A Year's Progress

After ONE WHOLE YEAR in our house, I would have thought we'd made more progress. When we moved in a year ago, all our furniture was in one room because we were waiting on carpet and it looked something like this:Now a year later, after my parents finally sold their home and donated us their furniture it looks like this:Yup, not much progress huh? Don't be deceived we have been busy at work and much has been done, but we still have a LONG way to go. We are waiting to refinish some furniture and figure out how to arrange stuff for now, until then, it looks like this. Can't wait til I have some more "after" pictures to share!!

For Scotty

It's been a week and we are still recovering from our playtime with Uncle Scotty vacation!! I can't believe a few weeks ago we were in California soaking up our last moments with Elder Messick before turning him over to the MTC, and boy did we soak it up!!{at Disneyland}
{at the beach}
{at the aquarium in Long Beach}We had SO much fun playing all over Southern California with (admittedly) Dallen's favorite, "Scotty's my favorite" was constantly heard from little man D. From Angels games to surf sessions, we conquered it all and then headed to Utah, where we soaked up our Scotty time a little more.{eating lots of good food}
{stopping by Dallen's future alma mater and home of Jimmer, BYU}
{saying one final goodbye...and then just like that, he was gone}
Best of luck on your 2 year mission to Seoul, Korea Elder Messick. You will be missed, loved and prayed for EVERY day by your family!! God be with you til we meet again...

A Mother :: A Friend

"You’ve got a friend in me; you’ve got a friend in me.
When the road looks rough ahead, And you’re miles and miles, From your nice warm bed. Just remember what your old pal said, Boy, you’ve got a friend in me. You’ve got a friend in me; you’ve got a friend in me. You’ve got troubles, well I’ve got ‘em too. There isn’t anything I wouldn’t do for you. We stick together and we see it through. You’ve got a friend in me, you’ve got a friend in me. Some other folks might be a little bit smarter than I am, Bigger and stronger too,Maybe, But none of them will ever love you the way I do. It’s me and you.And as the years go by, our friendship will never die. You’re gonna see, it’s our destiny.You’ve got a friend in me; you’ve got a friend in me."

This Mother's Day I am so blessed to have little Dallen as my bestest little buddy. We do everything together and I wouldn't have it any other way :) Two and a half years ago, this little man completely changed my world and blessed my life more than I ever could have known. I know now what a little miracle Dallen is and appreciate so much more what it means to be his Mommy. There is truly no greater calling in the world than to be a Mom and I love this day and how it reminds me how grateful I am to be a Mother and to have a wonderful Mother. Happy Mother's Day to all of the wonderful Mothers in our life!!