Ainsley's Blessing

Yesterday Lindsay and Chase had their little angel Ainsley blessed. It was such an amazing day, the spirit was so strong as my dad was giving the blessing. Ainsley is going to grow up to be a beautiful daughter of God. I am so blessed to have this little girl as my niece I love her so much. And I so very lucky to be able to have her mother as my sister she is one of my BEST FRIENDS and I love her so much.

5th, 6th, 7th

November 5: Today we came home to Malta cause Lindsay and Chase are blessing their baby tomorrow. And as we turned down the road to come to my parents house their they were.. SHEEP!!! Every year at this time a herd of sheep are brought to the fields right by my parents house. I absolutely LOVE IT.. Its the weirdest thing cause seeing these sheep every year just gets me in the Holiday spirit. I am so thankful for the sheep and for the constant reminder they are to this upcoming holiday season.

November6: Today was an amazing day. Lindsay and Chase had their little girl Ainsley blessed. They had my dad bless her. I am so thankful for the Power of the Priesthood. The spirit was so strong as they were blessing her. And to sit there and watch those worthy priesthood leaders walk up to that circle just testified to me the truthfulness of this gospel. I am so grateful that I have Todd and my Dad that hold the power of the Priesthood.

November7:
As I was sitting here this morning in my parents house everyone already gone and Todd still asleep I couldn't help but to sit here and really ponder the things that I am so thankful for. There is a list that goes on and on. I am so blessed and I am thankful for that. But today I would like to pay tribute to my AMAZING PARENTS... I would not be the woman I am today without these two wonderful people in my life. They raised me to believe in myself, to not be afraid, to stand up for what I believe in, to be proud of the things I do and to never give up. They have taught me how to love unconditionally, how to trust in others, and how to go out of my way to help those in need. My dad has taught me how to be a hard worker while my mom has taught me how to be an amazing mother and to love in ways that seem impossible. I am so BLESSED to have my Mother and Father. Our family is so close and all the credit goes to my parents. I love you mom and dad and thank you for being the people you are.

Day three and four

November 3:
Today I had a lot to be thankful for it was a very CRAZY DAY.. But the one thing that I was so thankful for today was my little doggy Abbey. I had had a very long day at work and we received some more news about the house so by the time I got home from work I was overwhelmed with everything. And as soon as I open the door there was my little girl, so excited to see me. It made me tear up that something so small could be so excited to see me. I just sat down on the couch and started to cry, it was a good cry I needed to release my frustration for the day. And Abbey just cuddled right up next to me and she never left my side. It was like she was there for me even though she couldn't talk to me she was there to comfort me, I just love my puppy so much.

November 4:
WOW!!! It has been a roller coaster of a week. I am so glad that it is Friday and this week is almost over with. But today I am so grateful for my wonderful, amazing husband. I have no idea how I am so lucky to be married to such a great guy. Because of Todd's hard work we are getting the opportunity to buy a home and I am so excited about it. We got news yesterday that we are able to rent this house for a few months till we can get it bought. So we are moving the end of this month:) I cant not wait to be back in Malta. And none of this would be possible with out Todd he is such a blessing to me. It is hard having him gone five days at a time but it sure makes those five days that he is home bitter sweet. I love you so much Todd and I am so blessed to have you in my life FOREVER!!! And THANK YOU for all you do for our little family you are an amazing husband

Things I am thankful for

I have decided that since it is November I am going to write something ever day from now till Thanksgiving of things that I am thankful.
November 1:
Today was a very stressful day we got news about the house that another family was interested in buying it and they put in an offer. I was so sick to my stomach when Marvis called and told me this today. She told me we needed to get things rolling if we wanted to keep the house. We received a package of paperwork from the bank a week and a half ago and I figured we wouldn't fill it all out till we got all this stuff with our credit figured out. Well I guess I was WRONG!!! The Bank needs all that paper work back now so they can get going on the loan work. I guess they are going to try and go ahead and get us qualified now.. Let me tell you what it is a very CONFUSING SITUATION... But I am just going with it and doing what they are telling me to do. So I had to get copies of so mush stuff. So in the middle of my panic-attack MY AMAZING SISTER LINDSAY calls me and she was wonderful. She was ready to hop in her car and drive to Twin to bring me her printer/copier so I could get all the stuff that I needed to send to the bank copied and mailed off to them. She never hesitated for one second. But I knew she was busy taking care of her two girls and trying to get dinner ready so I decided to go down there. Lindsay helped me out so much and I am SO GRATEFUL for her and for all she did for me. But most of all I am so grateful that she was there for me when I needed someone. And that she was able to help me calm down and stay focused on everything. Marvis called back about an hour after I got off the phone with her and told me that they didn't accept the other offer, that they are sticking with us. This was a huge relief. I am also very grateful for my MOTHER and for the great example she is to me. She also was there for me and helped calm me down. She is such an amazing mother and I am so grateful for her and for testimony in the gospel. I don't know what I would do without her and the prayers she offers in my behalf. MOM AND LINDSAY I LOVE YOU SO MUCH. And I am so grateful for the two of you.

November 2:
Today I am grateful for a warm home and food to eat. I went to target today to pick up a few things and there was this homeless guy on the corner asking for money, food, etc.. It was so cold in Twin today and seeing this guy really made me so GRATEFUL that I was headed home to a nice warm home with blankets to cuddle up in and food in the cupboards to eat.

Carving Pumpkins..

We all went over to Lindsay and Chase's after we went four wheeling and we carved pumpkins and made Carmel apples. It was a lot of fun:) Tara and Madison colored their pumpkin with water colors Madison was loving it. Lindsay, Chase and I are the only ones that carved pumpkins. Mom did the Carmel apples and dad grilled the fish and steaks. It was a lot of fun to be together as a family (of course I missed having Todd there).

Four Wheeling

We went four wheeling last weekend. We left Saturday morning and went out south of Malta up by Stanrod in those mountains. It was a lot of fun. We ran into some snow as we got closer to the top we weren't able to go all the way to the top because there was so much snow. But it was so much fun to be up in the mountains surrounded by all the beautiful fall colors. We are so lucky that is as amazing weather.

Babysitting Ainsley

A few weekends ago I was in Malta and we got to watch Madison and Ainsley while Chase and Lindsay went four wheeling. I always love watching these two. We laid ainsley down to sleep on my mom and dads bed and we went in there a little while later and this is how we found Ainsley, with her headband down around her face it was so cute:)