These photos were taken on our joint family vacation over Halloween 2006 to Disneyland. What a blast!
Lisa got to know Kandice while serving in the young women's presidency together. By default, that is how I got to know Erik. Since then we have been on a few vacations with them and frequently get together for movies, dinner, or just to play cards. In my adult life I have never been able to say that I had a "best friend" that was a guy. While Lisa is my ultimate confidant, Erik is my buddy. We sit next to each other in Ward Council and PEC every Sunday, we go hunting each fall (except 2008), and we camp together with the Boy Scouts. Heck, one Saturday I went over to Erik's and plopped down on the couch and we watched TV for a couple hours. The Finches are definitely the type of friends that we could grow old with.
What makes the relationship even cooler is the age of our children. They have 4 boys and we have 4 boys and 1 girl. The ages of our children go like this: 14, 12, 12, 10, 8, 7, 6, 5, 8 months. Mallory is the odd duck, but she still enjoys spending time with them.
Erik and I laugh. A. Lot. We have serious conversations now and again, but we mostly joke. Even jokes about the other's mother are not off limits. Ever watched the TV show "Scrubs"? Erik is Turk and I am JD. That should make you laugh out loud. If not, go watch Scrubs.
The Finches are good secret keepers. We've been privy to some very trying moments and we have fasted and prayed for each other many times. We've seen children blessed, then baptized and been through the flames of trial together.
The Finches recently came through yet another trial. As we watch them blow away the smoke and sweep up the ashes, we are grateful for these dear people in our lives.
It's always great to spend time with the Finches.
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