It's just a number...

Well I have finally hit 26. (And Joe is right it kind of does feel like 25, and 24...) Last year I freaked out at turning 25. This year I think I handled 26 pretty well. Wow, maybe I am actually growing up! I always wondered where I would be in my life when I turned 26 on my birthday, January 26th. I never thought that I would be living in Arizona and pregnant with baby #2 that's for sure. I didn't really have anything in particular or in mind when I thought about it. No lofty goals or anything I always just wondered. Well now I know and I just wanted to share how I feel about my life right now being 26!

I am grateful to have a wonderful husband. He's very kind, smart, loving, honest, forgiving, understanding, and VERY handsome!! He truly understands me and loves me for the crazy person I am. He works really hard to provide for our little family, and so that I can stay home with Jovin. He makes everyday a true blessing to me.
I have a son who makes everyday full of entertainment, laughter, and adventure. He puts a little bit of sunshine in my days. He is also the cutest kid EVER!! :^) (I know I'm bias, but he's my kid!)
I have two families that are wonderful. They love my family and me and they are always there for me when me and/or my family need them.

I have the gospel in my life and with the knowledge that we have of it I know that I can be with my family forever. That in and of itself is a great present.

So 26... isn't so bad after all...

Phoenix & Ice??

It got below freezing here in Phoenix last night and when we got to church this morning this was what we saw. Hopefully you may have come to the same conclusion as we did... Phoenicians DO NOT know what to do with ice... They had salt down, but evidently that is not enough... we need cones here to warn you of where to walk. Even the missionaries were out front herding people into the front door so people would not walk on the ice. Yeah we got a good laugh out of it too. :^)

Movin' On Up...

Well Jovin is moving on up to "Big Boy" status. For Christmas we got a bunk bed for him. We got it at IKEA!! (And as we found out when they say assembly required they aren't kidding... it took Cory 4 hours to put together... but it was worth it.) Jovin really likes his new "Big Boy" bed. He has not had any huge problems with it except for the one night he somehow got his head stuck under the bottom rung on the latter and the bed. We have since fixed the problem. We don't have a picture of it either because it was 3am and that would just be cruel... :^)

We also came home from our Utah holiday trip with a new member to our little family. Quesi! (Cory's family cat.) The trip home was very interesting with Jovin and Quesi in the back seat. It made for an even longer ride home. Quesi does seem to like it here. We are still trying to teach Jovin to be soft with the kitty and to not pull his tail. Quesi likes to curl up with me on the couch and on our bed. (yes, that is my big tummy that Quesi is laying against in the picture below.) He is quite fun to have around the house.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

Well we had a wonderful holiday season and we hope you did too. We spent the past week in Utah for Christmas to visit with family and friends. We tried to visit with everyone we could, but if we missed you sorry. We came home New Years Eve. It was a fun trip and since I am tired and I don't want to get into all the details I'll just make comments along with some pictures to highlight the trip.

This picture is actually our Christmas in our new home before we left on the trip...


Here is Jovin's real first experience with snow... He really liked it...


Us at the top of the Joseph Smith Building in down town Salt Lake to look at the pretty lights


One of the many things I miss about Utah... Snow, trees, and sunsets behind actual mountains. :^)