Halloween Sewing

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I saw some very fun fabric while shopping this morning. I brought three yards and maded them into Halloween pillow cases for Jacob, Noah and Adam. This is one of the things I like to do while Adam is taking his nap and the other boys are in school. Here is a pictures of the boys with their pillow. We are all very excited for fall and winter, because that means all our family's birthday and the holiday season is coming!

Jacob's Update

Yesterday, I took Jacob to his doctor for his yearly exam. All is well, he is a healthy and growing boy. Jacob grew 2.5 inches in height last year. He is 69 pounds and 54.5 inches tall. He has 20/20 vision in both eyes now. Jacob is just about to my shoulder, I just can't believe how much he had grown this year and that we have a nine year old in the house! Happy Birthday Jacob!

More Pictures

I haven't blogged for a long time, it has been really busy with summer activities and getting the boys ready to start school. It is still busy, but the boys are in school now. We are gearing up for all our family birthdays and the holiday. So before they hit, I would like to get up-to-date on our pictures from our vacation, last of summer break and school starting...here...we.

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BBQ With Cousins and Tammy's Family

After leaving Manti, Saturday morning, we travelled up to see Tammy, Lorin and Joseph. We saw their very nice, new apartment and spent sometime with them. It was fun seeing our kids play together. Joseph is such a sweet boy.

We went over to my cousin, Becky and Skyler's home for a BBQ with cousins. She was a wonderful hostess and we met her new little girl, Melody. Emma, Curt, Johanna and Randy came too. We had a nice visit and the food was delicous. It was so nice to been there and spend time with everyone there. Noah and I both enjoyed holding Melody.

Manti Pageant

Friday, June 22, 2012 we started our yearly family vacation. We drive up to Utah and Idaho to see our families and friends there. This year, Brother and Sister Stevens (Tammy and Lorin's parents) invited us to stay with them and see the "Mormon Miracle Pageant", in Manti Utah. We had a lovely stay and all of us enjoyed the pageant, it was so well done. The highlight of the pageant is when Jesus Christ visits the Nephities as told in the Book of Mormon. The Spirit was so strong and it touched me deeply. The boys thought the Manti Temple was so pretty. We appreciate Brother and Sister Stevens for their kindnesses.

What We Have Done In Ten Years-July 20, 2002-July 20, 2012

Next month Tim and I will celebrate ten years of being married. It has gone by pretty fast for the most part. It was been a great and very memoriable ten years. I am so grateful to have such a wonderful man as Tim is in my life. I hope that I have been as good of spouse to him as he has been to me. Tim is a wonderful husband, terrific father and my best friend. I appreciate all he does for our family. Raising a family had many joyful moments but it is no easy task, he has done it so well. Some of the things we have done in the last ten years: 1. Married in the Idaho Falls temple for time and eternally. 2. Both graduated from college. 3. Had three, handsome, health and active sons, Jacob, Noah and Adam. 4. Moved five times, one move we moved far, far from the homes we grew up in. 5. Secured a job and brought a house. 6. Served multiple callings in the Church. 7. Kept close touch to our families, even living far away. 8. Made many new and close friends here while keeping in touch with our old friends back home. 9. Enjoying a completely different weather, culture and climate than what we were raised in. 10. Learned to savor the rain when it comes. 11. Learning to be parents...on going process that never ends... 12. Loving each other more each day.

25th Anniversary Les Miserables

Tim and I will be celebrating our 10th wedding anniversary on Friday, July 20 this year. We celebrated our anniversary early this year by going to see a broadway performance of "Les Miserables". It was phenomenal!!! We both loved it and promised to see it again in the future. We hope to take our sons when they are much older. We got a babysitter for six hours, it was lovely just being with Tim. We seen and spoke to some friends of ours that were there too. I saw the play in the Capital thearter August 1996, 16 years ago, my parents took our family the day before I left for Rick's College. It was fun to see the changes they had made to the play since then and the amazing uses of technology. It was so thrilling and worth it! We went to dinner after the play, thanks to a friend we were able to find some fabulous, Greek Gyros and salad and ice cream. We enjoyed walking around the university campus here, something I haven't done and we have lived here four and a half years. I have driven through it on the way to the airport. It was a hot walk, but we just enjoyed being together. We are much better at taking pictures of our boys, hence we have no pictures of this date. But it won't be forgotten. Tim and I both love the story line of Les Miserables and listen to the music alot. We had such a lovely time together, a great way to celebrate ten years of marriage.