We made it! It's truly miraculous, how we find ourselves blessed with these boys! Surely life cannot get any better and we are incredibly grateful to our loving and all-knowing Heavenly Father. Last Thursday was an amazing day in our lives and we felt like we could really see the eternities when we were able to have Bennett sealed and Paxton witness the ceremony.
This little guy is, as most of you know, not so little anymore and he is getting very mobile...more on that later.
Our day in court was Monday to make the adoption official and permanent. We had a nice judge who insisted on holding Bennett who in turn stared him down. It was great to have family there to lend their support.
Our house this last week became a Roach Motel (I could NOT resist). These roaches are the kind you want in your house, so cute and Paxton had so much fun with his cousins. We were especially fortunate to have them with us for all the big events. Please know you are welcome back the next time you visit Utah. We will continue to hone our hosting skills!
What is Bennett up to lately? Well, he's nearing 23lbs and most of it sits in his thighs and cheeks. He eats rice cereal and squash so far. It's time for a baby gate because he gets around pretty quickly using an army-style crawl. He also sits well on his own for several minutes. Oh, and naturally, he doesn't love it when we put him in his car seat.
So when we did a day trip jeeping in Moab, Grandma Davis was kind enough to keep Bennett in Wellington while we took Paxton on a couple trails. The first trail pictured at the right was in slickrock country, rated as difficult but doable since Jared had driven it before. For me and Paxton the funnest part was zooming around the sharp sandy turns.
The ups and downs are never as bad as they look, except one or two. This one I got out just to get a photo. The weather was beautiful, a little cool in the morning so a blanket over Paxton was perfect. But it never got too hot. I absolutely love the landscape in the entire area of Arches and Canyonlands national parks.
The second trail we did was northwest of Moab, near a rock that some refer to as tombstone rock. The trail circled around and sometimes onto these large formations. As a kid, my extended family would take a trailer full of mountain bikes over spring break to these areas. Sometimes we would cross paths with the jeepers and we'd get to watch them do REALLY crazy things.
And, here we are near Halloween time. Don't worry, no one got hurt in the making of this picture but I cannot stop laughing every time I see it! Jaylene took this photo and I HAD to have it. To quote her, "brotherly love at its finest".
Two of the most beautiful faces we know. Jaylene you are fabulous! We love you more and more as time passes and hope you continue to find joy in the every day details of life. LOVE YOU!
PBAJ
