Welcome Home From Albuquerque

Steve's parents recently returned from serving an 18 month mission to Albuquerque, New Mexico (or as we call it in our home with young children, "apple cookie".)  We are so excited to have them home, and have missed them so much.  We were able to skpe with them quite often on their mission which really helped the kids keep in touch with them.  That was especially important to us since this is how Ella looked when they left.

Yes, she was a whopping two weeks old!  We went down to St George for the weekend for their homecoming.  They both did a great job speaking in church, and it was so nice to spend a few days with them catching up.  I feel bad I didn't get any pictures of them with the kids, or after their homecoming, but I only broke my camera out when we were swimming.


After a yummy dinner at the pizza factory.  Jack stood in a long line all by himself to buy those suckers.




Swimming at Steve's parents community pool.



She's a looker, haha!  She loved these goggles. 



Swimming a couple of days later at Green Valley.  Ella needed a nap badly and finally dozed off.



Jack was fearless on the diving board!  That, and he really trusts his Dad!



Ella loves to do anything she sees Jack do, so of course she had to jump off too.  She loved it and wanted to do it again, and again.