Just Chillin'...

We went to the opening Jazz game Wednesday night. Our friend Drew came with us because he was going to babysit for us, but we decided instead to take him and take turns watching the kids outside of the game at the mall (We only have two season tickets). Instead when I was walking by the Delta Center this guy handed me three free tickets, so my boys and I got to go in for the whole game as well. It was fun. The boys were actually very well behaved! Go Jazz!!!Then on Thursday I took the boys to the mall to see if we could find David a better Halloween costume and guess what... I got his costume for 75% off. Plus 20% off of that. The costume was at the Disney store for only $8. It was a Peter Pan costume, but we called him Robin Hood. The costume was so cheap that I let them each pick out a $4 toy. How cute...
They are the best. Stay tuned for Halloween Pictures. I am going to take a test today at the BYU testing center for one of my classes, then if I have time I'll post Halloween, if not, I'll post them tommorrow.

If the Savior Stood Beside Me...

It was the primary program yesterday in our ward. I love to see the little children singing and hear their words of wisdom. My own little David did such a great job! And then this little 4 year old girl sang "Tell me the stories of Jesus" SOLO. It was beautifully sweet. Anyways, one of the songs that they sang I love the words and music too. And I wanted to post them here...

1.
If the Savior stood beside me, would I do the things I do?
Would I think of His commandments and try harder to be true?
Would I follow His example? Would I live more righteously
If I could see the Savior standing nigh, watching over me?

2.
If the Savior stood beside me, would I say the things I say?
Would my words be true and kind if He were never far away?
Would I try to share the gospel? Would I speak more reverently
If I could see the Savior standing nigh, watching over me?

3.
“He is always near me, though I do not see Him there,
And because He loves me dearly, I am in His watchful care.
So I’ll be the kind of person that I know I’d like to be
If I could see the Savior standing nigh, watching over me.”

Momma and Joey time...

I try to spend a lot of time with my boys on the days I do not have school. This was one of those days. Joey and I went to the mall and decided to get a Coldstone Ice Cream and share it. We got one called birthday something, because it was the day after my birthday, and it consists of brownie for mom, and sprinkles for Joey, mixed in cakebatter flavored icecream. YUMMY!
It was so much fun hanging out with just the two of us.
Joey really is a sweet boy!

Lately... IT"S FALL!

Here are a few things we have been doing to enjoy the Fall weather....Dave took the boys outside yesterday to play in leaves and make a scarecrow. I didn't do too well getting the camera out for all of it, but I did have my phone and took these two.
David and Joey at Albertsons. I thought this was cute and they wanted to take a picture anyway so I agreed.
I tried to get everyone to put their heads in here, but noone else would. Love my Joey!
We went to a corn maze family place for FHE with some neighbors.
We love this time of year!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME!!!!!

AND TO THE WOMAN WHO GAVE ME LIFE...here is a shout out to you.Stay tuned for 27 reasons I love you mom!
I am 27 now, thus the reason for 27...
(Is it bad to just go back in and add things to a post??? Well here goes for the 27 reasons I love and appreciate my mom...)
1. She is beautiful inside and out. (Look at how beautifully she has gone gray.)
2. She is patient. (She has four out of five of her kids living with her now.)
3. She's got a beautiful singing voice. (She sings in the Heritage Choir in St. George, and I miss hearing her singing in sacrament meeting.)
4. She went to almost every girls camp I did as a YW. (The only reason I know this is because one year I really missed hearing her singing "Oh what a beautiful morning" at the but crack of dawn.)
5. She is a team player and gets stuff done. (If you give her an assignment she always goes above and beyond to help.)
6. She is supportive. (She lets me make my own decisions and then supports me in them whether she likes them or not.)
7. She is dependable. (This kinda goes along with 5, but if I need her she is there!)
8. She is respectful of mine and others space and always has been.(Growing up I could have left my journal out and knew that she would not read it.)
9. She is a peacemaker. (She has my two older brothers at her house now... and if you know their relationship you know it takes a peacemaker to live with them together.)
10. She is loyal!
11. She listens super well, and only shares her opinion when asked. (This is huge for me, I have had to learn from her example.)
12. She is sooo honest. (I have learned this from her and tried to follow her example as well.)
13. She is a great example. (Don't all of these examples testify of that?)
14. She is a wonderful grandma. (She loves my boys and the and the other 8 grandkids that are living with her. She doesn't even call the step ones, "step" they are her grandkids too!)
15. She works hard (even still) for her family.
16. She loves her family! (ALL OF THEM, she has nine brothers and sisters, and practically knows all 30+ of their kids names and birthdays by heart.)
17. She loves my dad and always did! (As do I, he was the BEST dad ever.)
18. Did I say her gray hair is amazing and BEAUTIFUL!
19. She has a beautiful smile.(When she uses it, she is definitely not cheesie.)
20. She welcomes people in her home anytime. (All through the years I couldn't even tell you how many people we had living with us. It was a party!)
21. She is giving. (She would do anything she possibly could for me or anyone else.)
22. She shares her extras. (She has got this great craft room that I usually use stuff from when I go there, I don't even need to go to the craft store, she's got it all right there.)
23. She is talented. (Singing-which was previously mentioned, she can sew just about anything, she can paint just about anything, she can nit just about anything, need I say more? You should see some of the quilts and afghans she has done.)
24. She is very forgiving. (She may not forget, but she can surely forgive! I was a tiny bit of a stinker and she still loves me but she sometimes doesn't let me forget.)
25. She gave me life!!!!
26. She is thoughtful. (Always the first to call me on my birthday and other occassions.)
27. AND LASTLY, but certainly not least... SHE LOVES ME!
I hope you all know and love my mom a little more because of this. She is great! I love you mom!
This is my mom and I when we went to get my little bro. from his mish in Rome, Italy.

My In-Laws

Ok so I must admit that I think I have the best in-laws ever. They are just about as quirky and crazy as my husbands in-laws....These are My in-laws, Dave's parents, Truman and Carol. They are such great parents and terrific grandparents. This is at the Christus statue on temple square in Salt Lake City. This is the day before they entered the MTC in Provo to prepare for their mission to the West Indes.
This is the whole fam damily after Truman and Carol's "farewell talks" the last weekend in September. (We were only missing one nephew, Sajen.)
Truman is the only grandpa to three of his childrens', children, if that makes sense. What a great guy! I am greatful for their example to our children of serving a mission. In their set apart blessings they were promised that their family would be taken care of in their absence better than they could do if they were here themselves. Thank the LORD cuz we'll use all the help we can get!
This is such a sweet picture if you know what it is... This is my husband and his sweet mother saying good bye. He is the baby of the family and his siblings would argue, probably the favorite. We love you!

Thoughts...

I keep thinking so many thoughts about life lately. I learn so many things from reading others blogs. I read blogs about writing a book on faith building experiences, the loss of a child, to life after an airplane crash, to surviving leukemia, to regular everyday joys and struggles. I blog on a yummy recipe site, and on a mormon voices site and on my own. I seriously learn something new everyday and am uplifted and inspired by all of you. Thank you for sharing your talents with me and so many others. We truly are a blessed generation. Life is Good. God is Good! Tonight we went up Provo canyon with some of my friends from the MSW program for a get together, roasting marshmallows and hot dogs. It was a lot of fun to meet their spouses and kids. I am grateful for this learning opportunity! I took these pictures of our little family up there before it got too dark.I loved this shot of Dave and David, I edited it to get a closer view.
Three of my most favorite people. I love these boys! The weather is nice and the leaves are all turning colors up there, it was wonderful.