Joel and Molly

Creative

2008-09-22T19:39:00.000-07:00

What happened to all the linens in the closet?

Oh yeah, silly me. Ethan made a trampoline on the stairs

Who would of thought? The funny thing is, his father and brother sat back and watched him do this. After the closet was empty he gathered anything that wasn't nailed down and added it to his collection.

Lesson Learned

2008-09-16T21:41:00.000-07:00

3 months ago we were lucky to meet a sweet 8 month old little baby boy, James. We welcomed him into our home and loved him like family. He touched our lives and changed each one of us in a different way. Sadly he left us this weekend and went home. We will miss him dearly and our lives are forever changed.

I have always looked at my trials and wonder why I have been blessed with them. I have a “problem solving” personality. So, when a hard time is upon me I look at it from all angles, try and see the positive, see what the best way to solve the problem is and analyze what I am suppose to learn from this experience so I don’t need to relearn it later in life. I have come to realize I am a slow learner and get to relearn things often.

This has been one of those life changing experiences that I will be learning from for years to come. I keep thinking of Christ and I feel a small glimpse of what he must go through. I know he is watching over us and loves us. He wants to help us when we are overwhelmed and are struggling with a heavy burden. Time and time again he has made it clear that he is here for us and yet we turn away to be alone with our hardship.

I can imagine the betrayal Christ’s must of felt when his good friend denies him 3 times. What an amazing example he is to us of forgiveness. Today I truly realized that Christ knows exactly how we feel when we are hurt, alone and sad. I have learned so much from this experience. It’s interesting that our painful experiences seem to be the ones we learn from the most.

James will always be in my heart and the lessons I have learned from him will always remind me of his sweet spirit.

Look at that face!

2008-08-31T08:45:00.000-07:00

James is seriously so cute!! He is such a good baby. He sleeps like a champ, loves playing with the boys, good natured, and super curious. He is transitioning so well with our family. We love him to pieces!!

BFF's

2008-08-31T08:22:00.000-07:00

When we moved into our new house we moved away from Ethan's best friend, Kevin, who he played with everyday. Now they play on Saturdays. Above: Ethan is waiting patiently for Kevins arrival. They played from 9am til 7pm and still didn't think it was enough time together. It is so fun to watch them interact with each other.

Birthday boys!

2008-08-24T16:22:00.000-07:00

Jeremy celebrated his 13th birthday. He's a teenager! Ethan turned 4 although he wanted to turn 5.

The boys got a Wii. Ethan is practicing guitar hero.

Ethan loves to color. He was happy that Grandma liz got him more art supplies.

A new addition

2008-08-19T19:44:00.000-07:00

We have had an amazing miracle happen to our family. We are in the process of adopting 10 month old James. He is such a joy and blessing to our family. The boys adore him.

Our New Home

2008-08-18T21:00:00.000-07:00

Boys bathroom

Jeremy's room. He loved getting a bed bigger then a twin.

The game room. The boys play video games and watch movies here.

Joel loves his new tv!

Living room and Kitchen

We are so excited to move into our new home, We love it!!

Aspen Groves

2008-07-19T22:04:00.000-07:00

Our family had an amazing oppurtunity to go to Utah with friends and spend a week at Aspen Groves, a family camp. I highly recommend it. We swam, rock climbed, fished, paint ball, tennis, basketball, ate, napped, read and much more. It was one of my favorite vacations.

Ethan loved rock climbing.

Joel on the ropes course. It was REALLY high.

Repelling down with a little hesitance.

Our shy little Ethan busted out of his shell and tried all sorts of new things. He wanted to be on stage and sing with is pretend guitar. It was so cute.

They wanted to fish everyday with his homemade pole.

Family pictures

2007-08-25T07:41:00.000-07:00

We recently got our family pictures done by an incredible photographer. Here are a few of my favorites. Getting family pictures done is like pulling teeth for the guys but this time was so different, it was fun! Jeremy looks like a little surfer model. I love his photo!

Birthday boys

2007-08-24T23:27:00.001-07:00

Jeremy had his "golden birthday". He turned 12 on the 12th. He had a fabulous birthday! He had a fun party with his friends which included swimming, movies, personal homemade pizzas, and a dance off. It was so fun to watch the boys play DDR. They had some great dance moves. Jeremy was thrilled to get an IPOD nano. He never expected it.

Jeremy was ordained to be a Deacon on his birthday by a good family friend, Scott. It was a great day!

Ethan had a birthday too. He turned 3 but looks 4. He loved his Spongebob cake and his bike. He looks like a big boy riding his bike.

The new business

2007-08-24T23:17:00.000-07:00

In August we opened Bellestelle. It is a small business my partner and I are doing. We are offering Microcurrent facials and body sculpting, facials, waxing and peels. I work 3 days a week. So far, I love it! I love my clients and look forward to seeing them. I feel blessed that it has taken off so well.

Our little swimmer

2007-07-14T19:43:00.000-07:00

Ethan started swimming lesson's and loves it! He wants to swim ALL the time.