🎃 Happy Halloween! 👻
The cutest Scooby-Doo and his mystery-solving gang are on the case, joined by the scariest zombie cheerleader bringing spooky spirit to life! 🧟♀️✨ And of course, the cutest couple, Johnny and Mavis, lighting up the night with their Transylvanian charm. 🦇🖤
Here’s to candy, costumes, and all the magical, mysterious things that make Halloween fang-tastic! 🍬🕸️🎭
Missing Kenzie
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Since Paetyn wasn’t feeling well on her birthday Thursday, we celebrated today with cake and presents! We love you so much, Paetyn, and can’t believe you’re already 6 years old. You’re such a fun, loving, and sweet girl — from everything girly to everything horror, from playing house and babies with your friends to collecting all things Chucky. You truly make life more fun and full of personality!
What is your favorite color?
Pink
Who is your best friends?
Quinn, Sage, and Raegan
Favorite subject in school?
Reading
Favorite Food?
Taquitos and chips and cheese
Favorite super hero/princess ?
Elsa
Favorite Movie?
Hocus pocus
What do you want to be when you grow up?
Doctor
Favorite restaurant?
Chick fila
Favorite snack/candy bar?
Kit Kat
Favorite soda?
Mountain Dew
This weekend, I went to our Women’s Stake Conference — the first time since 2018. I remember that day so clearly. Kenzie had just had a same-day procedure, and the very first thing she wanted to do afterward was go to the conference. So we did. That was the last time I was able to take her, and I’m so grateful we went.
Kenzie was such a sweet, tender soul with wisdom far beyond her years. I miss her so much. After losing her, I carried a lot of anger and bitterness toward God. I’ve been working on that ever since — taking baby steps. Even through the hard days, I’ve never stopped believing.
This year, I felt a strong impression that I should take Myleigh and Kayla. They had never been since they weren’t old enough before, and my heart has softened enough to know that Kenzie is helping me along the way — helping me raise her siblings to come unto Christ.
It was hard, and there were tears, but it was such a beautiful program. I’m so glad I went — and that I got to be there with my daughters and my mom. The most tender moment came at the end, when the Relief Society handed out gifts wrapped so beautifully I almost didn’t want to open mine. But when I saw that mine was wrapped in teal — Kenzie’s favorite color — my heart knew it was a little sign from my sweet girl, reminding me she was there.
And before we left, we stopped by the tree the Young Women planted at our church in memory of Kenzie. We took a picture with the plaque — a simple but powerful reminder that her light continues to grow and bless others, just like that tree.
It felt like a small piece of healing, guided by Kenzie’s love and the gentle whisper of heaven reminding me I’m not walking this path alone
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