The Wedding

February 26, 2011.

I can't put into words the incredible feelings of this day. My heart was full of faith as we went into the temple. At every stage of the process, I felt like I was floating.
Part of me was struggling to believe it was really happening, and the other part of me was feeling how incredibly real, and permanent, and eternal these things are. I remember looking at Rob and knowing that 1000 years from now, we will still be side by side, working toward the same objectives. And 1000 years after that, still.
I knew, once again, that he was directed to find me, and that he is the one I want to be partnered with for every future step of life and beyond. It struck me what a gift it is to find someone with whom you want to share that kind of future, and it was very clear to me what a blessing we were about to receive...to be sealed, forever.

The Beach

It was a little cold, but since most of us don't see the ocean often, we took a trip to the beach. Of course, Ben and Sam got wet. The rest of us just soaked up some sunshine and watched.
Ben is a wild man in the water. He doesn't care about the cold, he just LOVES the water and the waves. He's begging for a surf board this summer.

Disneyland!

Our first day in California was DISNEYLAND!!

I have to say, it was my best Disney Day ever! Every other time I've been to the park, I've had an infant to care for, or I've been sick, or had a kid who was sick. This time... everyone was healthy, everyone was old enough to really enjoy the park, AND we had two wheelchairs in our party, which means SHORT LINES!

Loved it!

"It's a Small World" was awesome. Watching Sam's face was the best part of the ride. We got stranded on Pirates of the Caribbean for about 15 minutes. Savannah memorized the the lines of the talking skull directly over our heads. We heard his message about 30 times. Ben was brave enough for every ride this time (yay Ben!), and Sam wasn't afraid of anything. Thunder Mountain and the Matterhorn (he and I rode in the front car) were his favorites.
Zoe pushed Sam's wheelchair all through the park. It was so nice. She's such a great big sister!

Exodus...2/23/2011

We arrived at the airport headed for San Diego with 9 passengers, 12 bags to check, and a wheelchair to push. It was a circus, but we were all excited!

Boys did great on the plane.

Married!

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jay Beers and Family
February 26, 2011

more later...

Crush

According to Ms. Riordon, Sam's teacher, he has a LOT of fans in his Kindergarten class. Everybody loves him. That's no surprise, right? One little girl revealed at her parent-teacher conference last night that she LOVES Sam. She said, and I quote, "I love Sam. He gets in that 'spander' (stander, picture below), and I just think he's so cute!" What a sweetheart!


Sam was also the "Person of the Day" yesterday. All of his friends wrote him notes and he brought them home in a folder. According to one friend, he is the "hot ist giy in the wode"! (Hottest guy in the world?)

For Step-Dad to be...

Sam brought this home from school. The assignment was to make up a sentence, count the words and create these puppies. He was supposed to use capital letters correctly and make sure there was a period at the end. I thought the sentiment was lovely too! "I like Rob in CleFrna (California)."