Our Savior's Love

What a traumatic last hour...We got home from church and Tegan immediately ran into the bathroom, I was trying to get our church stuff put away and all the sudden I hear the toilet seat SLAM and a horrifying scream. I went into the bathroom to find out that the toilet seat had fallen down and yep you guessed it, Tegan wasn't quick enough to move. I felt so bad and all he kept saying was, "Mommy make my pee pee better, make it better." Feeling so helpless all I could was hold him and comfort him.

After consoling Tegan and convincing him life will be okay, we started to make Mac and Cheese for lunch. The boys LOVE to help me when I am cooking so they both pulled up their stools and were helping me. I repeated myself about seven hundred times not to touch the stove and they both are really good about staying back away from it but Kyson wanted to see the noodles boiling and leaned forward and yeah...burned the tips of two fingers. I immediately ran it under water, ironically I just burned my hand pretty bad on the tiller engine earlier this week so I knew exactly what he was feeling. He just kept rubbing it on everything and screaming. I just kept re-living the pain I had when I burned my hand and it brought tears to my eyes because I knew how bad his fingers were hurting. I tried everything to take the pain away but I couldn't.

As I was holding him and Tegan, because he was still hurt too, I wanted so badly to make them stop hurting, but I couldn't. All I could do was hold them and love them and help them through their suffering.

I just kept thinking of our loving Father in Heaven and how badly He must hurt and suffer with us through our trials and pains in life. My kids were mildly hurt but I hurt so bad inside because I wanted to take all their pain away. I never want to see my boys hurt and I wish I could prevent it from happening, but that's part of this life. I know Heavenly Father can't take our pain away completely, but He can comfort us and hold us when we are hurting. I am so grateful for my Father in Heaven and the love that He has for everyone of us. I feel so blessed to have the gospel in my life and the comfort it gives me in this crazy world we live in today. I am so grateful for the trials I have had in my life and the strength that He gives me to learn and grow from them. I love my Father in Heaven with all of my heart and can't wait for the day when I can return Home and see Him again!!

Making me laugh

The other day I was doing laundry and of course the boys were "helping" me, they love to help me pull things out of the dryer. I went to go put some clothes away and as I headed back for some more clothes I could hear little giggles, and this is what I came back to...I couldn't help but laugh, they were having so much fun.

These next pictures are them "pretending" to take a nap. They were both making snoring noises and everything. You can tell in the picture though, they couldn't stop laughing while they were "sleeping." Once again I just busted out laughing, they are so cute.

While the boys were eating I gave Ky a rag to wipe his ketchup fingers and after I got done doing the dishes I turned around to Kyson sitting there with the rag on his head. What a goofball!!

It's moments like this that makes being a mommy so worth it!! Thanks for always making me laugh, I love you guys so much!!

My little cowboy

After we did fireworks at Josh and Tate's the kids went inside and played for a little while. Tegan and Kyson found the cute stick horses and the cowboy hats. I wish I could have got a picture of both of them in their hats, but Kyson had his off and was on to something else by the time I got the camera. They both looked so cute in the cowboy hats. I am convinced they are destined to be cowboys, now if I could just convince their dad into getting horses, but for now the stick horses will have to do.

24th of July

This year for the 24th we went up to Josh and Tate's and did fireworks. It was so much fun. I haven't done my own fireworks since high school or maybe jr. high, we usually just go to the big firework shows. It was nice to relax and watch the kids have fun.

It was nearly impossible getting all the kids to look at the camera at the same time.

Lunch Group

For the summer we have decided to have our lunch groups at the park so the kids can play and we can enjoy the weather outside. I LOVE going to lunch group. All the girls are so freakin cute and the boys LOVE playing with all the kids. I love these pictures, the kids were laughing so hard. I am so grateful for our move to Farr West. There are so many great people around us and so many fun kids to play with.

Ogden Pioneer Days Rodeo

One of the best things of summer is the Rodeo. I LOVE going. The night we went was military appreciation night so our whole family got to go and celebrate my brother and dad's service in the military. It was a good night and the boys LOVED it!! I am pretty sure they are both supposed to be cowboys when they grow up. The only thing we are missing is horses. One minor detail. Ha ha. Maybe one day...It was a fun night.

Single Mom, No Thanks...

My hat goes off to all single women in the world with children. I don't know how they do it. Zac has been on his annual fishing trip with his dad and brothers this weekend and I can't believe how much work doing it all on your own is. Not to mention trying to juggle work in there too, getting no sleep and trying to find babysitters. Big THANKS to Justin and Nicole and my Mom and Dad for watching my kids this weekend, you guys are so awesome and were such a great help!! I am so grateful for the husband I have and all the help he gives me with the boys. I know that I never want to be a single mom after this weekend!!

Hopefully Zac will be home soon, I miss him. It was sad, yesterday before the boys went down for naps they both were crying and saying they wanted their daddy. Ky has been asking over and over "Where's my Dada, where's my dada" They both love their daddy and can't wait for him to be back home to play!! We love you babe!!