Create Something!

This short video was so powerful to me.  I remember when Pres. Uchdorf (LDS Leader) gave this talk.  I was there in the Conference Center of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. 
I just came across this clip today, and it reminded me that I don't have to be perfect at creating and beautifying, but I DO love it, and I should do more of it!  So should YOU! 

Friends Forever

Distance may come between true friends, time may go by, but TRUE friends will always be there! 

 Aren't these 3 just the cutest things EVER?  They have so much fun together!

 Sassy faces... SO cute!  They even all wore pink shirts in the same shade, with out planning it!

 We went to the park, we did a prayer rock craft and painted them....none other than PINK with sparkles. 

 

Jumping girl hair!  Look at the volume!

Isn't she so sweet.  

Kaylee and I are lucky enough to have TRUE friends in the same family. 

The 3 children that Wendy has must be the luckiest kids alive to have her as a mom!  She is so loving, caring, and kind!  She is an example to me! 

Shelly, Wendy, and I...Good times!

The Guys go Camping

Kyle decided to take Konnor for a little "Guy time"!  And boy oh boy, was Konnor excited! I told Konnor early that morning that "Daddy has a surprise for you!"  He confidently replied, "Dad is taking me CAMPING!!!!  Yeahhh!!!!!"  He was jumping up and down, he ran upstairs and got his camping clothes, blanket, and came down and asked me where his sleeping bag was.  ha ha  I couldn't believe his intuitive nature, and his joy!  Here are some highlights from their camping trip.  Keep in mind that all of these photos were taken on a tripod and with 10 sec. to get ready for the pics!  ha ha

 Cheeseballs

 FIRE!

 Dinner time!

 That was quite a run to get ready for the pic! 

Love these two guys!  In fact, that is the nickname I have for Konnor... "My Guy"  FYI.
These are the times that our kids will remember the most!  The times we make TIME for them, and make them feel special. A good reminder that it needs to happen more often!

Lake Powell 2011

Lake Powell Is always an adventure!  

This year Kyle rocked it on the wake board.

 Kase and Konnor LOVED to drive the boat.  They didn't seem to mind that they couldn't see where we were going!  ;)

We went for fun hikes!  This pic is zoomed all the way in.  So you can kinda tell that we are really high up on the red rocks! 

 We have some new dare-devils in the family.  Who knew it would be MY children!  Konnor is standing UP on a tube!  Wowsas!  Thank heavens for life jackets, and swim lessons! (not to mention his mamma and aunt Kellie holding on to him for dear life.)  Ok.  so we were only going negative 1 miles per/hr., but still...  lol

 Isn't she cute!

 They LOVED to feed the ducks.  It must be hereditary or something!  I love to feed the ducks, my mom loves to feed the ducks and my sweet grandma Ella loved to feed the ducks!

 Every year, we are doing a themed party.  This year happened to be a PIRATE PARTY!

AARRRRG!

 Our little pirate fam

 Our little fam (minus Kase) on the tube KNEELING!

 That is one strong man... oh yeah, He is MY HUSBAND!

Love Lake Powell, Love the family time, Love the beauty, and Love the water!

Girls Camp!

Ok... so we had a FULL summer!  We had a family reunion and then I went to girls camp the following week, and then the DAY AFTER girls camp, we packed up and went to Lake Powell for a week.  PHew... exhausting isn't it!  But it sure was a lot of fun.  

I was recently called to work and teach the Young Women and it has been a wonderful time to get to know the youth (ages 12-17) in our church.  I love them ALL!

 We had so much fun!  This is us in our matching outfits.  At our camp site.  It was beautiful!

 This is us after waking up at 3am and driving a few hours to the Logan temple.  It was beautiful. 

Cailie and I doing a little kung fu!  We had a great time.  

We learned a lot about gaining friendships, gaining a testimony, and becoming virtuous young women.  These are an amazing group of youth, and I am honored I get to spend so much time with them!  It was amazing watching these girls grow closer to God, and know that they will strive to STAND up against the crazy world and be a girl of faith and conviction.   A young women of virtue and integrity.  They strengthened me this week!

Our FLOWERS!

Ok, I must admit... I really did a good job with these flowers!  ha ah  Just take a look.  Here is our yard in the spring with the new bulbs I planted:

I did alternating Red and pink tulips.  Yellow daffodils and some purple crocus.  It was a LOT of bulbs.  But it kinda looked bare.  Pretty, but bare.

 Then came along the planting season for SUMMER flowers!  YAY!  I planted petunias, marigolds, zinnias from seed, and Many more flowers.  I planted a few hundred flowers in our little front yard.

This is just after planting at the beginning of the summer....

And then... here are a few pics of our yard towards the middle of the summer.

 Ok... this is my patriotic row.  Red, white, and blue for our soldiers!  

We sure love you grandma Lynn and uncle Jake!

 Kaylee helped me with the flowers in the front... Therefore, there is a LOT of PINK!

 Isn't this orange Zinnia pretty!  I love it!

 Ok... so the kids wanted to pose for the camera while I was taking pics of the yard.  They thought it would make for a good pic.  ha ha

 Our flowers are even bigger now, and even more full.  The rock by Kaylees feet is nearly covered with pink petunias.  We have bachelor buttons, verbena, dyanthus, gladiolas, HUGE zinnias, mums, day lilies, asters, lilacs, a curb trim of purple alyssum.  For not knowing pretty much anything about gardening... I think I did a pretty good job.  ;)  I will add some more pics to complete the post.

Fish Lake

 We went to Kyles family reunion on his moms side at Fish Lake (utah).  It was gorgeous but rainy and cold the first day. 

 When the clouds parted, we went on a few adventures.  Kaylee was a posing animal!  Isn't she a cutie pie!

 Kellie and I did a little JUMPING action! 

 Konnor and Kaylee played laser tag with their cousin Brayden.  Konnor LOVED that!  I think we might have found a future Christmas present for him!  ;)

 If you are wondering, yes, that dock was UNDER water! 

 Look at Konnors cute dimples!  I just want to squeeze him!  Ok, I did.

Kase was loving the fun attention he was getting from his aunties and big sis! 

It was a fun time with family.  We ate really good food and played badminton, cards, went on hikes!  It was so nice to just be out in the wilderness, and enjoying the beauty around us.  Sorry not too wordy, but at least I posted.  ha ha