Dr. Buys and her team meet Layth / "We are soooooo bored!" (Diana)

 We visited Sam's oncologist, Dr. Buys and her team today for the first time since Layth was born. It was a routine check-up, but we took Layth to meet them because they were instrumental in getting Sam through her years of cancer treatments before she could even think about getting pregnant again. We love these amazing women!

Sam and Layth with Dr. Saundra Buys.

Dr. Buys, Sam and Layth, Chanteel Ballard (MSN, NP), Angie (Nurse)

They are laughing because Layth was staring and smiling up at Chanteel while we were taking pictures.

Diana sent this audio message to me when she thought we were taking too long at the hospital.

Happy little Layth snoozing on my side of the bed.

The kids feed Layth while Mom (Sam) is at the doctor's office / Our little lion cub / Lindon Temple with Douglas, Dad (Grandpa), and Sara

 

Sam had to be away from the house for 5+ hours yesterday for her routine CT scan and brain MRI. She left us with two bottles to feed Layth while she was out. Penny and Douglas enjoyed feeding their little brother.

Holding my little lion cub.

Today I took Douglas to the Lindon Temple to perform baptisms for the dead. Grandpa (Dad) and Sara met us there.

Douglas and I started a tradition last month: Costco pizza after a temple trip. Yum!

Dad (Grandpa) gave this Squishmallow to the girls.

Douglas at Taylorsville Temple / Layth meets his cousin, Mary (Stacie's baby) / Spring 2026 piano recital

 

Douglas and I visited the Taylorsville Temple this week to perform baptisms for the dead.

Layth with his cousin, Mary (Stacie's baby). Mary is three days older than Layth, but Layth is much bigger.

Stacie and Sam with their babies.

Cute little foot.

Diana doing the Macarena in a funny voice

 

Jordan River and Draper Temples (baptisms with Douglas; message for Grandma and Grandpa) / Layth turns one (month)

 Douglas and I visited the Jordan River and Draper temples this week.

We happened to be at the Jordan River Temple on the wedding anniversary of Douglas's Grandma and Grandpa Coombs. They married in the Jordan River Temple.

With Douglas at the Jordan River Temple.

We visited the Draper Temple the same day.

One-month-old Layth asleep with his hands up by his head . . . 

. . . like his Dad used to do many years ago.

Curling lesson with Douglas

 Douglas and I attended a two-hour curling lesson tonight at the Weber County Ice Sheet in Ogden. It was so fun!

We purchased "Ogden Curling Club" hoodies and Douglas is thinking about joining the curling league this fall.

Poker / visiting Grandpa Ogden (Creamies!) / Utah Grizzlies hockey / more baby Layth / baptisms at the Ogden Temple / more baby Layth / Diana's crazy creature look

 

Douglas taught us how to play poker. The next day, while driving to Grandpa Ogden's home, we listened to President Hinckley's 2005 talk about gambling. 😀

Sam and baby Layth resting at Grandpa's house.

Sara and I went on a walk up Quail Valley Drive near Grandpa's house.

The sun reflecting off Utah Lake was amazing.

Grandpa passed out Creamies to all the grandkids.

Jesper, Maxwell, Douglas, Oskar, Paggy, Diana, Penny, Denali, Gideon

Taylor and Dan invited us to attend one of the Utah Grizzlies hockey team's final games.

Diana with her giant corn dog.

With Taylor and Dan, getting ready for the game to start. The Grizzlies won the game in overtime.

Penny and Layth

I finally got him to fall asleep on me in this position.

Douglas and I went to do baptisms for the dead at the Ogden Temple. Two Ogdens at the Ogden Temple.

This is Douglas 11 years ago as a baby at the Ogden Temple.

Take me out to the ball game!

Douglas loves his little brother.

Penny loves her little brother.

"He's tickling my armpit!"

I'm not sure what to call this creature. 😂 Diana makes me laugh.