Bug got HITCHED!!!

My sis in law, Andrea got married on Saturday! Here's some pictures that I TOTALLY pirated from her friends on facebook...haha... ::I need a camera Steven!::



Melissa Howes and Andrea! I love Melissa!!! She's HILLARIOUS!


Claire caught the bouquet, but then gave it to JL....awww...how cute!



I guess JT was trying to catch the bouquet too!!!





AWWW...tender! They are adoreable!

They were nice to eachother! I'm surprised!!! haha!

Andrea is the most beautiful bride EVER!!!

Here's their group of friends...these girls are AWESOME!!!

Congratulations Cade and Bug!!! We love you both so much! Thanks for making JL feel special by being your flower girl! It was so nice of you to include her! Hope to see you two soon!!!

Monica ROCKS!

I have had a good friend since I was pregnant with JL. The first day I met her,I noticed that she was also expecting. I asked her when her due date was and she said OCTOBER 5th! I said...No way! Me too! And that was the start of it all! We've called eachother (mostly me) since then to talk about what our little ones are up to, and i've often called on her for advice. She came to JL's show and teach and since my camera is broken, took TONS of pictures and gave them to me on a CD. HOW NICE! She also made a video of JL'S HORSE...LOL it's darling! THANKS MONICA!
Here's some pictures!


Grandpa asking the 1st graders questions...

My little cowboy...

Joshua choosing who gets to answer the question...

I was able to lead Jimbo around for awhile...pretending that I know what i'm doing!

JS also helped lead the horse around...thanks buddy!

JS and Monica's son Brenden....we were pregnant with those two at the same time, also! fun fun!

We were so excited to let Brenden ride! Look at his smile!

JL showed em how to ride! Good job big girl!

Steven and I let her go around the soccer field for a little while...

She's a real cowgirl! And those are HER horses!!!

JT had a great time!!! He's another little cowboy!

Another picture of the 1st grade! Thanks Mrs. Atkinson and Mrs. Anderton!

My little horse lovers! I wonder where they got it from???

Dad showed them how to go fast!!

WAY TO GO JL!!! That was the funnest show and teach!!! Thanks again to Grandpa and Andrea for coming up and bringing Jimbo and Bunny!!! It was a blast for the whole school!!!!

Why? Because...

Sometimes when really sad things happen, I try to remember not to ask why? My family has gone through a really sad thing the last couple of days, and everytime I ask the question why, I try to remind myself that it's because. Does that make any sense?
I know that there are some things that are so hard to explain, and there's really no answer to the question why. But when this happends, I simply bear my testimony to myself in my head. I want to also put it out here in the blogosphere.
I KNOW that families can be together forever. I KNOW that Heavenly Father gave us faith, hope, charity and love and that the greatest is LOVE. I LOVE my family, and am grateful to be with them for eternity. I KNOW that we are never alone. I KNOW that the scriptures are like a road map that can lead us into eternity. I KNOW that the gospel has been restored to the earth. I KNOW that life is hard, but if you just keep going, and endure it, that you will be blessed.
I want my parents and my siblings to know that I love them. I want them all to be happy with all of my heart. I think of them, and pray for them sometimes hourly. I want them to know of my testimony, that it is stong, and never fails me. I am not perfect, but I try to improve every day.
I don't want to think of the why...it won't get me anywhere. I want to think of the promises that have been given to me if I remain faithful...just because.

BUSTED!!!

Thanks everyone for your advice on the drug house 'cross the street! hehe! They got BUSTED yesterday...wahoo!
I was just about to walk out the door to get JL from school and as soon as JS opened the door, there were two undercover cops in our front yard with guns drawn and bullet proof vests on. All they said was, 'INSIDE'. So I said, "yes sir!" and shut the door! JS was like, 'um Mom, those guys had guns!' Thanks Angie for bringing JL home from school for me! They busted into the house and even arrested a 'customer' during the raid! hehe! What an idiot!
Thanks again for listening to my rant and for the good advice...can't wait to move! Sometime!

ALL those babies...

...So Kelly had an AWESOME shower at her home for Julie who is due with baby Claire in July. It was so much fun!

Last year must have been a year for love, because look at what happend!

From left to right: Truman (Amy's baby 4 1/2 months), William (Alana's baby 2 1/2 months), Matthew Dean (Maleia's baby 2 1/2 months), Caleb (Cami's baby 2 months), Rusty (Kelly's cute baby 6 1/2 weeks), Jonathan (Rachel's baby 6 1/2 weeks).**William and Matthew were born only 1 day apart! Rusty and Jonathan were born only 13 hours apart!

All these BOYS! They are soo much fun! It was fun to see all of them (finally) and get to hold them.. I was able to hold 'RUSbabyT' for quite a bit and LOVED IT! He is such a doll, Kelly! It was a good feeling to have a baby in my arms again. They were ALL adoreable! WAY to GO you crazy mamas!!!

Thanks, Kelly for always hosting such fun get togethers for us! You are the best and we all love you to pieces!

AREN'T they sooo cute?!!! It will be fun to go to all their farewells when they get all grown up...shoot i'll be OLD by then. Let's not think about that...

Kudos to Grandpa...

Two weeks ago on Monday, Janie went back to school for the first time since her surgery. I worried about her all day long...'how is she doing?' and 'I hope she's not running at recess'...
I picked her up, and to my surprise, she was doing really well! She jumped in the car, and told me that the next week she was going to be wildcat of the week! I was so excited for her, and then she told me that along with being wildcat of the week, she was in charge of the 'show and teach' on Wednesday. Her class doesn't do 'show and tell' because there's certain kids that have a lot and some that don't have much, so they bring something to school and show their class something that they 'know how to do'. Anyway...long story, short...she said she wanted Grandpa to bring the horses from Beaver and show the kids how to ride. LOL! I told her that she could call Grandpa and ask him herself!!! Well, she called, and he said 'Ok see ya Wednesday!'
So Wednesday morning, Janie went off to school while Grandpa drove 4 hours with 2 horses and Janie's cute Aunt Andrea all the way here! Janie introduced 'her horses' and her Grandpa, and then Doug taught them about the quarter horse and how to saddle them. Then Janie got on and rode around the field. The kids LOVED it! It was so much fun!
Unfortunately, my camera is broken, so I had my good friend Monica bring her camera and take pictures! She took 74 pics and will give them to me on a CD! How nice is she???!!! THANKS Monica!!!
I will post them as soon as I have some!!! THANKS again Grandpa! You made Janie's whole day and probably whole rest-of-the-school-year!!!

Carrie's tag...

...Aunt Carrie tagged me in a picture tag.

Choose the 6th picture from your 6th folder and tell about it...

LOL...this is JT's 1st birthday picture...
He's always been a good eater, and I love this shirt that my cousin Lindsay bought him. It has a bottle on it and says..."Seek and Enjoy". That is his mission in life, still.
I love this little man!!
I tag Monica, Heidi, Heather P, Angie S, Jenny M, and Haylee W!