i'm kind of excited to watch this...

Joseph Smith: Prophet of the Restoration

A motion picture about the life and legacy of Joseph Smith, the founding prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

"People around the world now have a new way to learn about Joseph Smith, the founder and first president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. A film called Joseph Smith: The Prophet of the Restoration is now available online, marking the first time the Church has shared a full-length film on the Internet."

"The film will also help people better understand Latter-day Saint belief in modern prophets, the purpose of temples, and the eternal nature of family relationships. There is also additional context around historical events such as the First Vision — when God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to Joseph Smith when he was 14 years old." Read more here...

bike rides

Tucker loves going on bike rides with his dad. It's probably his favorite thing to do. He's been liking it with uncle Jake these days too. Even though sometimes it starts raining, or it's suuuuper windy, or kind of chilly, it doesn't even matter.

And he totally lounges in this thing and puts his feet up and taps away. He's still too small for the straps to fit, but he's in there pretty good. Don't be alarmed.

How can you not love these two?

And if you notice, Tucker has his tongue sticking out. That is pretty much the way he rolls these days. He's soon to be getting his top 2 front teeth! They are oh so close to coming down. All of a sudden I'm kind of nervous for them to come because then he's going to start looking so big and I'm going to want time to really start slowing down.

Holli-Aynn Cart

Happy Birthday Holli :)

We all went to stay the weekend at Ko'olina on the west side and it was sooooo fun. We hung out at the pool, went on the slide, under the waterfalls, and hung out at the beach. Tucker loved the pools. And we bbqued and had soooo much good food and enjoyed the awesome sunset. And there was a perfect closet for Tucker to sleep in and the place was so nice.

Thanks Holli for an awesome birthday and getting us over to the west side. We love you!

The awesome place we stayed in...




"learning" with enos.

have i mentioned...

Not sure, but have I mentioned how much I love this kid? And how much he makes me laugh. He is really so much fun I could hardly stand to put him to bed tonight.

I love when he crashes in for a quick cuddle like this.



I believe I mentioned he can fit a ping pong ball in his mouth. Just one of his many party tricks.



And finally, all hail King Trix.



I really do love this kid.

date day to pt. reyes

Thanks to Nana Nancy and Aunties Joslin and Ellie, Doug and I were able to get away for the day and drive down to Pt. Reyes Lighthouse and see "the only place I've been wanting to go for so long" as Doug likes to say about almost everything :) But I'm so glad we got the chance and made the trip. So nice to drive in the car without being anxious that Tucker is going to start screaming at any moment. So nice just to hang out with Doug all day. So nice to go on a fun road trip. It was sooo windy there. And so green and blue and beautiful. The lighthouse stairs were closed, so that was a bummer, but overall, this day was a 10.

And apparently Tucker was an angel all day. Bonus.



















Guess who was really excited to see this smiley face when she got home.

family

I'm not going to lie. The thought, "what the heck were we doing having this kid" crossed my mind more times than I can remember in those first few months. And the main thing that made sense was the fact that there is no where in the world we'd rather be, and no other people in the world we'd rather be around than our family. We have been so blessed with seriously amazing family with so much love everywhere. We are very lucky. So, when we get to be around any of our family it is quite a treat. And luckily we get to see a variety of them quite often (although not nearly enough). Just a few of the faces we have loved seeing lately.

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And so so so many more faces. But you get the idea.
And I really wish I had one of one of our many breakfast outings with lovely Ellie. Yum.


And of course buddy dog.

Joslin's Home

We missed you Sister DeMartini. We are so glad you got to serve a mission for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints for a year and a half with the people of Salta, Argentina. And we are so so glad that you are finally home.

So glad that we even showed up two days early just in case we might get to see you a minute sooner ;)

Tucker is really happy he finally got to meet aunt Joslin too. I know you won't believe this but until now he had no one to teach him how to play the recorder.






This was really funny. Tucker trying to get over the bar underneath the ping pong table. He conquered the first time. This looks like the second time where he was defeated. Ha.



So fun to be together. We missed you Emily and Natalie!!!


Love this kids face. And we love to see your face again too Jos.


I think I speak for all when I say that it is sure nice to have captain blondie back.