Elder Joshua Gardner Snow returned honorably from the Georgia, Mancon mission on August 18, 2009. I was really excited that we could be there to see him get off the plane. The first thing that I said to him was " You sound just like Tyler." He did. He talked very calmly and deeply (like Tyler). It was great to see him in the flesh and blood. I love those moments of reunion. This must be a tiny glimpse into what reunions will be like in the celestial kindgom with the people we love and remember and the people we love and don't remember. I am happy he is home (and sorry for those who don't live in UT right now), I'm glad to be in UT right now!

First impressions... Ethan was scared or thrilled to see Josh. He is usually scared, so we took this as a good sign.

Mom gets the first hug.... (it was a long one for those of you who weren't there)

HUGFEST

Well.... I haven't blogged for about 2 months now. We moved out of our house and were renting in Payson for awhile. We didn't have the internet for most of the time we were there, and it was sort of refreshing. It's amazing what you don't need (but I sure love the convenience of having it again). I think that sometimes I like to blog because it is proof to myself that I enjoy my life. I look at my blog and say "wow...we are a pretty happy family." I also realized that I don't need a blog to tell me this.


We have moved in! Here is a pic of our beautiful new house (the picture just doesn't do it justice). We have been so blessed through the process of building this house. We know that the Lord has directed our lives and that we are truly supposed to be here.

Here are some cute pictures of Ethan (and Jason). Ethan loved everything about camping except the sleeping. We put him in his portable crib (I didn't want him kicking me all night...) at about 10:30 (plenty late) and he just looked at me as if to say "What am I supposed to do now?" He ended up sleeping with me half the night. The only place he thought was comfortable was lengthwise on my neck. It is not the optimal place if you need oxygen. FUN!

Here are some pictures of our camping trip to Payson Lakes. (There is a melted marshmallow on the stick Katelyn is eating). She doesn't usually chomp on wood.

The same day we signed our house over to someone else they dug the hole for our new house. Talk about excellent timing. We didn't make it up there in time to take a picture of the hole, but here is the foundation! I love the lot we got (especially after the ordeal it took to get a lot at all). It faces south an is in (according to me), the most ideal spot in the neighborhood. We are going to post pictures as every new phase happens so you can enjoy the journey with us! yea! yea! yea for our new house! And the view you see above will be the same view I see out my kitchen and bedroom window. It is within a mile of a new elementary, junior high, and high school and the church is about 2 blocks away!