Dereck in Budapest, Hungary.
To complete Dereck's MBA at the University of Utah he "had" to go on a 2-week trip to Europe with his class of 65. I was a little nervous to have my best friend and helper so far away for so long at the sickest point of my pregnancy. Dereck gave me a priesthood blessing before he left and everything changed. I felt watched over and protected while he was gone. So many wonderful friends, family, and neighbors came to my aid that I never felt alone. Morning sickness eased up and the weeks went by pretty quickly. We were all happy to get Dereck back home and to be DONE with his master program!!! 
Dereck checking out the architecture in Prague, Czech Republic.
A highlight this last spring was going to New York City with two wonderful friends, Alisa and Marci. We stayed with Marci's friends who live right by Columbia University.
Alisa knew all of the great shopping spots. We went to Wicked on Broadway and visited the Museum of Modern Art.
Kate was a bit challenging to potty train. She made sure that I knew that she was in control as shown in this photo. We were putting stickers on a chart when she went on the potty, but she decided to pull that chart right off the fridge and pee on it!
Dereck planned a wonderful trip to Playa del Carmen, Mexico, in January for our 10-year anniversary. We mostly relaxed at the resort, but we enjoyed snorkeling in the caves and cliff jumping at Xel-Ha. Thank you to Dereck's parents for taking good care of our precious ones while we were gone.
Dereck is still the one I want after all these years. I love him more than ever!
So, I have been absent from the blogging world for some time now, as many of you have reminded me. There's no motivation like being sick and homebound! I will insert a series of photos to show what we have been up to!
Kiara's first day of dance at Utah Dance Center. She loves her little friend Grace. 
Kiara jumped for joy when we got to go to Disneyland last fall. What a fun trip! October was a great time to be there.
I have the funniest friends! A great neighbor threw a Halloween party, and while the dads took the kidlets out trick-or-treating, the girls got to eat and talk (2 of my most favorite things to do!).
"Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella"
