Sacrifice

This is one of the plaques at Carthage Jail. I loved what it said so I had to take a picture to remember. How true these sentiments should resound in our own lives. It should be our daily goal/task to try to live and sacrifice on a daily basis for the Lord. I know my task is not as the Prophet Joseph Smith's or other Saints who lost so much at that time for the Gospel of Jesus Christ. However these thoughts gave me an extra umph on how I need to refocus my priorities and faith. It also made me so grateful for these individuals who are such an inspiration and example to me.

Exercise anywhere

Who says you need a gym to exercise... Not Steve!! After all what are nieces, nephews, and your daughter for but to help out in anyway possible.

Carthage Jail

Thank goodness for my parents serving missions or I wouldn't have as much urge to see half of the places I have. They are now serving in the Nauvoo temple and so we went to visit them this last weekend. What an awesome place. It is amazing how such a little town can carry so much of the Spirit as it does. This entry highlights Carthage Jail where the Prophet Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were martyred. It was so awesome to hear about all of the history behind this event and then to feel the Spirit of the room and the testimonies of those who were there.
Carthage Jail
Bean holding on to the statues of Hyrum and Joseph
Bullet holes in the door of their room at the jail
My brother Lorin and his family
Steve and I at the window from inside the room at Carthage Jail
Window the Prophet Joseph fell from after being shot by the mob
Our family at Carthage Jail
Grandma and Grandpa with grandkids at Carthage Jail
Lorin smelling Bean's flower

For Him -OR- For Her

A couple of weeks ago we were with some friends and one of the kids had a small jeep for kids to ride in. Isabella was a little apprehensive about the whole thing but Steve became dead set on getting her one. I thought it might be a good idea to wait until she was a little bigger but the decision of dad was already made. So, then came the research of all the little cars out there. We settled on the Jeep for Steve, pink for Isabella, and the barbie one for me because we didn't have to put the barbie stickers on. I am not a fan of barbie. Next we took about 1 1/2 hours putting it together and then the long hard wait for Steve on the battery charging 24 to 36 hours. Steve could hardly stand waiting for the exciting moment of putting Isabella in her Jeep and hopefully watching her smile from ear to ear all over the yard, and wanting more and more of this fun car.
Well the time came and Isabella like getting in the Jeep but not going anywhere in fact the motion scared her to death. It wasn't until we got her cousin Kelsey to drive the Jeep would she even get anywhere near the thought of sitting in it as it ran. Steve's hopes were dashed. "How could she not love this thing?" is what he kept saying over and over again.
The funniest thing about it all was as Kelsey and Isabella were riding around the front wheel feel off. Phewwwwweeee!! We can take this thing back and not even feel the least bad about it. So back to the store are Non-Barbie pink Jeep went and I think it will be a while before Steve gets the bug to try again. Gotta Love it!!
Bean fixing it








Broken down

There goes the dental floss

Isabella is enamored with dental floss. Thus we have to keep it on the top of the closet or we would not have any more left. She loves to pull, and pull, and pull the string out until it is all gone. She thinks it is the coolest thing! The first time it happened it was a "how funny" the second time it was this could become an expensive toy so we keep the floss up high these days.