San Diego

At the first of October we went to

San Diego and DISNEYLAND!

We had such a great time.

The first part of the trip we stayed in San Diego for two nights.

We went to Sea Port Village and then walked down to the Midway.

This alligator kept Kade entertained the whole walk.

He liked showing it off.

Seriously,

How cute is he!

He found this leaf on the ground,

and was so proud of it.

Kevin's brother Scott met us there,

and Kade loves Scott.

When Kade saw him, he ran as fast as he could up to him.

It was to sweet.

He loved pushing the stroller.

Scott and Kade

One night we decided to go swimming.

Kade had a great time,

he got to put into use all the things he learned

this summer at swimming lessons.

DISNEYLAND PHOTOS COMING SOON!!!

The Vietnam Moving Wall

We had the opportunity to go and see the

Vietnam Moving Wall

at the cemetery.

Kevin was sick and I dragged him there.

I knew he would want to see it.

I always get choked up at U.S. memorials

and thinking of the sacrifices

that so many have done for us.

Looking around, I wasn't the only one.

"IN HONOR OF THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE

ARMED FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES

WHO SERVED IN THE VIETNAM WAR.

THE NAMES OF THOSE WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES

AND OF THOSE WHO REMAIN MISSING

ARE INSCRIBED IN THE ORDER

THEY WERE TAKEN FROM US."

Preamble of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial

The moving wall started in 1984

and is half the size of the

memorial in Washington.

It is breathtaking.

We are truly very blessed to live in this country.

I want a cookie

This may be Kades favorite phrase.

So after the

Ute game

we went over to the Gateway.

I love it there.

It was the perfect night.

BEAUTIFUL

So when you have a

sweet face

look up at you and say,

"I want a cookie."

What else is there to say?

Thank goodness for camera phones.

Even if it is grainy,

you still get to

capture the moment!

And yes

HE ATE THE WHOLE THING!

GO UTES!

This year we got

season

UTAH FOOTBALL

tickets!

The season opener was against

15th ranked

PITT.

So Kade had a lot of first.

First Trax ride.

I told him to smile

this is what I got.

Food and all!

On the train.

We made it

Rice Eccles Stadium

First time Kade was with

HUGE UTE FANS!

That Kevin just happened to know.

First time watching the band.

First time cheering for the first down.

First time at a

college football game.

We had a great time.

By the end he was yelling

touchdown and other such

football things.

The game was

CRAZY!

The Utes pulled off the

VICTORY!

27-24

GO UTES!

JAMAICA

Kevins baby brother Kurt left for

JAMAICA

on Saturday for his mission.

Before he entered the

MTC

he, and his mom and dad,

stayed with us!

It was so fun having them here.

Kade has never really said Kurts name,

but after Kurt left

we were looking at the pictures

and Kade said,

"Look, Kurt!"

We are so proud of Kurt

and the decision he has made to

serve the Lord.

My Favorite Month

I love July.

I'm sad it's almost over.

It is without a doubt

my favorite month.

I love the 4th

I love the 24th

and now I get to

CELEBRATE

the 1st anniversary

of when Kade's

adoption was finalized,

he was sealed to our family,

and given a name and a blessing.

I never posted pictures of those

wonderful days.

So I thought I would now.

Judge Johnson was our Judge.

She's the best.

I consider her a good friend,

who just happens to be a Judge.

We are lucky.

She helped make our day

even more special.

Love that face!

This is some of our family

at the temple.

We are so lucky to have

Kade in our lives.

I thank our

Heavenly Father

everyday.