The last Sunday in February we all gathered in sunny Arizona to bless sweet little Aubrey. She looked so darling in the beautiful dress made by Trevor’s mom, Bev. I crocheted the blanket, so she was blessed by both Grandmas besides being literally blessed by her father, both grandfathers and one great grandfather. We worried that she would cry through the blessing, but as Trevor began the blessing she spit out her pacifier, smiled and looked at her Daddy during the whole blessing. What a sweetie!
November 30th 2017, Aubrey Jane Sudweeks came into the world and into our family! She was born just before 7:00 pm, weighing in at 7 lbs. 14 oz. Tess had a difficult time and Aubrey ended up being born by Cesarean Section, but everyone is doing great now and basically the challenge seems to be getting Aubrey to sleep at night instead of during the day! Tess and Trevor are thrilled to begin their family with this sweet baby girl. As the lucky Grandma, I got to spend 10 days in sunny warm AZ helping the kids and of course cuddling with Aubrey!
On Saturday August 12th, Phillip and Andrés were married in a beautiful hazelnut grove. They had planned everything down to the last detail and it was all beautiful. After the ceremony we enjoyed a delicious dinner followed by music and dancing. We appreciate all the friends and family that traveled to Oregon to support them!
Saturday July 22nd Elliot Brown married Jamee McNeill in the Salt Lake Temple. The ceremony was so nice as was the yummy luncheon at the Lion House afterwards. That night the happy couple enjoyed ice cream in waffle cookie bowls with all their friends and family at the Carmelle Reception Center.
After serving the Lord as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Clark came home Wednesday July 12th. It felt like we were waiting forever for the group of missionaries to make their way down to all the waiting families. He looked so good — it’s so great to have him home!
Emmeline Anne Brown (now 3 months old) was blessed in church today! She was awake and happy and of course totally enjoyed wearing the beautiful dress her Nana made her and snuggling in the baby blanket that I crocheted for all my grandbabies to blessed in.
This weekend, Loren graduated with his PhD in Psychology from BYU. He finished his internship at Notre Dame this past July and now still needs to become licensed to work in Utah which involves many supervised hours of counseling as well as taking just one more test — which only costs $600 to take! He will begin counseling in September with Dr. Gentry in Pleasant Grove. They have already put his name on the door! Congrats, Dr. Loren Brown! Congrats to Anne too — no one does this by themselves — it takes a lot of spouse and family sacrifice.
Clark is officially on his mission! He was set apart last night and we dropped him off (pretty much a 5 minute thing) at the MTC in Provo, where he will spend the next 6 weeks learning Spanish before heading to the Texas, Dallas mission.
Tess and Trevor are an eternal family! We celebrated with a beautiful reception the night before the wedding at the Carmelle Reception Center. We appreciate how many friends and family came to congratulate them. The wedding was the next afternoon (July 18) in the Bountiful Temple. Everything went great — even the weather was perfect. The Sudweeks hosted a delicious dinner in their back yard afterwards. It was such a lovely day and we all feel so blessed.
After 24 years of attending The Waterford School, our chapter comes to a close as Clark becomes our 6th and final graduate. Coincidentally, Nancy Heuston, the founder and head of school, is retiring this year. We feel fortunate to finish our Waterford experience along with her. It has been a privilege to know and love so many teachers and staff that have had such a great influence on us and all of our children.
