepare for their homecoming the next day. It was a weekend full of fun and family time!!
Even though I wish my boys would stay little forever, they just keep growing! Our family is doing great. Life is good, and always an adventure. We are excited for the next few years and all the adventures that will come!
