Kirk and I had a great trip back to Washington D.C. to help with our new grandson, Zachary, to spend time with Mike and Bri's family, and to see Kenny's graduation. We loved watching Trent and Garret catch all kinds of bugs, butterflies, fish, minnows, tadpoles, fireflies, and anything else that swims, flys or crawls (even cockroaches - yuck!). We hiked at the Great Falls of the Potomac, visited the national aquarium in Baltimore, and the battlefields of Gettysburg. We whipped up goodies in the kitchen and shared a lobster and crab dinner with the boys. We added lots of hugging and tickling and had a wonderful time! We miss you Mike, Bri, Trent, Garret, and Zachy!
We're so excited that Brian and Emily have made it official, and are engaged to be married on Nov 7 in the St. George Temple. They will also have an open house in Lehi on Nov 8. Emily was raised in San Jose, California, but came to school at the University of Utah, where she and Brian met through mutual friends on a blind date to Lagoon (Grandpa and Grandma Barrett are excited since that's the location of their first date). Emily just graduated from the U with her master's degree in speech pathology, and she now works at IHC in Salt Lake helping stroke patients with their speech. She is also a talented artist. Emily fit right in with the family from the first time we met her, and we are thrilled to have her join our family.
