Life with the ladies

This week: busy! I picked up my mom from the airport on Wednesday afternoon and it’s been nonstop from there! We went to Lua’u that night to see Alex perform and we loved the show! Liz was sleeping when we first sat down, but she quickly woke up with all the noise and she loved it, too.
Congratulations to the Griffin family with the birth of their son!
Emily had her son, Channing David Griffin, by a C-section this week. He was born on the 24th, three and a half weeks early, and he weighed 7 lbs. 3 oz. and was 20 inches long. Channing had to have surgery on his intestines and he’s up at Primary Children’s in Salt Lake, but he is doing very well. We’ve been keeping him in our prayers and we ask you to do the same!
I went to a service project at the JKB this week; the English Society was hosting judging and readings of this year’s “Freedom Festival.” Kids from all over Utah sent in essays about “Family, Freedom, God and Country.” I helped read entries for a high school journal too. Man, I had to crack up—so many kids really don’t have a handle on punctuation, grammar, and spelling. But it was fun to do!
Mom, Liz, and I were headed to class on Friday afternoon when we spotted familiar faces coming out of the bookstore: Sister Sikahema, Sister McNaughton, Elise, Lana, Kaylie, and Trey! It was a total Jersey party—then Alex came walking out of the bookstore. The Jersey crew had a great time catching up. I tell you, whenever the Jersey gang gets together, we take over BYU ;) Congratulations to Trey on his mission call: he will be serving in the London England mission and he reports to the Preston MTC on July 3rd!
I took my mom and aunt to the temple on Saturday morning and then I took Liz to south of campus. Our mission: complete the Tree Tour! This is an assignment for Biology class. I got a good part of it done when Chris was here, and Liz Vanderwerken was able to join us then. This time it was just Liz and me. I’m so disappointed that I hadn’t discovered this area south of campus until now. There’s a duck pond, lots of trees, walking trails, etc. It’s beautiful! I’ve spent my entire four years north of campus so I’m not too familiar with south of campus, but I’m glad I was able to discover it before we leave for good.
Liz continues to be a bundle of joy. She has been growing a lot lately, at least I think she is growing a lot lately. She loves to stand, loves to laugh, loves to smile. Mom says she’s getting close to rolling over, so we shall be waiting anxiously to see what can happen. Here are some pictures for you:






A movie for Dad: