Easter Weekend

Clay and Elder Gifford Nelson meeting again.
The Shurtleff/Parry family at the BYU baseball game.
Tad and Steve. I dotn think I have a pic of just the two of them in like 10 years.
Lily and Jessica. Lily is taller (sorry Jess, had to say it ;)
The high fives after the game. Right before the brawl.

We had so much fun this weekend. Thanks to every one who helped to make this weekend fun and full of events. Friday Cole and Lil spent the night with the cousins so they could go to the Easter Egg hunt in Lehi. Clay was bummed to miss out on that but he gets the risks and knows it is just one Easter Egg hunt. After we picked up the kids who didn't want to leave and headed to the BYU baseball and softball games to watch Tads cousin play. While at the game Uncle Scott was able to meet Elder Gifford Nelson. He is in the Quorum of the Seventy. Here is a back story to our knowledge of Elder Nelson. He spoke at a Stake Conference in Las Vegas last fall right after Clay was diagnosed. Our Stake President Richards asked us if we wanted to meet him and have him share his story with Clay and Clay with him. He is an amazing man with a story of success and pain. He hurt his leg while playing football in the NFL. Elder Nelson gave Clay a blessing and told him the Lord would be watching out for him. K, back to Saturday. Tad recognized him in the stands and after the baseball game Tad and Clay were able to meet Elder Nelson again, they had to remind him of who we were but he remembered and was glad to hear that everything was going well. I think it is amazing how life can throw people together like that, not only once but twice we were able to meet Elder Nelson, we will probably run into him again. That is how life works. Anyway, back to the game. At the end of the game there was a rush of the mound of sorts and the BYU players and New Mexico players got in a fight. I have to say how proud I am of David. He did not rush the mound and start fighting, in fact he was the only, the only, player to stay in the dugout. He was able to show his little brother and cousins how to behave and not fight. Thanks Dave for being a good example to my kids!!!
After the baseball game the girls softball game had started so we watched that game too. Lil had so much fun while the men talked. Then Uncle Randy, our hero, caught a foul ball for Lily. She was so happy she kept telling people "My Uncle Randy caught me a foul ball", thanks Uncle Randy for making Lil's day.

Easter Sunday was so much fun, we had lunch at Tiff and Dave's house. the plan was to have both sides of the fam over but then Alex had strep throat and my Mom woke up Sat and Sun with a sore throat. Easter lunch ended up being my fam, Tiffs fam, and Dave's Uncle Bills fam. The kids had so much fun with the cousins and the dog. After Tad had to get on the road so he could be home before midnight. It is always sad when they leave. I wish they could just move here until July. Yeah right. Nope it is best for everyone to stay put. Cole and Lil went back to school today and I was a bad mom and we did no homework all week. Oh well, they will just have to play make up this week, we had too much fun playing to think about homework:)

It was nice to spend Easter weekend with the family together. It was great to think about the sacrifice Jesus made for us and the love he has shown us thus far. I am grateful for the atonement and the knowledge we have been given. Clay is strong because he has faith. Faith that he is in the Lords hands and he is protected and comforted by the Holy Ghost.

we are at the Dr's waiting for labs so when I get those and we get our next action step I will let you know.

Love to all,
Tab and Clay