Hey What should we do this Weekend? Hey lets go check out how the medical field is coming along!!

Oh, Saturday afternoon! We were at home just hanging out trying decide if we wanted to make a Costco run. The little kids (Conner, Kara, & Carson) were in the front room playing (so we thought). All of a sudden Conner came running into the family room yelling "MOM". I often wonder why they never yell for dad. Anyways, Kara and Conner were wrestling. Conner just recently took a wrestling class at school and so he was showing Kara some moves! Well, she tripped and landed on his middle finger. It broke the top joint and when it did it also blew out his finger nail. So off we go to Urgent Care :) We were there for about 3 hours and then they informed us that we needed to go to a hand surgeon. He is located at St. Joe's Hospital in Phoenix. So we went by Grandma Randall's house and dropped the kids off. Then off we went to the hospital. Well, he ended up having to have surgery. The doctor put a pin in and wrapped it all up. We waited all evening and the surgery only took 10 minutes. Well, that's what we did for out weekend date! Conner is doing good and having to write with his left hand. He was brave and strong. Here are a few pictures! Oh I forgot to add that this is the second finger injury that Conner has had in his 10 year life. The first one was by his older sister Shelby. I told Conner that maybe he needed to stay away from his sisters :0) They are rough!

Happy Birthday

Well, today is my dad's birthday! I guess I wanted to just post a little something in remembrance of him. There is not a day that goes by that I don't think about my dad. He was truly a gentle giant. There are so many traits that he had that I want to do in my life. I guess there are three that come to mind. First, he had a very strong testimony of the Gospel. He studied and prayed everyday. He was always spending time to strengthen his testimony. He loved the Gospel. Second, he was a friend to everyone. I know that I have posted about this before, but he never turned his back on anyone. He always listened and understood. I remember him always helping those in need and somehow he would always teach them the Gospel. Third, my dad had patience. He was so loving, caring, thoughtful, and kind. He always spent the time to listen to your concerns and then teach you at the same time. When dad was still with us I think I took for granted that he was here. I wish I would have spent more time with him sitting and letting him teach me. I know that he is in heaven teaching and testifying of the truth fullness of the Gospel. I miss him so much! I just hope that I will be able to live my life the way he did and make an impact on others lives. I love you Dad! Happy Birthday!

My newest craft project!

I got a book from Pottery Barn the other day and I saw this organizer for your childrens study desk. I fell in love with it. So I started gathering supplies and I am still working on it. I wanted to post pictures to show my progress. So each board is for each one of my school kids. I am going to put magnetic and erase boards on them. My hopes is that this will help us to keep all the crazy school papers organized. So here is the first picture and I will post more when I get more done on it.

Becky

My Eternal Family

Every year there is a new song published for the primary program. This year the song is "My Eternal Family." It talks about being a builder and building our eternal family. The chorus is so cute and Mallory has learned it. So I thought it would be fun to put a video of her singing it on our blog. This is what she is saying: My Heavenly Father sent me here and he know I can be strong and righteous as I build my Eternal Family. She is so cute! She loves to sing! I asked her what an eternal family was and she said, "Um, I don't know" so I took that moment to explain to her that our family is eternal. I am grateful for little children who give us these moments of just sitting still and talking about important things in our lives. They are so precious !!

School Days

I can't believe that time has gone by so fast. My kids started school and we are trying to get back into the schedule of getting up early and getting everyone out the door. I just wanted to post last years school pictures and then this years school pictures. Oh they grow up so fast.

This was a picture from last year.

I am afraid of my shadow!

Our little Mallory is so aware of the world around her. She notices everything! And with this she also askes many questions. The other night I put her to bed and she started to cry. Like really hard! I ran to her room and she kept saying "I am scared! Monster in my bed!" I assured her that there was no monster in her room. She still continued to cry so I decided to turn off the light and then asked her again. "What are you scared of?" She was sitting up in her bed and she looked over her shoulder and there was her SHADOW! She had this horrible look on her face and was shaking. I decided to move the night light across to the otherside of the room. This helped for that night, however the next day we went to the grocery store and as I got her out of the car and stood her on the ground she started to scream. "My shadow, I am scared!" Well, we had to run into the store so that it would not get us :0) Then for the next two days she ran around the house crying because her shadow is going to get her. It has been a new thing at our house. We have never had any of our children be afraid of their shadow. Oh, how funny and different they all are!!

HAPPY 13TH BIRTHDAY SHELBY!

I was sitting this morning reflecting on my life and how much the Lord has blessed me. I was truely blessed 15 years ago when I married my sweetheart Shane. Then the Lord blessed us with a beautiful red headed little girl. She changed our lives forever (for the better of course!). Today that little girl is now 13! It is so crazy to me that she is that old. A TEENAGER! I am so proud of her and she is growing up to be such a beautiful young women. She is a great example to her siblings and those around her. She bringings us lots of happiness and joy. The Lord has also blessed us with 5 other beautiful children. Time goes by so fast and I know that it will be just around the corner when Tessa is 13. But for now I am going to try and sit back and enjoy all those little moments I can get. Shelby, I love you and I want you to know that you are so special to your Dad & I. We love you and are so proud of you! Happy Birthday :0)
Love Mom