Graduation!!!

After four long years Thomas finally received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Phoenix in Business Management and Marketing. We are so happy and proud of him for all the sacrifices he has made to make a better life for himself and our family. It has taken a tremendous amount of self discipline, courage, tenacity, riziliantcy, leadership, consistency, patience, creativity, and love to accomplish this personal goal that he set for himself 12 years ago as a missionary. It has been a long journey which began with a few classes at B.S.U. and a break that lasted for about 4 years. In the spring of 2005
 we  realized that it was time and that U.O.P. offered a great opportunity for Thomas to accomplish a personal goal. Our family has become so close and strong through all of the years of sacrifice. We are so grateful for the support we have received from our families and the Lord's guidance as we strive to live to our families potential.

Memorial Day

We spent the memorial weekend down in Utah, traveling down with Perry and Alice. We took the rare opportunity to spend the day at Lagoon! The kids had a fantastic time, Caleb and Grace experiencing their first rides on the kiddie rides. Rose got a bit freaked out on the Lady Bug drop and Thomas had to convince her to ride it. Caleb was a wild man! He loved every ride and it is safe to say that when it comes to thrill rides he is like his dad, NO FEAR!! Grace was tired most of the day and rode very few rides that she did not end up crying by the end. We met up with Davin and Karen as well as Barry and Deb Jenkins. It was very nice to see them and spend the day catching up on recent events. Melissa isn't much into the big thrill rides but did go on a few and enjoyed watching Davin's face on the Screamer as he and Karen went whipping by. She did brave the Wild Mouse and even Rose went but soon after remembered why she did not like the ride the first time she rode it several years ago, IT'S TO JERKY!! Thomas of course rode about every big thrill ride in the park along with Deb, Karen, and Rachel! The highlight being the WICKED rollercoaster that included Perry! Deb, Rachel, Thomas, and Karen. Those who where less brave stood below and watched and everyone agreed they could here Rachel SCREAM!!! loud and clear. Overall the day was extremely fun for everyone and the biggest surprise was seeing Perry ride some of the bigger thrill rides.