Moments of Love!

You know, at times as a mother, I have tried to figure out what it is that makes my kids behave the way they do towards each other. There are those days when I am pretty certain they would be happy if they never had to see one or the other again. Then, there are these precious moments when I don't have to make them love each other, I don't have to threaten them to be nice, they just do it. They pick the craziest times to show they care and I am just grateful for cameras to capture those moments that they, I am sure, didn't want mom to see. These are the moments that make being a parent the most rewarding thing I could be doing right now! These are the times that catch my breath and make my heart beat just a little bit faster... they are moments of love.

I Love to see the Temple

I have always loved to see Temples! They stand as a brilliantly, beautiful witness that we are God's children and we do have a purpose here in this life. My testimony however, has grown in leaps and bounds as I get the chance to attend a temple so close I can see it up on the hill from my house!! I can see it's shining beauty when I go out for a run and it stands there in front of me. I can see it as I go to Rexburg for errands and I feel so blessed to have something so beautiful that I can go to and teach my children about! I trully do love to see the Temple!!

Our Dodge Durango

This is our wonderful vehicle several years ago. This SUV. has become a part of our family. It has travelled hundreds of thousands of miles and its dependability has been counted on more than any vehicle should have to hold up to. I am saddened to say that it is sitting quietly in the parking lot of a mechanic shop right now and we are pretty sure that she is on her last leg. As much as it pains us to say, we are going to have to get a new vehicle soon. I just have to say, that if all Dodge Durangos run as amazingly as ours has, for as long as ours did, they are well worth owning. We are sad to see it sitting there as we drive by and hope we can get things taken care of soon. Finacially and emotionally, we are sad that our vehicle is not working properly anymore.

The Boys of Fall

Football season has begun!!! Mason is having soooo much fun playing and to top off the fact that he is playing a sport he has looked forward to forever, he also gets his dad as his head coach! Mason has already had to have x-rays, been buried by piles of his rival teams, and had his body smashed, poked, scratched, and pulled and he loves the game even more because of it!! I have not figured out how a game that causes so much pain could be not just loved but looked forward to, but I have really enjoyed watching my little boy grow and change because of this responsibility and challenge. A side note, Mason's team has still not gotten their jerseys that we paid way too much for (NO COMMENT) so, he is either wearing a blue Boise State shirt or the #91 Cureton Jersey. I told him that I won't recognize him when he has his own jersey because I will still be looking for #91 Cureton. This is a fun time and I love sharing it with him and the rest of our family!

FIREWORKS!!!

If you miss your city's firework show, you must be incredible slackers... or at least that's what we thought before our neighborhood broke out all of the fireworks that they had gone to Wyoming to buy. We found out very quickly that Wyoming fireworks are some GOOD fireworks. What is not legal in Idaho is in Wyoming and we got a fantastic show from it! It was a good 4th my camera just didn't capture it like I had hoped but here is a peak at the fun!

Oh, What do you do in the Summertime?

Oh, what do you do in the summertime when all the world is green? Do you try to act cool, or play by the pool, or ride on the Carousel high? Is that what you do, so do I!!!

FIRE! FIRE!!

There was a fire out on some land not too far from Rexburg and it turned the skies dark and creepy! Lots of people from our ward worked out by the fire and they had to be evacuated! It was taken care of before it did too much damage but it made for an interesting view for a couple of days!

Yellowstone and Good Company

We had the chance to have Mark's brother Keven and his wife, Angie and little baby Carter come and visit us earlier in July! It is always soooo fun when we get together and we made it even more exciting by taking a trip up to Yellowstone while they were visiting. We got to see amazing views and wonders of nature plus we got poured on!! The rain came down just as we all got to "Old Faithful" but that didn't stop us, we just got wet and enjoyed the view! It was a great time and we made some fun memories!