Update

Everything has been going OK. John is feeling pretty good and getting stronger every day. Not eating great and thinks he is having issues with dairy. So we are experimenting with diet. He is walking 1-2 miles every day. Not a ton of energy but able to do most things that he wants to. Kids were just on Spring break and it was fun to all be together.  This is what we have been up to:

John's 4 best frieds from high school came to visit. They made a road trip one weekend. John was SO excited to see all of them. They stayed in a hotel, but visited with John during the days. They took a drive up Big Cottonwood canyon, played lots of games. And one day John took them to temple square.  The kids loved visiting with them too and no one wanted them to leave.

We are having great weather some days :) Every one loves when I put the hammocks up. But then I am constantly taking them down when it rains or snows. It is just that time of year when it can be 45 or 75. When it is nice John loves to hang out in a hammock.

The LLS had a 5K walk/run that we participated in. John's goal was to be able to finish it :) He walked the whole time and finished in under one hour. Luckily the weather was perfect. Our good friends the Moore's came too and this is Matt and John. Matt walked with John the whole time. I was so grateful so I was able to walk/run with the kids.

In the end we all ran to come in with John and Matt. I made John jog the last hundred feet. I told him you have to finish running :) He did it. On the left is Nathan (I can't remember his last name). He was a patient at LDS East 8 and is now cancer free. He was hosting the event. He also came with us to find John and run in with him. 

John's sister Christy came to visit for a week right after "the Guys" left. It was fun to have her here. It was a crazy week and this is the only picture I have of when she was here. This is John with Christy and 2 of his brothers, Jeff and Dave.

One day we played a family game of HORSE! It was so fun and everyone loved it. We had never done it as a family before. Of course John won :)

OK - totally out of order :) This is our group at the LLS 5K. Our family, the Moore's and Brook and Dave and their 2 boys!

John and his boys with matching ties for Easter Sunday. We love that Utah has these great tie stores where there are so many matching tie options :) 

So, ya we have been busy. Life has still been full of challenges, but we are making it through. We are constantly being blessed and are so grateful for the amazing people in our lives. Some days seem almost "normal" and other days I feel like there are signs of cancer and our lives changing all around us. It is HARD and stressful. Some days I feel like I am barely hanging in there, just going through the motions. I try to not think about the future too much, since who knows what it will hold. I try to enjoy each and every day. But it is easier said than done. I am so grateful for my family and that we have each other. I know one of these days it will get easier.