Christmas and cute pictures of Olivia

The dress I made for Livy (now my favorite)

Count your blessings!!!

After the last post so many wonderful things have been happening!! Let me just tell you the rest of the story up to this point.....

After we sold my car I got sad for a day thinking how hard it was going to be with only one car. I started shopping around. We went to one place that wanted to finance us for a million% with a million $ down and a million $ a month . No thanks then we called carmax and they had a decent van for way too much and a high finance rate. I kept talking to my Dad about it all trying to find the best deal. He reminded me of the last scripture that I talked about said just wait the right thing will come along. Well it did!! Tuesday I found a nice van a Honda Odyssey good price good everything. All we have ever wanted was the Odyssey . We went later that night and looked at it and drove it. The lady was awesome!! We talked and talked and laughed and just really hit it off from our first phone conversation. While we were there looking at the car we let her know we couldnt really afford what they were asking. She kept saying that she really liked us and wanted us to have the car. (she was attached to her car the way I was to mine) She ended us selling us this great van for super cheap!!! Wednesday me and my Dad went down and he helped me apply for the loan. Once again we didnt think it was going to happen....We thought we would have to barrow a bunch of money or something. About 2 hours later we heard back from the bank that we were approved!! Wooooo whoooooo!!!! Well long story short (too late) Me and Livy drove home in the new van that night!!! I LOVE it!!!!


So just to jump around and tell my story out of order and all mixed up.....

Saturday night we found out that we are expecting another BABY!!!!! Just another reason I wanted to get a van right away before I started feeling super sick. So as some of you know we live in a 2 bedroom apartment. Not big enough for a family of 5 right?? To qualify for a 3 bedroom you must have 5 people living in your household. So first thing Monday morning I let our apts know that we are having another baby and to put our name on the list for a 3 bedroom. It normally is a really long wait, sometimes years because no one moves out. But nope not for us with the shower of blessings we have been getting lately, by Wednesday the manager of our apts let us know that there will be an apt. ready for us in about 30 days!!! Im just amazed by all the wonderful things Heavenly Father has been blessing us with in the past few weeks. I keep trying to figure out why he is doing all of this. With all the different reasons I come up with the one thing I truely believe is that He is doing all of this for us because He LOVES us so much!! And wants us to know it!

I am far from the kind of person I want to be, but even further from the person I was!! I am so happy to be right where I am today. Maybe He just wants me to know that He is proud of where we are heading as an eternal family!!!

I cant believe we are having another baby!! WOOOOOOOO WHOOOOOOOO

Byebye car :(

We have been faced with the task of selling my car. We CAN NOT afford the payment and decided long ago that we needed to try to sell it. It is really hard for me to let go because I LOVE love love my car!! It is a beautiful green Honda CRV. We have always been really good about making the payments but the last few or so months have just been unbareable. So we made the decision and put it on Craigs list about 2 1/2 weeks ago. I didnt really think anything would happen because of the economy. I was really worried and just thought we would be screwed and wait for Honda to come and take the car back. Then we would have nothing and screw up our credit. Before I put the car on craigs list, I talked to my Mom and Dad and was upset and feeling overwhelmed by the whole situation. My Dad(Bill) let me know some good ideas and to just go and put the car on there and auto-trader and see what happens. After we got off the phone I was just still so upset and needed some comfort. So what is the perfect thing to do when you need comfort and peace??? Obviously it is to pray and read your scriptures......so thats exactly what I did.
I opened my Scriptures to where my Patriarchal Blessing was placed and started to read. At first I was a little too upset to absorb what I was reading until I read this verse, it was in section 111 of the D&C verse 5

~Concern not yourselves about your debts, for I will give you power to pay them.

I was like WOW!!! I cant believe I just read this!! I felt a strong feeling of gratitude and love and comfort come over me! I thought to myself well ok if you say so!! That was the end of my worries. How can some answers come so quickly and obviously and others dont! I thought well I better keep reading what if ther is more He wants me to know. So I went back and read more... verse 11 says

~Therefore, be ye as wise as serpents and yet without sin; and I will order all things for your good, as fast as ye are able to receive them.

I didnt think that these things would come so quickly. I guess I am more ready than I thought. The guy that came out to look at my car told me right away that he was looking for something less expensive. He was a really nice guy and talked for a while. I went in the house thinking ah man he isnt gonna buy it. I prayed and asked for something to happen and WOW it sure did!! I got the news earlier that he is going to buy it!!! Holy Crap!! How did that happen so perfectly!!??


I guess I just really want to share this experience so that I can express my Love and gratitude for My Father in Heaven!! How blessed am I??? He really will give you the rightous desires of your heart! These last few years have really made me see that I truely am a daughter of a loving Father in Heaven and he is always there listening to my prayers and guiding my life if I let Him. I am important enough for Him to change my life and bring me back to Him!!! I was never too far gone, a lost cause, or hopeless like I believed. He always watches over my family and will provide the things we need!! I am BLESSED beyond anything I can see or express!! And feel humbled by this experience.

I am going to miss my car but I am so grateful for this amazing blessing!!!

Our trip to Burns Lake

Auntie Dot, Olivia, and Kyle

Brandon's Dad's house

Olivia and Baga(thats how she says Grampa)

Our hike through the bush behind their house

Wild strawberries

Dan's homemade rootbeer

It is possable that I cant express how grateful I am to have the experience I had in Canada with my sweet husband and his family!! We had an amazing visit. I got to meet his Grandmother, step Mom Aunts, Uncles, Brother(step bro and sis), Cousins, friends and farm animals. It was great! There is so much love and support I cant even tell you. I now understand why my husband is the wonderful man that he is!! I loved every moment we were there. It is beautiful! Everything is green and clean and fresh. So many lakes and wildlife. I loved it there so much Ive been trying to figure out a way that we can live there someday.

I now have a new appreciation and love for my sweet husband. He is so wonderful! He has come from a place that I couldn't really grasp until I got to experience it. He is strong and smart, loving and caring, helpful and compassionate. I am starting to understand so much why Heavenly Father put us into each others lives. I can see now why we are perfect for each other!! I love him so much and want to make him happy. He is my miracle and the reason that I am able to sit in the temple and pray. I asked so see him through my Saviors eyes and now can get a glimpse. He is wonderful!!! I am grateful and so very blessed!!! I love him so deeply and want every one to know how great he is!!!

Here are some pictures of our wonderful trip!! The place we hope to call home someday!!!