Girls Weekend

This past weekend I had the chance to get away with some of my family for an all girls weekend. My Mom, my sister Amy and my sister in laws Amanda, Amy and Josylyn and I went to Phoenix for the weekend. It was so much fun!

I didn't take a camera so please click HERE to go to my sister's blog to check out our photos and hear about our great trip.

Dave stayed home with the boys and I just wanted to say that he is so wonderful. He is always supportive of me doing things like this (not that I do them often), he understands that sometimes a mom just needs some time away. I love you Dave!!!!

New Calling

Today was a very special day, it was Stake Conference today and I was set apart as the new Safford Stake Primary President. I have known for a few weeks and it has taken me on quite a roller coaster ride of emotion. I feel very blessed to be trusted with this calling. I feel very inadequate in my abilities to served the children of our stake, but while I was being set apart I was blessed to have "confidence in my calling" and I much appreciated that. I am only 31 and don't feel old enough to have such an important calling. I have never been the president of an auxiliary and never had the opportunity to prayerfully call councilors. When I was called I was handed a list of 1600 sisters and told "good luck". I humbly went to my Father in Heaven and was blessed to be able to come up with 3 names in a matter of 2 days. Dave and I went to the temple and I left with the sweetest feeling, knowing that what was about to happen was right and good. I know I will be so blessed as I serve the Lord. I am thankful to have such a supportive and loving family and husband. I am so blessed.

My sweet sister, Amy, has served as the Stake Primary Secretary for the past 4 years. I can't believe the growth I've seen her go through! She is confident and not afraid to take on difficult challenges. Her testimony has grown so much! She has taught me much and I will continue to lean on her for help and guidance as a voice of experience. Thank you Amy!

Fire Safety

This past week Carson has been very focused on making our family a fire safety plan. He was inspired by my sister Amy's family who recently held a FHE on fire safety. He has spent the past few days drawing a very elaborate floor plan of our house and outlining every escape route; he thought of every scenario! He presented his plan to us last night for FHE, below is his floor plan. Got to love our Carson!

Halloween 2009

About a week ago the weather here took a turn and with a huge wind storm ushered in autumn. The drop in temperature seems to make my fall decorations look a little less out of place. Our weekends have been so full we didn't get a chance to make the annual trip to the pumpkin patch and had to settle for a grocery store pumpkin. I didn't take pictures of the kids carving the pumpkin this year, I told Dave that every year's pictures looks the same...our kitchen table, the pumpkin and Dave in his work clothes, I'm sure you can picture it.

I started thinking about Halloween costumes back in July. Partly because I am a planner and partly because I can find costumes on Ebay much cheaper during the off season. I told my kids that if they are not allowed to watch it on TV they are not allowed to be it for Halloween, this narrowed it down a lot! Adam chose to be Harry Potter, Carson a bat and I decided that Brady would be a monkey, I really tried to talk Dave into being "the man in the yellow hat" but he declined.

The older boys had their annual costume parade at school, Brady and I went to watch. It is so fun to see all the kids proudly display their costumes. Saturday night we all met at my parent's house to take pictures of the cousins, then we attended our building's Trunk or Treat and then finished off the night at my Grandmother's house. Everyone looked great this year!

We had a princess (Emma) and 2 of the 3 Musketeers (Frank & Jack), the Queen of Hearts (Reagan) and the white rabbit (Travis), baseball players (Hunter, Rusten, Camm). They all loved each others costumes.