These are just a few pictures that I have taken of my wonderful boys lately!! We have 4 comedians in our family. They sure make life fun! I love my family.

Here are some Easter pictures of Aspyn and Kaden at the easter egg hunt we did for preschool. Above is Kaden....this is what he has been up to lately!!!

After the Trials come the Blessings

You know I've been really thinking about trials lately, and it seems that you hear of a lot more of them the older you get. I'm not sure if you just start paying attention more to yourself and to other people around you or if there really are more trials the older you get.

I've been reading a lot these last 4-5 months. I love to read! When I was younger, I used to get caught under the blanket with my alarm clock light trying to read late into the night. I have always loved to sit and read a good book. The older my kids get, the less time I have had for that, so the past few years I haven't read as much as I would have liked to. Two months ago, I miscarried our baby and I was 4 months along. I went through the entire serious of Twilight in just a few days.

I hate hearing about peoples trials because I want to take it all away from them. My good friend and her husband (who is also my cousin) had a little boy who was in Primary Childrens hospital the minute he was born because he had a hole in his heart, my friend who's Grandpa just died, my brother and his wife who's one year old baby died, my sister who lost one of her twins that she was pregnant with, my sister who has tried everything, and can't have any more children, my other sister who gets so sick when she does get pregnant, my friend who can't have children and shouldn't have been able to have the one they do have. My brother who has been breaking a lot of bones lately. They go on and on.....There are so many trials that we face in life. Whether it is financial problems, or sickness, or death. I wish that I could take it all away for them. I wish that I could take the pain of these trials away from them. I wish that we didn't have to go through some of the things that we go through.

But there is someone who did take it all away! Our Savior. He died for us and then was resurrected 3 days later so that we have the opportunity to see our loved ones that have died. He went through the pain that we may be going through. He knows how we feel and he only wants us to ask Him for help. He only asks that we live the gospel, that we say our prayers and read our scriptures and do our callings and go to church and help other people through their trials. I am so grateful to know that there is someone that knows how I feel each time I go through something that I don't know I can make it through. I am grateful that I am carried each time I go through a trial. I am grateful for the blessings that come after the trials, it may not be right after, but eventually, they come.

I am writing this post because I miscarried again this last weekend. I was 6 weeks along. I'm not sure why and I guess there will be a long process of tests. I am grateful to be alive, because I lost a lot of blood. I guess that I can say that I am grateful for the trials that I go through in my life, because I look at everyone else's and think, "Man I'm glad that's not my trial in life." I'm grateful for the friends and the ward members and the family members that push you along and I'm grateful for a Savior who carries me.

Thank you for being my friend. You don't know how much the phone calls, the meals, and tending my kids, and everything else, helps me out each day. The gospel that we have is truly amazing!!

I know that it is not quite March yet, but I love, love, love, March and April. Why? Because there are about a million birthdays from my family and Greg's in March and April. I love to celebrate birthdays. And my dear sweet daughters is coming up next week!!!!! I can't believe that she will be five years old!!! She will be going to Kindergarten next year. Where has the time gone? Other birthdays include my sister, my niece, who when she was born we didn't think she would make it-weighing 3lbs and coming 2 months early-but here she is now 14 years old!!!! Also, 3 of my nephews birthdays are this month. Also, my birthday is this month and I will be the BIG 30. A bunch of my friends from high school's birthdays are this month. And in April is Greg's birthday and his mom's and my dad's. Like I said, I love birthdays!!!!!

For those of you who have asked, the 14 days of Valentines goes something like this.......
I gave my kids and husband a little note that said something like this...
It is Valentines week and I think you're sweet, thus I'd like to tell you so each day with a treat!
or
There's fourteen days to go so I'll take each one to say, I think you're very special and Happy Valentines Day!

Then each day I have given them something special.......like one day I gave them all valentines coloring books, and one day we went and got ice cream cones at Artic Circle, one day I gave them each a valentine candy, and a different valentine candy the next day. We've done extra kind deeds each day to each other. We've helped each other clean our rooms, we've had banana splits, I've put hershey kisses and hugs all over their room and on their floor and had a sign that said, I kiss the ground you walk on!,......ect.

Other things that you can do is......"You make me bubble over with joy.- and give them bubble bath, "I love how you make me snicker!" -and give them a snickers candy bar. "If kids were apples I'd pick you"-and give them an apple. "Do U-No I love you!" -and play a game of uno. "Let me count the reeses why I love you!- and give them a reeses candy bar. (I just give them the mini candy bars). Just be creative and loving!!! It's been a lot of fun. My kids and nephews have really enjoyed it this year. And I love to give to my kids!!! and my husband!!! I've given him some things each day also, like little notes on the mirror and also candy bars or a box of candy, or a heart reeses. I have really enjoyed it.

What a week!!!! We have had a wonderful week this week. Our twin nephews have been staying with us for over a week and we have enjoyed every minute of it. They are the same age as our oldest. After having them in the house........I would love to have twins!!!!! They really have been great. We have had a lot of fun and will miss them very much when they have to leave tomorrow night. I will post a picture of all of them tonight. Our house has been full, but we have really enjoyed it. We have been doing the 14 days of Valentine's at our house and everyone has been so kind to each other this week. I think that I will do this every year. I love Valentines Day!

The picture above is my crazy brother, the one on the left. The other is his mission companion, I think. The picture on the right is my brother with my son Ryan.

Here are all five of my crazy, crazy brothers!!! They are so wonderful!!! We have a lot of fun together as a family.........always trying something, as you can see. They dug a huge tunnel in the snow and wanted to sleep in the negative weather with the game cube and a tv and an extension cord. We like to "Pretend" punch each other. Things are never boring at my house. Yep those are my brothers!!! I love them so much and wouldn't have it any other way.