On Sunday I went to church with Heather who is in the same Ward with Ashleigh and Jeremy. They are super lucky to be in the same ward and I am a lot jealous of them. I try not to think about it too often and I am ok, hahaha. Mom and Erin also came with us and so we filled up an entire row with family, it was really nice. Abby sat next to me and I was so excited when I saw what dress she was wearing. When I was 14 I went to Mexico as a foreign exchange student and while I was there I bought presents for all of my family. Ashleigh was a little girl and I found a dress for her that I thought was so beautiful and I was so excited to get it for her. My Mom thought it was ugly but she had her wear it to church to make me happy, which it did. Mom kept that dress and when Ashleigh had Abby Mom found it and gave it to her and now Abby wears the dress to church and thinks it is so beautiful. I think about 14 year of Elizabeth buying that dress for her sister and how happy she would be knowing that her sweet Ashleighs little girl now wears the dress.
Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Elizabeth and Abby
Elizabeth and Ashleigh
At Brunch I was telling Aileen about a picture we have of my Dad and work and she expressed a desire to see it. While I was at Moms for dinner on Sunday I remembered to take a picture of the picture she has of Dad to send to Aileen. She liked seeing it a lot and thought it was a really great picture.
Jerry Merle Lutes
"Fritz"
Abby was my little buddy and hung around me often when we were all together. I love her and had a lot of fun being with her.
Even though it was a little late we were celebrating Heathers birthday on Sunday. Ashleigh made her a delicious Oreo cake and I was super impressed with how professional it looked.
Abby and Atticus love the Diary of a wimpy kid movie and when I told them that Avynlea and Rylee dressed up as Greg and Rowley for Halloween the previous year they really wanted to see a picture. I had Avynlea send me one and they really liked looking at it. Abby was especially obsessed with it and kept coming over to look at the picture on my phone. Her smile while looking at the picture melted my heart.
We wanted to go to the Temple again with Mom and Ashleigh so we went and did inititories. Erin watched the kids in the waiting room while we were in the temple and after we were done we went to the quilt store again and then went for ice cream. It was a really great day.