our first weekend in Vernal

It was still hard to believe after so many years that jon had the weekend off. Jon is like my dad in so many ways and always has projects to do. so he spent the first half of the changing the oil on the car. Then he helped my brother in law Charlie take something off his honey do list and put a fan up in there bed room. It only took them 5 hours but the fan is in and my sister in law is in heaven. I got to go shopping with my sister in law. I love having her around to talk to. The next day we celebrated my Savannahs birthday. The kids had a blast as you can see. Brant was the hit of the party when he played horse with the kids. And I got to eat pesto for the first time in a long time. It was so good. As you can see our first weekend was a blast. I am really starting to like Vernal and I am enjoying the time I get to spend with my brother in law and his family. But most of all I am enjoying the time I get to spend with Jon.

We have moved

I have not blogged in a long time and so much has happened. So over the next few weeks I will get up dated. We just moved to vernal almost a week ago. It was hard to say good bye to family and close friends move three hours away. But my family promised they would come and see us and we plan to come home as much as we can. (by the way I plan to hold you all to your promise) This picture of my mom and Lilly brings tears to my eyes. My mom is one of neatest people I know in my life. She taught me so much and has helped to give me the courage to take this step in my life. With my parents and the love of a great husband I could not have done this. It makes me happy to see Jon loving his job for the first time in years. He is a great therapist and will do so much for the town of Vernal. We are still adjusting to our life and are in the process of buying a house. so things are really crazy but we are excited for all that this town has to offer us. And for all that is ahead of us. We want to thank our parents and family for all the love and support as we start this new journey in our life.

Today the men took over the primary so that the women could all attend relief society together. It was a fantastic hour. I don't think there was a dry eye in the room after the meeting was over. It was so what I needed to hear. We watched a clip on Emma Smith and all during the clip my thoughts kept turning to the past 3 years and how much Jon and I have grown together. I found myself thinking about the trials we have faced while in school and then being reminded about the growth that came from each one. I could see how much my testimony has grown and the friends I have made while being here in the village. I could see the times where one of these sisters touch my life and help me continue on when I felt like I could not. I was reminded today that I am stronger than I think am. And that I will be ok when we leave the comfort of the village and move on to the next stage in life. The gospel no matter where we are in the world is the same and just knowing that should bring us the comfort we need to keep pushing forward.

Baby Lilly can smile!

While celebrating mothers day with my mom We took some pictures of Lilly and my new niece Kaitlyn. Lilly decided this was a great time to show off her cute smile. I loved it. She seemed so little to me until I had her next to Kaitlyn. She has gotten so big.

Jon graduated on May 6. Jon has worked so hard over the past 6 years to get to this point in his life. He has worked full and gone to school full time. This has meant that he has had many late nights. But he very rarely complained about it. Jon loves helping people and being a social worker he will get to do just that. Jon always thinks of others first. Often putting his needs last just to make sure that other are taken care of. I know he has chosen the right field. I am so proud of him and all his hard work.

This year we spent Halloween with some of our court friends. we started the day off with a trip to officers corner for a little trick or treating. Then we headed home for naps. Later that night we all went back to a friends house for a potluck dinner with just the girls as the men headed off to the football game. We then took all the kids to trick or treating. We had so much fun. It brings tears to my eyes as I think of much I have depended on these ladies over the last two year. They have become more than friends they are family. I know that I can call any of them for help. Life away from the village is going to be a hard adjustment. I feel so blessed to have gotten the chance to get to know such great people. You have help make me into the mom and wife I want to be. You are amazing I love all of you. Thanks so much for a great day.

With Halloween around the corner I have tried to do some fun things with Rylee. We made puppy chow one day with her friend and then made puppets. I also let her sticker up pumpkins and today a friend of mine dropped off a bag of monster parts and we were able to build this cute little monster. She had so much and is loving all our little projects. She is so excited for Halloween this year and all her parties she gets to go to. She is also just like her mother and loves her chocolate. I don't think she is going to share this year.