Katelyn, on Dying

Mommy, are you going to die?

Yes. Everyone dies sometime.

Mommy, how do you die?

Well, usually people die if they get really sick or get hurt really bad. And a lot of times people die because they get too old.

Oh. Mommy I am getting older, aren't I?

Yes, everyone is getting older.

Mommy, will you hold me when I die?

Yes. If I’m there I will hold you.

Mommy, is dying scary?

No. Dying is not scary because when you die you go to be with Jesus.

But Jesus is up in the sky. And I don’t have any wings. How can I die without any wings?

Honey, you don’t need any wings to get to Jesus. When you die your spirit will go wherever he is.

Oh.

And then she went off to finish watching High School Musical 3. Later she came back.

Mommy, make sure you die and make sure you hold me. And make sure Daddy holds Zachy when he dies, too.

Okay, we will.

(Should I be concerned about this?)

Desert Beauty

We are now home from the beautiful deserts of Arizona. Home of Eric and Katie P, Bella Swan, Stephenie Meyer...and millions of cacti. Our knuckles are dry and our lips are chapped. It is good to be back in the coastal humidity!

Here are a few pictures of the beautiful cacti we saw.

Beautiful blossoms contrast threatening spines.

This cactus (on Grandpa's arm) creeped me out! It's called Jumping Cactus. Did you know cactus could jump? Grandpa and Jordan were chasing a lizard and Grandpa brushed up against one. It stuck in his arm! Here he is showing off.

"Does it hurt Grandpa?"

"Yeah, it does."

Becoming one with nature-that's Grandpa for you!

When they tried getting it off it only went in deeper! Katie pulled out the spines with tweezers. Grandpa was very brave. Lets all cross our fingers and hope that it heals up fine. Crazy cactus!!

A Picture Extravaganza

Here are some of my favorite pictures from Megan's baby blessing.

*My boys-Zach sees something interesting*

*My family*

*Cousins**Katelyn*
*Sharing secrets*

*BFF's: Cheese!!* *Always carry a big stick*

*Adam's legs and Zach*

Can you guess where we are yet?

Hint: It's not Cali!

Family

Tonight I am writing from an undisclosed location. We are visiting my sister-in-law, whose beautiful baby girl is being blessed in church this weekend. Tonight I am helping Katie set up her own blog. She probably thinks I am doing this as a favor to her, but I'm really doing it because I want to see more pictures of her adorable children! Especially that beautiful new baby girl of hers. I'm being quite selfish, really.

Savior of the World Ticket Update

So I'm told that all performances truly are sold out, but they have added on an extra performance for Saturday evening, April 4. The tickets are available online starting sometime this morning. Click here to purchase. Good luck!!