Happy Thanksgiving!

I know this is a couple days early, but we're leaving town tomorrow and I wanted to make sure to wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving! Adam and I are lucky enough to be enjoying two Thanksgivings this year -- Thursday with some of his family, and Friday with mine. I'm super excited to see everyone and of course stuff my face with all the yummy food too. Everyone travel safely this holiday!

P.S. I just wanted to say thanks to all of you that have expressed love and concern for my brother's family, and my own family as well, after my last blog post. I'm sorry if I came across really sad - I'm not - it's just been a rough couple weeks and it doesn't help that my hormones are already out of whack being pregnant and all. :) Thank you again!

Be Still, My Soul

Sometimes I wish I had just the right words to say. That I could tell you all exactly how I'm feeling and you would understand. I have not been blessed with that gift.

Without going into much detail, my sister in law delivered her twins at 28 weeks. For reasons we do not fully understand, one of their sons passed away, and one fights everyday for his life in the NICU.

It's times like these that the veil seems so thin and I can feel my Heavenly Father's and Savior's love for me as an individual. It's times like these that I find myself pondering what's truly important in this life. It's times like these that I wish I could see into the future and know that everything will be okay. It's times like these that I realize that everything is the Lord's Hands, and though this is so hard, that the Lord loves us and understands our pain.

I love my family so much. Each and every member. I want you all to know that. I also love the Savior. I have felt His love and felt peace from heaven everyday during these last two weeks.

This hymn has brought me much peace this week. If I could express the words to one of the ways my heart feels right now, this would be it.




Be Still, My Soul
1. Be still, my soul: The Lord is on thy side;
With patience bear thy cross of grief or pain.
Leave to thy God to order and provide;
In ev'ry change he faithful will remain.
Be still, my soul: Thy best, thy heav'nly Friend
Thru thorny ways leads to a joyful end.

2. Be still, my soul: Thy God doth undertake
To guide the future as he has the past.
Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;
All now mysterious shall be bright at last.
Be still, my soul: The waves and winds still know
His voice who ruled them while he dwelt below.

3. Be still, my soul: The hour is hast'ning on
When we shall be forever with the Lord,
When disappointment, grief, and fear are gone,
Sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored.
Be still, my soul: When change and tears are past,
All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

Text: Katharina von Schlegel, b. 1697;
trans. by Jane Borthwick, 1813-1897

Birthday Dress #2

Here's my beautiful Adalyn in her beautiful birthday dress from G-ma and G-pa Grover. She wasn't quite as cooperative in this "photo shoot" as she was in her last one, but still cute none the less. Thanks Grandma for her dress. We both love it!

And of course I never forget how cute Mieley is too!

I just love my girls so much! They're growing up way too fast!

Utah Jazz

Adam and I got to go on Wednesday to a Jazz vs Trail Blazers game. It was one of the best games I've ever seen (atleast in person that is)! I brought my camera to Utah, but forgot to bring it into the game. Oh well. And even though it was a quick get away for Adam and I. . it was well worth it. THANKS Peggy for the tickets, Danny-yell and Todd for going with us, and last but not least, Jandy and Troy for taking care of our kids!!!

Did YOU Vote???

Just to get you in the spirit: :)

~ Vote for the man who promises least. He'll be the least disappointing. ~
Bernard Baruch

~ Half of the American people never read a newspaper. Half never voted for President. One hopes it is the same half. ~
Gore Vidal

~It is fast approaching the point where I don't want to elect anyone stupid enough to want the job. ~
Erna Bombeck

Happy VOTING!

Birthday Dress

Adalyn got two very pretty dresses for her birthday this year (coincidentally a dress from each set of grandparents ). Here's the dress she got from Grandma Bradshaw. THANKS GRANDMA! She looks so grown up to me now! Next week she'll have to model off the other dress. Such a lucky girl!

Halloween

We had a very fun Halloween. Thursday night we had a neighborhood party, and Friday we had a party at my brother and sister in law's house. Thanks to everyone for the great times! Adalyn can't wait until next year when she gets to do this all again. And I'll have 3 kids to take trick-or-treating by this time next year. That's a weird thought.

I love seeing the excitement on Mieley's face here. This is after she won a cupcake at the neighborhood party by doing a cake walk.

Here's most of the neighborhood kids that were at the party. They were all too cute!

Here's Halloween night at the party. Adam's with his wizard brother Troy. Troy's costume was awesome! Adam and I went western - but the funny part was Adam wore pleather pants! It was hilarious!

YEEEEE-HHHAAAWWW!! I know, not the best costumes this year, but atleast we tried!

Oooohh, scary teeth Adalyn!


Adam with his parents. Do you see any family resemblance?

Just a funny picture!

Thanks again Troy and Jandy for the party at your house. It was A LOT of fun!!!