June 2013

June came and went with not a whole lot of action. I made a last minute trip down to Utah to help my sister get ready for a trial mission. Other than that we mainly just played. We did celebrate Stefens birthday by getting a brand new NICE camera. We are in heaven! That of course came with shots of Hulk.

Hulk seriously LOVES this toy! 

action shot!

Stefen took a bunch of photos when he should have been working! 

Stefen found this waterfall while working one day.

Hulk got into a spider web.

I made this yummy jello cookies for an activity I did. Seriously they were sooo good! 

It rained really hard one Sunday night.

So I played in the rain.

Stefen got new work boots and Hulk had to model it!

While in Utah I got to see my Brielle and Jayden! Can you believe how HUGE she it! I just love her!

Jayden had to show me all his faces!

My sister Megan and Mom before she left of her trial mission.

My sisters and I with our seragot older sister recreating a pose we did when we were little. (see below)

Another pose recreation.

My family minus Stefen.

Megan and I!

I got to see my grandpa too! This was the best shot I could get out of him! He just wanted to eat the goodies I brought him.

My "little brother" Orion went through the temple while I was there. This was his celebratory dinner. He left for his LDS mission to Ghana Africa shortly after. 

Count your Blessings Name them One by One

I dont know where to start tonight. I lay here listening to my cute husband talk in his sleep and I am holding my sweet Hulk. And I am grateful for what I have and the blessing the lord gives me everyday. My sister Megan fell over 200 feet off a cliff about a year and a half ago. She didnt have a helmet on and she didnt have any ropes. She laid in the canyon for about 7 hours waiting for search and rescue. She had a compound fracture to her right foot and they honestly thought that her foot would not make it. Her left foot also had a fracture. She had a compound fracture to her shoulder and some minor internal damage to a couple organs as well as a break in the tail bone. She was not on a path of righteousness at the time and living in a way we were defiantly not taught. Her and I at the time were not on speaking terms and I am grateful for everyday that she has survived after that day. On that night I could not go up to where she fell. I was stuck only knowing what was happening through pictures and phone calls. She has come from a life of drugs and drinking to a life of being grateful and wanting to share her story for the world to hear. Through the last year and half she has been converting back to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She has come along way from that underweight angry young woman, and for that I am proud. I am proud to say that we have a relationship again. I am proud to say that she is MY sister. And I am proud to say she has decided to serve a Mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I am nervous for her because of health issues but I know that the people she will be going to teach will be very blessed by this amazing young woman. I count my blessings everyday. I count all the family that I have surrounding my life that are still alive. For the next couple weeks the Lord will be preparing us and her for where he wants her to serve. And I hope that where ever she is sent that she will still be the strong young woman I love.

Temple Lights Salt Lake Edition

We only got these pictures because someone stole the camera from me. Stefen and I were freezing! We had just arrived the night before and hadnt found all our clothes yet. We were in our church clothes and let me tell you I was cold!

Us trying and failing at jumping!

Seriously I was walking by as this picture was being shot and I hurried and posed. It is hysterical!

Happy 4th!!

I guess I should post this. 4th of July this year was pretty laid back. We went and saw the new Spider Man movie with our friends then headed over to my dads house for food and swimming. 

I made and did not ruin this very amazing jello salad

With a flag and all

Jen making her cake!

Jordan protecting the food.

Stefen thinking..

This wall provided hours of entertainment for everyone. We even had a person fall of the wall. 

Goggles will help.

Playing games!

Mandys turn

Jordan had to show off and do flips

And dives.

Stefens attempt.

Together!

Crazy dives!

Stefens attempt

Even diving into a hole.

All and all it was a fun holiday!