One year in vernal!!!

Wow a year sure goes by fast!! When we moved here I never thought I would make it a year and I never I thought I would love it here. Boy was I wrong. Vernal has been one of the best things we have done. I cant say that it was all easy. moving so far away from family and friends was so hard for us. There were many days that I cried. But I have learned to treasure the time I do get to spend with family and friends on trips to salt lake. Buying a house was also really hard. It was one of the hardest things I have done. Who knew that it would be so emotional. Now that we are in our house we have settled down and are really enjoying vernal. We love going outside and looking at the stars they are amazing. We love going for drives there are so many lakes with in just minutes of our house and we have loved seeing all the new animals in the fields by our house. Jon loves to scare the baby cows. I love that we can get just about any where in ten minutes and I love that when I go to the store I run into people from my ward. Jons work has been the best place to work for. I feel like not only does he have friends there but so do I. They treat him so good and he loves what he does. I love seeing him so happy to go to work. The best part about our move is that my little family is so close. We have been able to spend so much time together. Its been fun making so many memories with the kids. We are looking forward to the spring and being able to work in our own yeard and make some fun memories with the kids. Vernal never was our first choice but in the end it was the best choice. We love it here more than we ever thought we would.

New ways to add the church into our daily life!

This year I made a goal to make sure we were thinking about the savior and what he did for us all year and not just at Christmas time. So I decided to try what I found on a friends blog from thanksgiving. I made a bunch of hearts and put them in a bag. We named our door for the month Crane family conversation hearts. Then each night after we read scriptures we asked the kids what they learn then we added it to a heart. We look at this door every day. We pass it several times a day. Its has been such a great reminder to always keep our savior in our day to day life. Tomorrow we will have a nice family dinner then take the hearts down and read what they all have to say so we can get ready for next month which will be Our Lucky family! We will cover the door in shamrocks. It takes time getting ready for each month but my kids love to read them and love to tell us what to write on each one. I love the daily reminder. Its a small thing that I hope makes a difference in my kids life. I know it has changed mine as I have focused on getting to know my savior better.

I love Bountiful Basket

Jon and I have wanted to eat healthier. But the cost of produce is so high. We found out about bountiful basket and decided to give it a try. Lets just say I am in love. You go on to there site on Monday and order your basket then you go pick it up on Saturday. This is just one weeks. You can not buy all of this for 15 dollars. I wait until we get our produce for the week to make a menu. Then I cook according to what came. We eat it for lunch dinner and some times even breakfast. My kids are in love. They never get turned down when they ask for fruit. This also has helped us to eat healthier. Which was a big goal for this year. I am also able to try fruit and veggies I would not have other wise got at the store. I also have found many great recipes that I would not have tried had I not been looking for new ideas to use certain veggies. I feel healthier and I am looking better. Its a small start that seems to be working!!!