Ted turns 50!

Ted has been one of Jack's best friends since their BYU Hawaii days! And while over the years we haven't seen them as often as we like due to living on opposite sides of the country, recently they bought a place in Florida so how nice it's been to see them a lot more. It was ten years ago that Ted celebrated his 40th birthday in Hawaii with a large pack of friends but this time it was a nice small celebration with just his family and what a treat it was to be invited to join them on his special day! Jack and Ted were able to spend a day golfing together at Sawgrass before we all ended the night with dinner at Ted's favorite local spot and birthday cake back at the house. Happy Birthday Ted!

Grandma and Grandpa in search of warmth!

Well, once again the Florida weather didn't cooperate as nicely as it should have for Grandma and Grandpa's visit which was sad since they were so excited to escape the cold Utah weather but that didn't stop them from having a nice relaxing visit with us! They still got in plenty of naps, a visit to the temple with Sage, a ride on the jet ski for grandpa, and a trip to Gatorland...lol!
Here are a few shots from their visit!





Nothing screams red neck like a visit to Gatorland! It was a first for all of us and the perfect way to spend a dreary, cool Florida day and surprisingly it was quite entertaining. Here are a few of the creepy photos we took...




Always love having mom and dad here! Now we'll start planning a return trip when we can guarantee them warm weather... :)

Happy Birthday boys!

Look who's seventeen! Another year in the books. As it turned out this year Connor and Ty's birthday once again landed on a water polo game night so again we celebrated with the whole team! How sweet it was to have Connor's friends from school make a point to surprise him and show up for his birthday game! As a parent there are few things that warm your heart like having sweet friends support your children.




As for gifts, Connor is really into music and enjoys collecting vinyls of some of his favorite musicians which we frame and hang around his room. So he had some new albums he was interested in. He also is really into Superman...and has always reminded us of Superman! Ty is all about swim so anything swim he's into and he wanted a new swim bag. He's also really good at the butterfly so now he has a place to post his goal times! We also got them a wake board since they love to be on the lake. But by far the highlight of the night had to be the sweet power point presentation Sage put together as her gift to them, showcasing their life through photos and music with a sweet message at the end. Now that melted hearts!





Unfortunately due to scheduling conflicts this year a friend party got missed but I have no doubt we will do something big next year! Happy Birthday sweet boys!!!