I am very Grateful to be a Member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

As I have pondered today about all the ugliness that is going on in our world, I always come back to the one thing that never will change in my life, and that is my love for our Savior Jesus Christ. His example is helping me to be more Christlike. As I have watched other people criticize and belittle my beliefs I go back to the Savior when he was hanging on the cross and he did not ask for strength for him to get through his trial, but he asked for forgiveness of the people who no naught what they do. At this time when I would love to "fight back" with anger it brings me to my knees and pray for them, to soften their hearts. I love being apart of the Church of Jesus Christ, I will always follow the direction of our true and living prophet Thomas S. Monson, because I know he is a mouthpiece for our Heavenly Father. I believe in the sanctity of a marriage between a Man and a Women. I will never believe in anything else! I must stand up for truth and righteousness!

A AHA Moment!

After having 4 children and many many blow outs it came to me yesterday when Tanner had a huge blow out that I don't have to take the onesie all the way over the head that the shoulders stretch to go over the shoulders and down over the bottom...AHA! Wow how many times have I dreaded taking it over their little heads making a bigger mess than what I already had?

Family Pictures

We decided we would get our family picture (Tom was the photographer) before the leaves were gone and there were no more sunny days. Our first mistake was to not have a location picked out ahead of time. By time we picked a place, our children were ready to go home. We picked a log, and ofcourse it had moss on it and Kylie would not sit down on it, so she went to the car, and as good parents always do, you threaten them, our threat was "No trick or Treating" ha! So she came but do you think we could get her to smile? Then we picked a different location and as we were getting ready, Tyson yelled out,"Hey Dad, I think this is dog doo" Sure enough it was, but it was such a perfect location, so Tom tried to remove it with a leaf! That lasted 2 pictures. Enjoy our family pictures.

The attack of the bumble bee!

We went to parent teacher conferences and I asked Eli's teacher if he was wearing his jacket all the time in class. She asked why? I said that he is afraid of bumble bees. She looked at us with this weird look and said, " Oh I am so sorry about that." She then went on telling us the story of the bumble bees and Eli in her class. One day a bumble bee was in the class and she decided not to get it out but told the children to leave it alone, and as she did she felt this tug around her legs and looked down and saw Eli grasping on her legs so tight she could not move and he was crying. She looked up at the class and said," Ok, never mind kids it is time to get the bee out of the class." The next week 2 more bees came into the class and she quickly got them out. Eli was stung by a bee last year and we are still working on his phobia!

Mom missed, OOPS!

Next time I will try to get the hair.

OH KYLIE

Kylie loves to pose in front of the mirror and take pictures. I thought you all would enjoy this as much as I did.

HALLOWEEN FIRST'S......................

Tanner smiled for the first time for a camera in a pumpkin costume! WOW what a talent!

- this year our visitors were EVIL Hannah Montana, RECYCLED Costume skeleton, Rhino, and the just picked pumpkin. Our childrens friends, a pirate, Hermione, and a Southern Bell.

We had the Missionaries over for dinner for HALLOWEENIES