{Utah Prt.1}

While Rod was deployed he accrued a bit of leave time. Most of which we are using this summer. This past week we packed up & went north to Utah so the boys could attend lacrosse camp BYU. We were so incredibly lucky to have my Mom join us too. We rented out a house that was up in the Tree streets at the base of the mountains just behind the Provo Temple. When Tre was a baby I would walk those streets for hours & hours while he napped in the stroller or baby carrier. I loved the trees & the old homes. We pulled up to this house in the afternoon & I immediately remembered why I loved those streets so much. Its so quiet & still up there. All you hear are bees & birds and maybe a child or two playing in the yard or garden. The weather was a good 25 degrees cooler than here in the city so we just sat outside & played till dinner time.  It was a perfect start to our week in Utah. 

{Fathers Day sans father}

Fathers day weekend was super fun! For us. But poor Rod was on first & second call so he was at the hospital pretty much the entire weekend. But the kids still went ahead with our plans. On Saturday we had a picnic with neighbor friends. On Sunday we made Rod's favorite peach cobbler for breakfast & made home made pizzas for dinner. The children decorated the kitchen door with colored in letters. Monday night Daddy was gone again so we swam during the sunset & into the night. We sure missed him but we just spent an entire week in Utah together so no complaints here! 

When I thought about what kind of father Rod would be in our early days together I remember knowing without a shadow of a doubt that he would a very involved & selfless dad. I knew he would be patient & approachable. But I never dreamed that he would be as generous with his time, & energy as he is. He teaches our children in all areas of life, but particularly things of the spiritual nature. He will send me a text some days with a talk he thinks the boys should read that day & when he gets home they talk about it. He works to provide & teaches the children the value of work ethics. He challenges them when i am prone to baby them. I love him. They love him. We are incredibly blessed to have him!