I hOpE tHeY cAlL mE oN a MiSsIoN!!

Well it finally happened! Elder Brian Mark Williams entered the Missionary Training Center at 1:45 pm on Wednesday, September 8th. Grandpa Chuck came up from Payson to say goodbye to Brian. Hayden was next, who had to leave to go pick up his mom from the airport. It was a very emotional moment when Hayden said goodbye to Brian. Hayden has really come to love Brian over the past 3 years that we've been together. He looks up to Brian in many ways and is going to miss him a lot.
My brother Eric and I were lucky enough to be the ones to actually drop him off. It was such a neat experience, as quick as it was. As we drove into the MTC, there were tons of missionaries, the new ones entering and the older ones helping them in, and all three of us suddenly had a big rush of adrenaline and excitement! At one point Brian said, "Wow, I'm really going to be a missionary!" There were older men dressed up in gear guiding our car down further and further to marker 25 where we could park and let Brian out. The first older man we came across said, "One of you guys must be a missionary! Where are you going, Chile?" We laughed and said no and then Brian told him where he was going, after which Eric affirmed the man that Chile was where he had served his mission. The excitement grew and grew until we finally reached our destination. Two missionaries jumped up and down and pumped their arms enthusiastically as pulled to a stop. They were there to help Brian with his luggage and guide him to the right place. I took some last minute video and pictures of Brian. When it was time for me to say goodbye, I wasn't even sad. Well, maybe a tinge. But I was just too excited for him!! We watched him walk off and then he turned and waved one last time! Eric and I drove off and talked of how happy and excited we were for Brian to begin his mission journey. I love Brian so much and know he is going to do amazing things as a servant of the Lord for the next two years.

WE'RE BAAACK!!

Hello everybody!! Sorry it has been sooo long since I did a post and updated our blog! Sheesh! We have been busy busy (and still very much are) but I thought I would take this moment while the babies are napping (in which I should be studying, but who wants to do that?) to do a post. Hayden finished selling for the summer on August 26th. That day we packed up and drove down to Bakersfield and spent two nights with my parents. It was fun, it's always fun to be be with them. We drove to Provo on Saturday and arrived to find that the occupants in our apartment had not moved out yet. With no bed or furniture or a place to stay, we stayed with Mike and Pam until Monday. School started on Monday and we began to move into our apartment. The first week was crazy!! Holy bajolly. I thought going to school full-time with twins would be easy... I was wrong! It is very difficult and stressful, but oh well right? I gott get it done. I am trying to graduate in April, but might have to push it back to June. We'll see. Needless to say my grades are not going to be the best these next semesters, which sadly (or fortunately) I don't care. Just want to graduate. Unpacking and getting all moved in and settled has been a lot harder this time around with twins! We are still not all settled, but are getting there slowly each day. Brian flies in tomorrow night, we take him to the MTC on Wednesday and then Hayden's mom flies in Wednesday afternoon and will be staying with us for a week! I'm excited to see her and for her to spend time with the babies (which she has not seen yet!). Ok, so here are some things that have happened since my last post:

~ the babies turned 5 months
~ we had a family get together at Shaver lake and Bakersfield
~ we attended the temple as an entire family for the first time and last time for at least 2 years
~ I left my babies with a babysitter for the first time (which I really did not like! You'd think it would be nice to have a break, but I just thought about them and missed them the whole time)
~ Brian spoke at his farewell and us 3 sisters got to sing
~ Hayden finished the summer with the number one office in the company (yes, he wants to do it again next summer... ugh)

Enjoy some pics and until next time!