Sunny California...

We have made it...view the slideshow to see our current experiences. Enjoy...we are enjoying the sun and palm tree's! Sorry for all the snow back home! ha ha ha

We're leaving on a Jet plane...

Not really on a jet plane...but my dads car drives just as fast. Thanks dad for letting me borrow your car! We leave tomorrow and head for Las Vegas and then on to California. Yeah, we are ready to reunite with Jared. This morning I received a phone call encouraging me to “beat the storm!” It was blue sky and no sign of a storm. I was mostly packed and ready to go…so about two hours of tiding up and packing down in the basement I was ready. I walked upstairs and it was a blizzard. I just had to laugh because I was set to get in front of this supposed storm. But here it was. After making a foolish decision to go I headed for the freeway. I got on, and I realized it was a ridiculous joke. The roads were covered in snow, the visibility was very limited. There were at least ten cars slid off the freeway. I just laughed out loud, and then said to Alayna, “This is silly, we are turning back a round to go home.” This sweet little girl, who was wearing a birthday hat on her head, so excited to see her daddy, just burst into tears sobbing. After a few minutes of her saying, “I just want to see my Daddy!” I was able to have her look out her window to see the storm. She said, so willingly, “Okay, Mommy we can go tomorrow.” I told her I would let her have a fun day today as if we were on vacation. She did just that. I think she watched three cartoons. She was in heaven. As for me, I was able to return home, clean my house and fridge! It feels great to be leaving a clean house and in an extremely less stressful situation. Wish us luck! Or better yet pray for us to arrive safely. We will see you in about 3 weeks.

My New Hobby...It is addicting...

I have ventured into the digital scrapbooking world. I just put together this little review of Alayna's first year in 2005. It's not embellished as cute as I would like yet, but that will come. I just wanted to let you know that this is so much fun. Thanks for all your help, Kari!

We Thank Thee O God For a Prophet!

Before I heard the news of President Gordon B. Hinckley passing away, Alayna had just said her prayers. She had prayed for "We thank thee for our Prophet Gordon B. Hinckley and bless his health." No more than two minutes later I recieved a phone call. I am thankful to have come to know him through is teaching and love. I am thankful to have taught and to continue to teach her of who our latter day prophet is. Our prayers are with his family. I am happy for his reunion with his wife.