Utah here we come!

Well it is the last Saturday before we hit the road for our road trip!! The kids are so excited to go to Utah! We have alot to get done today and Monday. We will leave on Wednesday morning around 3am!! We are excited to be able to go to conference, see Grandma and Grandpa, check out schools for Daryl and what ever else we can fit in. Packing and getting everything taken care of is the hardest part right? Or will it be the 13hours and 31min(according to map quest) drive not including all the stops in between for potty breaks and just getting out to stretch. Hopefully we will be there sometime on Wednesday evening!
See ya soon Mom!!

Spring Break Wish List!

Well we have been on Spring Break for one week now with one more to go! Wow the break has been great! So much fun with no structure!! So I had a list of things to do while on break and so far accomplished only a few on the list. So far I have slept in at least twice! Spent some time with my kids just relaxing and we finally had a family picture taken! Thanks to my friend Kathleen. Thank you so much for being patient with us Kathleen. We went out in the evening and ran out of day light and had to try again the next morning. If one day of getting 5 kids ready was not enough we had to do it again. We did have fun the second day and got alot of good pics. It's amazing to look at these pics and look at how big the kids are getting and wonder where the time is going. It has made me realize how fast time goes by and how we really need to spend time with those that matter most to us because soon the time will be gone and we will miss all the little things that matter most.

Chick Flicks

Alright all you manly men out there. Its time to strap on whatever you have to strap on, buckle up and make the stand that you usually come to terms with your manhood enough to get a grip and sit long enough with your wife to watch just one more chick flick. Tonight, while waiting to pick up Chelsie and friends from the youth dance, Jonna and I had a wonderful evening watching "Fireproof". For those husbands out there still waiting for a sign to think of someone else besides yourself this is the time! Get out of that comfort zone you have built around yourself and whatever has come between you and your wife. Watch the movie and understand inpart what we are dooing wrong! Now is the time to act and prove not your manhood, but rather your worthiness to be that companion and father the lord intended for his cherished sons and daughters in our care. And the next time we meet, may we look into each others eyes and have our Joy move us to tears that we are still the lords and he is ours.

Daryl

One Step Closer!!

Well today Daryl finally was able to get his application submitted for nursing school! He was waiting on his fingerprint clearance card and it finally arrived on Saturday. So he is officially on the waiting list! YEAH! So now what? He is taking classes for the bachelors program while waiting. Pray for us that something might happen so we don't have to wait for 18+ months to get into a program. He is also checking into a few different schools that might not have quite so long a waiting list. There is a light at the end of the dark tunnel. Daryl is working so hard in his classes and I am so proud of him. I'm sure the Lord will see his efforts and he will be blessed for all his hard work.

Happy Birthday Daryl!

Just wanted to tell my sweetheart Happy Birthday! I am married to the most amazing man! He is my best friend and a great dad to our children. He is always jumping in and helping me around the house and with the kids. We love him and appreciate all he does for our family. He is always trying so hard to make our lives easier. He shows unconditional love to everyone and is a great friend to many people. I want him to know how much I love him and what he means to me. Have a great day Honey! We LOVE You!!!

Friends

As Alma the younger traveled on his mission he came across the four sons of Mosiah. It states that these were the same that were with him at the time that he had seen and heard an angel, and become converted. He goes on to say that he rejoiced when he found that they were still his brethren in the gospel, and he exclaimed "and now behold my joy is full!" If you have ever had your joy full or even near to overflowing you will know that it compares to nothing and therefore lacks nothing. It was with this feeling that Alma is led to say "Oh that I were an angel", and for Ammon to proclaim that with God he can achieve anything. Like wise when Captain Helaman Called for a count of his 2000 Warriors, to find that not one was lost to battle, although many were wounded. The friends that we carry with us in this life have the greatest bearing on what the next life holds. No friends could be closer to the sons of Mosiah for me than my own brothers. They have been an inspiration in my life when no other could be found, nor even looked for. They never questioned my actions nor rebuked me for my decisions. while I was too busy trying to play the part of Laman and Lemuel together, they quietly played Nephi, Jacob, and Joseph. Though I was the eldest I must have acted as the youngest and they took the bigger part. For that I am eternally grateful, and my joy is indeed full. It has been my pleasure to sing with my brothers throughout the years, but nothing gives me more joy than that of singing with my brothers for my mother. Thanks for both the memories and the extreme example of faith and courage throughout the years.


My Brothers, My Strength, My Friends. I love you!

(left - Right) Daryl, Jared, Keith

Robert

There are times in my life when I feel as though I've finally got all the answers. Those are the times when I find that I couldn't be farther from home. It's an awe inspiring feeling when I find I've lost my way and don't feel like asking for directions, and I feel a little hand slip into mine and say "This way daddy!" Then I realize, if we don't listen to them now, they won't talk to us when they are older!