A day at the MTC

Well...it's official. Ethan entered the MTC yesterday at 1:00pm. He will be there for 3 weeks until he leaves to enter his mission field in Kennewick, Washington. We had a wonderful day together. Although, rushed, everything went wonderful. James and I were able to drive down and be with him as well as a special visit from Brother Field. We had a spiritual day together and it was wonderful to see Eth go. He seemed a little nervous and said he'd miss home, but he knows it's the right thing for him at this time in his life. He was happy and that made us happy to see him go. We love him and are so proud of him. Enjoy some of our pictures!

A beautiful Sunday...

James and I decided we have begun to have "cabin fever". The weather in Logan all of last week was rainy and cold. But we were suprised this morning when we woke up to beautiful sunshine and birds chirping! After church and the Jazz game we decided to take a stroll down to first dam and walk by the water. Afterwards, we had a special treat this evening! We just got back from listening to Elder Groberg. He did a fireside up here in Logan. James and I had a great time and loved the message that was shared. "Strengthen your lives by building up the Kingdom of God in all that you do." He told us that the light of Christ can shine in love and in life if we open our hearts contiously to it each and everyday. What a blessing it is to be members of this church and to be sealed to James forever. We have enjoyed eachothers company so much lately and look forward to our lives together. Here are some fun pictures from today...

Happy Easter!

Happy Easter! What a relaxing weekend! My mom flew in from New York to spend a week with us. We've been having such a nice time with her. She flew in on Friday night. We didn't do much but pick her up from the airport and head to bed after getting back to Logan. Her flight got in pretty late so there wasn't much time for anything else. On Saturday, the three of us went to Petsmart to show mom what James and I do once a month for service. James and I love to do service together. It's a great experience. After that, we went to dinner at Wingers! A favorite of James! And mom didn't think it was too bad either. Then came Easter! What a wonderful time we had. We all enjoyed church together, especially the wonderful talks that were given about our Saviors resurrection and the atonement. We all enjoyed reflecting and spending time together. Our Easter dinner was pretty good. However, since James and I have an oven made for midgets the food didn't come out quite as expected. Ah...the joys of life at Aggie Village! It won't last forever though, so we definitely enjoy our time together being poor college students. After Easter dinner we went on a walk since the weather here was so beautiful on Sunday. It was really nice. Mom had never seen "7 pounds" (a definite must see -- at least once) so we watched that together too! We love having mom here and are grateful for her making the trip all this way to see us!
James is also so excited for Wednesday evening. Our ward men's basketball team will be playing in the championship game. Mom and I are excited to watch him play. He has never won a championship game since being up at college so we're excited to cheer him on!
HERE ARE OUR PROMISED PICTURES FROM OUR FUN WEEK!!!


Pictures from our little stroll on Easter. Excuse the sun blinding us!


Love these pics of James and mom!

Mom and I treated ourselves to pedicures one day...we had so much fun and relaxed.

Is that Deron Williams out there? Oh wait...that's James! Our boys played a great game although they didn't win. Although, James led the team on "D" to get them back in the game. Great job honey! Mom and I enjoyed cheering you on!