Medival Times

Sat-we went to Cedar City-my birth town!!- to spend time with my cute Sister Tiffany and her wonderful family- It was so nice to spend time with her and her new hubby-Brian and her 2 sweet girls- We went to the Renisance(?) Fair – it was alot of fun -sorry the pics are crazy they have been givin me a hard time- i will post video later of the Camel ride-

Swimming with the Sharks

THe kids have turned into fish lately-having a pool across the street and it being 100+ degrees doesn’t help- Every night after Grant gets home it’s dinner, scriptures, prayers and then swimming- the kids are loving it!! i am not sure who has more fun Daddy or the munchkins.

Lucky me!

Yes I have always said how lucky I am to have Grant as my hubby tonight we were out of milk so I called and said ” Could you please drop by and get some milk on the way home?” He says “Sure, no problem” Well he gets home with with the milk and these……………………………

Teaching the kids how a man loves a woman

Teaching the kids how a man loves a woman

Girls this is how a mommy should be treated

I can’t stop smiling!!!! LUCKY ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Another day in Paradise

Today is just a fun day-the bug man came to spray and we vacated the house- we went to some of my favorite stores and walked around -even with 5 kids it was nice- Now I am listening to 4 girls playing hair salon- 2 boys playing games and 1 boy trying to play with everyone and 1 sweet girl sleeping- I am so greatful to be close to family- I am loving every minute of it-

Our prayers go out to Uncle Danny and his family- We lost My Step-dad Allens sis-in law yesterday-she will be greatly missed and our hearts and prayers are with thier family-

Euphoria……….almost

Wow! Life seems to be on super high speed lately- After 2 hard weeks without Grant-packing and moving our whole house- a very tiring and stressful 3 day trip to Utah- One day of rest and then unloading and unpacking, unpacking, unpacking, unloading and unpacking, unpacking, unpacking, unloading and unpacking, unpacking, unpacking, unloading and unpacking, unpacking, unpacking, well you get the idea- we are finally settling in our new life- We love our rental- it’s beautiful and I am feeling very organized-don’t worry I still have  close to 100 boxes to unpack or at least it seems that way- I now am looking forward to Grant getting home instead of wondering when he is leaving- The kids are doing better Roman had a really hard time with all the boxes and the move-he kept calling for his house- After weeks of having 3 kids in bed all night I am greatful to be snuggling with my hubby instead-

Special thanks to Sister Ferrin-Sister English- Sister Worman- Sister Bishop-Sister Edwards and everyone else who helped me clean up and prepare to leave- Special thanks to my boys! Elders Anderson and Johnson- they were so great they came and did our yards for me and then on the day I left came and loaded up our car so I wouldn’t have to! I will miss them and the wonderful spirit they brought to our home and family- Amy, Julie and Teresa  thanks for helping with the kids and for always being there for me when I needed you!  You all have amazing sprirts ab0ut you and your love and compassion and friendship I will always value.

Since being here I have been able to spend some quality time with My Mom, my sisters, Tiffany, Hopie, Stef- still waiting for Heidi- I love being able to call my mom and say hey let’s go to lunch! i am only 35 minutes from her house! How fun is that!!!!!

Hopie and Mom came and helped with the unpacking it was the best feeling having them under my roof and just to see thier faces. Hopie took my kids the whole day of unloading-even Ava!!! Yes she is brave!!!! I love her so much! On Thursday her hubby was in a motorcycle accident and broke his pelvis-it is a miracle that he is doing as well as he is. Please keep them in your prayers. 

 We have got to spend some fun time with Tiffany and Brian and their little family-We are so happy to be close and get to know them all more and Sophia loves the girls so much she’s already asking when they are coming back-

HAPPY FATHERS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Grant!!!!!!!! Dad!!!!! Allen!!!!!!! Joseph!!!!!! I am so greatful to have Grant as the father of my kids, I will never know what I did to deserve someone so wonderful and loving!!!! We went to our new ward today-everyone was so nice and welcoming ……gotta go for now I will write more later

Last post in Oregon

The packers will be here tomorrow and then they will load us up on thursday- So this will be my last post here-we have had a wonderful time here and have met many life long friends-thanks to the Hagmans for feeding us last night it was so fun! It’s time to go home to Grant and my family and I can’t wait!!!!!

Bitter…….SWEET!!!!!

As I sit here typing this I am thinking about it being my last full Saturday in Oregon- Our time here has been filled with ups and downs- I love the beauty up here- it is truly some of the most beautiful country I have ever seen- i love being able to be at the Ocean in a little over a hour and the big city in 40 minutes- Being less then a hour to the Temple-there are  so many things to do here- I have loved being so close to the Columbia River it is so fun just to go to the park and have water right there- We have made some life long friends here- The Hagmans, Bradfields. Medinas to name a few- I will miss them all- We have loved having the Elders in our home-what a blessing-some of our faves-Elders Clayton, Reed, Wray, Snow, Nikol, Matheau, Huppie, Gison, Mcpherson, we have loved them all and the spirit they have brought to our family and our home- We have also had 2 amazing wards! They have welcomed us with open arms and we love them all- i have some wonderful visiting and home teachers-Thanks Paige for all you do and for Brother Worman for never missing us!

On of the biggest blessings of this time was having Grant home with us the past 5 months-I’m not saying that  it wasn’t without it’s moments but having him here when i needed him and him getting this time with the kids and so much time with Ava has been amazing. We have been apart for a week now and it feels like a lifetime-

SWEET!!!!! The most amazing part is that we are going HOME!!!! not just to visit but to live!!!!!!!!!!! I honestly never thought it would happen. It was so hard leaving our last visit I wanted to stay and now we get to!!! So even though this next week will be full of trials and me pulling out my hair I can’t wait!!!!!

A Short Sale? Bad Water-Sleep?

We finally got a offer on our house-not what we wanted but a offer-the market has changed so much since we bought our house a year ago-so now the offer is sent to the bank to see if they accept- It would be a blessing for it all to be done with.

Bad Water? The water main broke in town and we have been under a madatory water boil for the past 2 days and will be for another 2 days-Going to Walmart yesterday people were stocking up on water and bleach-reminds me of Hurricane’s-

Sleep? Since Grant has been gone I have had a bed full of animals- Roman, Sophia and Ava have been keeping me company at night- Sophia thinks Daddy’s side is lonely and Roman is taking advatage with Grant gone he is super clingy-Ava well she’s so cute how could i say no? i tell you I am looking forward to snuggling with someone taller and has hairier legs then me.

A Sneek Peek

of what you can expect in Utah

 

 

Also some fun pics of the kids and Sophia’s dental surgery

Blog Worthy?

Ok Ok I know that I am loved and all of that but not one mention of us moving to Utah in any of the families Blogs? What are you hoping we will change our minds? Well tooooooo Late!!! Grant started today at Andrus and Mom took him over to see our rental-we should hear today if we got it-I am getting packed and dealing with having 3 kids sleeping in my bed while daddy is away so get ready get set here we come…………………………….