Did you hear?

So did you hear about my girl's wild adventure on Monday? They went hiking with their Grandpa Boston at Red Rock Canyon and ended up getting kind of lost and turned around and had to be helicoptered out by Search & Rescue after being on the mountain for about 8 1/2 hours. There were some anxious moments and a lot of miracles and fortunately everything turned out alright. Grandpa suffered some scrapes and a sprained ankle and the girls were a little scratched up from climbing but that was the extent of injuries. Erika and Kelcie have recovered from the ordeal and love telling people all about it - especially the helicopter ride out! Hailey was a little more traumatized by the whole experience and doesn't want to tell anyone about it - we're working with her to help her process what happened. I think that being out there in the dark and the cold really scared her but she'll work it out. I think the most important thing we learned is to be thankful for each other and to not take for granted that we each make it home at the end of the day. I think the girls also had an amazing experience with the power of prayer as they watched miracles unfold all around them. I feel like I have a lot to be thankful for.

Along those same lines, I need to share some news that is sad but alright too. We found out yesterday that the baby stopped growing and there was no heartbeat so it looks like we won't be getting that caboose after all. At least not right now. We had just wrapped our head around the idea of being new parents again and so it was devestating to discover that it wasn't going to happen after all. It was even worse to break it to the girls - there were lots of tears shed at our house last night but after the experience we had earlier in the week, we still know how much we have to be thankful for and we trust that Heavenly Father has a purpose for the things we are asked to go through. I'm scheduled for a D&C tomorrow - I'm glad to have such a wonderful doctor who makes this process as easy as possible. I'm grateful for my wonderful friends who have jumped in to comfort me and offer their help. No one has better friends than I do!

So this is one of those weeks where it seems like the Lord has decided to test what we're made of - I'm happy to say that we're ok and we're trusting in His plan for us. Thanks again to everyone who has been so great to us. We love you!