Such a neat experience

These last few months have come and gone so quick! Not a whole lot has changed ........ Billy and I were able to have such a neat experience. On November 20th, 2010, Billy and I took our endowments out. What an amazing experience that was. You know, growing up in the church we learn alot about the temple. I thought I knew exactly what to expect......I honestly had NO clue! I have so much to learn. I thought I knew pretty much everything I needed to know....I can't even begin to describe the experience. It was absolutely AMAZING! A week later, Billy and I were sealed for time and all eternity. I am so glad that we were able to help each other get to where we are today. I can not even imagine what life would be without the knowlege we have of the gospel.

*11/26/2010 Idaho Falls Temple

I have so many people in my life who have been such great examples to me. I am not going to individually name each one, but I hope you know who you are. I do want to say THANK YOU to my parents. What amazing people they are! They have taught me so much by their examples. There is one thing that my dad use to tell me alot " Your action speak louder than your words." Yep, I am agreeing with that. Thank you mom n' dad for being the wonderful people you are. Love you two!!

As for our two boys, Buc and Max, they are still very energetic! Buc hansn't really changed much, but Max has grown soooo much! He doesn't know for sure what color he wants to be..... His coat is starting to change to a lighter brown/tan color (in some spots) Max is now 9 months old and totally acts like a puppy..... We do have to kennel the little stinker because he can never remember to keep his paws off of things when we are gone..... He absolutely loves to make a mess of the house.... We have had a few surprises when we get home..... Hopefully that is something he will grow out of.

Our new addition

Max

~our 3 1/2 month old Black Lab

Ever since Ace's accident, I couldn't decide if I wanted to get another dog now or wait. I was having a hard time getting another dog so close to Ace's accident. I kept having that feeling that I was trying to replace Ace. That was very hard for me to do. I really had to think about it because I felt so bad for Buc having to stay home all by himself while Billy & I were at work during the day. I was also very nervous of how Buc would react to another dog in the house.
About a week before my birthday, Billy came home and said that he saw some cute puppies at Peaches. I looked at him and said " Oh really" and left the conversation at that. I didn't encourage him to go any further with it.... I started thinking more about another dog and decided to go and look at those puppies myself. I told Billy that I wanted to go and see those puppies.... We went and looked at them and yes, they were cute. I asked them if I could hold one and so they brought one of the puppies out to us. I didn't really fall in love with the puppy while we were playing with him. I really thought about it, and decided to wait.

On September 26, my birthday, All I wanted was for Billy to take me out and show me where my Ace was burried. After church, Billy asked me if I was ready to go.... I looked at him and said " Yeah, I think I am" I knew I was going to have a hard time with this.... I grabbed my purse and my package of Kleenex's and off we went. We finally arrived to the place and I felt so good. We had our moment of emotions, but at the end, I felt so much better. I am so glad that we took that time to make our closing with Ace.

On Monday, I told Billy that I was going to Peaches one more time to see if the puppy was still there. I also told Billy that I was probably going to make a stop at the Pound. Before I had the chance to go to Peaches or the Pound, Billy sent me a picture text of a dog that he saw at the Pound. I hurried and called Billy to see what the heck......

Long story short, we ended up rescueing a black lab that we now call Max from the Pound.

After having our closure with Ace, I felt like getting this new friend for Buc was a good thing to do....

Max has been alot of fun. He is such a spaztastic dog. He loves to jump around..... like he has springs or something :) I have never had to potty trane a dog before, and let me tell you...... WOW, patience!! Max has really tested my patience! He is so lucky he is so dang cute! I am so glad this little guy stole my heart when I saw him!

p.s. There is no replacing, just adding to ..xoxo..

I know, I am way behind....

~*August*~

Billy and I celebrated our 6 year anniversary! We couldn't decide what to do... Billy decided that we were going to Lagoon (he has never been there) So we did.

*Billy and I on the ferris wheel at Lagoon
*Starting our day.... at Lagoon

The next few pictures are of my Ace.... We lost him in August. Just wanted to share some of the memories: ........*Our first family picture with Ace

*Ace absolutely loved camping...

*This is a treasure that Ace brought in the house..... Yeah, that is a dead squirrel.... Ace was pretty proud, he caught that squirrel with his own mouth.... YUCK!

*This is Ace and Buc squirrel hunting.....

*Buc and Ace wrestling...

*Ace loved to dig.... no matter where he was, he would always find a place to dig....

*I absolutely love this dog :)

I know I have been horrible at this blogging thing.... I am trying to get a little better at it... It is so hard to try and play catch-up...

Not your ORDINARY Halloween Day...

How excited we are! My sister Mindy and her husband went down to Utah for the weekend (beginning of August sometime). When they returned home, she called me and let me know that she gave our name to the missionaries for that dvd "Together Forever". She informed me that I would be getting a call from the Missionaries in Utah. I told her "Ok, thats fine." A few days later, sure enough my phone rings while I was at work. I didn't answer it cause I didn't recognize the number. They didn't ever leave a message either. Later that day the same number calls again. Well, they didn't leave a message the first time so I figured it wasn't very important, so I didn't answer....... No message. This went on for a few days and they wouldn't leave me alone. They started to call my sisters phone. Man, they were not giving up! They called again while I was on my lunch brake . I sat there looking at my phone trying to decide if I should answer or not. Well, I finally answered the call and sure enough..... It was the sister Missionaries from Utah. They wanted to know if it was ok if the missionaries in our area stopped by to bring us the dvd with a message. I told her yes and was pretty nervous to see what Billy would say when I told him..... A few days later we heard a knock on our door. It was the missionaries with a dvd in their hand. Billy was home, so we invited them in. We sat there and visited with them and we all kept asking questions back and forth. It was actually really neat. Before they left, they asked if it would be ok if they made another appointment to stop back another day to see us..... (this could go on n' on.... but I will get to the point and make it short) The missionaries have been coming to our house 1 to 2 days a week since that first visit w/ us in August. The Point: What did we do on Halloween? Billy was baptised! It was the most wonderful, calm, happy day I have had in a while. I am so excited for him. I want to THANK all of you who have been such an amazing example to him (& I). My family has been so amazing. All the descussions we have had with the family and all the support that was there for Billy. I don't think I can THANK each of you enough. What an amazing husband, best friend, companion Billy has been to me. I appreciate all that he does for me. THANK YOU again!