He's home- Elder Adams is home!

At the SLC airport this last Wednesday, February 22nd- waiting... anxiously waiting for Talon to get off his plane!

And, of course we all had our matching shirts on!

This sweet baby girl was being quite photogenic. :)

And this little boy was an absolute riot to watch. He just couldn't wait for Talon to get home! If you asked Maccoy what his shirt said, he would simply reply, "Welcome home, Talon!" Yep, he can read foreign languages. ;)

Can ya see him? Our first glimpses of Talon... (I couldn't get very good lighting in many of my pictures...)

We took some pictures with our whole family all together with Talon... but, of course! my camera died before that happened... :( I was very sad to say the least. Darn camera! Why does it always end up dying when I want it the most!

And, after the airport we all headed over to my mom's house to eat lunch together. And, Keaton did just that. I was so impressed! He just sat at this little table and ate and ate...

 and ate...

and ate...

and ate... and once his plate full of food was gone he ate the food off of whatever kid left their plate next to him. :) Boy did it make me happy to see him enjoying eating. (Yes, that is quite rare around here, although getting those tubes put in his ears have seemed to work wonders so far!)

We are ALL so happy to have Talon home. :) And, although he may feel a tiny bit out of place, and a little bit lost no longer being on his mission, we have done a pretty good job of keeping him busy telling us all about his mission! He has some great stories to tell and we love hearing him bear testimony often of how much he knows that this gospel is true and that his mission was the "most important 2 years for his life."

Talon gave an absolutely amazing talk this past Sunday, February 26th. Words cannot describe how touching it was and anyone there listening to him I'm sure would agree. Talon has learned and grown so much these last 2 years and we are all so proud of and happy for him. We also all look up to up as an example of what we can do to not only be better in our own lives, but also because of him we all understand a little better the importance of sharing the gospel with all the world. I didn't take any pictures after his homecoming, but sooo many friends and family showed up to see Talon and it was just a great, wonderful day.

happy v day :)

After a lovely dinner we spent our Valentine night with these 2 most wonderful people- Grandma and Grandpa Norman- at the Joseph Smith Building in Salt Lake City. Such a great day. Just looking back on this picture makes me smile. I will always remember this v day fondly.

Mmm... hello!

I've been busy blogging away today, so ya might want to make sure you scroll down, and down, and down so that you can see ALL the fun things we have been up to lately. :)

ANNOUNCEMENT, ANNOUNCEMENT, ANNOUNCEMENT!

 After quite a few long years of hard work and dedication Justin's journey through school has just about come to an end, and as weird as it feels for us the next chapter of our lives is about to begin!

Here's how it all happened-
*So, back in October of last year Justin started applying for and interviewing with many different companies that he would have liked to work for after graduation, and back on November 8th- my birthday!- Justin was offered what is called the MDP position with BD Medical! (The same company he did an internship.) This position is one we were both very excited for especially since it is a rotational program where we will be moving once a year for the next 2 years to any of the many BD plants that are across the United States and on the 3rd year will end up back here in Utah.
*Then- On November 30th Justin (and I :) ) accepted the job offer with BD Medical! It wasn't too hard of a decision, but it was a BIG decision (maybe even one of the biggest decisions we have ever made since being married) and after lots of thinking about, talking about, and praying about the offer we decided it was the best thing for our family.
*And, ever since making our big decision we have been impatiently :) waiting to hear just WHERE we will be going for Justin to work for his 1st year in the program. (It's kinda been like waiting for a mission call! Ha, ha.)
*Finally, on January 26th we received the call that told us where we would be going... DRUMROLL PLEASE...

After Justin's graduation in April and starting at the beginning of June we will be moving to...

COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA?!? 

Are you thinking what we have been thinking since we found out... I mean seriously, Nebraska? What in the world are we going to do in Nebraska? Ha, ha. Our initial reaction wasn't the greatest, but now that we have had some time to think it over we are very excited about our move. It will be quite the adventure we're just sure of it!

Showin' off the babes!

The amazing Heather (our cousin's wife) took all the kids pictures at the end of January and I got the CD of all the pictures in the mail just this past weekend and just have to show off the great work she did! Our kids are such cuties!

So, here they are!

Maccoy, age 3.

Ellsie, age 9 months.

Landon, age 8 months. (I had 2 cute pictures of him that I wanted to use, but I couldn't get the computer to upload the 2nd one!)

And, of course, my super cute babe- Keaton, age 17 months.

Keaton showing off what we call his "squishy face." The little stinker was making it complicated to get a good picture of him. :)

I really wanted a cute picture of Keaton with Elmo. And, of course, since that is what I really wanted, Keaton was bound and determined not to let me have it. You would never know that Elmo is his favorite by looking at this picture would ya! Oh, Keaton it is a good thing you are such a cute boy (most of the time) cause sometimes ya kill me! Ha, ha.


Oh, and the real reason we got all together to take pictures was to get a picture of all these little cousins together. And, boy was that a task and a half! But, Heather was up to the challenge and did a super great job only... I can't get the dang picture to upload for all of you to see! I'll have to see if Justin can help me do it? In the meantime I hope you enjoy these cute pictures and if ya want to check out Heather's blog to see all the other great pictures she has taken just click here. She would be more than happy to take pictures for you too!

12 on 12: February

01. Keaton in my attempt to get a picture of him after church after his 1st time of going to the nursery! And he did awesome and stayed the whole time all by himself, might I add. :)
02. But, he was too interested in the SNOW coming down outside... (That's right folks it finally snowed here!)
03. And, too sad at his daddy for not taking him out in the snow with him to shovel. Just look at that sad face and those tears!
04. Can you see what Keaton's sees in this picture? (Justin's new little helicopter!)
05. Little People Valentine's Day set- boy style! :)
06. Our great friends, Matt and JeriAnn, over to have dinner with us and to play games after.
07. Us.
08. Imaginiff! Have you ever played before? It's a pretty fun and often very funny game.
09. Matt and JeriAnn brought ice cream for dessert... And, I proceeded to load my ice cream up with tons of sprinkles. My favorite! (Although I haven't even thought of eating my ice cream like this for years and years- what was I thinking!?!)
10. Our missionaries. My brother, Elder Adams comes home in just 1 week and 1 day! Go and check out his blog here!
11. Justin- in his usual spot- doing homework. :) (He didn't want me to take this picture, but I think it's a great memory for how hard he has worked for school!)
12. Our clean dishes after having friends over for dinner. (I really ran out of good ideas of pictures to take...!) There weren't too many, and there never are when we have friends over cause I have gotten smart and always use paper and plastic when we have friends over. It makes my night much more enjoyable when I don't have to watch a million dishes! And, thanks again Jeriann for helping with the dishes that I did have!

Elmo in Grouchland!

(Don't worry I don't often let him stand this close to the TV.) Keaton just loves Elmo! And I bought him this movie while he was sick and he immediately just fell in love and can't get enough of Elmo in Grouchland. :)