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Family Photograph

Well, today I got in the mail a flyer/ad for Portrait Innovations and realized I really need to have a family portrait made because the last time we had one made was when my oldest was 11 months and she is now almost 6! (I know its really NOT a good one of me) To say the least, its time!

I have tons of pictures of Hannah(oldest), both snapshots and professional. I have a lot of snap shots and like 1 or 2 pro pics of Chyenne, several snapshots of Jordan, and multiple snap shots of Adam. I have absolutely zero pro pics of Jordan and Adam and no family pics at all.

How is it that from child #1 you have tons of pics but from child 2 on there are fewer and fewer pics? I always heard that it happens but I was like "No I am not going to do that." But now 3 years after my second was born I have failed in that regard. A lot of it comes from us being so low incomed all the time but a lot of it is also the fact that I just haven't set aside the time to go and do it.

When I got the flyer, I tried to call and schedule an appointment but they said they weren't making appointments beyond 2 weeks. I guess its because of the holiday season. I will be calling again in a few weeks because I would schedule it for sooner but I need to do it after James gets paid and after I go to the Kelly Clarkson & Reba concert because I need to do it on a Friday when we have the time.

I hope we can get a good one this year. I have never been to PI but I have seen some good pics they have done and I have heard its MUCH better the the Wal-mart photo place. As soon as I get them I will put one up here and you all can see my beautiful family. I admit it I really am proud of them!

Holding to the Iron Rod

My husband and I got married a little over 6 years ago. At that time I wasn't attending church at all for about 2 years. I was doing just about everything I shouldn't have been doing at that time. But when we became pregnant with our now oldest daughter I decided that I couldn't imagine raising my child without the gospel. I knew that no matter what I* had done I wanted her to know the truth and know her Heavenly Father. So after we got married I started the road back to Christ. I started coming to church again. It was difficult when all the girls I knew were asking me why I could no longer come to Young Women's with them. I had to explain the I had to go to Relief Society now because I was married and going to be a mother.
I talked with the bishop and repented. It was very hard but I knew it was what I had to do. I am so grateful for the atonement and for the opportunity to be forgiven.

Well I started coming regularly and got to where I really wanted an eternal family. I started pestering my hubby to come with me and to listen to the missionaries. He listened only to please me but it took over six months before he agreed to be baptised. I am so thankful to those wonderful sister missionaries (Sister Abel & Sister Corbett) for their patients and kindness to him.

So he was baptised and was coming to church and was a strong faithful member. He was studying everyday and was talking to everyone he met about the gospel(even if they really didn't want to hear it).
That lasted about 8 months and he fell away and was doing things that weren't right and sadly enough I followed him on some of it. We were inactive for a short while. I used to say it was because my back was bad ( ended up having back surgery at 17) but the truth was we were doing things I knew were wrong. We came back and repented. I have never stopped since that time.

We were sealed in the temple in 2006 and I couldn't even begin to describe my joy at having an eternal family! We were sealed to our two little girls and any children we had after that time would be sealed to us automatically.

About two weeks after we were sealed my husband stopped coming to church. I only ever got the reason of, "I just don't want to" or "I don't believe it." He said he enjoyed the temple and wanted to go often when we were there. I do not know what caused him to stop coming but he only came like 3 or 4 times at most in the last two years. I think it was a lot of responsibility and he didn't want to do it.

He started coming back in September and has only missed one Sunday since coming back. The change of heart came about because our second son(child #4) was born at the end of June and he would be the only child of ours he wouldn't have blessed since he was baptized. It is very important to him now and he seems to be truly happy coming back. He said that yesterday during PH he actually felt the brotherhood he had longed for all along.

I am so happy to see him coming back and taking care of our family. I am so excited but on the other hand I am totally terrified he will stop coming again and it will break my heart once more. Be that as it may, I have made a promise to my self that I will not under any circumstance push him to go no matter how bad I want him to be there. I know it has to be his choice and not a feeling of being obligated to go. No matter weather he continues to go or not I will never Father willing stop coming to church and lose my eternal faith in Heavenly Father.

An Abundance of GREAT Resources

Here is a list of some of the sites I have found that are full of great tips/ideas that have proved very useful to me. Some are blogs some are not. All are full of things that could probably benefit everyone.

http://jordansfarm.wordpress.com/recipes/

http://www.hillbillyhousewife.com/index1.htm

http://frugalabundance.com/

http://www.livingonadime.com/

http://www.handprintsonthewall.org/

http://www.afreebieempire.com/

http://cheapcindy.blogspot.com/

http://www.couponmom.com/

http://www.homeschoolfreebie.wholesomechildhood.com/

http://soprano.com/freestuff.asp?from=/vote.asp?linkno=250&linkno=250&ref=http://www.soprano.com/vote/vote.asp?linkno=250

http://www.handprintsonthewall.org/category/frugality/lessons-from-butterberry-farm/

http://familyfun.go.com/

Well these are most of the sites I have found that have been a big help to me and my family. I think if you can't find one thing on this list that can help you there has got to be something wrong! LOL
If you have a site or tip that has helped you in any way I'd love to know about it so I can learn more.
Have a great day!

Kindergaten Theft

So, my daughter came home with a strike in her conduct folder for the first time today. It was kind of sad when I think back on it. She had to get off the bus and walk up the hill to the house by herself because it was raining and our van has gone on hiatus. She was walking very slowly and with her head down. She didn't but barley lift her chin when I called to her from the front porch to welcome her home. When she got to the side walk she quietly said she didn't get a star today. When I asked her to tell me what she did she stated that the teacher sent a note home. I told her, "No. I want to hear it from you." She says she can't remember. I continue to ask her but she wont budge. I finally pull out her conduct folder and read the note from the teacher once we were in the house. I read that she was "taking things from others." Then I go to the bottom and read the note from the teacher that says,"After nap, I caught Hannah trying to put one of my charts(that is poster board sized) into her book bad. I was very surprised that it was Hannah doing this. We had a talk about it."

I did my best not to crack up when I read that she was trying to shove a big poster into a small back pack. I can just imagine how that looked. I have no clue why she wanted it so bad because I asked her if she liked it and just decided she wanted it. She said no. I also asked if someone told her to do it. She again said no. I talked with her and so did Daddy and she knew exactly why it was wrong and she even said a prayer to ask for forgiveness. I know that wasn't necessary but it taught her a valuable lesson on the repentance process.

I am proud of her for doing the things necessary to make up for this mistake. I just cant believe she is so big already. Its so amazing how fast they have grown and have begun to mature. I want them to succeed and I know for that to happen I have to teach them the core principles of the gospel. The repentance process is so hard to grasp and understand when you try to do for the first time when your older. So I am trying to teach my children the things that will help them the most in life.

The Big Cookie in the Sky

Well my 3 year old daughter Chyenne walked with Hannah and I to the bus stop the other morning and she was very concerned for the moon.
As we are walking back to the house she looks at the sky and exclaims, "Look Mommy!! I see the moon!!" I nod and keep walking. I mean really to me it was just the moon. Well to her beautiful mind its much more. She continues looking up at while walking and holding my hand (so as not to trip), "Mommy!" Real concern was written all over that precious face. "The moon is broken!" I get a kick out of this one and barely suppress my giggle to explain, "It’s not broken. We just can't see all of it right now."
This satisfies (or maybe pacifies) her for a few more steps. Then she looks back at the moon and back to me again. "Who ate it?!" This time there was no way I could have kept that laughter in! I laughed all the way back to the house.