Crafting

I have really been in a crafting mood lately.. They always seem to come in spurts for me. I do really good for awhile and then I seem to get burnt out. But when we moved I just kind of put things up on the walls and called it good but lately I have really wanted to get our home more organized.. So here are just a few things that I have done this past week..

Summer fun

I am so glad that summer is finally here, or I guess I should say almost here. Hasn't been as warm as I would like it to be. But we have taken full advantage of the warm weather that we have had. I have been trying to walk every night and there has been some very beautiful sunsets and evenings here in Malta lately, I love summer time in Malta. One day it was even nice enough to get the swimming pool out for the girls and it was so hard to get them out of the pool to eat lunch and take a nap!! After I am done babysitting its always a treat and surprise to get on my phone and see what kind of pictures Madison has taken that day.. There have been many times I am very shocked lol:) I am hoping that the warm weather is here to stay for awhile I'm ready for summer and many more nights of roasting marshmallows.

Planting grass

When we bought our house there was and still is a lot of things that we are wanting to do. We have done some of the stuff but still have a lot to go. I love working outside in the yard. I think landscaping is a big part of how your home looks. So this year Todd and I decided to plant some more grass. I didn't get very many pictures of Todd working the ground cause I had to sneak my camera out. But we planted this little patch here and then some more out in the front of our home. It is starting to come in already I am excited to see how this little project turns out.

Shoshone falls

A couple of Sundays ago we all went to Shoshone Falls and had a picnic.. I love being able to get together with my family and just enjoying the warm weather and just playing games and relaxing. I love my family so much and am so grateful for them.

Trip to Nevada

I don't think I have gone this long without blogging before. This winter we decided to paint our bedroom. I was wanting to do browns in our room. But right before Christmas we found a gray and yellow bed set so we decided to paint the walls gray.. I really like how it turned out. Now just need to get new flooring and decorate it:)

Then in April I went down to Nevada with Todd. I had planned on going down there when he started his job but I never have until now. I was there for four days and it was a very long four days. I loved being there with Todd but man Crescent Valley is boring. There is nothing there. The third day I was there I drove back to Elko and had Lunch with one of my friends from High School. It was a lot of fun to get to see her again.  

 

CRESCENT VALLEY!!

Hold on the Light will Come

Today was a good day in Relief Society.. Our lesson was about trials. I am not good about dealing with trials, I never have been. I know that The Lord never gives us more than we can handle and that he is always there to lighten our load and help us through everything that he places before us. And we learn and grow so much from the things that we go through here on earth. I love this song that our teacher played for us today. This isn't the exact video she showed but its the same song. This song has  always been a constant reminder to me when I am feeling so lost and feeling like there is no way to keep going, that there is always a way and that things will get better. That our Heavenly Father has a plan for us and that we are never alone.. We must always keep going, holding on to the things we know to be true. Hold on the light will come. Our Father in Heaven knows our pains, our sorrows, our deepest desires. He knows what we long to have and know. Just hold on he will come and take our hand!!!

I figured I would just add all these pictures into one post:) We put a wood burning stove in our home back in November I was so EXCITED!! I grew up with a wood burning stove and there is no heat that compares to the heat of a stove. Well on Christmas eve when we got home from Todd's parents house the wind was blowing pretty dang good out here in Malta.. We started a fire when we got home and about ten minutes after starting the fire we had smoke filling our house full of smoke. It was coming out of the chimney and our stove it was a freak in nightmare. Well we finally got the fire put out and decided to just head to my parents and stay the night there. We didn't have anymore problems with our stove for about a month and then within a two week time frame we had this happen again probably about 4-6 different times. By this time I was getting very irritated. We had paid to have this stove put in professionally and we cant even use it because every time the wind blew it filled our house full of smoke. And I mean our 2400 sq foot home was completely filled with smoke it was so bad at times you couldn't even see across the room. We called the place who installed it for us and they made us get a special cap to go on top and that didn't help. So by this time I am seriously ready to snap.. I am pretty sure I have had about five panic attacks by now because I can not breath at all in any kind of smoke.. So I started to do a little research online and I talked to my dad and we thought that maybe the tree that was just west of our chimney could be causing all this trouble.. So Todd cut it down:) And ever since he cut it down we haven't had any problems:) And we have had some strong winds since. I just pray that this was the problem..   

 

Todd got me these beautiful flowers for Valentine's Day.. I truly love him so much and I am so grateful that we have eternity together.

 

So Todd and I got released from being Primary teachers and I was called to be on The "enrichment committee" I am not sure what they call it anymore. But for our Relief Society Birthday Dinner we did a pinewood derby. I have never been to one of these before so I didn't even know what to expect. And we encouraged the sisters to make their own cars without any help from there husbands. I had no idea how I was going to do this because once again I have never been to one of these never even seen a Pinewood derby car cause I grew up with all girls. But I was determined to do it on my own. I knew that I wanted to do something that represented me somehow. And since I figured if I tried shaping it at all on my own I would probably ruin it. So I decided to do a can of hairspray:) Todd helped me put the wheels on and glue on some weight but other than that I did this beauty all on my own!! And she won 3rd place out of 16 cars. I must say I was pretty impressed with my little car. And I even won Judges Favorite!!  It was a lot of fun and I am glad that I have this calling and I am getting to know some of the sisters in our ward a little better.  

 

 Here are just a few more pictures of Ainsley and Madison. This particular day Ainsley was suppose to be taking a nap but she decided that hanging out with Aunt Tana would be more fun. And she was right.. She was so goofy this day and full of energy.. I couldn't stop laughing at her.