Sunday

Sunday afternoon after church, we hosted a dinner for Braeden and Emma and their friends so everyone could meet Stella.

I like all those BYU kids.  They are funny and bright and enjoyable to be around.  They bring light and joy to our house.

Adam, Ben, Kinamo, Braeden, Stella, Mark, Marie, Emma, Vanessa and Sam

Vanessa spied the snow covered trampoline and wanted to go jump on it.  Marie said she'd go too.  Vanessa was trying to get Emma to go and Emma declined.  I said, "Ask Mark."

"Yes!" Vanessa said, "Mark!"

Sure enough, Mark was in.  Gingers stick together.  Even when it's jumping in snow in your socks.

I put the girls by the fire after.

We played Quiplash in the basement and those kids are hilarious.  I cry-laughed a lot.

Then it was brownies and ice cream and all the big kids found their shoes and headed back to campus.  All the hard parts of moving away from our loved ones and places feel worth it when you're 30 minutes from BYU.  That is truth.