Hey all

I know some of you have miscarried and I would like some advice for my sister. she just found out she lost the baby and is devastated! Please let me know if you have anything to tell her as I have never delt with that!

Thank you in advance!

When Tragedy happens

So my blog has become a little sad and lately and it is not getting better. I got a call from my mom saying my sisters were really upset and having a hard time. She prefaced this by saying she was driving to pick up my nephews and saw that a distant neighbor had an ambulance, several police vehicles and other medical people ther. They drove past not thinking much about the situation. Approximately two hours later my sisters got a call that said RIP Shelby. They had no idea what happened. This girl went to school with them, rode the bus with them, and were friends. They later found out the little girl committed suicide. she hung herself. It was a shock to the kids. they cannot understand why this happened as they said she was always so happy and such a good person. They are really struggling to come to terms with this. At a time like this my heart breaks for the Shelby and the pain she must have been feeling. How sad it is that she felt there was no other option that to take her own life. This has also helped me to remember to be kind and not judge others for we do not know the battle which they are fighting.... May her family be watched over and comforted as they struggle to deal with the loss of there child. Lets all take the time to let people know how much they are loved!

We love you all!

A tragic loss

I think we all take for granite the simple things in life. The smell of fresh flowers, the sun as it rises and sets, the seasons and so many more. Life is rushed by our everyday errands. We try to get things down as fast as possible and then move on instead of taking time and really enjoying our life. Life is meant to be lived. there will come a point when all of us pass on but until then I ask you all to see the little things an dappreciate what you have for tomorrow you may have nothing. i say this because I got a call from my dad today asking me if I remembered a certain girl. Of course I did she was my neighbor my whole life, and one of my sisters best friends. Unfortunately late last night she was driving home and a tractor trailer crossed the line and hit her head on and killed her. It breaks my heart to think of the pain that her family is going through.... I cant not even comprehend it. May we all take one step at a time and let those around us know how much we really care for them for we never know when they will be gone.

While we are mourning the loss of our friend, others are rejoicing to meet him behind the veil. ~John Taylor

I am so glad I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints because I know without a doubt this life is not the end1 The gospel brings peace and happiness to me and my family and I can only pray for those people searching to find the answer

Family Vacation

Dan and I decided for Christmas we would go on a vacation to tour the east coast. We flew to Atlanta Georgia and then drove all around. We went to North Carolina and enjoyed spending time with some of Dans relatives and then we were able to meet up with my best friend from high school. We went to South Carolina and Georgia for a few days and then made our way to Florida for a week. We stayed with my sister and it was so much fun. We went to Universal and took Ethan on some rides. He was such a good sport. In the picture below he got to sit on his own and see the Jaws ride.


The beaches were awesome in Florida. We went to Siesta Key were the sand is the whitest softest sand there is. It was amazing. We let Ethan play and the water and thoroughly enjoyed it. We walked the beach at night and it was beautiful. That is my kind of place.....
We also took Ethan to The Aquarium and showed him all the animals. That was a lot of fun, they have the largest aquarium and we were able to walk through this tunnel and watch the sharks being feed.
We also went to the Forts along the coast. Dan and my brother in law decided that it would be fun to put Ethan in the canon. There I am freaking out cause he tries crawling backwards down it. Boy would that have been a mess.
We spent Christmas with my sister. Ethan really had no interest in opening presents, he just wanted to eat the wrapping paper. He did get a lot of toys though.... dan got me a wedding band for Christmas as I had never had one. We had a lot of fun spending time as a family.