"Life is just like an old time rail journey ... delays, sidetracks, smoke, dust, cinders, and jolts, interspersed only occasionally by beautiful vistas and thrilling bursts of speed. The trick is to thank the Lord for letting you have the ride." Gordon B. Hinckley

Mar 15, 2013

Dance…Dance….Dance….

What can I say we love to dance! We go to lots of dance performances between all three girls. They rocked it at this dance competition. I was so proud of them!! Seriously I wish someone could have taken a picture of me I bet I was smiling from ear to ear. I love these beautiful girls and I am so proud of them. They do things I have always been afraid to do and they amaze me. I am a dancer Mom who puts makeup on girls and does hair and rushes to dance performances with lots of costumes and bags and then sits in the audience and takes lots of pictures of my girls and claps and hollers for them, so fun!!DSC_3224DSC_3225DSC_3226DSC_3227DSC_3228DSC_3229DSC_3230DSC_3239DSC_3242DSC_3244DSC_3245DSC_3246DSC_3247DSC_3248

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Mar 11, 2013

Learning to crawl

We have been trying to teach Raegan to crawl but she just does not want to. She is getting good at being on her belly and lifting her head up more. She loves to roll all over the floor but no crawling. But that’s okay because I want her to stay tiny. Raegan is almost 9 months old but seems so small to me and I am happy with it, my babies seem to grow so fast and it makes me sad so Raegan can stay small.DSC_3214DSC_3217DSC_3220DSC_3222

Mar 10, 2013

A New Life

Josh has worked at the site as a security guard for 10 years and owned his own construction business on the side. When he started working at the site he started his business at the same time to be able to work on his days off from the site, he worked 4 nights on and then 4 nights off. He slept very little, he worked hard and has supported our family very well during this time. It has been a long process and very hard for our family and for him to have him gone so much. We finally decided after a very firm answer from Heavenly Father that it was best for him and for our family for him to quit the site and only do construction. We took a huge risk because we lost our insurance and had to pay quite a bit extra to buy our own policy, we also don’t know how steady construction will be for the next years to come. We weighed all the odds and overall it was just best to quit. The site was a place where we have been very sure that Satan got the best of Josh and we no longer needed that in our lives. It has been a very rough 10 years with so many ups and downs and life changing experiences for us both. Josh’s Grandma Ruth William’s always told me that the site was the devils playground and she wished Josh didn’t have to work there, she has since passed away and when I went to the temple to get an answer about him quitting or staying she was the one who gave me the sure answer when I was in the temple that day. I feel bad that it has taken us this long and we risked so much by having him out there. We are so excited to have him home every single night now and have somewhat of a normal schedule. There are so many benefits to having him work construction and we hope and pray that it will all work out for us, so far it has been the best decision we have ever made. We are excited about our new life ahead and we know it will be a happier healthier life!DSC_3213

Mar 9, 2013

Kenna’s Picture

This is a picture that Kenna drew of her with her Mommy and Daddy! I love it when they draw little people like this, so cute.phone pictures 400

Sleeping baby

I love sleeping babies and I really could watch them the whole time they sleep. Raegan loves to sleep in our bed for part of the morning and I always run in there to check on her because I know having her in my bed is not the safest thing. She looks so peaceful and cute right here.phone pictures 399

Silly Faces

Raegan is cutting teeth so she is drooling and pulling funny faces all the time. I caught some of her silly faces :) I love this sweet face and blue eyes, she is such a doll.DSC_3190DSC_3192DSC_3193DSC_3194DSC_3197DSC_3202

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Mar 8, 2013

My Mom

My Mom has had a bunch of eye problems since she has glaucoma and she had to have another eye surgery and she has just been really down so the kids and I made a sunshine basket for her and brought it to her. It was full of a bunch of yellow things so it was bright and cheery, she loved it. My mom was playing a game with Kenna in these pictures and Raegan was moving so fast I couldn’t get a good picture of either one of them. It was fun to go visit her and the kids always love going to Grandmas house.phone pictures 381phone pictures 384phone pictures 386phone pictures 387phone pictures 391

Bouncy Bouncy

Raegan loves jumping in the fun bouncy saucer thing she has. She starts laughing and gets so excited. My kids have all loved this, so fun for them.phone pictures 378phone pictures 380

Mar 4, 2013

Raegan’s Binky

Raegan loves her binky and she loves to be snuggled!! This was one of those fun snuggly moments with my baby girl.Josh phone pictures 015

Mar 3, 2013

Daddy and the kids

The kids love to pile up on Daddy when he comes home from work. I saw this when I walked around the corner and had to take a picture. I took it with my phone so Jaxon looks like he has crazy eyes ha ha ha. I am glad the the kids love their Daddy so much.phone pictures 377

Daddy’s Hand

I put Raegan in bed with us in the early mornings when she wakes up to eat. I nurse her and then she falls to sleep in our bed. Sometime during that time she finds her Daddy’s hand and holds onto it, I love it when I wake up to this.phone pictures 376

Beautiful Girls

I am not sure where Maddy was in these pictures but here are three of my beautiful girls. I am so lucky to have them and I feel so blessed that Heavenly father would trust me with them.DSC_3172DSC_3174DSC_3177DSC_3181DSC_3176DSC_3175

Mar 1, 2013

Monkey on Jaxon’s Back

I love Jaxon’s imagination! He took Kynzee’s monkey that has magnetic hands and feet and put it on his back, he said he was giving the monkey a piggy back ride.phone pictures 374phone pictures 375

Big Sister…Little sister

I love these two they have so much fun together. Ragean is lucky to have Maddy as her big sister she is a good example to her.phone pictures 373

Having Fun in the chair

Raegan loves this soft purple chair and she squeals and has so much fun in it. I love how her legs go out straight and stiff and she topples over forward. Jaxon has to hold her back because she gets so excited she will fall out.DSC_3155DSC_3160DSC_3164DSC_3165DSC_3166DSC_3168DSC_3169DSC_3170

Jaxon and Raegan

These two love these fun little chairs we have. They will sit and watch a movie or just sit in them and giggle. It’s so fun to have them both home with me all day.DSC_3150

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