We had a great time with our family going to Thanksgiving Pointe for a little staycation! We loved going to the gardens, the museums, swimming in the pool, getting ice cream, and going to dinner. Graham has the BEST time playing with his little cousins. Candace and Tommy are so cute with Graham and love to play around with him.

We tried the Zulu Grill which is African food and it was SO GOOD. Totally recommend it.

We love hanging out with family and this little staycation was just what the doctor ordered!

Oh my goodness, my heart is going to burst with pride.

Randy started college at UVU before his mission. He had no idea what he wanted to do. He got his mission call, and school became his last priority. Let’s say, he left that first semester with a pretty low GPA.

He thought he’d figure it out while he was on his mission. He got home, and he still wasn’t sure what sounded like the perfect major, or career.

He did another semester at UVU, and wasn’t loving it. He decided to try taking classes at BYU Salt Lake instead, and hopefully transfer to another school later. We moved to Salt Lake, so that was the best option.

He took an accounting class at BYU Salt Lake, and got a good grade. The professor said that if students got a good grade, and didn’t hate the class, they should 100% pursue accounting. Randy talked to some other accountants and people who did business, and thought it was worth a shot.

After going to BYU Salt Lake, Randy decided to transfer AGAIN to Utah State University via their remote campuses. We were thinking we would move to Logan so Randy could attend USU and get his degree in accounting there. I went to Logan for a job interview (which I got) and as we were driving home, out of the canyon, we both knew that we weren’t meant to live in Logan.

So, we decided to try and go for the University of Utah. The tuition was expensive and the program was difficult to get into. But we decided to go for it.

Randy worked REALLY hard at the USU remote campuses to get his associate’s degree, and get his GPA up.

Then, it was time to transfer AGAIN, this time to the U. Randy went to that first week of business classes on that campus and absolutely loved it. In a way I had never, ever seen him love school. (I’m tearing up just thinking about it!) He absolutely thrived at the U. He got into the business school, and then into the accounting program. He made awesome friends, studied so hard, loved his professors and classes, and then HERE WE ARE.

I have never been more proud of Randy. He is graduating from the U after finishing an internship with Ernst and Young, one of the Big 4 accounting firms (which is a HUGE deal). He’ll be going back to school in August to get his Master’s of Accounting, and then he’s accepted a full-time offer to do audit for Ernst and Young!

He’s done SUCH amazing work and I’m so so so PROUD. My wifey heart is going to explode.

We’ve been having a ton of fun at our place lately! We went to our friend’s gender reveal party and Alexon snapped this AMAZING pic of Graham that just makes my heart melt.

We went to the Tulip Festival and G had the best time! He loved playing with Grandma and Grandpa, he loved all the flowers and feeding the fish. If you can’t tell from his face, he was in heaven.

And we made some AMAZING cookies with leftover Easter cookies and they were SO bomb! Yay for candy and desserts!

We have had the best time celebrating EASTER! It’s been so fun to have Graham’s first Easter and we have loved every second of it.

We’ve been playing with plastic Easter eggs for weeks, on Saturday the Easter Bunny came by with bubbles, a bike, and plenty of candy. Which Graham DEVOURED and was crazy obsessed with, which I loved. We dyed eggs with my parents and Randy, of course, did his signature theme egg set. This year, was the Muppets. We had an egg hunt with Randy’s family and it was a blast! He loved crawling around, but wanted to stay and play with his eggs and balloons instead of finding more.

Today we had a family Easter devotional which was so sweet. Randy shared this video which is one of our very favorites.

Today especially, I am grateful for Jesus Christ. I may not know all the answers, but because of Jesus Christ, that’s ok. He helps with the things I don’t understand and know. And the most important thing I’m sure of is Christ. I’m so grateful for His Atonement and what it means for me, and for our family.

I haven’t posted in TWENTY DAYS. Which is crazy for me. We’ve been running around like mad, Randy started waiting tables for the summer until grad school starts in the fall. Work is busy for me. We moved to Syracuse. Graham has been sick and is getting better. Things are good and busy and so wonderful.

I can’t believe my baby is 11 months old!
This month G
•was a champ while we packed up and moved to a new place. He’s adjusting pretty well!
•talks alllll the time and can say quite a few words.
•still has 0 teeth. 😂
•loves reading books.
•stands on his own and walks around the furniture or pushing his cart. •understands when we ask him to do or not do something, and ignores us half the time 😂
•loves cuddling and is still the best baby around.
Can’t believe we will have a ONE YEAR OLD next month!

Life is CRAZY. We are MOVING in a couple weeks which is nuts. We’ve been soaking in a visit from my sister and Graham and Melanie are having such a fun time together. They are such cuties!

I’ve been working a TON and now trying to get everything for our move figured out. It’s a bit overwhelming but we’ll get it all figured out, right?