Family... Isn't it about time?

Let me take a minute to introduce a few of my all time favorite people...

Here we have M&M. Missy and Mike have been married almost a year now (crazy eh?) And this just happens to capture Miss in her natural habitat. She always did wish she were Tongan in high school :P (ha, Missy, I hope you liked my face) Anyway, despite some pretty crazy health issues, Missy graduated from college last year, with a BFA from BYU. And that gentleman on the right is the newest addition to our family. He's kind of cool. I guess... Just kidding Mike :) He's a great brother-in-law. I've even asked him questions about confusing high school boys. Talk about a PATIENT bro-ha-in-law!

Now on to Ty and Becca! Hmm... where do I begin with these two? Well, Tyler turned 30 this week-- eek! I have a brother THAT old?!? Haha, just kidding Ty. On his birthday, it was announced that Tyler is going to be one of the chief residents at Stanford Medical School during the 2012-2013 year! Insane much? And his wife there on the right was a part of our family before she ever married Ty. Becca has a degree in music from BYU, along with a nursing degree from Drexel University. Last I heard she was subbing as a supervisor at work. Pretty sure she's worked there less than a year. (I could be wrong on that...) Yeah. She's cool. These four beauties are Kristin, Dave, and their kids, Patten and Kimball. Kristin has a degree in choral education from the University of Utah, and is now working as a chef, taxi driver, babysitter, maid, and professional nurturer-- aka the best mom ever. Dave has a degree in civil engineering from the U, and then decided he wanted to go to law school. So... he went to law school. Dave is a fabulous example to me of a hard worker. He knows that anyone can do whatever they put their mind to, and you know he knows it because of the way he studies, and works hard in other ways. I miss this! I miss everyone singing around the piano and having fun with each other on Sunday nights. I sincerely wish I had taken more advantage of having you guys around the house when I was younger. I miss and love all my blood-related siblings!
And as for all you not-blood-related-siblings, I miss you too! I feel like all of you were members of our family before we ever even met! Thank you all for giving me such great examples, and for your hard work. I see how hard you work, and it makes me want to work just as hard (if not harder) than you, so I can do something cool with my life like you have! Thanks again!