Where to start? Our trip to the South!

There are so many things I want to share that I feel just a review wouldn't do our summer justice. So bare with me over the next little while while I try to post about my favorite things that we've done over the last two months.

First of all and definitely not my favorite thing was the one month wait to get into our apartment out here in Vernal. The apartment is brand new and so of course building was behind. Thankfully Devin has a mission buddy who lives out here and he was able to stay in the Foley's camper for the month we were waiting on our apartment. But that meant that Devin was gone during the week and home on the weekends. That was ONE of the hardest things I've done. I'm glad we were still in the Moss' basement so that we had some company on days we were missing Daddy. 

Well, the end of May came along and we got the phone call that the apartment wouldn't be done for another two weeks. Because our apartment was mostly packed and Devin had a business trip the third week of June we decided to go on a vacation! haha! At the time I kept telling myself I was crazy for going on a two week trip, especially after all the complaining I had been doing about living away from Devin. Whitney my sister-in-law was going to be in Alabama visiting her grandparents, ad I had never been to visit Esperanza (my sister) since she had moved to Alabama a couple of years ago. So we booked the tickets! We were so excited to get to go out there and visit everyone!

First day in Alabama we got to pick watermelons!

 Lucy and Alden in the stroller ready to pick some watermelons

 Cole wasn't going to have anything to do with that girly hat...guess I can't blame him :)

 We walked a few minutes to the watermelon patch and as soon as we got the kids out of the strollers Cole just plopped down in the grass :)

 Here's Bama dog. Lucy and Aldens best friend while we were there.

 Grand-Daddy showing the kids how to tell if the watermelons were good. 

 Lucy was following GrandDaddy everywhere asking him if the watermelons were ready :)

 Cole hanging out in the back of the truck with the watermelons. He thought this was the best thing ever.

 Have you ever had a yellow-meated watermelon?

 I hadn't either,

 those things are AMAZING! Lucy was a fan.

We had so much fun and Gram and GrandDaddy's. Not only did the kids play with Bama every chance they got, 

but they had a cat named Zoe that they chased whenever she was near...she didn't stick around long though. She was Cole's favorite because she didn't lick him all over. 

We also got to swim in their pool (pictures to come when I figure out how to get them on the computer). We also got to feed the goats! The kids loved riding in Grand-Daddy's truck. So whenever we had scraps to give the goats we got to go for a ride that night.

Alden and Lucy loving their ride

The goats just came RUNNING!

This day we had watermelons to give them. The goats loved it.

Lucy, Cole, Alden, Leigh, and Whitney watching the goats chow down.

Every morning we would go to find the goats, even if we weren't feeding them. It gave us some exercise and the kids some excitement! We would chase them all over until we were close enough to see them. Most days they would just run as far away from us as they could.

Whitney has a cousin named Ronda who lives through the woods, about a 15 min walk. This lady had everything, from goats, pigs, chickens, dogs, even a pet deer!!! It was So fun to see all her animals. 

Most of the pictures at Ronda's ended up on Whitney's camera (and my computer doesn't want to upload the pics, as soon as I get it to I'll get those fun pictures on here)

this is the only picture I got on my camera. 

 This goat was hilarious, it thought it was a dog. It would let anyone pet it :)

 Leigh would always stand by this door and watch Bama and Zoe outside. And Lucy loved playing with Leigh. 

Check out that smile :)

WARNING: NAKED BABIES! :D

Every night we would head to our room to 'wind down' before bed..well our winding down started with the kids jumping  wildly on the bed! The only picture I got of them doing this was right after they took a bath :) 

That's all I've got time for today! And this post is already really long! I'll post more when I have a chance :)

And we're back!!

We finally have internet in our apartment here in Vernal so I'll start updating on how our summer has been! I can't believe it's been two months since i've posted. So much has happened! and we have been enjoying our summer SO much. Until then!

I'm NOT ready!

So Devin starts his internship tomorrow! While I'm ecstatic he has this wonderful opportunity this summer, my life feels completely upside down. We reserved an apartment in Vernal, but it's not available til the 2nd of June. So for the next two weeks Devin will be going up to Vernal during the week and then will be home on the weekends. I'm going to miss him so much! It's funny, I'm really not worried about how the kids and I will do. We'll be fine. I'm sure come dinner time we'll all be wishing he was home, but we can do this. This week it will only be for four days. Next week it will be five. I feel like such a wimp. We've only ever been apart for two days in a row. I know people who have spent weeks apart, and they were okay. I just don't like the idea. 
Even though our apartment isn't available til the 2nd we don't know if that is what we really want to do. Prices in Vernal are absolutely ridiculous, so we're still looking for other options as to where/how we'll be living this summer. Because we aren't certain what we will be doing I don't know how to prepare. I'm realizing I like to plan, I like to have a plan, and I like to know what is going on. I'm getting a big lesson in patience and having faith that everything will work out as the Lord has planned. I just wish I knew those plans right now. 
So this week we'll just be taking each day as it comes. And hopefully Thursday night will be here before we know it. 

Happy Mother's Day

I've learned a lot from these two about motherhood over the last 2 1/2 years.

 Being a Mom is one of the most sacred and special gifts a woman can be given in this life. 

It is not easy, but it is oh so amazing and fulfilling. 

Today I am grateful for my Mother. For loving me and doing the best she could do with the circumstances she was given. For, even now, showing me she can do hard things, and come out on top.

I am grateful for my sister, who took me in and showed me a way to change my life for the better. I am and will be forever grateful. 

I am grateful to my Mother-in-law, for giving me such a wonderful  husband. And for being the most amazing example of patience I have ever known. 


I have been blessed with amazing women in my life.
I am grateful for all of my sisters  (sister-in-laws included :D ), I love you all very much. You have been such an inspiration and support to me. 


I am grateful for all of the women who have influenced me and blessed me in so many ways. I would not be the woman I am today with out all of your christlike examples. 

To all women, you are beautiful.

Devin got an INTERNSHIP!!

My AMAZING husband got an internship for the summer with Energy Dynamics Lab. 

If you want to know more about them {here is their website.} 

We'll be moving to Vernal, UT. 

Hopefully by next weekend...if we can find housing. 

Apparently that is the most difficult thing about this whole trip. Because Vernal isn't a very transient city they don't have a lot of rental apartments there. So cross your fingers that we find something! 

Or if you have any contacts or information on how to get housing in Vernal, PLEASE let us know. 

We're going to make a trip up there in a couple of days to check it out, so hopefully that will be more fruitful than scouring the internet :D

Yay for us! I'm so excited he got the job! 

CONGRATULATIONS hun!