Gratitude and Blessings in October

Sat 31 *I am thankful that of three times when Kent crashed on skates or by foot that none of us were seriously injured. Just aches and sores.
Fri 30 *I am thankful for a nice evening out to Gardner Village with my family and then a fun evening watching movies with Kent.
Thur 29 *I am thankful for a cooperative son and a busy day now done!
Wed 28 *I am grateful for a cute little snuggly boy who came in and slept in my bed this morning. I am glad that he can go back to sleep and get all the rest he needs to get better.
Tue 27 *I am thankful I was able to help Kent out with all of his tasks on such a busy day for him. After spending an hour without power I am very grateful to remember all the wonderful modern conveniences we had due to electricity.
Mon 26 *I am thankful for the small amount of time I did get to spend with Kent today. He's such a great husband. I love being married to him.
Sun 25 *I am thankful I was able to come up with a productive way to help the kids learn the song for the program.
Sat 24 *I am thankful I was able to enjoy going out and learning how to do my business on the boutique end of things.
Fri 23 *I am thankful that I know how to treat Braxton when he gets a fever. It is nice to be a mom who doesn't panic from my son's illness.
Thur 22 *It was fun to be able to enjoy taking Braxton to his friends Halloween party.
Wed 21 *I am thankful Braxton is making new friends in the apartment complex. It was weird to have somewhere I could send him and have a few minutes to myself while I cleaned.
Tue 20 *I am very excited about the possibilities of this new business venture. I can see many possibilities and I am thankful for the direction from the Lord.
Mon 19 *I am thankful for a nice family night with Kent and Braxton selecting a pumpkin and playing with toys together.
Sun 18 *I am thankful Kent and I were able to attend regional conference today. It was great to be reminded what the Lord wants us to do.
Sat 17 *I am thankful that our Primary activity turned out so well. It seemed to work out just the way it needed to.
Fri 16 *What a wonderful day. We were blessed to enjoy a tour of the conference center and lunch downtown. We also enjoyed hanging out with Becca and Tia and kids. It was topped off with a great dinner with all the good friends from Corvallis!
Thur 15 *Sharing my talents with others is such a blessing. I am thankful I was able to show Becca how to bottle applesauce.
Wed 14 *I am thankful when I get to find out when my husband is willing to be humble to express apologies to others. I usually don't know about these times from him.
Tue 13 *It's fantastic to finally get to enjoy sitting down to watch the biggest loser.
Mon 12 *I'm so glad Kent was so great to come up with an idea for family night even if we did get there late. I love it when my husband takes initiative with the family.
Sun 11 *I am thankful that Jill and I were able to work out the primary kinks today and make decisions together.
Sat 10 *I am thankful I was able to make it to my Dt (discovery toys) meeting thank to Becca. It was so nice to enjoy a delicious Kneader lunch together.
Fri 9 *I am thankful Becca made it to Utah safely.
Thur 8 *I am thankful for a fun day at the park with so many friends. What a blessing to have so many good friends.
Wed 7 *I am so happy that my opening discovery toys party went so well!
Tue 6 *I am thankful for the gift of the Holy Ghost and the inspiration He gives to the members of the church. After Primary inservice I know that the women I am working with are who God wants to be in this calling!
Mon 5 *I am thankful Kent was wise enough to suggest we get outside and go for a walk while there are only a few days of good weather left.
Sun 4 *I am thankful for the wonderful example my mother set for me all the years that she watched conference not only Sunday, but Saturday as well. I have grown to love the times of year when I get to hear the words of the prophets.
Sat 3 *I am thankful Kent, Braxton, and I were able to go down to St.George and support my sister-in-law Darcy in her marathon. I am also thankful we had a wonderful day spending time with his brother Gordon and his family.
Fri 2 *I am thankful my Discovery Toys came just in time to test them out on the road today. It has been such a fun trip discovering new toys with Braxton!
Thurs 1 *I am thankful Kent is willing to help me can and harvest so we can have a wonderful store of food.

I want to write, but I don't think my thinking that connects to my writer is working. So sad.

Beautiful October

So October has flown by like a whirlwind as usual. It started off with a trip down to St. George/Cedar City area to watch my sister-in-law Darcy run the St. George Marathon. It was so much fun to have the energy of watching these athletes cross the finish line and cheering them on. There was one guy who came in at around the three and a half hour mark who had to be helped over the finish line. It was amazing to me that someone could do so well and still struggle near the end. We were lucky enough to have two friends from the stake run as well. One told me he hurt his Achilles tendon a few weeks before and the marathon was the most painful experience he had ever had. It's so inspiring to know these people's stories!

Here she is running toward the finish line. She did great.

I think her time was 4 hours and 24 minutes as I recall.

I asked Kent if we could drive by the St. George temple on the way so

I could take a picture. I love how beautiful the temples are!

We stayed with Kent's brother Gordon in Kanab that night and REALLY

enjoyed spending time with their family. This is the beautiful view from their back door.

The next weekend we were lucky enough to have my friend Becca come and stay with her baby Lorelai. She was insistent that we take a picture despite how fantastic I looked. lol

While Becca was here we headed down to the LDS conference center

Finally my son was willing to take my hand and walk with me.

However it wasn't for long.

I love the beautiful fall colors around the conference center.

More of those fall colors.

It has always been interesting to me to study what the church does with consistency. Wherever you see a big church building there seems to be beautiful gardens and a water feature.

I love the view inside the conference center. It is a beautiful building.

How can you not love that view?

I also find it interesting that on top of the conference center they have

the pine trees to represent the forest...

...and the grasses to represent the prairie as well as other parts of the world.

The state capitol and what they call the old pioneer house.

"And this gospel shall be preached unto every nation, and kindred, and tongue, and people."

D&C 133:37 It's worth looking at the detail of this picture etched in marble.

Double click on the photo.

That temple would be so much better without those pesky high rises. lol

Braxton can't stop himself from wanting to play in the water.

We were so lucky to have Tia join us. It was a lot of fun

for the three of us to be together with our kids.

More crazy times with the group.

Lorelai and Kimber were best of friends. It was cute.

Sometimes I can't believe that I have known these ladies since high school.

I don't know I think fall in Utah has a good chance

at being one of the most beautiful places.
We had to take the photo opportunity that was available.

Tia thought it was time for high school senior photos. lol

Which turned into another photo shoot back at my house.

What can you say? Girls will be girls. Right?

Funny how trying to be silly and sexy doesn't work. lol

Tia's face is hilarious.

The boys enjoyed a little time in the dirt.

They only beat each other up a few times.

Boys will be boys too.

Braxton and Lorelai so tired.

After a long day I wanted to throw on pajama bottoms. After I put them on I realized how hideous they were with my shirt. It was so funny I had to ham it up and take a picture.

After Becca left Kent threatened to cut Braxton hair. Knowing the kind of cut he would do I decided to try my hand at cutting Braxton's hair. It was his first cut without a tear.

Not too bad for a mom without any formal training.

The hardest part was blending the sides, but I think it turned out ok.

With this week being Halloween I am sure I'll have more photos to post, but I wanted to get these ones up for you to enjoy our month so far. Happy Halloween!

Finally...Pictures off my Phone!

As you will see some of these pictures have been on my phone for a very long time. I have never been able to pull them off. Finally I have been able to get these picture off and I am so excited to have them on my computer. Enjoy some of these fun old pictures.

I helped out with a funeral luncheon a few years ago and

Braxton liked playing in the cupboards in the church's kitchen. I LOVE this picture!

My son aspires to be a balloon delivery boy. lol

He's been a BIG helper for a while now.

He so independent that he gets himself in the play station.

My friend Tia and I took the boys to the Hill Air Force Museum.

They loved running around together. Another of my favorite picts.

This is by far my favorite picture. Braxton loves this neighbor boy.

Chooche (sp? I have no clue) The E sounds like a long A.

Braxton calls him Chichi

My son would never make a mess like this...right?

He has always loved horses.

Still loving the horses.

This was his last birthday. 3 years.

Found this hat at Aunt Cheryl's house and he LOVED it.

He is getting WAY too big!

We took Braxton to the car show. Kent and I really enjoyed it,

but Braxton actually wanted to go home. Go figure...

I have no idea where this picture came from, but it is funny.

We took this for grandpa and grandma. No Y's on my boy. lol

Ok if this is not the cutest little shopper I don't know who is...

My Braxton Bug Pirate

Our good friend Janessa...the graduate!

Cousin Aaron wanted to feed Braxton.

and Braxton feeds the horse.