Elder Merkley is home!

We have been waiting patiently for over two years for Garret to come home! He has served the people in Russia and we are so proud of him.

Welcome Home Garret!

Greeting the rest of the family...

And meeting the new family members. We are so excited for Noah to get to know his Uncle Garret. Garret is such an amazing guy and we know that they will have a great relationship! We are happy to have you home, Garret!

More Mother's Day Fun

Mimi and Hayden having a hug!

Noah and Uncle Brent!

Taytum loves her little boy cousins.

Finally, a shot with Brock, too! You can tell he is checking the sidelines and trying to figure out how to escape.

Noah is in to pulling crazy faces lately. I'm not sure how he knew exactly what one Taytum was pulling at the time!

A Happy First Mother's Day!

It was my very first Mother's Day this year and Luke kept on teasing me that he didn't think Mother's Day was that big of a deal and why should he bother getting me a present? By Friday night, he had me so convinced, I just knew that he wasn't going to get anything to mark this special occasion and the flower I got a church was going to be my big Mother's Day! Well, he surprised me Saturday afternoon with my favorite flower and a monkey that he had made at Build a Bear. The monkey is to remind me of my little monkey, Noah. We call him that because he is always trying to climb everywhere!

So, I ended up having a great first Mother's Day. We went to church that morning and the men took care of all the moms with not only the pansies but a chocolate bar too! Then we came home and made a big lunch for my mom, myself, and my sister and sister-in-law. It was yummy and we had a great Mother's Day together!

I love being a mom and it was fun to celebrate being the mother of Noah. He is so much fun and brings a smile to my face hourly if not more. He is so funny! He is getting so big and time is flying. I can't believe our first year together is almost over!

Unexpectedly Expecting

That's right! We had it confirmed today that Noah is going to be a big brother! Luke and I are surprised and excited. We are expecting our new little bundle of joy in November.

We are taking a poll on whether it is a boy or a girl... so take a look to the right and vote!

Cheese!

What can I say... I have the cutest little boy! He has learned to smile for the camera. We got about 15 pictures in a row the other night with a smile. It may have been because he was in the tub and loves bathtime!

Other news... well, there isn't much! We are just enduring the winter in Park City and plugging along in daily life. Luke has taken up painting... I'll let him decide if he wants to share his project. I'll just say that I'm impressed. He has more tests with SLPD coming up so wish him luck! San Fran is on the back burner til further notice.

More to come soon!