Double Blessing

We had a double blessing over Labor Day weekend because Grandma Debbie AND Paige came to visit!!!

Two Cute Cousins...love the hats!

Marcus was happy to give Paige her bottle

Allie having story time with Paige

Marcus and Rob at their first football games of the season...love them in their uniforms!

Cheering at Marcus and Rob's football games!

Paige LOVED the dogs and cat!

Time to play some games..

We went out for sushi and Paige fell asleep. Marcus was so sweet to hold her during dinner.

Allie loved feeding Paige

Starbucks with Grandma!

Paige looking for a good book ;)

Special time together...I love this sweet girl!

Pajama Party!

Time to fly home

I think this is what Paige was thinking at the airport..."I don't want to leave! I want to stay with my cousins!"

We are all sad & missing Grandma Debbie and Paige. We hope they can visit us again real soon!

First Days of School

The new school year has begun!

Rob and Allie started school on Monday. 
Rob is in 4th grade and Allie is in 2nd grade.

Josh started school...he's teaching 6th grade this year at Rob & Allie's school.

Tuesday, Marcus started 7th grade at a new charter school.

We are excited for a wonderful school year! 

Brothers Playing Football

I absolutely love to see the boys dressed up in their football jerseys together. Marcus let Rob borrow one of his old jerseys until they got their new ones for this year. I love to see SCRIBNER written across the tops of their backs. I love to see them walking alongside each other with their helmets in their hands. I love to watch Marcus coach and cheer Rob on the side lines.

When the boys had tryouts, Marcus finished his practice an hour before Rob got done. So, he came over to Rob's field. He stood real close and yelled at Rob who was facing another teammate in a drill, "Come on Rob, get him, take him down, PUNISH him!"  Other parents were standing close by and gave Marcus some looks and surprised half smiles. Maybe they were surprised to see an older brother so energetically coach his little brother? I don't know, but I love it. I love that Marcus so desperately wants to help his little brother be the best football player he can be. 

One time while Marcus was watching Rob, he made an error. Marcus turned to me and sighed, "Now, I know how Dad feels!" That is probably so true. Josh gets into the games so much that I worry about him as much as the boys!

I love that Marcus had a night off of practice recently and because of that he wanted to go to Rob's two hour practice and just watch him. He went just like his dad, too. He wore his big straw hat and took a fold up chair to sit in--front and center of the practice. 

I love that the boys can share in this experience together. They can talk about plays, strategies, specific tackles, positions they are playing and how their practices went, and what they could have done different.

I recognize this is a special time in their lives to play football, and a special one for Josh and I to watch them. I couldn't be more grateful.

(Photos from Rob's first tackle football scrimmage earlier this week!)

One of My Favorite Things

Yesterday, the kids and I did one of my favorite things to do here in Utah. We went for a walk along the Jordan Parkway path. It is so beautiful and peaceful. I absolutely love it. It feels so good to be in the midst of something so beautiful that God created. It's such a reminder to me that God is all powerful, creative, and good--and not just in what He creates, but in everything about Him.