January

I am a little behind in pictures but I will tell you what we have been up to this month to catch this blog up.  First off I have been really tired this month with my pregnancy.  I think it is finally catching up to me.  I don't feel very productive but we are getting by.  And this baby boy is growing.  I feel like I have doubled in size this month.  I feel him kicking me all the time and it makes me excited to see him in 3 1/2 months.  That is my favorite part about being pregnant is feeling them nudge me all the time.

We are beginning some new plans.  Joseph has been told for the last couple of months that they are trying to get rid of 130 airman from his squadron because they are down sizing.  They will wave the time you have left and allow you to leave the military.  Our contract is up in just over 2 years and we might be able to join in on the band wagon and get out sooner than that.  We have been considering the Air national guard too.  So here in the next couple of months we will have more information on what in the world we are doing :)  We would love to start our lives in the direction we want it to go.  Start a little homestead and starting living our dream.  I really liked President Uchtdorfs talk in the ensign this month about the best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago but the second best time is NOW.  So stop waiting around and start doing what you were meant to do.

So we will keep tabs on what is going on in our lives in that department.

I have been working on a new website of mine and an idea I have had for a while and it seems like now is a good time to start it.  So I have been working on that and will send you all the link to it when I get it up and running.  The boys and I are starting the very last book in the Chronicals of Narnia...my favorite! 'The last Battle'  So I look forward to being able to read that to them.  

We have been getting snow off and on and the other day it was probably 5 degrees outside right at sunrise and I went out and cleared snow from the drive way and it was the powdery snow that sparkles A LOT.  It reminded me of the wonderful times spent up in Donnelly enjoying the sparkling fairies of frost and snow glistening everywhere.  It was beautiful.

We were able to go to the Denver temple a couple of weekends ago and that was really nice.  It was a beautiful day and NOT WINDY like it always is here in Cheyenne.  We took off as a family at about 9am and Joseph went to a session while the kids and I walked around the grounds and because of how busy it was I wasn't able to get into a session till 3pm and it was spanish speaking...I really enjoy going when there is another language being spoken.  It was fun...so that got our family home around 8:30pm that night but it was worth it and beautiful.  We also felt that it was time to move back to Idaho and to start some new things there so we are keeping our fingers crossed on how in the world we will make it work. 

Life is good and I just feel this draw towards my Heavenly Father lately like he is incharge and I just need to do what he has asked of me and he will help and guide me through my life.

Gideon is getting taller.  He likes his new Sunday school class and how they are preparing for baptism.  He got a whole binder with handouts geared towards it.  He loves to spread out the Friends (a church magazine geared to his age) and read through them.

Bridger is getting bigger too.  He loves to wrestle with his brother and when it snows enough enjoys to sled in it.  He likes to play with Arya and have her beet him up :)  He enjoys flash cards with math and likes creating his story that I am writing down for him for now.  He also likes to design his ranch someday with a water slide and all :)

Arya is so funny.  She knows her animal noises and likes to scream to communicate...we are working on that one.  She waves her hand when she is stinky like Peee Yuuuwwww! It is really funny.  She is very entertaining and adorable.

Here are a few pics from this month......

Arya finding someone's leftover breakfast they forgot to clear from the table....she enjoyed her morning snack.

Arya hanging out in one of her favorite spots again :)

Daddy has been busy with school this month (Leadership training school)...10 credits into one month :) and he gets to where his blues every week.

These are my cute kiddos being who they are.  Finding some nice cozies and piling on top of each other to get comfy

Another comfy spot Arya likes to look at her books at :)

Were having a.....

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Were having a Boy!!!!!!

 First off Happy New Year!!  This is me and my boys toasting to 2014 at 10pm...It was New years in New York :)

This was cute, they were all cuddled up to watch a movie with Arya...which she watches about 5 minutes of and then she's done.  It is cute while it lasts though...

We are so excited to have another child join our family!!

These boys are excited to have another boy join the crew..

Were having a baby?!

Is it a boy or a girl?

A boy......

Well that should be fun!  Yea!

Baby belly at 21 weeks

 I haven't gained any weight up to now.  I lost weight for the first trimester and now it is meeting up with my weight when I got pregnant.  That is different for me so here is to getting bigger with baby over the next 4 1/2 months :)  We are so excited to have a little boy.  He is doing really well and looks right on track for a mid to end of May birth.

Better

Word for 2014 is Better

I was inspired by President Dieter F. Uchtdorf's talk in the ensign to choose BETTER for my word this year.

"The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago.  The second best time is now." ~Old Proverb

It emphasized on not waiting for the perfect time to start.  Start now and work everyday becoming a little better than the day before.

Better:

1. Greater in excellence or higher in quality. 2. More useful, suitable, or desirable 3. More highly skilled or adept 4. Greater or larger: 5. More advantageous or favorable; improved  6. Healthier or more fit than before 7. To make better; improve 8. To surpass or exceed 9. To become better
"Every sister who stands for truth and righteousness diminishes the influence of evil.  Every sister who strengthens and protects her family is doing the work of God.  Every sister who lives as a woman of God becomes a Beacon for others to follow and plants seeds of righteous influence that will be harvested for decades to come."  ~Elder Ballard
My goal is to do better than I did the day before.  Simple but powerful.  If I just try everyday to be a little better than I can become great.   I want a stronger relationship with my Heavenly Father and draw closer to him with knowledge from the scriptures, by coming to know the Holy Ghost as a friend, to give what is out of my control to Him, our Savior Jesus Christ.  I am so grateful for the God Head and that they are there for me and Love me.
The Young woman theme from our church has hit me with new light this past year.  I grew up from the age of 12 till I went into Relief Society reciting this theme every Sunday.  Now as a woman with a family of her own this phrase or recitation has brought on New light and meaning for my life.  I changed it up a bit and made it just for me. 
I am a daughter of my Heavenly Father, who loves me and I love Him.  I will stand as a witness of God at all time and in all things and in all places as I strive to Live these values which are; Faith Divine Nature Individual worth Knowledge Choice and Accountability  Good Works Integrity  and Virtue. I believe as I come to accept and act upon these values I will be prepared to strengthen my Home and my family, To make and keep sacred covenants, to remember the ordinances I have participated in in the Temple and go back often and take part and feel the spirit in those ordinances that take place in the temple, and enJOY the blessings of Exaltation. 
Good-Better-Best
I want to be better than just good  I want to strive everyday to be better and someday I just might be at my best.
I struggle with staying focused on the good that is in front of me sometimes and seem to dwell on things that can bring me down.  It is a part of life and we all have those struggles.  I pray to have the faith that with my Heavenly Father and my dear Savior who has felt it all, that I can rise above those thoughts, the heartache, the depression, the craftiness that enter's my mind that can cripple my soul.  So through Him I can become strong in fighting Satan; that I can live a better life that He gave as a gift to me. Better is all I can be :)