green canyon is actually green this year

did i mention that i love spending time with christian? we took a little mtn. bike ride up green canyon last weekend. their was water running through the trail in at least 4 places. i thought we lived in a desert?!?! i've never seen water up green canyon...until now. it made for an adventure. christian would ride right through the water. i would generally hoist my bike on my shoulder and struggle through it on foot. however, on a couple of occasions i rode through the water, and boy, oh boy, it was exhilarating! i've loved riding bikes for a lot of years now. but, i just realized how much more fun it is to do something you love with the person you love. you can start gagging after that comment. i don't care. it's just the truth.

wicked

wicked, a dream for about 8 years, finally realized! and it WAS a dream come true. my mom was miracle worker who made this weekend happen. we laughed, cried and enjoyed being together. what a lovely mother i have!

live footage

post easter egg hunt video. i'm not even sure what to say about this. the video speaks for itself.

easter

hiding the eggs at the annual hunt

more hiding

discussions about penalties. this was serious business people.

robin egg war paint

first j dawg's experience. won't be the last.

first sabey family easter egg hunt experience. also, won't be the last.

the team.

the podium pic

who says easter egg hunts are just for kids? not the sabey's. this was the most serious easter egg hunt i've ever been a part of. 4 teams, 4 quadrants, 1 winner. it was intense.

happy, happy!

the goods

christian ready to conquer the cake

christian and heidi's birthdays are two days apart. we combined the celebration.

the mucha's

maggie, tyler and emma

boys will be boys

a man and his pinata

the many faces of olivia - the nose scrunch, and...

the surprised face!

high kicks, and...

bruce lee kicks!

christian just turned 25...or maybe a little older than that. i've lost track. we celebrated for about 3 days. we planned a little cake and ice cream celebration. maggie outdid herself this year. she decided that this party needed a pinata. so, she took it upon herself to find the most amazing pinata in all the world. she filled it with sweet treats...and a beef stick. as you can see from the picks we had a great time. just kickin' it with the family and friends.

and, she cries. again....

amen.

i read this today.

turns out, i cried when i read the last paragraph.

kind of an odd emotional response. i know. it happens sometimes, okay.

i just couldn't help thinking about my experience as a missionary for the church of Jesus Christ of latter-day saints. i thought about how grateful i am that my parents were so willing to pay to send me to a foreign land, to learn the most important of life's lessons.

i also couldn't help thinking about my in-laws, mel and sandy, (president and sister sabey) who have spent the last three years of their lives serving and loving the people of ghana. with that, they have also been instrumental in helping the missionaries in ghana learn the most important of life's lessons.

*confession - i borrowed this article from the blog of rachel sabey, my lovely asian sister-in-law. love me some asians!

ps - for those who don't know, that foreign land served my mission was the land of formosa. it only makes sense that i love asians.

facts of the day

1) christian, our friend charlie, and i went biking on wasatch blvd.

2) the air was brisk...needless to say, i was cold.

2) we rode through an intersection.

3) christian waved at a car in the lane turning right onto wasatch blvd.

4) i thought to myself, "i wonder if he is making sure that older gentleman sees us?"

5) i noticed "that older gentleman" was elder richard g. scott, one of the twelve apostles.

6) i smiled and waved too.

7) i yelled to christian, "that was elder scott!"

8) christian yelled back, "i know! that's why i waved."

9) we watched as elder scott turned into a shopping center on wasatch blvd.

10) we speculated. was he going to dan's to do some grocery shopping or to millcreek bicycles to

purchase a bike?

11) my heart was full of gratitude for the service, elder scott and each of the apostles,

so selflessly give each day of their lives.

12) i was reminded of elder scott's sweet conference talk about the eternal principle of marriage,

and how it helped me want to be a better wife

13) we kept riding our bikes.

14) it didn't get any warmer, so i was basically a popsicle.

15) my feet felt like popsicles at the end of the ride.

16) i like popsicles, so i felt okay about it.