Beau turned 28

Daddy had a Birthday! He turned 28! There are only 18 candles on the cake we ran out. We asked what he wanted for his birthday, he said a whole day of gaming so that's what he got!

Mango Strawberry Jam

I made mango strawberry frezzer jam. It looks yummy! And it is...I wanted to capture the processes but I lost my camera, then found it after I finished. I can't wait to make more!

My Little Fisherman

While we were on vacation in Oregon Nathan caught, cleaned,and ate his first fish. He was very proud of his first catchand it got bigger each time he told the story. So for those of you who heard it was huge here are the pictures to prove that it was! Nathan also recently learned how to shoot his very own BB gun. He is a natural, I have no pictuure because I'm not brave enough to go out while he has it (not really) I was busy shooting a pellet gun, it was awesome! We had fun this summer learning new things!

My Little Boy Scout

This happened a while ago, but I just found time to write about it. Daniel is now in cub scouts and LOVING every min. of it!He loves getting awards for completing something.

The 4th of July

This year we decided to go camping for the 4th. Beau was given camping supplies for Fathers Day, so I decided we needed to test them out.Since Yellowstone is only 80 miles away I thought that it would be fun.
We left friday afternoon, the first site we were given was well taken over by some rednecks that stole our table and had very colorful language, we didn't even get out of the car. We went and asked for a new spot, they gave it to us.
We stayed until monday, it was fun, but I am pretty sure yellowstone only has Buffalo because that's all we saw. aparaently everything else goes to bed in the afternoon.
The kids enjoyed camping but the best quote is from emma "mom are we going to drive around alot and then stop and look at nothing?" This was said on our second day at yellowstone. I replied "yep, that's what we're doing today".The boys played with their army men and staged battles then we created a rescue mission to save all the lost soldiers.To see more photos check out facebook.We made the best cobbler ever! It was chocolate cherry and super yummy!1 large can of cherry pie filling,1 chocolate cake mix(I used devils food), slice up 1 cube of butter on top and then 16oz of sprite on top of that. Cook until done, it took about 30min. we topped it with cool whip.
And this is my favorite picture! Overall we had a great weekend and came home exsausted.It was nice to not have any homework, and be able to spend all that time with the kids.

This weekend Daniel was Baptized. He did a great job, he only had to get dunked once! I'm so proud of my little man, he's going to be a great member of our church! Maybe even be able to serve a full time mission if he wants to. I love him very much, anyone that knows him knows he is a very special kid, with a kind heart. I have enjoyed watching him grow up into this handsome young man! Way to go Daniel, I love you!

My Testimony

Lately I have been feeling a little sad, because some of my siblings are inacctive in our church. I am not meaning this as preaching but I feel as though I should just simply bear MY Testimony. I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I have been taught right from wrong. Even though I made some BIG mistakes when I was younger, I still believed in the church and knew I needed to make it right. It was hard, and painful, and even embarrassing... but I did it. I know now that I grew from that experience. I love my Savior, I have partaken of his atonement. I know the power it has to change lives. I also know how powerful it is, and even if you've made mistakes you can be forgiven. All you have to do is pray and in some cases confess to the bishop. I love my family, my husband, my children and my brothers and sisters. I am so thankful I get to be with them for all of eternity. I KNOW with out a doubt that The Book of Mormon is true. I have prayed about it, I could tell you the very moment I gained a testimony. It was my freshman year of high school I started reading it so I could go to a pizza party and ended reading so I could know for myself. This testimony is what got me through high school having only a few friends and eating lunch alone most of the time. I wouldn't sacrifice my standards for friends, or boys. I made a commitment to myself that I wouldn't date outside of our faith and I never did. I know we are members of the true church. I know what prayers feel like when they aren't sincere and I know what they are like when they come from a heart that is ready to listen. There is a difference, I can't explain it fully but I can tell you I have felt it. The gospel has saved me, more than one time, in more than one way. I have suffered from depression, I have had suicidal thoughts, and the gospel saved me. I am happier than I have ever been and it is because I have friends that have my same beliefs, I'm not saying you can't be friends with people who do not attend our church, how else would we share the gospel? I'm saying it's much easier to live the way I was taught when I surround myself with people who have my same standards and respect me for keeping them instead of constantly challenging or mocking them. I say these things in the name of our loving Savior Jesus Christ.