Greatful For Kids

I was just sitting here thinking tonight, how greatful I am for my kids. It seems since Thad has been out of town that the kids and I have grown together. Sometimes I just sit and watch them and smile and thank my Heavenly Father for them. They make me happy and I love them.

Miss Azlyn Mae

What a "GIRL" I am not sure where she gets it from but she loves makeup-hair done-fingers painted- she is a girly girl! But I love it!!!

Creeds frist day of School

My little boy is in kindergarten. So this is his first day and I think he was ready to go to school. He was very excited that he hardly slept the night before and he was ready to go on the bus that first day. I was not ready to send him so he had to beg me everyday for a week to let him ride the bus to school. He goes every morning now bright and early 7:40 am... He does not like to miss it.

Not orphans

These pictures are just some of the off days when the kids were all dressed that the same time. I had to take the pictures to remind me that they don't always look like orphans....

Two things Azlyns loves!

First I know what you are thinking. Why did I put her in a boy outfit Well this was the one she brought to me that day and I didn't want to fight so that is what she got to ware all day. It is a good thing she has a pink hat on.
There are two things that I can think of that Azlyn really loves one is this pink hat. It is two small for her now and I swear I have hidden the thing numerous times but she seems to always find it. The other is this care bear... Thanks Gina and Jared. She cares it with her everywhere, crys when she can't find it and loves it to pieces. I have to wash it once a week and she stands by the washer and dryer until it is clean. She really does love it. She calls it baby.. " where's baby" is a phrase we hear a lot. Crew has come to realize that he can make her squeal by taking it and running with. He is a little tease..

Dump Truck

We were outside working one day and the kids were fighting over the dump truck and so I told them if they didn't share that I would take it away. So I went in side for a few minutes and I went back out and they were all taking turns pushing each other in the dump truck it was great.... I don't know what got into them but I was so happy I had to take a few pictures of them. It always great when you kids get along. I am sure it hasn't happen since this day but I can hope for moments to come right.

Getting ready for church

Sunday always seem to be a little hectic in my house. I am not sure really why we don't have church until 1:00 and we are always late I just can't figure out why. I get the kids ready and I think they are so dang cute I have to take pictures. Either that or it's the only time when they are all clean and dressed at the same time. Either way its usually when I take most of the pictures so here is whole lot of them.

Grandma

I am really slow on this one but this was in August and Creed and I went down to see Grandma before she headed to Florida. I got to go through the temple with her and Aunts and Uncles. Wow what an experience. To say that the spirit was there is an understatement. The feeling that was in the temple that day, well there are not really word that describe what I felt. it was amazing and I will never forget that. Thanks Grandma! It was a testimony to me of how important temple work is and how powerful the spirit can be. I want to add also that I love my Grandma. She is a great example in my life and as I was talking to her I asked her if she missed Grandpa, and what were some of her favorite memories of him. She said well Grandpa like to work a lot, and there is nothing wrong with work. She told of him working in the garden and on the ranch and the one thing she said that will stick with me forever is this she said" It's OK to have fun together and play together, but the most important thing is to work together as family as husband and wife. She said there is nothing that will hold a family together more then working together." I loved that thought from her, and I am trying to do that in my own family, and I can testify that it is fun and my kids enjoy it too. Thanks again Grandma I love you!

Working in Cascade

The kids love to go and watch Thad "work". When we went up the kids had to stay in the back of the truck and watch the job site is not the place for these two!! Also Creed got to feed some baby calf's one day and he loved it. Azlyn and Crew like to play in the garden. I didn't have any tomatoes for a while and I wondered what was going on and I came outside one day and found the stash of tomatoes they were saving for me.

It has been a long time!!

Well it has been long time. These pictures are of the family when we went to the Twin Falls Temple open house. It was a great experience with the whole family and would definitely recommend it to anyone who has a chance to go to a temple open house. We also went to the Shoshone Falls and that was great as well.