Katie is 12!

Oh my goodness it is soooo hard to believe that my beautiful, spirited Katie Girl is 12. She has been looking forward to this day for a very long time. I am sooo proud of her, I told her about 6 months ago that she needed to work really hard so that she can finish off her Faith in God requirements so that she can earn her award. She worked hard and memorized all 13 of the Articles of Faith and then made sure she completed the requirements. All she needs to do now is talk to the Bishop and she will have completed the requirements. I have tried really hard to make sure that it was them earning the awards so I just remind them (okay maybe I nag a little LOL) and then let them do what they are going to do. Alecia earned hers but Brandon didn't and now Katie has followed her sisters example.

Michelle was still here so she was able to celebrate with us. I really enjoyed having a shopping companion to help me decide what to buy. I had told Michelle how much Katie wanted contacts because she really hates wearing her glasses and she helped me to see that Katie was old enough. So Katie got a contact appointment for her birthday from Michelle, Robert, David and me. She also got a very cute outfit, a purple shirt and black skirt with a silver necklace and a scrapbook for her YW years.

I really love my Katie Rose.

Frustration and A Huge Surprise!

Hmm, how shall I start this blog entry. First of all I need to try to express the extreme frustration that came before the big reveal. Soooo, about a week and a half ago David told me that he needed me to help him out on Feb. 25. He had also told me that he would need me for the whole weekend. I thought that maybe one of his employees wouldn't be able to help him so I asked him what he would need me to do. He said "Stuff". So then I ask him what stuff and he said "Taxes". Hmm not much information for needing me all weekend and on such a specific time. So I continue to try to get some information out of him and he was being deliberately vague. Hind sight lets me know why but I have to say that while I was going through this I was getting really upset with David. So I continued throughout the week to try to figure out what he needed me to do. Finally Wednesday comes and I was talking to my visiting teaching companion and setting up a time to go out with her. David told me that I couldn't go!!!!!! What the heck was that, I mean what in the world could be more important than doing my visiting teaching. So I asked him if what he needed me to do was more important and he said yes. Then I was really getting ready to blow when David told my I could either trust him or feel stupid later. So I calmed down a little, I can't lie I wasn't completely calm but could anyone else out there honestly say that they would be under the same circumstances. Any way so I wake up on Thursday thinking I have no idea what I need to do at the office today but it's going to be big and a lot of work. I dropped all the kids off at school and then went to the office to report for duty. I get there and David asked me to pick something up, then I had to call a number that no one would answer for at least 30 minutes, he had me sitting waiting for him because something came up that he had to take care of. I have to say by now I was really ready to blow but I was trying really hard to be a good wife and didn't want to get upset for nothing. David decided that we needed to go to lunch but when we left he told me that he had hurt his leg and needed to take a pain pill. Oh my was I really worried and even asked him if he needed me to take him to the hospital. He told me no he would be okay once he took the medicine so I hurried home, trying to go slow over the speed bumps. As soon as I got home I jumped out of the car and ran inside and brought him his medicine and a glass of water. He took it and I was ready to take him to lunch when he told me that Mike had called and wanted to show me some cabinets for the kitchen. So I started to get suspicious. What in the world has my darling husband cooked up. Mike drives up and backs the trailer into our driveway. I was waiting for David to go over but Mike said that I needed to come see because it was for me. When he opened the door I got the best surprise of my life. There stood my bestest friend with some balloons. She had flown all the way from Tennessee just to see me. I have to say I was so excited that I screamed and then ran to give her a hug. I couldn't believe that she had done that just for me. I felt sooo loved!!! I really can't express how much this meant to me. She knew that I was under a lot of stress and needed some help and she came and relieved the pressure. Thank you Michelle for such a wonderful surprise. I will remember it for the rest of my life and into the eternities. You are truly my eternal friend whom heavenly Father sent to help me through this life. I love you bunches. Teresa

Also I want to thank everyone who helped with the surprise It was great!!! Robert thank you so much for letting me borrow your wife for a few days.

Jessica as Flower Girl

Jessica was the flower girl for her Uncle Ryan and Aunt Lauren's wedding. I think her hair turned out precious. Of course as a doting mother I really took a lot of pictures so here are some of my favorites!

Jessica Smiling Pretty

Jessica with Aunt Lauren Jessica with Uncle Ryan
Jessica and the ring bearer walking down the aisle.Jessica in front of the church.

Great Conference and My testimony

I really love going to the Adult session of Stake Conference. It is the one of the most spiritual uplifting meetings of the year. We had a wonderful meeting. I love listening to the testimonies. One sister told of how she gained a testimony of the gospel in the midst of deep opposition. She stayed true to the Lord and eventually she was able to see her siblings return to our Savior. I know that our Heavenly Father loves us. I know that He sent His Son, Jesus Christ to Earth to make it possible for us to return home to be with them. Our Savior suffered in the Garden of Gethsemane for everyone of our sins the small ones and the big ones. He felt everyone of our pains. I know that because of Him I can repent of my sins and become clean and pure. I know that Joseph Smith was a prophet of God, that he truly saw Heavenly Father and Jesus Christs in the sacred grove. I know that the Book of Mormon is the word of God and that the Bible is also the word of God as far as it is translated correctly. I know that President Thomas S. Monson is a prophet of God, that he speaks to our Father and that he is a prophet even as Moses of old. He gives us direction from our Heavenly Father. I know that gospel of Jesus Christ is here on the Earth and I am grateful to my parents for bringing this knowledge into my life.

David's Bones

Hmm, I always thought that David was a little bit of an exhibitionist. Now he has proven me right. He got his x-rays on disk and asked me to post them in my blog. Hehehe. Anyway these are his Feb 1 x-rays so his bones have been healing for about 2 weeks. If you look closely at the first one you can see all the fractures close to his ankle. Look closely at the second one and you can see the one up closer to his knee it is on the fibula (the smaller bone).