X is for XOXOXO; Y is for Youth Speaker; Z is for zzzzz's

X is for XOXOXO.

We really appreciated the hospitality we enjoyed so much. Lyle and Carol spoiled us so much, taking us out to eat all the time, buying Amy birthday presents and having the party, taking us to the games, etc, etc, etc. Carol didn't let us do any work so we could just enjoy our vacation - which we did very much. It was so fun to be with them.

We also loved and appreciated our time with Lance and Deborah and their kids. They were very good to us. Thank you Joe and Jake for letting us have your room. And thanks to the whole family for taking care of/ playing with Amy so we could go to the temple. And for a million other things you all did for us. We loved our vacation!


Y is for Youth Speaker.

Nate Parks (Lance's son) gave a talk in church on Sunday. He did a great job and made us all laugh - which was one of his main objectives. We enjoyed visiting their ward. It was especially nice for me to have so many people to help me keep Amy from causing too much chaos at church. Matt even took her out for a little while in Sunday School - something he rarely gets the chance to do - leaving me to listen. During preisthood/ Relief Society Amy wanted to nurse. To my delight, the mother's lounge shared a wall with the primary room. So I got to listen to singing time. It was marvelous! They clearly have more children in their primary than we do.


Z is for zzzz's.

We drove to and from California through the night for Amy's sake (and ours.) She slept so well both times. And she was pretty happy on the few occasions when she was awake. It was marvelous! And Matt and I did fine, just stopping to sleep for 2 hours on our way there. We enjoyed listening to The Work and the Glory in the car.