Congratulations Laurin...and Casey!

As the girls have moved out and moved on, I rarely have pictures to share of them or stories to relate. Our little family has evolved and continues to change. They are both doing amazing things! Amber is studying psychology at BYU. Laurin is continuing her nursing education to convert her RN to a BSN. Good things are happening in their lives, but it is their story to tell now. However, there are moments in each of their lives that are too good to record passing up on our family blog. Laurin has had several big moments recently. She recently started a new job at the hospital. She has wanted to work in a hospital setting for quite some time. We're excited that she finally got a position there! Next, she bought a house! Yup! She is 23 years old and bought her first house. She decided to use her wedding budget as a down payment on a house. It's a cute little 5 bedroom, 3 bathroom house in Clearfield (close to Ogden). She plans to do a little renovation to the basement so she can rent it out to offset the monthly mortgage, all while building equity. Smart girl!

Now with her wedding budget gone...she gets a new last name too! As you can see from the above pictures, there happens to be a boy that keeps popping up in her life. They have been dating since last fall. At first, it was slightly casual but by Spring things became a little more serious and on Saturday, they became very serious! Casey proposed and Laurin said yes! He woke her up early to go on a little hike to see the sunrise and ask that very important question. Two of his friends were waiting on the mountain to take pictures and video of the moment. We are so excited for them! The nuptials are planned for January.