Wyoming trip

In September my sister Hayley came to visit from Arizona. She and my sister Lisle went to Star Valley to see my sister Maggon so I went up to see all of them. Of course I didnt take any pictures but Lisle did so I stole a couple from her blog. We mostly sat around and ate and talked while the kids played - pretty perfect :) It was not really warm but the kids stripped down and played in the water trough anyway. They were so funny to watch.

Rustin didn't come because he had an Elders Quorum activity (shooting clay pigeons) he needed/wanted to be to. As much as he loves sitting around with the girls and chatting, he decided to stay home and invite his brother Caden up to go shooting and golfing instead.

They had a great day together. I love that Caden and Rustin have gotten so close. They are such great friends and I think its pretty cool.

It was such a fun weekend for everyone involved.

Cado's Birthday

Rustin's brother came up to visit on his birthday and I made him a bacon birthday cake. It took about one thrirty-sixth of the time it took me to make Jacey's cake so that was sweet. I couldnt figure out how to make the candle's stay so I stuffed part of his pancake in the middle to hold them. Some of my better work I think.

Some of Caden's favorite things are bacon, milk, cholula and creamies so we obliged. It is always great to have Uncle Caden. We sure love him.

Our new Lieutenant Governor....

A few weeks ago we went to the Aggie vs BYU game here in Logan with my sister and her family. It was probably one of the more depressing games I have ever been too. Of course we still had a great time. Everything is a party with my sister Charity, but seriously, BYU scored within the first ten seconds of the game, Chuckie Keaton hurt his knee and is out for the season, and it just went down hill from there. and to top it all off, I was walking up the aisle at half time and some guy ran into me and pushed me into the lap of some other poor man. I think I scared him to death. Clearly my center of gravity is a little off or I probably would have caught myself. We had a good laugh anyway. Well the next day my sister Abby and her husband Spencer, stopped by on their way out of Logan and told us some incredibly big news. Governor Herbert had asked Spencer to be the new Lt Governor. We were all pretty dumbfounded and no one was more shocked then Spencer. Abby and Spencer were both very very humble and blown away by all that this means for their cute family. It is going to be an incredible sacrifice for so many reasons but they really felt like if they do what the Lord has asked them to then they'll make it through all this. I was so amazed at their humility, their faith, and their strength. They really are very incredible people and I know they will be a powerful force for good.

We were able to go to the Capital last Wednesday and watch the Senate vote on him and watch him get sworn in. It was so amazing to be there and feel the gravity of what he has been asked to do and see how well he is taking it on, although my heart breaks for Abby and the kids.

 Several of the Senate members cracked jokes about how they had to check his birth certificate to make sure he made the age requirements for the position and asked that Spencer be patient with them as most of them have children his age. After the vote was unanimous, Spencer received a standing ovation and it made me cry (of course everything makes me cry these days), his kids looked so little and cute on that bench in that big room with everyone staring at them. It was so crazy.

All in all, it was a great day and I was grateful for the chance I had to be there and witness. You don't often get an opportunity like that and it was pretty incredible. I sure love Spencer and I wish them the absolute best in this new life-altering endeavor.

Home

I spent last week at home because Tyce didnt have school and I love being home in the fall. We typically only go home on weekends which means we get there late Friday night and spend Saturday and Sunday jumping between both families so it was so nice to have a whole week where I had no agenda, nowhere to go, nothing I had to do. It was so nice to just be there.

I didnt take many pictures. I actually kifed these from my sister's and cousin's blog.

One afternoon Tyce and Jacey were playing with some cousins and they asked if I would come help them get up on the haystack in the barn. I went down and helped them climb up. Since the hay is stacked in ton bales, its hard for the kids to climb up on them. We got to the top and they were playing around and then I heard this noise that sounded super far away, kind of like a kitty. I realized it was Tyce screaming frantically. He sounded so far away but I saw him just seconds earlier so I couldn't figure out where he was. I finally figured out that he had fallen through a hole in the ton bales. The problem was he had squeezed between two ton bales and then fell in the hole. There was no way I could fit through the small opening to even look down into the gap so I had no idea how far down he was. He sounded so far away so I thought he might have fallen to the bottom which was 3 ton bales down. I was yelling down, trying to tell him that I was right here and that I would get him out. He was screaming for me to help him but I could barley hear him and he later told me that he never heard me calling to him. I called my mom and asked for someone to come down to help. I was pretty scared. I didn't know if he was stuck and if so, I had no way to get to him. You cant move ton bales without the tractor and it was in the back of the barn so there is no way to get to him. I didnt know if he could breathe very well or if he fell head first (which is super unlikely but I panicked and of course was thinking of the worst scenario's). Anyhow my sister ran down and she went to find a rope to see if we could get the rope to him somehow. I guess Tyce realized he was on his own and figured out how to climb out. So I freaked out for nothing but it was the most helpless feeling hearing him screaming for help, knowing he was so scared and I could do nothing. It really scared me. I was so grateful that it all ended up being fine.

I wish I would have got this on video. My Mom was playing the piano and Jacey was perched on the couch singing her little heart out. It was so cute.

My sister Charity took Jacey on a horse ride which Jace was super happy about. I wish I could have taken her but I am getting pretty large and we would not fit in the saddle together.

I took Tyce and Jace on a 4 wheeler ride which was heavenly. The leaves were pretty and the snow was kind of fun.

Aren't children wonderful? I so love how they can be so entertained by mud, a puddle, rocks, sticks, and a worm. I could hardly get them to leave.

This picture was on my cousin Mandy's blog so I stole it. It was taken a few weeks ago. Left to right is Mandy, me, Anna, Hayley, Heidi, and Lisle. It was so fun to have so many of us together. I sure love my sisters and I love my home. It was so nice to be there for a whole week with no schedule, nowhere to be, time was irrelevant. I did what I wanted when I wanted - that is my kind of life :) Apparently I got a little too used to that because today I was going about my morning doing laundry, dishes, picking up, swept out the garage and got mixed up in my mind and totally forgot to take Tyce to school. The worst part was I had another little girl at my house who I was suppose to take to school too and by the time I remembered what time it was and what time they were suppose to be at school, they were an hour late. Seriously, where is my brain? I swear. It was so embarrassing, I'm sort of a retard sometimes. Anyhow, I had a wonderful, relaxing time at home. I am so grateful for a wonderful place to go home to.