One more football game..

This last Saturday Todd got invited to go play with the Idaho Mustangs they were playing against a team from Boise that is in another league. So off we went to American Falls again for another football game:) It was a lot of fun, I just love football:) And I love being able to go and support Todd. Let me tell you his gold helmet good amazing with those purple and black uniforms lol:)

Todd got the JOB!!!

On Friday Todd received the phone call from Elko that we have been waiting for weeks to receive. And they offered the job. Todd had just barely made it home from work and had about ten minutes to change till we were out the door to head to Oakley for the Rodeo. He was changing when he says " Tana I cant keep it in anymore, I GOT THE JOB." I was so happy for him but at the same time reality started sinking in. I made it about ten more minutes and the water show started.. I am so excited for Todd this job is a wonderful thing but it is going to be A BIG CHANGE for us. He starts August 15 which he will have to do training for like the first month or so but he will still be gone a lot. I am use to having him gone but still every time is still so hard on me. I love Todd so much and I support him in the things he does including this job. I hope he knows how much I love him and how excited I am for him. We are in the process of finding him a camper to live in down there, we don't have a lot of time.. We are also trying to find a place in Malta to move into. I am so excited to be back by my family and also my friends out there. I really think this is going to be a good new start for us. Twin has been a great place to live but its time for us to move onto bigger and better things. With Todd being gone four to five days at a time it is going to be so nice to have my family around. It so crazy to thing of all the things that our Heavenly Father has in store for each and everyone of us. When Todd and I got married I would never imagined that our lives would be going down this path. I figured Todd would always work for his brother. I am so grateful for Todd's brother and for all his family and all they have done for us. I truly could not ask for better in-laws. I pray that the Lord continues to bless Todd and I and that we will continue to find the strength we need to make it through all these changes.. I know when the time gets closer for Todd to leave I am going to be a BIG MESS but I know that I have endless support (you know who you are) and I am so grateful for all of them and for their help through all of this. I am truly a very blessed Daughter of God and I am so grateful for everything I have been blessed with

All-Star Game

Todd had his All-Star game this weekend. This year it was over in Jerome. It was nice to not have to travel very far. It was a very hot day but it was still a lot of fun. Todd played on the South team and they won 28 to 25. It was a lot of fun to watch. After the game Todd be the strong man competition and he benched 225-- 20 times..

ALL THE DIGGERS THAT MADE THE ALL-STAR TEAM. THE BOTTOM TWO PICTURES IS OF THEM SAYING A PRAYER AT THE END OF THE GAME. AFTER EACH GAME BOTH TEAMS MEET IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FIELD AND SAY A PRAYER WHICH I THINK IS WAY COOL:)

ABBEY HAD HAD ENOUGH BY THE END OF THE GAME

poISiOn IvY

So while we were in Malta over the fourth Todd got into some Poison Ivy while we were fishing. It didnt come on right away a couple days later he thought it was just a bug bit or something. So he went to the store and got some itching cream because it was itcing like crazy. Well of course he scratched and scratched at it. And by Monday this is what it looked like. And he was starting to break out with more on his other leg. I told him he needed to get into the doctor so finally Tuesday after he got off work we ran over to the doctor and he confirmed it was Poison Ivy. He had talked to his dad and was describing it to him and his dad is the one who suggested it might be Poison Ivy. I would never have even thought about poison ivy. I am just glad we got it taken of care of when we did. Todd is doing much better now that he has some HIGH POWER creme and some other stuff to kill it.

P.S.. Toilet Throwing Contest

I just had to post these pictures. When we were in Malta for their fourth of July celebration they had a toilet throwing contest and Todd just had to enter it lol:) I forgot my camera so my AMAZING FRIEND JAMI BINGHAM took some pics for me when Todd was throwing. Thanks so much Jami you are awesome. I hope Todd doesn't hate me for too long:)

Happy 4th of July

We had such an amazing fourth of July this year. We took off to Malta Saturday afternoon after I got off of work. Malta had a little celebration that night it was definitely a small town celebration but I think those are the BEST.. We spent the night with my parents and then Sunday after church we went up the Elba canyon so Todd could do some fishing. Unfortunately he had no luck with the fishing but it was still fun to be able to get out of the house and head up to the mountains. That night Todd and I slept outside. We were going to sleep out Saturday night but something that we referred to as "THE GREEN MONSTER" when we were younger had taken over the valley. There is a big feedlot on the east side of Malta and sometimes when it is very dusty out there a cloud of yucky dust takes over the valley and it stinks so bad :) So we postponed sleeping outside till Sunday night and we only lasted till about two in the morning it was hot outside and we were getting eatin by the mosquito's so into the house we went. Monday we headed down to Rupert to the parade and had lunch at the Rupert Square. We then went to the horse races at the Fair grounds. We grew up going to horse races and I just love it and I think its starting to grow on Todd:) We then headed over to Lindsay and Chase's where we just hung out for awhile playing the wii especially JUST DANCE:) We grilled hamburgers for dinner they were so good GREAT JOB CHASE!! Then we headed over to Burley to the fireworks. It was a great fourth and I am so grateful for my family and for letting us celebrate the fourth with them.

Playing JUST DANCE

Ready for the FIREWORKS

This is the GREEN MONSTER moving in

Todd's Job Interview

Last Wednesday we went down to Elko for Todd's job interview.. It was quite the trip. His interview was at 10:30 and then we went out to the mine and took a tour of it. The mine is about an hour and a half from Elko. It was a very long trip nothing out there except a random house or trailer here and there and then a whole lot of sagebrush:) The mine was pretty impressive they are really BIG on SAFETY.. So that made me feel alot better about maybe having Todd work there. We wont know for a few weeks if Todd got the job or not. Being able to go down there with Todd help me alot because I was able to see where he would be working and living and just how things are down there. It is still going to be so hard having him gone and not home every night but we will just have to make the best of it. I know that if it is suppose to be this way that my Father in Heaven will lead us to where we are suppose to go and he will help us through all of this. At first I was so scared when Todd was telling me about this job because when I hear the word "MINE" I immediately think of underground. But Todd would be working in an open-pit mine, which is alot more safe than the others one. So when I was able to go down there with him it made me more comfortable with the whole situation. Todd is such a hard worker and I am so lucky to be married to such an amazing guy, he is always looking out for us, I love him so much..