Our Happy Family

Happy Halloween!

We had a great Halloween this year. We spent Friday, Saturday, and Sunday in Star Valley with family and got to go to Grandma Judy's Halloween party on Friday, my parent's ward Halloween party on Saturday, and trick-or-treating with friends on Monday night. Amilya was a Barbie Princess and Taysen was a cowboy of course. We are doing well and enjoying Fall. Amilya continues to love Kindergarten and she is learning so much. Taysen continues to run around in just a diaper playing farm most of the day. We are looking forward to moving back to Star Valley at the end of December right before Christmas!

Dreams Do Come True!

I was so shocked when I heard that Star Valley was getting a temple! Most of you know that Star Valley is Tyler and I's home town! We love Star Valley, and now it is going to be even better! The announcement of this temple came at a special time for us, since Tyler is getting out of the Air Force at the beginning of the year and we have decided to move back to Star Valley; we are so excited to be able to be apart of the whole process. Many people have dreamed for a temple in Star Valley for a long time, but never imagined that it would really happen because our valley is not that big. What we learn from this announcement is that the Lord does not work by our human opinion of reality and logic; he works in his own mysterious and wonderful ways. Tyler and I have always dreamed big, and now that we are getting out of the Air Force, we hope to make some of those dreams come true. For us, the Star Valley temple is a symbol that dreams do come true. There have been very knowledgeable people in the valley that have "wisely" said, "Star Valley will never get a temple," just as there are "wise" and "experienced" people out there that try to discourage you from going after your dreams, but it's not about them; it's about you and the Lord, and I believe the Lord wants us to make dreams come true!

My Little Patriotic Boy

Because we live on the Air Force Base, everyday at 4:30 pm, we here the Star Spangled Banner play over the large sound system. In honor and respect, everyone who is outside is to stop what they are doing and stand at attention or with their hand on their heart. We have lived here almost two years, so this is nothing new to my children, but I usually have to remind them to stop what they are doing and to stand still and put their hand on their heart. Yesterday, Taysen had just headed out back to play and was ready to get on the swing when the song came on. I was in the kitchen when I heard him say to himself, "oh, my hand on my heart." I looked out to see little two year old Taysen standing still by the swing set with his hand on his heart, well close to his heart. He stood their almost the whole song until a few seconds before the end! I was so proud of him! What a great reminder to us all of patriotism! I ran outside afterwords and had him 're-pose' so I could get a picture of him!

Create

I found this Mormon Message very inspiring. I have always been a dreamer. I love how President Uchtdorf says that we all have a deep yearning to create something that doesn't already exist. We all have the ability to create, just as God created us. We have talents and abilities beyond our imaginations. What is it that you want to create? What is your dream? I hope that we will all have the courage to go out there and create what ever our hearts yearn to create!