Tuesday, January 31, 2023

January 2023

 
We did a baby shower for Berit Portwood. 


Prego buff is the best.





Snow day 
Ben and Robert are moving to DC we are going to miss them. 


Cross country skiing in the back field




Snow day.



I turned 40.  We are back together as a family.  Chloe stayed behind in Germany while we went to Utah it is great to be together again.  This birthday was another hard one on the heels of losing Sarah.  But I am thankful for our family and relationships. 






Saturday, January 28, 2023

January 2023 Utah trip Sarah's funeral.

 

Our trip to Utah ended up in a crazy delay in the Paris airport for over 12 hours.  It was a rough end and we were so jetlagged. 

Looking back on our trip it was so good and beautiful and so hard.   Mike was able to go quickly and was able to see Sarah before she passed away and was able to help at the hospital.  We were able to have one last conversation with Sarah that was so meaningful.  She is an amazing person and I feel so lucky to have her in my life.  

She had me speak at her funeral and I was honored and had our trip to Jerusalem where Sarah did a study abroad and we thought of her the whole time.  Thinking about where Jesus walked and where Sarah walked it all came full circle. 

We came with the intent to be supportive and strengthen family relationships.  I am thankful we were able to do that. It was a lovely and heartbreaking trip. We are so thankful for family.





SLC airport.  We got delayed and hung out in Utah too. 


Brinley and Johnson cousins.


Maddy and Ruby are so fun.  We got smoothies.  Who care is is winter.

Pickle ball pals

 

Thanks giving point with Grandma and Grandpa. 










We saw Julie, she was in town too.  It was so fun.



Rex and Ike are sometimes nice to each other.





I love our photo bomber

The look of Finn when you steal his hat and say got your cock. 


Cousin fun. 


We are getting a dog when we move back.  Murrie is going to watch this sweetie for us until we move this summer.  Rowina Ravenpaw is going to be ours. 


Rainbows after Sarah's funeral. 


We also found where Lewis is and he isn't too far from Sarah. 


Ike and Carma have the same hair.


We made bow ties for the boys.  Pink was Sarah's favorite color.  We are so glad we could honor her.


Ruby and I got our pink nails to honor Sarah too. 



These two are like twins sometimes.


Juni and ike

This was our first time being in Utah for Schuyler's birthday.  It was so fun and everyone was so great to show up for us.  Beka make pancakes and we had cupcakes and bowled.



Ike atticus and allie 

mom bowing champion 

Jesse mike and Oaker
Finn ike and rex


We made butterflies to leave with Schuyler.




Coming to Utah it immediately dumped a bunch of snow.   We were able to sled with Sarah and Matts family.









Cousin fun.  George is like another cousin and they are all super close in age. 


These two are BFFs