#dicksondailythanks

In November my main focus was on being thankful and teaching the kids the meaning of Thanksgiving and the feelings we should be experiencing during that time. I decided I don't give Thanksgiving enough credit for bringing in all those wonderful fuzzy feelings of gratitude and compassion that I love during the Christmas season. This year I wanted to try to teach my kids to appreciate the Thanksgiving season more and learn how to truly give thanks.
We did things everyday:

1 set out Thanksgiving decorations, started a thankful poster

2 Family Home Evening lesson on feeling thankful and turkey shooting game

3 Made thanksgiving cards for family

4 Fill a shoebox at Hobby Lobby to send to someone less fortunate

5 Did random acts of service throughout the day

6 Made a please and thank you sticker chart

7 Had turkey waffles

8 Caitlin gave ME a service by bringing me breakfast in bed, that night we read books and scriptures about gratitude

9 Family Home Evening lesson about the 10 lepers and had a treat

10 dropped off goodies for people

11 Veterans Day: made holiday mail for heroes

12 Thanksgiving/fall craft day

13 celebrated #worldkindnessday with random acts of kindness

14 Colored "my thanks book" printout

15 Made a hand print runner

16 Thanksgiving bingo

17 Played the "hot spot" game

18 Left a thank you gift for the mailman 

19 great grandparents visits

20 Welcomed baby Reese

21 Made donations, each of us picked a few thing.

22 Prayers and help for Bo and the Barnes family

23 made a video log of the kids' top thankful things

24 dropped off cans to the food bank

25 gave each other "service stars" when we noticed other people doing nice things

26 Thanksgiving: We spent Thanksgiving with my family in St. George, Utah. My parents drove up and my sisters and I and my grandparents went down. We all stayed in a couple condos and we swam, watched movies, played with cousins, hiked the Red Rock, visited the children's museum, rode the carousel, got frozen custard at Neilsen's and looked at Christmas lights around town. Thanksgiving morning a bunch of us ran the 5k turkey trot. Paul and I had Caitlin and Nolan run with us and they both did amazing! They did the whole thing themselves and were very motivated. both finished in under an hour! I'm so proud of them! Thanksgiving dinner was absolutely delicious, as it always is with my mom. Can't believe she can cook a Thanksgiving meal anywhere in any kitchen and always have it turn out so yummy. 
I really enjoyed the Thanksgiving season this year and the opportunity to give service and to spark that in my kids. Hopefully they learned a little about giving and serving and why we should do it. I know I had some special moments and experiences with them when I felt like they got it. I'm most thankful for my little family and for my Heavenly Father who has entrusted me with them. 

joys of motherhood: june

These kids live a good life. They are super spoiled but still mostly sweet. We are having a really fun summer and basically just taking things easy and doing whatever we want! 

Classic cases of my kids:

We went to the grocery store and I gave the kids each a dollar bill and told them if they were really good they could pick out a prize for $1 to bring home. Caitlin was of super dedicated and kept her dollar bill safe and earned her prize but took FOREVER picking something out. She thought she wanted glitter but changed her mind in the check out line to a 50 cent ring pop. Nolan ended up ripping his dollar in half, losing one of the pieces, throwing a fit and got no prize.

Another day we went to the dollar store and I  told them they could choose anything they wanted. Nolan knew he wanted a car right away and once he saw the monster truck he was positive and never wavered. Caitlin chose about 5 different things and then last minute going through the check out line she changed to a huge lollipop. 

Nolan will tell you exactly how he feels or what he thinks about something. He will tell you with whatever force or volume he deems necessary, no matter who you are, if he feels like something needs to be said to you he will say it. Caitlin will show you. She's the most expressive little girl and she wears her heart on her sleeve. 

So my kids escaped.... Nolan and Caitlin were playing in the backyard and I was inside putting Maverick down. When I went outside to get them they were no where to be found. I never let them play in the front yard alone but the back is safe and completely fenced in and they cant open the fence. I was so confused when they weren't there so I was yelling their names and no answer. I went to check the front yard and there were a few kids out there that hadn't seen them and again no answer. I came inside and looked through the house and nothing. Then I got nervous. Where could they have gone?! And with whom?! I went back outside and looked again and noticed their little car was up against the back fence, by the neighbor's yard behind us. We aren't super close to those neighbors and they have older kids that my kids have never played with but something told me that they were over there. I looked over the fence and didn't see anything. I tried to go inside and call the neighbor but didn't even have her number so i got in my car and drove to the street behind us and went and knocked on their door. She answered and said, "Hey! Are you looking for your kids?" UMMM YES. Apparently their daughter had helped my kids climb the fence and they told her they had my permission and went inside to play. Give me a heart attack. 

More of Caitlin:
-she calls hand sanitizer = "hanitizer" and it's applied very liberally.
-The kids had a lesson about feeling the spirit and were asked to bare their testimonies in primary sharing time. Caitlin got her hand up the quickest to volunteer and was asked to come bare her testimony. She was happy to be picked and on her way up to the pulpit said to me, "Mom what's a testimony?" I love her confidence and willingness to just go do whatever is asked and I wondered what she would have done had I not been there. I came up to the pulpit and coached her through a few things to say and she did a great job expressing some of her feelings about the gospel.
-No questions about the human anatomy over here with two little brothers: We were at some stores the other day and went by a Calvin Klein store. In one of their windows they had male mannequins in just their underwear. Both kids got all giggly that they were just wearing underwear and then Caitlin says "They aren't real people but they just have underwear on and they even have the little bumps in them!" I couldn't believe she had said that so i asked her "What little bumps?" and she said "See? Those-- they look like weenies." Oh my heavens.
-Caitlin has an amazing attention to detail, one example is that I taught her what pearls are and how they come from inside seashells in the ocean. She was loving this and has brought it up several times. When it was "pirate day" at Summer Club I told her she should wear her mermaid shirt and then she was trying to decide what shorts to wear and said "Oooh Mom! I'll wear my white polka dot shorts because the polka dots look like pearls! And there are pearls in the sea under the mermaids!" I was pretty impressed with that one.

Nolan Man:
-At the mall they have these little pods of about 6 massage chairs that you can pay to sit in and get a massage. Nolan ran up and plopped in one and was climbing around yelling "This time machine is mine!"
-I took Nolan to the Nike store for new shoes and he only calls them "my nikes" not shoes, or tenneshoes, he's specific.
-In Nolan's prayer the other night: "please bless that Maverick won't choke on my Legos, Please bless mom and dad will be proud of me."
-I have so many stories I could tell about Nolan wandering and getting lost. I probably don't record most of them because they aren't funny to me for a few months, mostly just frustrating and scary. He went through a phase where he literally got lost  I lost him (because he never thought he was lost) every single public place we went to... the kids museum, the aquarium (twice) the store. He just wanders and he has no fear so he never feels like he needs to come find me, or even really notices that I'm not with him.

-The other day at the store a large black guy was our cashier. He was really nice and friendly with the kids and as we were leaving (luckily I THINK out of ear shot) Nolan asked "Mom why are some people painted like that??" 

-We had gymnastics and then a long day of errands and right after gymnastics Nolan had gone to the bathroom and gotten his undies a little wet. He refused to put them back on so I told him he'd have to go without. He said ok but wanted to get home as soon as possible to put new underwear on. He said "If i don't have underwear everyone will laugh at me!" I said ok but we have to go a few places first. He reminded me avery 10 minutes or so that we needed to get home so he could get new undies. But then we got invited to lunch with the cousins... and so he decided he could wait. Then we went to a couple stores. As we were loading back in the car he reminded me as soon as we got home he'd put new undies on. There were a couple guys standing outside about 10 feet or so from the car talking and one started laughing about their own conversation. Nolan noticed them and said, "Mom, why were those guys laughing?" I said "I dunno they are just talking and laughing." He said "Are they laughing because I have no underwear on?" I have never seen him be so self conscious!
-Nolan has a thing with white visors. I have no idea where this came from but he really wants me to get one. He has pointed them out several times if we've ever seen on in the store or on other people and whenever he sees one he says "Mom, I wish you had one of those hats. You should get that hat."

The Mav:

-Maverick really just thinks he is one of the big kids. He loves playing with whoever is around and I think he was a little bored with just me while the older two were at summer club! I however loved just running errands with one and kept thinking how quiet it was!

-I heard this quote in a Sunday lesson a few weeks ago and it has really stuck with me:

"The ability to qualify for, receive, and act on personal revelation is the single most important skill that can be acquired in this life." -Julie B Beck

I'm so thankful that Paul is a worthy priesthood holder and that blesses our family each day, but I also think that being a mom without having the spirit with me would be impossible. There is great power and happiness that comes with listening to that still small voice and I'm incredibly grateful for that and for the opportunity that I have to work on this skill each day.

Maverick's Blessing Day

Maverick was blessed at home with family and close friends on Sunday, October 19th. He was an angel all day long! We went to church in the morning, lunch at Christine's, then back to our house to get things ready. We had probably about 75+ come to the blessing. Luckily the weather was still nice to go outside! We had a short program and then the beautiful blessing. Afterward we visited and ate desserts.

Paul gave Maverick a wonderful blessing. He blessed him with many things, including: to develop a strong testimony of the Savior, the restored gospel and modern day revelation. He blessed him to be able to identify the talents he has been given and use them to bless the lives of others. He blessed him to be able to uplift others and be a peacemaker to those around him, and to one day marry and find joy in raising a family.

I am so thankful that Paul has the priesthood and he is able to bless our children and that we have an eternal family. I am thankful that Maverick is a part of our family and we really enjoyed this special day for him.

thoughts on being a mom

This week was hard for me. I was overly emotional the whole week. Paul was in and out of town, working 'til 1 AM, then again out of town all weekend. The kids woke up way earlier than usual every morning, Nolan didn't take naps, he won't eat a solid meal, or listen to a word I say. He has been super naughty and Caitlin has been really whiny. Caitlin had diarrhea that ended up on the bathroom floor instead of the toilet multiple times. Saturday was one of my worst mom days in a long time: another early wake up, a whole bottle of chocolate milk spilled all over our kitchen rug (that we just had professionally cleaned), Nolan wouldn't eat lunch and I finally strapped him in and he threw an all-out fit for 10 minutes, they both bickered and whined all day, Nolan threw things down the basement window wells and picked almost every unripened vegetable in our garden, he didn't nap. And then to top off the evening he took a dark blue white-board marker in Caitlin's room and colored all over her bedside table and her brand new bedding. I told them let's get in a bath and Nolan ran in and got the water going, then climbed in fully clothed. I lost my temper, was tired, put the kids in time out multiple times and yes, even spanked throughout the day. Which always puts me in a bad mood too because I hate being the mean guy and hate it that my kids can push my buttons. All that mixed with the other demands of getting things done, trying to help others, being really pregnant, fulfilling my church calling and being a good wife... Not only hard things in my own little bubble but this week alone an entire Malaysian airplane was shot with a missile while flying in the air and taken down, everyone died. A family friend lost their 4 month old baby after her struggle in the NICU her entire life and a family inHouston Texas was shot in their home, leaving only their 15 year old daughter alive and alone. Emotional and hard things happened in the world which makes my problems seems so small, but definitely added to my emotions.

I decided to put together a (much needed) girl's night for Friday night. And it was awesome. We went to dinner and then up to Sundance and went to the next segment of the Bluebird Concert Series up there. We enjoyed our night and each other's company and the music. Performing up there this time was Amy Grant and Marshall Altman and Dylan Altman. They were awesome. I mean, I still listen to Amy Grant's Christmas album every year. Her voice is so pure and beautiful. I loved hearing their stories and experiences. Towards the end someone requested Amy to sing "Breathe of Heaven". She said she had never performed it with a guitar but was so gracious to try, and it was beautiful of course. I had heard this song before, but this was perhaps the first time that I had heard it and really listened to the words and felt the connection as a mother to this song about Mary, mother of Jesus. The words of the song have surrounded my thoughts:
"Breath Of Heaven (Mary's Song)"

I have traveled many moonless nights

Cold and weary with a babe inside

And I wonder what I've done

Holy Father you have come

And chosen me now

To carry your sonI am waiting in a silent prayer

I am frightened by the load I bear

In a world as cold as stone

Must I walk this path alone

Be with me now

Be with me now

[Chorus:]

Breath of heaven

Hold me together

Be forever near me

Breath of heaven

Breath of heaven

Lighten my darkness

Pour over me your holiness

For you are holy

Breath of heaven
Do you wonder as you watch my face

If a wiser one should have had my place

But I offer all I am

For the mercy of your plan

Help me be strong

Help me be

  Help me   

First of all, I was so touched by thoughts of Mary and the woman she was and the amazing role she played in this world. I feel like as I grow as a mother I appreciate Mary more and more. She is amazing to me and definitely one of my most beloved people in history and in the scriptures. 

Personally, a specific part of the song stuck out for my own life: "Do you wonder as you watch my face, If a wiser one should have had my place, But I offer all I am" Thinking about these words literally brings me to tears. the moment when your baby is placed in your arms for eh first time and you lock eyes with them is without a doubt of the most beautiful and tender and magical moments of life. that moment changes your life forever and changes YOU forever.. you become a mother. All of the sudden you see this infant that is perfect and is yours forever and you know that you will do ANYTHING for them and that you will spend everyday of the rest of your life trying to care for them and make them happy. As I listened to the song I thought of that moment, and what my baby's thoughts must be in that moment. What do they wonder about me? This person that they've only seen from the inside out thus far. Do they wonder if I will keep up my end of the bargain and sincerely try every day to be the best mom to them that I can be? "But I offer all I am"... I'll be the first to admit that my offering ebbs and flows depending on the day. Non-diarrhea days probably hold a more acceptable offering than harder days. Some days I lose my temper, raise my voice, or cry because I am so tired. I wonder why disciplining has to be so hard and has to come so often and I wish my kids would just listen and behave. 

But it's important to keep offering. It's important to just remember that every day is a new day, it's a chance to start fresh. It's a chance to get up, be the best mom I can and remind my kids that I love them, and that I really am trying to make everyday count and to give them the best childhood I can. 

Sometimes it's hard to remind myself of this, like when my fresh start is blurred by sick kids up throughout the night or 6:30 wake up calls. Those moments it feels more like a pep talk than a reminder of a sacred promise. But it's there. Just as that beautiful moment was there when I looked into their eyes and knew they were mine and I was theirs forever. 

The days are long but the years are short. I'm so thankful for a loving Heavenly Father who helps me be strong, who teaches me how to love and offer myself fully and who lightens my darkness, hears my prayers and comforts me. I have a divine nature that helps me to know that I'm trying and I'm doing ok, even if a wiser one could have taken my place, I'm the one who is meant to do this and be a mom to my little ones and to love only the way I can. Which is a little terrifying and mostly amazing. I'm so thankful for my life and my family and that I get to be with them forever and especially that I get to work to make those days count and keep us together so we can get to that eternity.

So, fine. This week I needed a re-do. It did a number on me and no doubt I could have handled certain situations better. Definitely took a lot of pep talks and some grumbles under my breath. But we made it through, and tomorrow is a new day to remember my special moments, delight in them, and boost up my offering. 

Easter

This year the church put out a really wonderful video with the theme of "Because of Him" for Easter. (Click HERE if you haven't seen it!)

I love the message that this video sends, a message I've been identifying a lot lately. One of encouragement and hope. Life is hard, the world we live in can be a trying and dark place but we can do this. We can get through and be strong and live good lives and become better people. As it says in the movie, we can begin again and again and again. There is no end, only new beginnings. I love this sentiment and feeling especially around this Easter Spring time of new beginnings and freshness and love for our Savior, his atonement and most of all his resurrection. I feel truly blessed to have this knowledge and to have my family to share and go through life with, into eternity.   

I love Easter and its perfect mix of fun and spiritual:

Monday for Family Home Evening we dyed Easter eggs. The kids loved it and Paul's idea to do it outside was a complete lifesaver. Nolan literally threw the eggs into the cup, usually a couple in each then would reach in and switch them around. Caitlin learned to color on them with the crayon. We actually came out with some pretty ones and definitely a few cracked ones as well. 

Friday we went to a fun play date party at the Bryant's. Lots of yummy food for the moms to eat and chat and lots of cute kids and toys for the kids. They also had an egg hunt! They had some chickens in their yard that my kids were mesmerized by and one of the little girls let one out and Caitlin came running into the house saying "Mom! one of the chickens got out of the coop!" I was laughing so hard because I was wondering how she knew a chicken's house was called a coop?!    

Saturday morning we went to the "Eggstravaganza" egg hunt at Thanksgiving Point and it was pretty much like any other public egg hunt... an intense 4 seconds. Then we ate treats and played in the bounce houses and said hi to the Easter Bunny.  

After the hunt we went to the store to pick our our Easter animal. After our VERY failed attempt with the bunny last year I was not quite sure that I was ready to step into this but Paul thinks it's good for the kids. So we went and looked at our options. The bunnies were tempting but we eventually decided on a trio of fluffy yellow chicks. They are very soft and actually really mellow and cute. We brought our chicks home and set up their "bunny coop" as Caitlin calls it (revamped left over bunny cage) and had fun playing with them. That is until a few hours later when Nolan was holding one then forgot about it and stated playing and was squeezing it and fell on top of it and... yes. It died. So after day one we are 2 for 3. Literally the worst pet owners. Caitlin has taken really loving care of them so she immediately noticed one was missing and I had to tell her that it died. She was really sad but about 5 minutes later she was telling someone "yah we had 3 chicks but then one totally died!" I guess after all our pet mishaps it's not to traumatizing. The two we still have are very sweet and doing well thus far. Caitlin changes their names every time someone asks but so far one is always named "color" and the other is variable. 

Easter Sunday we attended Jackson Turnbull's homecoming in the morning at their ward then came back to our ward for the third hour. I will openly admit I was a little obsessed with how cute the kids looked in their Easter outfits. So we came home and took lots of pictures. The Stuarts came and joined us for a few with the chicks. After that we got to have our own egg hunt in the yard! The kids loved all their treats. Then we got dinner ready and ate with the McCulloughs and Chris. The Easter bunny came to fill the kid's baskets during their nap and put them in the family room so I put a blanket up so the kids couldn't see when they got up. We were cleaning up from dinner and planned to unveil the baskets after when we noticed we couldn't find Nolan. All of the sudden he popped out from behind the blanket yelling "treats!" Wearing the sunglasses from his basket holding his jellybeans with a huge grin on his face. It was hilarious! ...So we did baskets. I always get the kids new swimsuits for Easter, plus other fun things that they played with and we enjoyed for the rest of the day. The McCulloughs brought over confetti eggs so we had a hunt for those and cracked them on each other. Caitlin liked just grabbing them and cracking them on her own head!    

April

The month is halfway over. We've been busy with life but at our normal pace I guess.
-The weather has been warming up and we can finally remember what it's like to spend time outside and actually enjoy it! I'm so thankful too because the kids would really prefer to be outside all the time if they could. The kids loving having picnics for lunch. They take turns "catching" each other on the slide and cheering for each other. They also like riding bikes and playing in Nolan's car.

-Conference weekend we worked on our bathroom project and had a big Sunday breakfast... along with an instacare visit for Caitlin.
On Saturday during the day the kids were playing outside and she must have fallen but no big dramatic fall or anything. She was acting fine then later on in the day she was saying that her leg hurt. I looked and saw a tiny bruise on her knee cap and figured that's what she was talking about. When dinner time came she said she didn't want to walk on it so I just obliged and carried her to eat her dinner, then back to the couch then to bed eventually. She wasn't acting overly in pain, mostly just tired and lazy with her leg so I gave her some tylenol before bed and figured she needed a good night's rest. Fast forward to less than 2 hours after putting her down when she woke up crying from the pain. We moved around her leg and pin pointed that something must be wrong around her knee. However she was still able to bend and move it so again we tried to get her to go to sleep. Eventually that night she kept waking up so we moved her to sleep in our bed (something we NEVER do) and she slept between Paul and I waking us up alternately about every 20 minutes because her leg hurt. We decided when morning finally came that after a night like that we better have it checked out. We still weren't sure what was really going on or if there WAS anything, but better safe than sorry. Paul gave her a priesthood blessing before we left and we talked to her about it. He blessed her that she could calm down and not be in pain and be brave for the doctor and feel safe. We took her to the instacare and spent 2+ hours there waiting to see the doctor and figure things out. We ended up seeing the PA who ordered 2 xrays of her legs. Caitlin was being really good but still acting in pain. We told her the doctor would help her feel better. Paul took her into the x-ray rom (I couldn't go in because I'm pregnant) and she was really whimpery and sad while they were setting up. Then as they began taking picture all of the sudden she sat up and said "Oh! I feel better! Daddy my leg is better!" and started wiggling her legs! She came walking out to me in the waiting room (limping still but she hadn't been walking at all beforehand) and told me she was all better. Paul and I were shocked and confused to say the least. Sure enough the x-rays came back looking completely fine and they sent us on our way with nothing more than some stickers and suggestions to use tylenol or ibuprofen as needed. Thirty minutes after getting home Caitlin was completely back to herself, walking normally and dancing around the house.
At first Paul and I were a little bugged that we had spent all that time to not have a diagnosis and confused by Caitlin's actions. But then we realized it really was a huge blessing. We may never know what really happened, if anything, to her leg. My guess is that she may have tweaked it a little and as she was holding it still for so long if she moved it at all during the night it was shooting pains that would hurt and scare her but then once she was up for the day and moving around a little more it worked itself out. Who knows. But it was a sweet experience for Paul to give her a blessing and we are very thankful that nothing was wrong with her and that everything worked out for the best.
So the weekend didn't go exactly as we thought but we are grateful for the ultimate outcome. Also grateful that all the messages from Conference are online and we have ben able to re-read and ponder again messages we may have missed.

-Nick and Jamie Hansen welcomed baby Luke on April 8th! He is so sweet and it made me so excited for our baby coming. We love the Hansens and their little family.

weekend review

This past weekend was really fun, and really needed.
Friday night we went to dinner at Trio and then went up to the Hansen's family cabin with them and the Turnbulls. We stayed there that night and stayed up way to late playing fun games, having a dance party, telling stories and watching a movie. the next morning we slept in, ate breakfast and packed up and stopped at Chipotle on the way home. This group is so fun and a little crazy together and it made for lots of laughs. Paul and I felt totally re-energized (in an I-stayed-up-too-late kind of way) and grateful for our friendships. We were also grateful to Rebekah and Jordan a.k.a the best babysitters ever. In the parking lot of Chipotle we realized we never took any pictures so here's our last minute proof:

Saturday we hung out with the kiddos then went to a late showing of Captain Phillips which was INTENSE but good.

Sunday we had a lesson recapping things that we learned in general conference and I thought I would share a few of my favorite quotes:

Elder Uchtdorf

Elder Holland

 Elder Christofferson

 Elder Nelson

weekend review

October 4th was Vivint's year end party. They have a history of throwing great parties and this year was no exception. It was a private concert from Imagine Dragons held in the Energy Solutions Arena. We went to dinner beforehand with friends and then went to enjoy our 9th row floor seats for the concert. I knew about the 3 most popular Imagine Dragons songs and found that I liked a lot of their other ones. I had no idea they were all so musically involved too... they were constantly changing up instruments and banging on drums and switching around places all while singing and performing. It was really cool. We all enjoyed the fist pumping - heart beating out of your chest - ear splitting show.

The following two days were general conference. We enjoyed the time at home as a family and listened to the messages as much as we could. We came up with a little game for Caitlin to do while listening: we hung up primary pictures of key words and whenever she heard one of her "special words" she got  a coin and during the songs she could use her coins to buy treats. She really liked it and did a great job for the most part. We played with daddy's newest toy: a motorized mountain board. We also got to take a family drive up the Alpine Loop and admired the beautiful scenery and fall colors before they will soon be covered in snow. Both kids fell asleep in their car seats and we parked at the top of the mountain and listened to the apostles speak on the radio and I felt like I had a little bit of heaven on earth. We also went to Chelsea and Tyler's for dinner and ate delicious smoked brisket.

 

August also

August 1st-12th:

My mom got into town July 31st in time for Zoey to arrive and we had fun hanging out with her whenever we could! She and I went and got massages and frozen yogurt one night to celebrate her birthday.

Our ward held girls camp this year up at Payson Lakes. It was two and a half days of fun, girl talk and some relaxation. We kept things really loose and the girls could swim in the lake, hike, craft or hang out. We took a little group hike to a grotto and painted nails and pulled pranks on each other. We also took personality tests to figure out what "color" we are (major blue here). And of course had delicious camping food and stayed up late chatting around the campfire. It felt like a fun little getaway. I love our ward and the ladies I serve with in Young Women and of course the girls that keep me laughing and trying to remember what I was like at that age.  MANY thanks to the friends and family that helped with my kids and kept them happy and busy while I was gone!

Paul was asked to award the "Vivint Most Aggressive Rider" jersey at the Tour of Utah stage 4 (in Salt Lake City by the Capital building). It was a cool atmosphere and the kids loved seeing all the bikes.

My cousin Justin Goulding was married to Ariel on August 10th and then the next morning my cousin Jesse blessed his baby Wylie. He is the cutest chunk and reminds me so much of Nolan when he was little.