Empty Arms

I am having one of those weeks. . . . I just ache to hold Luke. I hate (that is not even a strong enough word) having empty arms. And, no matter what I try to do to fill the void, it cannot be filled.

I try to remember every part of him. I look at pictures and blow them up to see a hand. . . a foot. . . his eyes. . . the hairs on his beautiful head. . . I just need to remember. . . I just need to feel him.

Miss you Luker boy!

It's a LONG One!!!

The last ten days have been a blur. . . .a crazy, fun blur, but still there was definite blurriness. . . possibly caused by lack of sleep, LOTS (and lots and lots and lots) of driving, and the FUN we had while on our summer family vacation this year.

It all started last Friday when we drove to Idaho Falls on our way to Montana. Why Montana, you ask? Well, one of Brian's sisters was getting married, and the Taylor family reunion was there this year. So, yes, Montana. On Saturday, we drove from Idaho Falls to Bozeman, where the Museum of the Rockies resides. They have dinosaurs and frogs and a planetarium and a gift shop. . . truly, every boys dream! We had a lot of fun and learned a lot too!








Then Sunday morning came, and we were off to Billings, where two of Brian's sisters live. We had a wonderful two days with Brian's Family. We played. We laughed. We cried. Okay, just Mike cried because he crashed with his dad while doing the 3 legged race and got all scraped up, or maybe it was because they lost to Josh and me. Anyway, it was fabulous!









Then, on Tuesday, Brian's sister got remarried. Here are a few pictures of that day. . . .






We drove home to Kuna on Wednesday so that on Thursday we could go to Brian's Aunt's remarriage in the Twin Falls temple. That was a great experience for us to be able to see her happy and excited for that day!




Then. . . . yes, it continues. Then, we went camping Friday and Saturday with some of our great friends. . . if they still want to be friends after our camping experience! We went fishing and tubing and water skiing, top all that off with a wonderful sunburn over parts you never knew you had and you have a good time, my friend.





That leaves us with today, Brian's 38th birthday. Man, he is getting up there, but he can still slalom ski, hike up mountains to get the BIG elk, snowmobile straight up a mountain, jump on the tramp with his kids, build just about anything with wood, so I figure he is doing just fine. Happy Birthday, my B! We love ya!



Now, it is FINALLY the end to this incredibly long post, but I just had to get it all in there. Whew!!!!!!