The sweet sounds of my little man

Yesterday was a really hard for me. I have had very little sleep the past week with all three kids being sick. We also have had a lot of little things to do for the house so that the bank had every thing it need before we left for a week. I was trying to get ready for our trip to salt lake and trying to make sure that Jon had everything he needed for his work trip to DC. Needless to say I was so tired and was not in the mood for a complaining kid. So after many failed tried to get kam to take a nap I left him in his room crying. A little while later I walked passed his room and found him on the the floor playing with his cars making the sweet little car sounds that only a little boy like him can make. I sat and watched him for a few minutes then asked him what he was doing he said I am driving my cars to grandpas house. Then went back to driving his cars. I took a minute and sat by him to play he handed me a car and told me I could play if I made the car sounds. So together we drove the cars to grandpas house. This sweet little man reminded me today that life goes by way to fast and sometimes you just need to take a few minutes and make the car sounds.

Four of July

Our nephew Ren is a such a ham when he sings. This his him in the parade with the group tavaci. They sing and Dance. I love it.
This has got be the coolest thing I have seen. This is there high schools drill team they had a routine they did all the way down the parade.
This picture is for my Rylee. She love purple.She is now asking for a car just like this one.
The kids watching the parade.
The F16 that flew over. I was crying during this so it is not the best picture.
This is what made me cry. With Doug leaving any one in uniform like this makes me think if him.
Throwing snapits at uncle charles before the parade. The kids had a blast.
Lilly was cute at the first of the day. By the end she had pulled her hair out and was nasty from a slurpee and candy and dirt.
The cute girls eating there slurpee
This was a fun morning. The parade is not that long so the kids were amazing. They had a ton of fun before it started thanks in big part to Jons great idea to bring the snapits and charles great idea to walk around the corner and get a slurpee. And then they enjoyed all that the parade had to offer. I think I am liking this small town of events.

The kids rodeo

Kam and the chicken he got. He was so excited. I on the other hand has a ton of fun watching him not so happy he came home with us. He did not last long however.... the next day we found out he was a rooster so he went to heaven. He was ok with that after he found out that his cousins bunny also went to heaven.
Rylee also got to chase them. It was so funny watching a bunch of kids chase the animals. I have not laughed that hard in a long time.
The poor bunny. He stood no chance with these kids.
Kam loved every minute of it. He was laughing the entire time.
The flags to start off the rodeo. The kids rodeo is just for kids. They have many events and the kids are the ones that are the show. They love being apart of it. We had a ton of fun watching our kids. We hope to make this a family tradition as the kids all talked about what there plans would be for next year. If you have never been you need to look it up and come next year. I promise you it will be night you will never forget.

The Jeep!!

Lilly thinks she is bigger than she is!!!
Rylee and Lilly so cute!!
Such a good big sister. Always taking care of her!
Rylee and kam. They play so well together most of time!!
Kam even drives the jeep by him self!! My Brothers kids out grew the jeep so they took it to my parents for the grand kids to enjoy there. My kids love it. They are so good about taking turns with it. And they always have so much fun with it. It is something they look forward to now when they go to salt lake. And grandpa always makes sure to have it charged and ready for them when they get there.

Aunt Colleen and Uncle Jays 50th

My aunt and uncle on there 50th wedding celebration
Jake, cherie, rick, and jean. a rare picture!!
My cousin Jake and his cute girlfriend Aubry.
My mom and Aunt with some of there cousins. I can see where the red hair comes from now. This was such a great night. We had tons fun getting together and celebrating such great people. Not many people make it to 50 these days. I am so glad that I have such great people to look up to. My aunt has always been a big part of my life. She has never missed any thing in my life. She is such a sweet lady and I am so glad I got share this day with her.

Rylees 5th birthday

My favorite 5 year old!!
Kam did not want to get out of the swing. He was a little mad at me!!!
Lilly loved the swing. She thought she was a big girl!!
For rylees birthday we headed to the park in the morning with cousins. Than we went back for lunch and more playing with the cousins. After Jon got off we had cupcakes. The next day we head to salt lake to celebrate. Rylee loved every minute of the entire week. We made sure she had tons of fun and that she was the center of attention. Its hard to believe that she is five years old. Time has gone by so fast. We love her and are so glad she is apart of our family.

Lilly

If I smile really big maybe I won't get in trouble for this.........
yes this is me throwing rocks into the pond after I was told no!!!!
I'll run to grandma she thinks that I can do no wrong she will save me!!!!
I tried to escape but mom caught me just in time!!!
This little girl is more work than I can handle some days. She is more on the go than my other two ever were. I keep telling people that if I had her first there would not have been any more. She keeps me going all day long. Its a good thing she is really cute cause it makes it harder to get mad at her. Some days are really hard with her but I would not want her any other way!!!

Rylee is 5

In less than 24 hours I will have a five year old. Time has gone by way to fast. Rylee is such a sweet little girl. She is so positive about every thing. And is always so excited about each step she takes in her life. She loves to learn. And soaks every thing in. She remembers everything. Sometimes a little more than I would like. And just when you think she was not listening to your conversation she pipes up and says something about the last conversation you were having. She is such a big help with Kam and Lilly. She loves that she is the oldest and bosses them around. Sometimes a little to much to my liking. I am so proud of this little girl. She teaches me so much every day. I love her out look on life and I hope that it continues. I am so not ready to send her off to school. I enjoy having her around. But I am excited to see what life has to offer her. I know that she is going to do amazing in what ever this life has to offer her. We love you Rylee and are so proud of all you have done. Happy birthday!!!

My american Hero

In just a few short weeks my brother Doug will leave to serve our country for a second time. I have known it was coming for about a year now. But as the time has gotten closer it has been harder and harder. My brother is one of the most amazing people I know. He never does any thing little. His motto should be go big or go home. He has always followed his dreams and accomplished them, failing is not in his vocabulary. He has a great personality and is loved by everyone that he meets. He has always been very supportive in everything that I have done. And has been there for me when ever I needed him. He has an amazing love for the flag and our country and it shows. I am so glad that I have such an amazing person to look up to. I hope that one day I can be half the person he is. As I get ready to send him off. I send him off with many prayers and so much love. I will miss him more than he will ever know. He is and always will be my american Hero!!!!

Counting my blessings

Last night we got the news yet again that they did not except our offer on a house we had fell in love with. Again I was frustrated. Last time we were to low on our bid. And this time we were to high and they took the one that paid cash for the house. I just could not figure it out. What did these people want from us. I ran to my room like a little girl and cried. Jon trying to be supportive came to try and help. But for those of you who know me know that sometimes I like to just be left alone. Jon said to look at the things that I did have and that things could be a lot a worse. But again I did not want to hear it. I started to cry as I thought of how far away I was from family and friends. And then I started to cry as I thought about next weekend and the thought of knowing it was the last time I would see my brother Doug before he left for a year for the military. Then I cried again as I thought about my sister Melanie leaving for three years to support her husband as he finished school only to see her a few times a year. The tears seemed like they never would stop. As if on cue Lilly started to cry and I went to her room to see what I could do. As I covered her up and patted her back I started to cry again this time happy tears. I have three great kids who make me laugh every day. I have a husband that love me. And looks beyond a body that I hate and tells me I am beautiful. He has a job and supports our family. I get to be at home with my kids. We have a nice place to live. It may be small but it is ours. The list went on and on and before long I fell a sleep. Today has been a much better day I woke up ready to start over. I am glad for my trials as they make me take a step back and look at things differently. I love my family very much and I am glad that we moved to vernal. It has given us so many chances to grow and learn. I know that one day we will have a house of our own. Its just going to take more time.

Things did not turn out the way I though they would

Its hard to believe that Jon graduated with his masters a year ago. Back then I thought that we would be in a house some where in the salt lake valley, Jon would be celebrating his year mark at his new job. When we left the village I told everyone that there was no way I was ever going to live in Vernal. When we are in school we often dream bigger than I eyes can see. I was one of those people. The lord must have known I needed to be humbled cause he gave us a curve ball when come the end of July we still did not have a job and needed a place to live. We moved into my brothers house and I was given one of my biggest blessing the chance to see my brother and his family every day. During this time I gained a best friend. My sister in law. Over the next few months Jon looked none stop for jobs. This was very hard and depressing at times. But again the idea of moving to vernal come up . After many hours of prayer and lots of fasting our prayers were answered and we began to plan the move to vernal. We had a house with an offer on it by the time we moved and we were excited for the next adventure. But the lord thought I still was not humble enough so he gave us a curve ball and we decided the house was not right for us. I was heart broken. In the mean time jon settled into work and I settled into a routine with the kids. And right now that is how things sit. We are still in a small apartment with three kids not any closer to a house and three hours away from salt lake and Jon had been at his Job for three months and not a year. Nothing how I thought things would be a year ago. But there has been things that have changed. I love Jon more now than I ever thought I would and he has taken care of me just like he said he aways would (and I believe him) We go out on dates more ( cause we have the time) and we do more as a family(again cause we have the time). But one thing is the same and that is that I am just as happy to today as I was the day he graduated. The sky is the limit for us and our future is bright as ever. Things did not turn out as I thought they would ........ they are better. I may not be as humble as I should be but I am more humble now than I was a year ago.

Sunday Drive to flaming Gorge.

This was on top of the dam looking down at the green river.
This is were most people start there water rafting trip down the green river. We were told it has some of the best rapids.
Inside the dam looking that the machines that make the power.
At the bottom of the dam looking up.
At the bottom of the dam you can feed the fish. They are huge.
When you drop the food. The fish are jumping all over each other trying to get the food. It was so cool.
a look at the dam from the top.
The green river again.

The back part of the dam. It was so amazing.

Flaming gorge. So amazing.
The bridge going to the dam. I thought it was cool.
We were just going to take a small drive and ended up at flaming gorge. For those of you who do not know. It is only 42 miles away from our house. It only takes like a half hour to get there. I have never been to flaming gorge and all I can say is I loved it. It was so amazing. and we only saw a small portion of it. The dam tour was free so we decided to go on it. the kids need to get out of the car any way. They loved feeding the fish and they loved looking down at the river. Jon just kept saying I need to go fishing. So I am sure a trip will be planned soon. The drive up there is so cool. I wish I would have taken more pictures. But I just enjoying looking at everything and sense it so close I am sure we will be going again soon. It was so nice to get out and see what is around us here in vernal. There is so many places that you can go hiking and there is three lakes that are with in 30 minutes of us. I am excited to see what this summer will bring for us as we go and enjoy the great out doors. And they say that vernal is the arm pit of america. If this is the arm pit then I must like arm pits cause this place is so beautiful. I am sure this summer will hold many adventures for us. I love that Jon works normal hours so that we can go and do things like this.

Sunday Drive

I love the wild life that is always around. My kids get so excited to see it.
This was taken up by stineker. Not the best picture. But I love it up there.
This is again by stineker. It is so amazing up here.

More wild life. I love that every thing is so close to us. This was about ten minutes from our apartment. The area up here is so amazing. This drive was so cool.