We got to have this little (big boy) 4 yr. old with us to celebrate his birthday!!!
We went to his most favorite place (besides He-Pa's) The BEACH!!!!
We loved sharing this great day with you and are so glad you're in our family.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Happy Happy Birthday in Washington!!!
We got to have this little (big boy) 4 yr. old with us to celebrate his birthday!!!
We went to his most favorite place (besides He-Pa's) The BEACH!!!!
We loved sharing this great day with you and are so glad you're in our family.
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Wed Aug 3 ~ Sat Aug 6 We went on a TREK
You may ask yourself
Why do Mormons do this?
Good Question ~ I wondered that myself until I had the opportunity to experience it.
A few months ago our oldest son called and invited us to go on a Trek with them. He said this one is unique because it's for families and not just the teenagers.
We had to think about it for a while cause it's not something we EVER thought we would consider doing. Just wasn't up our alley ~ we thought.
After some days past and we contemplated our children and grandchildren out on the trail having this "Pioneer experience" without us, we decided "what could it hurt?"
So we started preparing. Arlin looked up some pioneer stories he found of his ancestors. I sewed some clothes. We packed up buckets (you could only take what you could fit in a 5 gallon bucket) of course + your sleeping gear. ~thank goodness they provided all the meals!!! And we drove to Utah to meet up with our kids :)
The day after we got there we packed up the car and drove to Wyoming where this event would commence.
IT WAS HARD!!!
Walking in the heat, kids getting tired, pushing a cart, thirsty, hungry, tired!!!, sweaty, sunburned, some people got blisters (not me), my lips got sunburned, kids crying, dirty clothes, no running water OR flush toilets..........for 4 days and 27 miles.
Many times I asked myself "why am I doing this?"
The last night as we adults sat together in our tent thinking and talking about all we had done that week I realized why. We were remembering. Remembering the people of our history and what they had done to show the world they were willing to do something HARD for what they believed!
So now I look at my life, there are hard things here too. LOTS! And God has asked us to be different from what happens in the "world". Am I willing to do HARD things? Can I stay strong? By that small amount of torture, I believe I showed myself I can!!
And actually, when all is said and done, it turns out HARD things make your life interesting and help you be better than what you were before you experienced them.
But, most of all, We really did have fun being together! (no phones, no T.V., no outside world) It was good!
Me & my buddy Boston ..... We can see the end of the trail.
Why do Mormons do this?
Good Question ~ I wondered that myself until I had the opportunity to experience it.
A few months ago our oldest son called and invited us to go on a Trek with them. He said this one is unique because it's for families and not just the teenagers.
We had to think about it for a while cause it's not something we EVER thought we would consider doing. Just wasn't up our alley ~ we thought.
After some days past and we contemplated our children and grandchildren out on the trail having this "Pioneer experience" without us, we decided "what could it hurt?"
So we started preparing. Arlin looked up some pioneer stories he found of his ancestors. I sewed some clothes. We packed up buckets (you could only take what you could fit in a 5 gallon bucket) of course + your sleeping gear. ~thank goodness they provided all the meals!!! And we drove to Utah to meet up with our kids :)
The day after we got there we packed up the car and drove to Wyoming where this event would commence.
IT WAS HARD!!!
Walking in the heat, kids getting tired, pushing a cart, thirsty, hungry, tired!!!, sweaty, sunburned, some people got blisters (not me), my lips got sunburned, kids crying, dirty clothes, no running water OR flush toilets..........for 4 days and 27 miles.
Many times I asked myself "why am I doing this?"
The last night as we adults sat together in our tent thinking and talking about all we had done that week I realized why. We were remembering. Remembering the people of our history and what they had done to show the world they were willing to do something HARD for what they believed!
So now I look at my life, there are hard things here too. LOTS! And God has asked us to be different from what happens in the "world". Am I willing to do HARD things? Can I stay strong? By that small amount of torture, I believe I showed myself I can!!
And actually, when all is said and done, it turns out HARD things make your life interesting and help you be better than what you were before you experienced them.
But, most of all, We really did have fun being together! (no phones, no T.V., no outside world) It was good!
Me & my buddy Boston ..... We can see the end of the trail.
Tuesday, July 12, 2011
31 years ago today........
.....a baby boy came into our lives.......
....and we love everything about you Anthon!!! We love who you married, your children, your amazing talent to create, your love and enthusiasm for life!!! your curiosity and desire to learn new things, your ingenuity, your style....
We love you son, Eternally!
Monday, July 11, 2011
Thursday, June 23, 2011
Sisters Weekend
We got to have our FIRST sisters weekend and it was fabulous. We LOVED being together and wish it could have lasted allot longer!! Denise found us a great hotel and Sherry got us tickets to WICKED. We LOVED the show and we LOVED being together. Can't wait until next time.
While we were sitting there watching the musical I looked over at my beautiful sisters and watched them for a while. What amazing women!!! Both have been pushed and pulled and challenged by life and both have grown through it and come out better than ever. I have so much respect and love for them, they are two of my favorite heroes!!! Here's to you sisters ~ I love you!!
Sunday, May 29, 2011
We went to Oklahoma BEFORE the tornados!
We had to eat @ Freddie's mmmmm so good!
We went to the Cowboy Museum. We could of stayed there for days, read plaques and looked at memoralbilia ~ if only the kids wanted to!!!!!!
This is a very CUTE 2 year old! Grampa and Grammie have been quoting her quite a bit since we've been home ~our favorite~ "Don't like it"
Look at this grown up girl! Isn't she beautiful? She is so helpful and sweet and likes to have lots of fun. She also likes to be creative and that's what she's doing here!
Grampa and his Logan pal! They played allot of stuff together. And Logan was a fun game player. We got to see him hit some balls @ the park too!
We visited the memorial site for the OK city bombing. They sure did a beutiful job at making something so peaceful out of something violent.
You can read in the picture above about these chairs. Some of them represented two people, a mother and her unborn child.
This statue was place across the street from the site by the Catholic Church. The Savior was turned away from it and the caption read "And Jesus Wept"
There is an archway like this at the front of the site and one at the back with a reflecting pool in the middle. They represent (front)the time before the blast (back) the time after (the pool) when it happened
This Elm tree survived the blast ~ amazing!
On Saturday we went to the Science center. It was almost as huge as the Museum w/ lots to do and see and read and play with. We all had fun here. I did try one of these Segways and yes I do want one!!!
Sunday, our last day, just happened to be mother's day! Sis and I got spoiled by Brydon and Arlo. We loved it!
Thanks for letting us come guys!
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