January little things

While we were cleaning out Braxton's bedroom to move Cam in I spotted this darling note Shane wrote to Brax when he built his bed back in 2004.  It was a sweet gentle reminder of how fast life goes and how much these wonderful children mean to us.

I got a new couch right after Christmas.  I had been saving up all of my Christmas bonuses from Joe for like 3 years and we went a picked this one up.  We love having 4 recliners in the couch.

We had an awesome time with Ed & Brit, Casey & Alyson, and Jake and Alayna at Alayna's parents cabin over Martin Luther King holiday. The kids skiied and me and Shane chilled in the lodge. We sure love this awesome group of people.

Our boys doing what they love. Denim and Dakota at robotics competition. It is their favorite thing to do and they are great at it.

Young mens hike in the freezing winter up to waterfall canyon. Surprisingly they had a wonderful time.

We had Weston Family FHE and we had to build a mini golf hole. We did a red carpet themed one and it was a lot of fun.

 

Braxton's move to Texas

2022 Started out as the Year of changes for us. As I sit writing this it is July 6th and it continues to be a year of change.  A year of spending a lot of money as well as a year of big changes in our home. Braxton decided right before Christmas to move to Floresville, Texas with Juan and Trish Gaytan. He went over there to work on a horse ranch and live with Juan, Trish and Brandyn. He ended up staying for 4 months total and we missed him so much but had the opportunity to talk on the phone to him often and we also went down to visit as a family.

We had a lot of preparations to do before he left. He needed to go to the dentist, eye doctor, buy some clothes, get some luggage, pack up his bedroom, and get all his affairs in order such as quit his job and figure out how to get there. In the end it was decided he would fly down and buy a car when he got there. Juan drove him back and forth to work for a while, but that got old fast so he bought a small Ford car that he used to commute back and forth each day.

Saying goodbye was awful. I cant really describe what this did to my mama heart except it was a heart wrenching experience knowing it was what was best for him but also realizing he would no longer be under my roof. He needed to spread his wings and learn to be on his own, but it was oh so hard. Love will do that to you, make you sad and happy at the same time.

On his second day there a horse slipped and he had to go to the instacare. It was just badly bruised, but it was quite the ordeal that got him on crutches for a week. Juan did a great job the entire time taking pictures and sending them to us. It was nice to see a picture into his world since he rarely takes photos and never sends them if he does.

Saying goodbyes at the SLC airport. I cried for days ahead of the leaving day and got some great hugs from Brax when he left. Shane also gave him a beautiful blessing the night before he left.

Cam literally moved into his room the day after he left. It was already cleaned out so the process went pretty smoothly.