Spiritually Fed Wednesday

We hope that this new year brings you all that you want, all that you set out to do. We hope it brings you love, happiness and peace.

Remember that each day is a new start. How wonderful is that?? Remember that a loving Heavenly Father is a prayer away, he is always there to listen even when you think there is nobody around. Heavenly Father is there always, he will never leave you.

We love you and we pray that this new year is good to everyone. If you need to chat I am always available. Happy New Years to you all!!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

I hope this day finds you all healthy, happy and full of the love of Christ. I love this time of season to beable to reflect upon all I have been blessed with. I love the excitement that the boys have not only for the presents but to beable to celebrate the birth of Jesus. What a magical time of year.

This morning as wrapping paper was flying across the room.. Kennen and I just sat there and smiled, watching the boys and listening to them laugh and talk and scream with excitement. It is so fun to be a mom and a wife. I am so blessed being my wildest dreams. When it was my turn to open a present my sweet sweet husband got me the most beautiful picture. It is so fitting for the holiday and one that will be perfect to remember what Christmas is always about. The picture is of Joseph working in his woodwork shop looking out of a window and on the floor by his feet is a toddler Jesus the sun is on the floor in the shape of a cross (which is where Jesus is sitting) It brought tears to my eyes. I am so thankful that Heavenly Father sent Jesus down to earth for us. Jesus was here and did all that he was asked to do so that we will be able to return home to our Heavenly Father again. What a wonderful feeling that is. I am grateful for that knowledge. I so love the gospel and I love Our Savior and Heavenly Father. I am thankful that I have the chance to repent every day so that I may return home someday.

I am thankful for my family for the 2 little boys that we were blessed to have and for a wonderful loving husband. I am thankful for parents who taught me all about service and unconditional love. I am thankful for a brother with a gentle and quiet demeanor (Robbie takes after Shad). I am thankful for 2 sets of grandparents that loved me. I am thankful for aunts and uncles and cousins that have supported us through all of our journeys. I am thankful for friends, which are amazing. I am thankful for a home that is nice and keeps my family warm and dry. I am thankful for food on the table and clothes on our backs. I am thankful for the opportunity to be a mom, wife, sister, daughter, friend how I treasure every one of them. I am thankful for the blessings of the temple and that my marriage is for eternity and that together we have an eternal family with our two boys. I am thankful for a loving Heavenly Father that listens to my prayers and gives me a nudge in the right direction or gently pulls me back and says now is not the time. I am extremely blessed.

I hope that you have a very MERRY CHRISTMAS. I hope that you know that we love you. May you always remember that this is the day that Jesus Christ was born. Sending our Love!!

12th day of Christmas

On the 12th day of Christmas... I am so thankful for my dear sweet loving husband. I am thankful for all that he does for me and the boys. I am thankful for the long hours he works so that I am able to stay home with our boys. I am thankful for his love and support in all of the ventures I go on. I am thankful for his example. I am thankful that he is a man of honor. I am thankful for his patience with me.

I am so thankful for his help around the house and with school. I am thankful that he is willing to take us out on explorations and adventures. We love to spend time with each other. (which I know is a huge blessing)


I am thankful for the love he gives unto us. I am thankful for his laughter and that it is contagious. When he starts laughing the boys start laughing and I start laughing.

I am so thankful that I don't only get to spend this life with him but eternity.

I Love you Kennen!! Hope you have a most wonderful Christmas!

11th day of Christmas

On the 11th day of Christmas.. I am so thankful that I was blessed with a Robbie. I am thankful for his quietness. I am thankful for the good brother he is (90% of the time) I am thankful he is him, he has no worries. He is so laid back and whatever happens happens in his little world. He will never ever have ulcers that is for sure.

I am thankful that Robbie was sent to our family. I am thankful that he is kind hearted and he loves the little ones and takes care of them. I am thankful he loves school and he loves to learn. He is so full of questions all the time, some are not so easy so it is a good thing we have the internet. ;) Robbie loves to read, which I am so grateful for.

Thank you Robbie for being you, for standing up to what is right. I have also learned much from him. I am so blessed to be the mother of Robbie and also of Sid. I want to thank my Heavenly Father for blessing me with these spirits in my home. (anyone who knows I should not have had them at least through the doctors point of view)

Robbie we love you and we are thankful for you and your kindness. Thank you for being a good example to Sid and for playing with him and helping him learn and grow.

10th day of Christmas

On the 10th day of Christmas.... I am so very thankful for my little stinky. I am thankful for the joy and laughter he has brought into our lives and home. Sid is my little spitfire, you never know what he will be doing next so you better watch out. He is a bundle of joy. I love the way he laughs, smiles, talks.. I love that he is so easy going. I just love that little boy.

He is doing so well in school. We have had to take a back door approach to the alphabet. He knows all of the sounds and he is beginning to sound out words which is way fun to hear. He is excellent at math.

Sid is a wonderful example to me, he loves everyone he meets. He is such a great friend and cares about all. He asks all the time how so and so is doing and it throws me for a loop. He loves the gospel and I love hearing him pray.

I am thankful this little boy was sent to me to take care of and teach. He is such a choice spirit.

Love you stinky...

9th day of Christmas

On the 9th day of Christmas... I am thankful for friends. I am thankful for life long friends. I know that some of my life long friends read this I want you to know, How grateful I am for you. I am so thankful for your love and support you guys have shown me over the last 20 plus years. I am thankful you have been here for me through so many ups and some downs. I am thankful that you all have shared in all of my big occasions in life. (marriage, children, moving, death) I owe so much to you all. I love that I am still able to talk to you guys when I have a problem and need help. I love you!!!

and to my springville friends... I want to thank you as well. I have made some wonderful friends since being married. I love them and am extremely grateful for them as well. I am so thankful for the phone calls, texts, cards, packages.. I am thankful that you were there when we needed you always. How I miss you!!

To my Casper friends.... Thank you for accepting me when we moved to your town. We have become homebodies lately, but I am still very thankful for your friendship. I am thankful that although our family is so far away that I feel like I have some here in town. THANK YOU all so very much.

I honestly don't know where I would be without such wonderful friends. Thank you!!!! Here is wishing you all a very merry Christmas. If you ever need anything please please let me know.

and Laurie.... thank you!! and the next time we come to Utah I would love to have lunch or just get together with you again. Love you tons!!!

8th day of Chirstmas

On the 8th day of Christmas... I am so thankful for books. I am thankful for the opportunity we have to learn from them. I am thankful that some are written for just pure enjoyment. Those who know me know I am a book junkie... I LOVE BOOKS!! Our house is full of them and we seem to somehow keep finding more. I love that the boys love to read and/or just look at the pictures with in them.

I love that when you open up a book it can take you on an adventure, to a far away place. You can go under the sea, you can go fight off knights, you can spend time in the spiderwick house. It doesn't matter what you read as long as you read. Those words are often spoke in our house. So with the boys, that means Diary of wimpy kid, Yu-gi-oh, comic books etc... It really doesn't matter. A book is a book and they will learn something from holding them in their hands.

Hope you are having a wonderful Christmas season. Love to you all!!!

7th day of Christmas

On the 7th day of Christmas I am so thankful for laughter. I love the happiness it brings to the soul. I love when the boys sit and laugh and laugh and laugh, there is no better sound. It makes you just have to smile or start laughing with them. I love the feeling and I love the joy it brings. Laughter is truly the best medication. Hope you have something that you can look at and it brings laughter to your soul.

Merry Christmas!!!

6th day of Christmas

On the 6th day of Christmas. Today I am thankful for the opportunity I have to keep the boys home and teach them and learn from them every single day. I love watching their eyes light up, I love hearing them laugh, I love listening to them read.

It is wonderful watching them grow and want to learn and explore. I think it really is the best feeling ever it ranks up there with their first words, steps, etc.

I am so thankful that we have the option of homeschooling and all the things that are offered for the boys and others who have chosen this path.

What a wonderful family I have and what a wonderful feeling it is to continue to be able to learn and to grow.

Hope you all have a wonderful day and a very merry Christmas!

As Long As There's Christmas - Beauty and the Beast The Enchanted Christ...

On the 5th day of Christmas... I am so thankful for music. I love music, I love the way it makes you feel. I love listening to it, all types. Christmas music is actually one of my favorites though. I love the spirit that it brings.

I am posting a song that is one of my favorites... I hope you enjoy it. Merry Christmas!!

4th day of Christmas

Today I am thankful for our house. A house is a house but the people inside is what makes it a home. I am thankful for the warmth it provides from the wind and the cold. I am thankful for the laughter that echos off of the walls from 2 little boys. I am thankful that it provides us with a place to be together to share our love with one another. I am thankful that the spirit is able to dwell with in the walls of our home. I am thankful that we are able to learn and to grow within the walls of our home.

I am so thankful that we have a place to dwell and be together. It doesn't matter what your house looks like or where it is.. what matters is what is inside of it, enjoy those that are inside the door of that home.

Right now our house is full of laughter, love, toys, dirty laundry and oh so much more. I sure wouldn't trade it for the world. Love to you all!!!

Spiritually Fed Wednesday and the 3rd day of Christmas

I am truly thankful for my savior. I am thankful for the knowledge I have. I am thankful for the opportunity I have to be the best I can be and when I have given my all and done my best I can return home to open arms. I am thankful for the Temples and for the knowledge and light we receive when we are able to attend. I am thankful for the eternal plan, for my eternal family and being able to be with my sweet husband for not only in this life but for eternity. How wonderful to know that and what peace it gives me. I am thankful for a forgiving elder brother and Heavenly Father. I am so thankful for all I have been given, I have been extremely blessed. (life is not life if we do not have our trials which we have had many, but without them we would not know the good and happy times. We would not know that our testimonies, faith, hope, love, etc.. could stretch and still be intact.) At this time of year I am so thankful for Jesus Christ and his birth. What a great reminder we have at the holidays of this. Merry CHRISTmas!!! Love to you all!

1st and 2nd day of Christmas

On the 1st day of Christmas... I am so thankful for cars. Spending as much time as we do in them, I am thankful for them. This weekend we were able to drive to Logan to spend sat. with Kennen's family. Then we drove to Spanish Fork on Sunday morning to spend time with my family. Thank you both for having Christmas parties the same weekend so we could make it. The boys do well in the car. (yes it can be learned, when we first moved it was a nightmare to travel with them, but now they are fairly good) And for any of you who have had the honor to come to Casper, you know all know how much time we spend in this said vehicle. :)


On the 2nd day of Christmas.... I am thankful for our families (parents, siblings, grandparents, cousins, etc...) I am thankful for the examples of them all. I am thankful for the unconditional love. I am thankful for the help if we are in need of help. I love our nieces and nephews, so dang cute. Please during this holiday season tell your family thanks and tell them how much you love and appreciate them. Also, will you please keep my grandma (she is going through radiation and a broken hip or two) and my grandpa (who yesterday had to have a knee replacement surgery) in your prayers. Thank you muches. Love to you all.

Hello!!!

I really don't know where or what we have been doing. The credit card statement says we have been doing something though. hehe We did go see The Wizard of Oz for our second broadway show. It was fun, the boys liked grease better though.

Lets see.... Our week, we do pe, art, and school.. We have started exercising in the mornings and that is fun. We have been dancing on the wii. It is great fun to do it with the boys. Our routine has shifted a little during the day and things seem to go a bit smoother. (so far) We also switched the boys speech teachers and to a different school. For the first time since Aug. Sid stayed and loved it. He didn't walk out and say "you are boring and you aren't helping me" That child I don't know where he gets it from. Oh wait! I think he may have some of me and his dad in him.

It has snowed a little then it blows a little so there really isn't much on the ground. The 2 houses being built will hopefully be finished soon. On the one side of us they have broken our vinyl fence. On the other side, they keep parking in our driveway so I can't get in or out. I will be extremely excited for the construction to end.

Our Christmas is up and the boys are super excited. I love the spirit of Christmas. I love the excitment it brings and I love, love to make candy... :)

We hope that your week has gone well. Love to you all.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BECCA!!!!

What a great day it is. I am so glad that your birthday feel on a WEDNESDAY isn't it fitting? I think it is. I mean it is usually my Spiritually Fed Wednesday and how much more spiritually fed can I get without you?

Dearest Bec,
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for showing up at my house many years ago not knowing who I was or what I was about. (I know you didn't want to be there) Thank you for listening to Sandy. From the moment we met we "hit" it off. I have no clue how you broke in and got into my heart so fast but you did and I am so glad. I am so thankful for the love and friendship you have given me over the years. I am thankful for the encouraging words when life seems to be pulling me down. I am thankful for the love you give to my boys (all 3). Yes they miss you as much as I do.

I know that people are brought into our lives for reasons. I know that our Heavenly Father has plans for us to help and learn from those he has brought to us. I am so thankful for that. I am thankful for the chance I have to be a better person because of you.

I pray daily that you are well, I know you have been sick a lot and I wish I was there to take it away from you or at least take care of you. (bring soup, help you, make you rest)

I thank Our Heavenly Father for you and all you have done for me and our friendship daily. I really don't know how I would have gotten through many things without you. I miss the coke talks. One day, we will be able to get together and chat. (even if it is for an hour)

I pray on this day of your Birth that you have a blessed day. That you will know you are loved and thought of often. I hope you have the BEST birthday ever. (I have an extra copy of the new book, let me know if you want to read it.. I will send the tear stained one to you. )

I love you! I miss you! I hope we can get together soon.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR BECCA, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU.

Happy Birthday from us Crazies in Wyoming.