Sarah is the youngest of 3 children. She has an older sister and brother, both of whom are married and have children of their own. Sarah loves spending time with each of her nieces and nephews and loves being an aunt. Sarah’s dad works as an engineer and her mom has always been a stay at home mom. Sarah’s family, both immediate and extended, have been some of her biggest cheerleaders. They are all excited and anxious to be there for her children and cheer them on just like they do Sarah. Sarah’s nieces and nephews often ask when they are going to get more cousins and cannot wait to have more to play with.

Brad is the oldest of 7 children. He has four sisters and two brothers. His sister Stacey is the only one as of yet to have children. She lives in Nebraska with her husband Matt, who is doing his pediatric residency. They have 3 children. Justin is the one we go to when something needs to be fixed that we can’t fix. He has his personal pilot’s license and is studying to get his commercial pilot’s license. Tyler has an MBA, loves to have fun, and is a great uncle. Stephanie has a Master’s degree in Social Psychology and is currently living in London, UK. Tara is currently serving a mission in Georgia but will be going after her nursing degree when she gets back. Allee is the youngest and is a junior in high school, and cannot wait to have more nieces and nephews. Brad’s dad is the city manager for Payson city, but began his career as an attorney, where he did 30+ adoption cases per year. Brad’s mom works in advertising and marketing. She mostly worked from home and was a mother first, career second. He has a whole family of aunts, uncles, and grandparents ready to embrace new nieces and nephews and would spend lots of time and love with them.

We are the grandparents of seven wonderful grandkids, but we are ready for more. There is nothing better than spending time with each grandchild individually, as well as all together for family activities and vacations. Whether it’s a board game, hide-n-seek, or tag, we just love playing with them and helping them to learn some of life’s lessons. We have always made it a priority to be there for them and to have them over whenever their parents need a break. We are especially grateful for the things they teach us. We may spoil them a little more than their parents do (grandparent’s prerogative), but we are also extremely respectful of the way our kids desire to raise their kids. We support them in that effort by not letting the grandkids get away with things their parents wouldn’t approve of. It’s important to us that they have consistency in their lives. It is equally important that they always feel loved and know that they can approach us at any time about anything. Children are, “… an heritage to the Lord”, and we take that very seriously and anxiously look forward to loving Sarah and Brad’s kids.

As children we didn't have fancy lives or see exotic places, but we had grandparents that were active in our lives. They knew us and loved us. They watched our ballgames and let us play in the dirt, catch frogs, ride ponies and explore at their farms. In quiet moments they shared challenges they had overcome, concerns for our country, advice for our future or individual correction. They were steady anchors and beams of light and continue to serve as our model for grandparenting. Society sometimes compares the values Quantity vs. Quality and how that affects children. But in relationships Quantity is Quality. We hear our peers excited to have an empty nest and glad to live hours from grandchildren’s homes to limit childcare. We simply don’t feel that way. We didn’t have anything else as kids besides family and we don’t want anything else now. We served missions in the Caribbean and the Orient and would treasure grandchildren from different countries or cultures.