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Braxton is so weird sometimes. He is wearing the salad tongs around his neck.

Well I finally got my internet back online and was able to post those things I wrote from the other days. Today I just wanted to give a short update. I was able to have my family birthday dinner Monday night and it was a blast. We did a short lesson on the vision of the tree of life and I was amazed at home much my nieces and nephews knew. Afterward Michaela and Ashlyn had a dance they wanted to show us and it was really fun to watch Michaela dance and Ashlyn follow like a devoted fan. It meant the world to her to have her big cousin pay attention to her. That also reminds me of a thought I had the other day. I was thinking of how much Levi loves Braxton and that makes me so happy. I'm sure some day Braxton will look up to Levi and the fact that he loves Braxton now gives me hope that he will care about Braxton then. I have a few pictures of the cute kids all dancing.

Michaela, Brianna (back), Kylie (front), Ashlyn

Brian and Shanalea said that Brianna told them she wants to have a birthday party with her Aunt Marlies this year (we have the same birthday coming up in a month). What a sweet heart!

Michaela, Aaron, Ashlyn (behind Aaron), Brianna, Kylie
Michaela, Aaron, Brianna, Ashlyn, and Kylie.
This was quite dramatic with a slow rising by all the girls.

Michaela, Aaron (what a great dancer), Ashlyn, Shanalea (in background), Kylie.
The dance was fizzling out at this point.

Also Braxton didn't throw up last night. I am actually wondering if he wasn't throwing up due to a gag reflex because he'd always cough before throwing up and last night I turned on the humidifier and there was no problem. It's nice to have my little boy back and especially nice to be getting sleep again.

Just a couple of grandchildren pictures for grandma and grandpa.

Austin (in front), Aaron (behind), Kylie (front), Ashlyn (middle), Brianna (back), Michaela (behind Kylie), Levi, Braxton, and Kent (to keep Braxton in the picture).

I'd also like to tell of the miracles of tithing today. Now to the nonbelievers this would sound like hogwash I am sure, but I know this is just one little way the Lord is blessing me for paying my tithing. Braxton was very close to being totally out of diapers and we didn't have too much money to go buy more until today. I went to Costco to get diapers and wipes because we were almost out of both and I priced out the huggies in comparison to the Kirkland brand and the huggies were cheaper per diaper so I got them. When I compared the wipes the Kirkland were cheaper by pennies and I decided to go with them. While I was standing in line a woman (who didn't work there and didn't have to tell me) told me that if I got the huggies wipes with the diapers they had a coupon at the register for $8.00 off if I wanted. I ran back and got the wipes and felt like those little things added up to let me get the most for my money when the budget is tight. I am so thankful for the love I am feeling from my Heavenly Father.