May update

Wow, May has been such a hectic month! We have had so much going on, I don't even know where to start! I had to go through my pictures on my camera to remember everything that's been going on. So I know some of this stuff is late, but here's where I left off: (This will be a long post! )

We went out a couple weekends ago to watch Kyler and the soccer team play in the state tournament against Park City. Unfortunately they lost but we were so proud of them, they played an awesome game! They held on clear through both halves, went into overtime and Park City scored on them in the first minute of overtime. It was really sad that it was their last game and knowing that we wont be watching him play sports anymore, but they had an awesome season in both basketball and soccer and it was so fun going to all the games and cheering them on these past few years!

My birthday was on Mother's day this year, so it was kinda fun to get to share my day with my 2 wonderful moms. I can't believe I'm 25! This birthday hit me harder than any other I've had. It was fun to hang out with family anyway. I totally spaced getting any pictures at my mom's house because we were all too busy watching the Jazz, so I made sure to get some at Ben's mom and dad's. We were trying really hard to get a picture of all of us looking at the camera at the same time here. These are Dale and Shannon's cute kiddos. On Thursday the 15th, Ben's sweet little grandma Lilly Mae died. She had some complications following a surgery and ended up in the hospital for about a week before passing. It was pretty unexpected, as we thought she was doing much better and was going to pull through. Ben and I were so glad we were able to go visit her the weekend before when we were in Salt Lake for Kyler's game. We headed out to Salt Lake for her viewing on Sunday, and then her funeral was Monday morning. The services were beautiful, everyone talked of how she was the most loving, giving person they knew. Everything she did was out of the kindness of her heart. She never once forgot one of our birthdays, and she was here supporting us in everything we did. She LOVED her grandkids, and always said that us "in-law" grandkids aren't any different than her "real" grandkids. She always loved us just the same. We are going to miss her so much, but are grateful for all the wonderful memories that we have of her!

I love this picture. It's the only one I could find of just Grandma Mae and I. This picture was taken by Ben's mom when we were on the way to the airport to pick up Ben from his mission. We were so excited, but I was super nervous and she just held my hand and told me everything was going to work out just fine. Ben's dad with his brothers and sisters

Ben and his sister Misti's cute little boy, Cason.