family time

Oscar and I are always so happy when his family is in town. We make it a point to get together as much as we can.  We are so lucky that all the kids are right in the same age group. They have a blast together. We had a bbq at our house yesterday for Father's Day and my Mom and Brother's B Day's. It was so nice to have our backyard in. The kids played and played and played. Finally we threw them all in the tub and sent everyone home. My children are so blessed to have close cousins. Grace loves Chloe so much. They are little buddies. Chloe was so funny last night. I was brushing the girls' hair and Chloe looks at Grace and says " Gracie... let me have your hand" and she proceeds to roll up her jammie sleeves for her. I just love that they are becoming little friends. 

On another note... I just wanted to touch on Father's Day briefly. June is a pretty tough month for me. My Dad died in June, it's Father's Day and my parent's anniversary. I gave a lesson in church yesterday about temples and it really turned into a talk about how blessed we are to have eternal families. On a day that can be really sad for me, I was so filled with faith and hope....knowing that I am sealed to my parents for time and all eternity. Whenever I am feeling down about my Dad, or missing him.. I try to think to myself about how much joy I am going to feel when I see him on the other side. I just imagine running into his arms and hope that he will be pleased with what I have done with my life. I know that he sees me and helps me and I can't wait until the glorious day when I will be reunited with him. 

Finally... my dear Oscar. I am so blessed to be married to such a kind, loving and patient man. He truly is a wonderful father and definitely Grace's hero. There is no one else I would want to go through my life with...

Happy Father's Day...

my crazy nephew Beckham.. had to include this because it is hilarious...

the cousins... can you tell me we are getting a lot of use out of our backyard?!