Friends Visiting

We were so lucky to have some of our friends come and stop by for a quick visit at the beginning of the month. You might remember this adorable redhead from this post. That is right, Hyrum's beloved Hailey came back to visit for her dad's graduation from optometry school.We were lucky enough to be able to watch Tanner and Hailey while their parents went to graduation. It took the kids only just a couple of minutes to jump back into the swing of things. Hyrum and Hailey have always played so well together and have such a great time.On the Sunday this cute little family was leaving, we had them over for dinner and once again were able to enjoy some time together. Below is a picture of the kids. We were in a rush to take the picture, as a result, Emmy's face didn't get clean. Big surprise that her face would be covered with chocolate.Celia has been such a good friend. She helped me so much when I first moved to Memphis and I will always be grateful for the kindness and friendship that she has shown me. Notice how cute Celia looks! Can you even tell she is seven months pregnant?During the day Hyrum asked Hailey's mom, Celia, if she wouldn't mind leaving Hailey at our house to play. Celia got a good kick out of that and told Hyrum that she would miss Hailey too much if Hailey stayed at our house.We were sad to see them leave, but we had a great time while they were visiting. Hopefully we will be able to visit them when we come to Utah in June.
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Adoption

Instead of doing Flashback Friday today. I thought that I would take the time to spotlight some of our dear friends who live out here in Memphis.

After going through years of infertility after the birth of their second daughter they have decided to adopt.

Carl and Starla are some of the nicest and friendliest people that I have ever met. Just to give you a little back ground...
STARLA
On that first scary Sunday that I was new to the ward, Starla was the only person that came up and said hi to me. She was so friendly and outgoing, invited us over to her house for a party etc. She was the person who gave me hope that maybe my time in Memphis wouldn't be so bad.

She is seriously one of the best mothers I know. She is so loving, caring, watchful and protective of her children. She does a great job of correcting a problem(discipline) with her kids in respectful way with her kids.

She is always so kind and caring with my children. Always quick to say hi to them. She watches out for them and has literally saved one of my child's life.

She was one of the friends who really helped me out and calmed me down on the scary day with Emmy when she hit her head.

I am so grateful to have Starla in my life. She has been a great example to me.

CARL
On that day when Emmy hit her head, he left work and came and met me at the hospital and stayed there until Brandon arrived. I was so grateful for his help that day.

Also, like Starla he is so nice and friendly. I have never heard him (or Starla) be mean to anyone. I don't think they have a mean bone in their body.

Carl is also so great with kids. He is so cute with his girls. You can tell that he loves them and they love him so much!

Carl also takes time to say hi to all the kids he comes in contact with. Like Starla, he is so sweet with my kids and quick to say hello and chat with them for a few minutes.
GIRLS
Carl and Starla's little girls are about are so cute! They both are great friends to Hyrum and watch out for our Emmy and Ben.

If anyone is or know someone who is going through the process of putting a child up for adoption I would suggest to strongly look at Carl and Starla. They would be and are awesome parents and have a lot of love to pass around to another child.

They have an adoption blog set-up which you can find here. Also, they have a profile set up with LDS Family Services which you can find here.