Brett Pritchard Family Blog

APRIL 2013 Rachel Roughing up her Little Bubba's Spending time with Mimi, grandpa and her cousins is one of Rachel's very Favorite things to do. Grandpa had just hung a new swings in his back yard.  The girls were excited to try it out. 4th of July Selfies are my girls favorite past time.I'm so glad they apparently know how beautiful they are Eathyn 4 1/2 years old

Brett and I went away for the weekend and had a wonderful time as usual.  We left Friday night around 8pm.  We left a little later than planned because I was invited to the interact party at the high school.  They wanted to thank me for starting the straight talk classes, (You should be able to click on all these pictures to enlarge them) their members have been helping me teach through out Temple Independent School District. Rebekah is a member of this club as well.  It was a very pleasant evening.  I met the Rotary sponsors for our high school interact.  I was thrilled with this opportunity.  They are powerful service leaders in our community.  I am going to start going to their noon meetings tomorrow.  I have heard lots of great things about this particular club, and I am excited to become a part of it. I love Brett so much! What a great experience it is to be married to my best friend.  We have so much in common and have so much fun together. (I think it's amazing how

Today-May 26, 2013 Today, Rachel went into the young women's and Brandon moved away for the first time.  He walked into the house from general priesthood meeting and asked his dad for a blessing.  Of course, I cried big crocodile tears all the way through. He was just born yesterday, how is my time with him already over? I am going to miss having him in our home so much! He is such a great kid and so pleasant to have around.  What a great kid for sure! Of course he and Austin had to go back to back like they've been doing the last year to see if Austin has caught up with his height.  Austin has finally caught up to him, he was so excited!! Austin's been hoping to catch up with his big brother. Of course, Rebekah has been wining all night that she's going to die soon. She said,  "If Brandon's moving out, that means my childhood is almost over too, that means I'm going to die soon." She's so funny, she's having all sorts of drama."  

I do not recognize this feeling of sadness I am experiencing.  It feels unnatural and unkind.  Brandon Is moving to Austin for the summer to work and earn money before putting in his mission papers.  I can remember the first time I held him in my arms like it was, literally, just yesterday and now he is moving away.  Why must we love and let go in this life?  That question is one that I hope to attain an answer to some day?  I feel a loss and a hole in my heart already, and he's not even gone yet.  He's at general priesthood meeting with Brett and Austin, where he's getting sustained as an elder.  He has worked so hard to prepare for this day.  I am incredibly proud of him.  He has demons that he's facing that only him and Brett and I under stand and he is putting them to rest through the atonement and the power he gets from the Holy Ghost.  I am so thankful he has learned to feel the promptings of the Holy Ghost in his life.  I have watched him several times in the las