Oquirrh Mountain Temple Dedication

August 23rd
Joel and i went to our first Temple dedication!! It was pretty AWESOME!! We went with the Seamon's.. Thanks guys for letting us come with you!!

I hope we can go to more.. Thanks mom for watching the boys..

After Church and our TEMPLE date..

June 28Th...
Look how guilty Maddie looks...

This is what he did after church...

He took my strings from my shoes and did this!!!

He looks sooo ACCOMPLISHED.. and Proud.. Silly boy..

July 1st...
Our Temple date.. We got a sitter... and off we were.. We had to get to the Temple before it closed for a WHOLE month for cleaning.. Our main reason for us going to the Temple was to find out what to do about Joel's job.. And when should we start adding to our family..
The answers didn't come to Joel and right away but me on the other hand i got mine right way.. Thanks for watching the boys..

ER visit Yesterday...

So yesterday when i was watching my shows.. I always get a drink and put it on the ground right next to the couch.. So i got off the couch.. And stepped on the glass that i was drinking out of.. I don't know how i broke the glass.. Maybe cuz i'm SOOO STRONG or FAT!! I'm leaning towards the strong... But this is what the cup looked like after i stepped on it.. (well After i set up the cup)

I had to walk to the phone to call LeeAnn to see if she could take me.. I'm not sure what i said to her but was freaking out!! And after i called her i told Madden to get me a towel.. And he got me the biggest towel and the whitest towel... What a big helper he is.. i got blood on the carpet and on my pants.. (i have to tell everyone that i can wear a size 6 now!!! Yay me..) I did call Joel after LeeAnn.. I feel bad now.. but i can't change who i called first...

after i calmed down a little more.. I thought i would go our neighbors right next to us to see if one of them could take me to the ER and then have LeeAnn watch the boys.. as I'm walking to our neighbors and to the car I'm bleeding like a lot.. I made sure i grabbed my wallet and check book.. After i looked at the insurance card.. I told EmberDee to go to the Insta Care.. An ER visit copay is $100!! And insta care visit is $40!! When we got the Insta Care it took them about 1hour and about 10 minutes before i got seen.. Then the DOC fixed me all up.. I got 4 stitches and HAD to get a tetanus SHOT!! The numbing shot hurt soooo sooo soo BAD.. i almost said a swear word.. Man that would have been really embarrassing.. I was wearing a long sleeve shirt so i had to take an arm out of my sleeve.. So the nurse now knows what religion i am.. hahaha.. Thanks EmberDee and LeeAnn for helping me in an emergency..

This is what my foot looks like now..

Without the sock..What's under the bandage..
I have to say something else.. I can't wear sandals.. I have to wear socks.. so if i want to wear sandals i have to wear socks.. So please don't look at me crazy cuz i have one sandal on my left foot and a sock on with a sandal on the right foot.. I'm glad that i get my stitches out before my friends wedding.. I'm a brides maid and i have to wear flip flops.. oh man.. This was one crazy adventure.. Now i hobble around.. And i can't put any pressure on my foot..

So the lesson that I've learned is not to put a GLASS cup on the ground.. Cuz someone could step on it and GET sent to the ER or INSTA CARE!!

Lesson LEARNED!!

Elder Conner Graff

Well Sunday we sent another Missionary out to tell others about the Church.. I'm so grateful that we are able to share this great gospel with other people around the world.. Well even as close as the people in our neighborhood.. This Sunday was truly amazing that i could hear what the Graff's had to say about how proud they were of there son, and brother.. I was kinda nice hearing them bare there testimonies about the church and what a great impact it had on them.. I truly have a testimony of missionaries.. If it wasn't for them i know that i would be missing out on some of these great blessings that I've received..

Here is my FAMILY with the new missionary... Elder Graff.. He left Wednesday i believe.. So he is officially an ELDER..

Oh yeah on Tuesday i got my root canal done.. and tomorrow I'm going in to get my crown put on.. So please wish me good luck..

Friday FUN!! and Saturday SERVICE

Just the "COOLEST" Girls ever... Well i think/KNOW so.. Haha..Amaya was making FACES.. and not smiling!! What a silly girl!!

Now that's better.. Great smile Amaya..
Yeah you have seen it.. I'm a blondie.. Well that's what it says on the color wheel thing at the Salon.. It's a cinnamon and a honey color.. I absolutely LOVE LOVE it.. What do you think??



Saturday Service.. We put together hygiene kits, school kits, tied blankets, sewed pillows and bags..We did all these things with LOTS of LOVE! I hope the kids enjoy them as much as i did making them.. Why did we do this awesome thing for others.. Well it was a Women Stake Conference.. And all this stuff is going to Byana Mary Hill School and Orphanage, Ghana Africa.
This are all the sisters working hard in the gym of the church..
After the kits were put together the blankets, pillows and bags took awhile to make.. But i truly had a BLAST!!

When you have all these sister working together you get so much DONE!!

Sew away GIRLS...

Working together..

One of the quotes i Loved hearing during the Talk before the service project was "you can NEVER go wrong when helping a CHILD" by Thomas S. Monson... And the other QUOTE was "prayer is not ENOUGH!! you need to act".. I loved this Conference a whole lot!! I'm so Grateful for all the blessing that i have.. Now go do some SERVICE!! Well if you want.. Make sure you do it with LOVE...

Thanksgiving...

Man, i have lots of things to be thankful for.. For starters my HUSBAND (Joel) and my BOYS (Brakken and Madden).. Two other people that i wouldn't be the person i am today cuz of there HELP.. My SAVIOR and My Heavenly FATHER!! Today was a blast.. Welllllll KINDA... The MORNING was AWESOME..(we had breakfast and bowled with the Hansen Fam!! Thanks Everyone for the Wonderful time I can't wait for next year!!)
Madden telling uncle Jordan that he needs more syrup for his food!!

Daddy and Maddie

This is us bowling

Then the AFTERNOON was another story..(this 3 or so hours was with my family) I have never been more disrespected by my OWN FAMILY!! My mom's sister (she doesn't even deserve to be called me aunt) totally-flat out said what i BELIEVE is FALSE!!! How dare she say something like that!! I never tell her that what she believes is CRAZY.. And she had to comment on how Joel said the PRAYER!! My SWEET Grandma asked Joel if he could say it and my mom's sister had to comment on what he said and how we shouldn't even say a prayer at family get-togethers.. But to end on a HAPPY note.. We left my PAPA and Grandma's house and headed back to DRAPER for a fam dinner with the Hansen's again.. (wow lots of driving.. Breakfast we drive to Joanna's to eat and that's by Jordan High School, and the Real Stadium, then down to Morgan area for lunch, and up to Draper for dinner and now we are home..) We had a yummy dinner and i got to talking with Afton (Joel's gma) and she told me that being an EXAMPLE is one of the best ways to show people what's right.. and later that night his Uncle Neil told me the same thing.. Thanks you two for the great guidance.. I just feel i have to STAND up to anyone even my fam about the gospel and i know telling someone something doesn't always mean they are listening or even soaking it all in.. But i do learn things the hard way.. Thanks to my thick head..haha

After today i really didn't KNOW the meaning of what Thanksgiving DAY was for.. BUT now i do.. Thanksgiving should be a day to day thing.. NOT just once a year!! I have learned that just getting together and eating is NOT Thanksgiving.. Thanksgiving is a DAY to spend with the people you are THANKFUL for and to have in your life, and to look back on all the things that GOD has blessed us with.. Now i think I'll spend more time MAKING GOOD memories and not crappy ones.. One more thing I'm SOOOOO very Thankful for the GOSPEL, and the love it's brought to my life.. Thank you to those that helped bring it to me..

Mackley...yeah

Yeah... So i finally called Mackley about getting a wedding album made for us!! I thought my Hawaii fam would probably want to see our wedding since they couldn't make it!! But any who i called and my appointment is today!!! At noon! I'm so excited to go down memory line... Seeing me in white and Joel is red! I'm way excited... Oh yeah and another good news is that I'm so excited cuz Joel wants to rent another car this weekend (last weekend we rented a Mazda cx9 pretty sweet SUV!! We went to a blessing and saw some family and didn't pay for gas!) he plans on renting a van. Joel wants a van so bad!! But i just can't take being a mom, Mormon and drive a van all at once. I hope anyone that drives a van don't take anything personal. A van is not for everyone, that's why there are so many different kinds of cars. So now i have a ride to my appointment. Clari is gonna watch the boys and I'm gonna design our album that everyone will see! Well Mackley here i come.......well not til noon...

I Got This as an Email and Loved IT!! I Hope you Do Too! Part 2

Part 2

Furthermore...

Some Mormon guys can throw a ball...
Some Mormon guys yell at the ball...

Some Mormon guys make scary movies...

Some Mormon guys have a lot of money and really great hair...
I know hundreds of Mormon guys. They do all kinds of different things and live all kinds of different lives.

This is one of the leaders of the Mormon church. Last Sunday he spoke about honoring women, especially mothers, and gave advice to husbands and children about how to treat the women in their lives. (For the whole story, click here.)

None of the Mormon men I know look like this...

The Mormon men I know are honest and hard-working. They don't cheat, smoke, drink or gamble. And TRUST ME....the last thing any of them want is another wife.

I Got This as an Email and Loved IT!! I Hope you Do Too!

Part 1

For those of you who have been watching the news and may have wondered....

Some Mormon women sing...

Some Mormon women dance...
Some Mormon women write scary stories...

Some Mormon women have lots of money and really great hair...
I know hundreds of Mormon women.

They do all kinds of different things and live all different kinds of lives.


This woman served as a leader in the Mormon church. She recently spoke to teenage girls worldwide. She encouraged them to stand up to peer pressure, strengthen their families and serve others. (Click here for more.)


None of the Mormon women I know look like this...
None of them are marrying off their teenage daughters and-- although some may joke about wanting a sister-wife (preferably one who is really fat & ugly, does bathrooms and changes diapers)--none of them really want to share their husband with anyone.