Way behind

Sorry life has a crazy way of being really busy. I will get better about blogging since it is a way to remember the little things. Since my last post Andy found a great job!!!! He love it. I haven't seen him this happy for awhile. So I'm very happy for him and our family. He is even home before the kids get home from school which is nice. He is still going to school which is hard to get a balance between family, school and work but it's getting there. I'm still doing pampered chef and have been busy with that, also still serving at spag. Lyss started 1st grade and likes it. She love to go and play with her friends and learn lots. Chase is doing great in kindergarten. He's is getting so smart and getting his homework done the first day he brings it home. Blake is in preschool and for the most part loving it. He has to take his candy corn to school with him otherwise he doesn't want to be there, if we could manage to get him to go to primary I would love it. Miss Maddie is getting so big!!! She had her 2nd birthday. I can't believe that my baby is 2!!! She has gotten so big I will have to post some pictures when it isn't so late. I promise to get better about my blog. My inlaws got back from there mission and things are going well. It has been some getting used to. But hopefully things will go well. That's it for now. Enjoy some pictures.

Life has tender moments

Life is crazy sometimes. It is funny how things happen and you never understand why or know how you will get through things. But somehow you just do. Andy and I have been looking for a job for months now and still haven't gotten one. I guess that we just haven't found the right job. I know it is out there, and yet it is so far away. I have been feeling better and as the weeks go by, I get more energy to do more things. I have tried not to get stressed out, but sometimes it just doesn't work. Worrying about how things are going to work out, jobs, kids, and etc. We found out the other night that my Uncle passed away. My heart just broke for my family. I know that he isn't in pain anymore. It hit me that you never know what is going to happen so to take each day and live for it. Enjoy every moment. I know for me some moments are really tough and I just wish that I could hide but I know that wouldn't solve any problem. I am grateful that I have a wonderful husband who takes care of me and the kids. He is always there to help when needed. I have come to appreciate the little things. The kids are a huge blessing in our live, they bring joy most of the time. I wouldn't change things at all. I am having a easier time looking towards the future. Maddie has crawled out of her crib, we moved her to a big girl bed, and she is doing great. That means no more crib for us. The kids are getting easier to handle the older they are getting. I am grateful that I have each one of them. I think that we are ready to take the next leap of faith and do what we need to do. I know there is a plan for everything, it might not be what we want to do, but if we follow it, it always turns out for the better. I have come to learn alot of things over the past couple of months. Never take things for granted. Life is full of storms, you just have to learn to dance in the rain. I hope that someday I can understand everything that has happened and take the experiences and help someone out. Thanks for listening to my feelings, and my vents. I can get my feelings out on my blog. It is also a journal for me to write to.

Long overdue

This blog is long overdue. We have had alot going on. So here is a little update on us.

Andy is still looking for a job, he has gone to some interviews. He continues to do really well in school and has almost completed 14 hours already!!! WAHOO!!! Lys graduated from kindergarten and is on her way to 1st grade. (I feel old) She is enjoying the summer and having fun with her friends. Chaser's graduated from preschool and is looking forward to going to kindergarten. He is very excited because his really good friends are in his class. He has been enjoying the summer and playing with his friends. B-Will has been keeping us busy, he went to summer preschool and loves it. He likes to play with his friends and ride his bike. He says that he is going to be a racer just like grandpa. Miss Maddie is getting so big. She is talking alot more and loves to be outside. She follows the kids around and wants to be with them alot, we are in trouble when they go to school because they keep her busy. Me well I got really sick the beginning of May and they didn't know what was going on, then the end of May, after several er visit and almost being hospitalized. I had a hysterectomy they found that I had adomenosis (where the glands attack the uterus making it very painful and it was scary. I also had to have blood transfusion. I am slowly recovering. I feel better then I have in months!!! I am planning on going back to work, and I am still looking for a job. The kids keeps me busy and so does pampered chef. Oh I forgot to add that 5 weeks after surgery I fixed one of B-Will toys with a screwdriver and just set it in my lap, well Miss Maddie fell down some of the stairs so I got up to get her and the screwdriver fell on the floor just as I put my foot down and I stepped on it, puncturing my foot and falling which in turns sprained my ankle. Yes I have to worst luck in the whole world. Hopefully things will get better. Not to mention that 2 weeks before Chaser's fell and gave himself his first concussion. I told the nurse that we are just going to make a standing appt for every week, so then we won't be in there. I think that brings us up to date. I will get better about posting.

My Son is the best Caption Jack

Tonight was my Son preschool program. And I must day that he is the best Captain Jack ever!!!! It was good to see him preform. He is so shy around us, but not tonight he was great!!! I will post some pictures tomorrow morning.

Anyone out there??? Update

Is anyone out there, do people actually read my blog or am I just talking to myself? I know there are people out there. Sometimes I just feel that there isn't anyone. Things are going really well with Andy doing school. He goes into hibernation for 5 or 6 hours during the day. Yes he is still here at the house, we don't bother him. He is usually done with school by the time the kids have to go to school. It is nice spending time with him while the kids are at school and then I work during the night. After the kids go to bed he does more school. Hopefully he won't get tired of it. He is still looking for jobs, but hasn't found anything yet. B-Will started preschool this week and loves it. It gives him something to do and he feels important that he gets to go to his own school. Lys is doing well in school and is getting excited for the summer. Chasers is enjoying school and being able to play with friends in the neighborhood. He misses the trampoline and keeps asking his dad if we can put it in the front yard. Umm that answer is a BIG NO!!!! As for me, well I have had better days. My issues have come back and I ended up in the er with a burst cyst again. So I have had to take it easy lately. Work is really crazy busy right now, so now isn't a good time to miss work, but oh well. Something will come. We are very grateful for what we have. It is true you never realize what you had until it's gone. I think that we have become better with our attitudes and life is alot less stressful. Moving out of our house was definitely the hardest thing that I have ever done. Who know what will happen to the house, I still can't go over there. Maybe one of these day it will happen. We are still working with the lawyers but it is a ongoing thing. I have never talked about the house or what happened on our blog, for awhile it was too hard and I didn't want anyone to judge us for things. I have come to the conclusion that I need to tell people what happened and share our experiences with others so that it doesn't happen to them. So here is the short story. Our 1st mortgage company embezzled a year's worth of payments. Made everything look good on our statements, then our mortgage got sold to another mortgage company. We didn't find out about things until December. We are still fighting the mortgage company, but needless to say we had to move out of our house. I never thought in my mind thought that I would ever have to ask for help or live in a families home. I am grateful that we had a place to go and I appreciate my in-laws for letting us live in there house while Andy does school and can get a better job. I am starting to feel at home. It has been a hard thing for me, but I am feeling better about it now. I have started to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Life is a crazy ride, but it is so worth it. Thanks everyone for your support, prayer, and calls. They have really helped. Without them I don't know how we would have made it through some of the trials we have had. At one time they were just one on top of the other, and we didn't know why or what we were suppose to get out of it. But I am slowing learning alot already, and I'm sure there is always more to learn along the way.

Navuoo

I had mention that we went to Navuoo in March. Here are some pictures from there. We had a wonderful experience. You could feel the spirit of the pioneers so strong. We loved it. Here is a little about our trip. We had to leave earlier then we were planning because a storm was coming in and the road would be closed. So we left Tuesday after Lys got out of school and we drove all the way to Cheyenne Wy. Then the next day we stopped at Cabela's and let the kids walk around and look at everything. Got some lunch and headed towards Omaha. I personally have never been out of Wyoming so I can now add more states to my list of where I have been. We stayed with friends in Omaha that night and we were ahead of the storm. We woke up Wednesday morning to tons of snow outside. The kids were asking us if they could make a snowman, the answer was no we needed to get on the road. We ended up getting to Nauvoo Thursday dinner time. The kids were so excited to see Grandma and Grandpa plus they were in a car for a long time. Needless to say they were running around like crazy Indians. On Friday we went and explored Old town Navuoo, went on a wagon ride, saw some of the houses and mainly just relaxed. This was a vacation that was well needed. Saturday was Mom and Dad's p-day so we got to see the sites with them. It was really fun and it is an experience that we will never forget. Sunday we went to Carthidge Jail, another awesome experience and the spirit was so strong. Thanks to my Mother-in-law for watching the little ones so that we could tour it together. I think the thing that made it special is our tour guide was legally blind, and he did the complete tour. It was awesome. We also got to see Andy's parents perform in a play. It was cool to see them sing and dance. I think the highlight for the kids was when their Grandpa got to do the kick in the program. We left Monday for home, we took the trip easy and got home on Wednesday. We even got to go to an indoor water park for the kids on the way home. It was a wonderful time to spend together as a family. It made life not seem so hard, compared to what the pioneers had to go through. I couldn't even imagine what it would be like. I have come to understand why everyone has trials in life to make us stronger. Things have defiantly been rough the past couple of months, but we are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel and appreciate what we have, and all of our family members, the support we have had, and know that we are not alone. Which makes things better. I am grateful for my children and my husband and know that he is doing the best he can. I also realized that I wouldn't have had any of the kids if I would have had them in pioneer times, especially Maddi. Five months of bed rest and excellent Dr and nurses and modern medicine keep her in and alive and I am grateful for that. She is such a blessing in our lives. I promise I will get better about keeping our blog up to date. I hope everyone enjoys the pictures.

Way behind

I thought that I would take a quick min and send a little update, it has been a long time since I have updated our blog. Life has been kindof crazy. We had a wonderful Christmas, I will get pictures up as soon as I can. We moved the end of February into Andy's parents house. His parents are on a mission in Navuoo and we will be taking care of things while they are gone. The begining of the week that we moved Andy was laid off from his job, they were doing cut backs, he was one of 14 people to go. It was really hard, but has time as gone by I have realized that is actually has been a blessing in disguse. We were able to go to Navuoo the first part of March and visit Andy's mom and dad. We had a great time, even though it was 1300 miles one way. The kids did great both on the way and back. We stopped at many different places to let the kids play. I had never been past Wyoming. I also have pictures of that, I will post those too. Thanks for everyones support through this hard time, but we are finding that we are closer together then we have been before and that many blessing have come from our trials. I will try and get better about updating our blog and I will get the pictures loaded as soon as we can.

Blake's Birthday

Well our baby boy has now turned 3!!!! All I can say is where have the years gone. He is the most get into everything, see how everything works child that we have had. I for the most part love watching his mind work. He loves toys and anything that he can do to help out around the house or take things apart or get into any kind of liquid he does. He is very blonde. He love to cuddle still in the morning if I am in bed he will come and cuddle me for alittle. It is the best. Here are some fun pictures we took of him and his birthday party. We asked him where he would like to go and he choose Spaghetti Factory. We had fun and he got what he wanted Mickey Mouse train and hanny manny motorcycle. Here are also pictures of his cake before it was destroyed by him because hanny manny had to sink into the cake. LOL