Peace Out My Brotha!

How did this guy grow up so fast and become so stinkin' handsome?

Everybody Vogue

Two Peas In A Pod

Just when you think that you are about to lose control, they do things like this! I really LOVE these two kiddos...I hope that they are going to be best friends all through out life. This is the most recent pictures of Allyson and Logan.

Allyson Turns 8

What a great day! I wish that I could have paused this day so that I could experience the spirit pouring out every day! What a testimony this kiddo has, I wish that I could record her sharing her testimony for all of you to here. I couldn't believe my eyes, we had her baptism in the Relief Society room at the church and not a seat was empty! The entire room was full, people were standing and some were listening in the hallway. I was so glad that Allyson was able to experience that. I am grateful to my Heavenly Father for blessing us with such beautiful children, inside and out.

I want to give a great big THANK YOU to my sweet sister Cindy, who gave one of the best talks about the baptismal covenants and thanks to my good friend Erin LaFond! I am so very blessed to have her as a friend. My heart was very full and I am thankful that the Holy Ghost led them while they prepared for Ally's special day. I have to thank everyone that came. It was fabulous and such a sweet experience and very very full of the Spirit. Our bishop told us that it was one of the best baptisms that he has ever been too. Here are some pictures from her special day.

I am so glad to be a child of our Heavenly Father. I am grateful for the gospel and the happiness and peace that fill my heart each time I read the scriptures. I know that my Heavenly Father lives and that he sent his Son Jesus Christ to the earth to die for us on the sacred cross on Calvary Hill. I know that he loves us and wants us all to become more like him so that we too can live with Heavenly Father in the Celestial Kingdom. I know that President Monson is a true prophet called by Heavenly Father to help lead us and guide us in these latter days. I am grateful for my sweet children who help me to live a better life and work harder to become more like Christ. I love them so much and I am grateful for their little reminders of reading scriptures and the desire that they have to want to read them and to say daily prayers. I know that Jesus Christ truly loves us and I am grateful and indebted to him for his sacred sacrifice through the Atonement. I know that it is only through repentance, baptism and prayer that we can truly be more like Him. I am so grateful for all the He has given me, my family, my talents, my testimony, I know that through sharing it, I will always grow stronger.

Head Over Heels In Love

I can't believe that my Ms. Maddilyn will be turning 2 in 3 months. She definitely has a laid back personality and is quite the entertainer. She makes me laugh every day and makes my heart melt and all warm fuzzy inside. I am definitely head over heels in love with this beautiful little girl. I may be bias but I think that she is the cutest girl that I have ever seen. Watch out boys!

PS I am not so sure how this picture made it to the blog, must have been my cute hubby!

Time Has Totally Flown By Us

After realizing that it has been almost a year since my last blog, I thought that I owed you guys some pictures! Please Enjoy!

Back to School 2010

We have been really busy the first few days of school, so I haven't been able to post pictures or anything yet. I only have 2 in school right now, but we are on the waiting list for Pre-K. (Everyone cross your fingers that we will make it in this year) So when Dylan starts, hopefully I will have a picture soon of him as well.

Car Accident August 23 2010

So on our way to school this morning, we were side swiped by a "under the influenced" driver. Object lesson: Don't take sleeping pills and combine it with alcohol! We have no idea how we made it out alive. Our Bishop had just drove by and said to himself that he thinks he knew our van. Sure enough it was us! Anyway, all I can say is thank you so much Heavenly Father for watching over us today. We had just said a prayer before we left the house for school.

I am so grateful for amazing friends and the priesthood who are inspired at just the right moments. I am so grateful to those sweet amazing angels that Heavenly Father blesses us with on this earth. I am so grateful for my family who is inspired to say morning prayers each morning before school. I am so grateful for my children that are alive. I am so grateful for gospel and for the knowledge of the life after this life upon the earth. I know that Heavenly Father had a hand in this 100%. Thank you Heavenly Father!!!!

Holy WOW

Well, I have finally gotten back to this blog thing. I see that it has been forever since I last blogged. Sakes Alive! Time really got a hold of me this time. Anyway, since there is so much to catch up on, I thought that I would reveal our story in pictures. That way I could get caught back up. So enjoy these pictures of what we have been up to the last oh let's say almost a year.

All Growed Up

So these past few days I have been trying to play catch up from our trip to Oklahoma. Not only have I been doing laundry and cleaning the house, all while taking care of Dylan who has had pnemonia and me with Laryngitis (sp?). As I have been doing this, I have also been putting up the Christmas decorations. It has been fun because the kids have been remembering previous years and so naturally I have been hearing, "Mom, do you remember when....". Well this year I did decor a little different and hung up Christmas ornaments sporadically around the house. I have all small red balls hanging with garland and lights. I happened to have found a big red one that fits perfectly with the rest as a center piece to my garland. Well Dylan, the smart guy that he is says to me, "Mommy, look that ball is all growed up from those ones. He isn't small anymore, he is a big boy like me". The enthusiasm in his voice was just enough to melt my heart. It was so cute that I had to blog about it. One of those had to be there moments. But none the less it was cute to me

School Days 2009

Allyson
First Grade
Logan
Pre-K

Leaves Are Falling On The Ground, On My Head, on the Ground

Fall is my favorite season of the year. I love to watch all the different trees turn colors. It is also the one time of year that I have to make my children say something about eachother that they love about one another. (It do it more often than once a year, it just has more of an impact on the kids when I make them use their minds) Everyone knows that Fall is the perfect time year for outside fun. Whether it is from putting up Painting houses and Gardening to hanging up Christmas Lights and raking leaves. We have had such beautiful weather for the past week, I couldn't stand to be cooped up in my house another day, so I took the boys outside and WE ALL played in the leaves.

According to God's Plan

So being that we are all members of the church and that we all know that sometimes what we think is a good plan and are willing and ready to do that plan, the Lord doesn't always agree! So just to update everyone who has been reading our blog or just started, here it goes.

As many of you knew, we were planning on moving to Oklahoma this next year. Well after much prayer and pondering, those plans have changed. We feel that it is not time for us to leave good ol' Columbia. Apparently there is more for us to do here. The timing still isn't right for us to move after all these years of waiting patiently. With Louis being in school and with personal family situations, there will be no move for us at this time. So sorry to all of you that want us gone, you are stuck with us again for a few more years. (This is where I would laugh in that evil hysterical laugh, but I don't know how, something like mwahahaha.)

Happy Halloween!!!!

So after a long week of everyone having some kind of flu, only 3 of us were able to go trick or treating this year. Louis was home this year for Halloweeny and was able to take them out while the rest of us stayed home and tried to get better! Maybe next year we will have everyone!

Mother of the Year Award

So this is the face of Cameron right after he stuck his finger in the burning flame of the candle. Yes, out of 5 children, he is the first to grab the flame. So naturally I did what any mother would do to keep their child safe. I yelled, "NO". Now what? I made my kid cry on his birthday, what a great mom huh!