Much to do...

Well life is definitely busier here it seems, but it is a lot of fun. My brother Shannon is in football and he really enjoys playing. We have gone to two of his games now and Tamina LOVES being able to yell and shout and not get told not to lol. She was having so much fun last night cheering and yelling go, go, go! Her uncle Christopher even let her have his bell to ring and so every time she heard everyone else ringing their cow bells she would pick hers up and shake it with all her might to. I wish I would have thought to get my camera out and take a picture, it was so cute.

I did get a couple pictures of her at the game last week, it was much colder last week, but she was still so cute all bundled up and cheering.

She definitely sleeps well on the nights when she is out there cheering so hard. I love how she isn't super attached to any blanket or anything like that except the first toy that her Daddy gave her. She doesn't HAVE to sleep with it every night or anything, but it is the one toy that she loves more then any other. It makes her Dad very proud because it is one he picked out and gave to her. It is Lady from Lady and the Tramp and here is a cute picture of her cuddling her one night.

She is such a big helper. She loves to help me and her grandma pick up and clean the house or even push the little cart in the store (I should get a picture of her with that to), but she just loves to help. She is getting better at talking and wanting to talk now, once in a while she gets really frustrated because she just wants to talk so much and yet she can't get it out fast enough. One day when we were out running errands she was just sitting and being so good on a couch that they had in the room and I caught this picture...

I just love the face that I caught because it almost looks like she is giving me her "I'm innocent" look yet she was being so good and wasn't getting into any trouble at all, lol. She sure is the light of our lives. Brandon and I would be lost without her. Sometimes she tests our patience, but only to remind us to have patience and explain things to her without blowing up. Sometimes she just makes us laugh until we are crying. Sometimes she makes us cry, but usually they are happy tears because she learned something we have been teaching her or she just caught on to what we have been explaining and it makes sense and you can see the lightbulb click on for her. It is kind of crazy sometimes how much we can love someone who we have known and watched grow for a little under two years and yet we know that love is just going to keep growing. It is the same way with our relationship. We have known eachother for a little over 4 years and yet we still surprise each other with things we didn't know before, or we are able to understand the other one better because we have learned how they are and what makes them tick and how to just enjoy the moments of life together.

Brandon is such a sweet heart because he is always doing so much for me and Tamina and still finds ways to surprise us and make us feel even more special. The last couple of times he has been home he has surprised me by showing up at work and taking me to dinner when I got off, with flowers, and even with a necklace at different times. I sure don't know what I would do without him. We have been through so much together and yet we still have so much time we get to spend together. I am so grateful we get eternity because I wouldn't want to be by anyone else's side or raise our kids with anyone else. He completes me and makes me so happy. I know we have gone through some stressful times, even lately with moving and all, but we feel we are where we are supposed to be and that makes us both happy.

Well it's off to more fun today, and getting ready for Brandon to come home on Monday. I always look forward to his days off and being able to spend time with him. :) Have a fabulous weekend everyone!

Change

Well life is changing still....

I got a job at the local library, it is an awesome place to work, and I can't wait to use my library card (which I successfully made myself :)) to check out lots of books for Tamina and I to read together. It is a very part time job which is amazing, because it isn't easy to leave Tamina. But it will get us by better until things all fall into place. Tamina is LOVING being with her Grandma, Aunts and Uncles all the time. Here are two pictures of her watching movies with her uncles... and one by herself, lol she loves to just lay down wherever she can, especially at night when she is tired.

 Watching a movie on the laptop (my brothers way of getting out of homework) lol

Different night, but she was loving being able to relax with her uncle and that he let her spread all over his lap.

Tamina is having a blast, and much of the time she tries to be the center of attention. She has enjoyed doing dishes with grandma, and successfully soaked herself and much of the counter and floor in front of her. 

She has found that one of my sisters has a small stash of candy/goodies in her bedroom. Luckly they are out of her reach but she is so cute because she will go into her room when she is in there and stand by her bed and say please, please, please, please...etc until my sister gives her a small piece of candy and then she says thank you and will leave. She is quite the character. 

Tamina has enjoyed skype with the family that we left in Rexburg. She thinks it is so funny to see them on the computer screen. 

Brandon is home again and we are excited to have some time with him. He has popped his hip out so we will be letting him relax a lot and hope Monday can come soon so he can get it put back in and be out of pain. He enjoys helping out on the farm and helping with the tearing of things down in the other house right now. 

I have really enjoyed spending some time with my Mom. It has been a long time since I have just been home with her. We have torn down a couple of walls in the other home and gotten quite a bit of things on a list so that we know what and where we have to go from here. There is a lot of work to be done still but it is nice to see the work coming along!

Getting Settled....

Well, we are officially all in Star Valley and all of our belongings are here also. It has been a crazy couple of weeks, but I am going to do better with Blogging because I really want to keep people updated on us and our crazy lives, and I have great friends who have inspired me to blog so they can keep up with us. :)

Well to start off with a cute picture, this is how we all felt after getting everything moved, and our vehicle (finally)

Well then sitting around the other night I had this thought... "Ever feel like you have made the right decision but then you still wonder about it sometimes? How do you know the difference between faith and relying on the Lord or just going your own way? Well I don't think you can know sometimes until later on down the road and I am at that cross roads right now. I have to be patient and wait for the blessings/confirmation more entirely and the lessons that come with it, and patience can be hard to have at times. I have felt peace about this all but the unknown just gets to me sometimes"

Well Listening to conference was a huge blessing. I can't say I remember all the talks because sometimes I was running around getting things for Tamina around the house or helping her with something she needed, but the talks I listened to I LOVED and I can't wait to read all the ones (or parts) that I missed. I am so thankful for this gospel.

Tamina rather enjoyed conference also...

She wanted her baby and Lady to watch conference to :)

She has had a wonderful time getting to know her aunts and uncles here a little better. We all miss our family we left in Rexburg, but we have a feeling we are on to better things for our family and our lives right now. Brandon is enjoying his job still, and he has really enjoyed being on a farm where there are things to do. Him and my brothers went out shooting, and he has loved learning how to operate a backhoe and other equipement and learning how some of the things of the farm work. I think he is enjoying it and I know we are having fun. I am enjoying getting to better know my younger siblings. They are a lot of fun to be around and it is great to spend some time with my mom, she is always such an inspiration to me.

Well I am making a cheese cake, pumpkin, pecan pie and it is smelling amazing and I better go to finish the topping but I will write more later.

Chau!