I keep meaning to do a little update on the older boys, who may be living on their own but are certainly not out of our thoughts and hearts (nor are they keeping their own family records yet, I can guarantee! Ha!).
Malachi's letters from New Zealand are absolutely hilarious, literate, witty, clever, and at the same time so badly misspelled one wonders if it's done on purpose. I enjoy them thoroughly and re-read them several times throughout the week whenever I miss Malachi and want to laugh. Oh he is a good writer! If you would like to read them, they are collected on this blog. Perhaps I will write more about Ky later, but here are some pictures!:
Abe is smart, focused, driven, busy, and completely immersed in college life. He's got two more years in the BYU School of Accounting before he graduates with his Master's. We all rejoice when we get to see him for a few hours, but those times are few and far between! Abe works two jobs, seems to gets a 96 on every test I ever hear about, has hosted an open-to-anyone Monday Movie Night for 2 1/2 years, and has his homework done by Friday night every week so he has time for dates or group activities. He lives with my mom and keeps her lawn mowed and (I hope!) helps with the dishes or computer issues when he's around. Such a good boy.
Some Abe adventures:
And lastly! Seb's still in Denver and just moved to a new apartment. I was sorry to see him leave his cute little house, but although cute, it was cold in the winter, a bit smelly, and full of some messy housemates who never did dishes, so he is happy to be closer to his work at the airport now and up on the third floor instead of down in the basement like a mole! He has a great view from his little balcony!
On his days off he is almost always flying somewhere, and since his girlfriend Whitney has free flight benefits too, they have all kinds of fun adventures together! I'm always excited to get pictures texted to me from wherever they happen to be. This was somewhere close to home at the Lakewood Cider Festival where they got to make their own cider.
Another week he texted that he was on his way to London on a nearly-empty 787 and he wanted ideas of what to do there. I was so excited and gave him allllll the suggestions, way more than he could ever do in the 24 hours he was going to be there, but he and Whitney rode the Tube all around and got to see a ton of great places! I told him to start by going to Westminster Station and getting out and walking by the Parliament Building and Big Ben and Westminster Abbey. Such a great part of the city!
I can't believe he actually was in London! So surreal to be texting with him knowing he was there!
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St. James Park—I know this exact view so well
The Tower of London is also so great
Tower Bridge
Seb loved riding the trains—he always has loved trains
When you fly free internationally, you do have to pay the airport tax from whatever airport you fly out of, and London Heathrow has a pretty expensive tax, so Seb and Whitney grabbed a quick flight to Dublin so they could fly home out of Ireland instead! I've never been to Dublin, but Seb loved it. He said he could even see himself living there someday!
It looked misty and rainy, just as Ireland should
Cool narrow streets
This was some kind of old castle they visited. I love it.
My favorite pictures were these, though, of the green coast and countryside. It's so beautiful!
Fish and chips by the harbor at sunset—what could be better? Seb thought the fish and chips in Dublin were even better than the ones he tried in London! Yum!
I'm so glad Seb is getting to see some of the world these days. He loves having these adventures, and he loves sharing what he discovers with Sam and me and his siblings. It is so fun for us to share a little in his passions and his excitement for life!
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