A picture is worth 1,000 words

Holly, Dave, Lili, Jeron, Reed, and Mercedes at "The Haunted Mill" after working for the night.

Reed and our daughter dancing in a meadow of ferns whilehiking back from Green Pond near Snowbird.

Reed and Mercedes after a night of icy snowboarding at Beaver Ski Resort.

Mercedes and our daughter admiring a friendly butterfly at the butterfly biosphere at Thanksgiving Point.

Reed, Mercedes, Annelise, and Jake on a double date at Haunted Hollow.

Reed and Mercedes catching up on some sleep between activities while visiting Southern Utah.

Holly, our Daughter, and Mercedes at the Hogle Zoo during Christmas Break (Dave is behind the camera).

Reed having some fun on a hike up Left Hand Fork in Logan Canyon (Mercedes is behind the camera).

Uncle Britt and young Mercedes on a 4-wheeler ride near Island Park, an activity our family still enjoys to this day.

Our Daughter and Mercedes on a roller-coaster together for the first time at Lagoon.

Mercedes and Reed finishing up an afternoon hiking at Zion National Park.

Our Daughter, Alorah, Jeron, Dave, Holly, Lili, (and Mercedes and Reed behind the camera) ringing in the new year.

Mercedes and Reed celebrating with Swig after completing our Home Study.

Grandpa Dave and our Daughter having fun at a cabin by Bear Lake, celebrating Grandma Cheri's birthday.

Reed, Mercedes, Jeron, Lili, and Alorah at the "The Killers x Johnny Marr" concert in Salt Lake City.

Heather, Annelise, Mercedes, Reed, and Nate tubing in Cedar Canyon.

Dave and Reed swinging our daughter at the Francis family home over Father's Day weekend.

Mercedes, Alorah, "Cookie", "G-gpa", Reed, and Jeron celebrating Mercedes' grandparents recent return from a mission in India.

Reed and Heather enjoying the view at Jenny's Lake near Jackson, Wyoming.

Reed and Mercedes performing "Everything Has Changed" by Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran for a church talent show/fundraisers.