My llittle Faith is all grown up!

Today is Faith's 18th birthday! Here are some of the things I love about her. Faith  has always been steadfast, I think of her in earthy colors and used to buy a lot of her clothes in those colors. When she was 10 she said to me, "Mom, I like all those colors you buy me but I really like pink, could you buy me something pink?" She still buys pink! I love that she is easy going, naturally kind and loving. She has taught me many things.

I love that she loves the sun and light in general, she went through a dark time but she found her way back to the light.

She can be silly.

She can be fun.

She is happy.

She smilies alot.

She hangs out in the kitchen with me.

She has alot of hair!

Sometimes she has attitude!

She is grounded. She seems to know where she has been and where she is going. She loves the earth, the people, the rain, the rainbows, the sun,  the moon, all of nature but mostly the creatures. I think in the pre-existence she must of been a creature caretaker, they seem to know her and she seems to know them.

She likes old trucks and other old things (Ask her about the Donner Reid museum)!

She is pretty on the inside and the outside.

She can get up and go when she needs to! She is on her way to good things and I can not wait to cheer her on in her new adventures. I love her.

October

We head to Las Vegas via  Ely , Eureka, Carvers, Round Mountain, Tonapah, Beatty with a quick stop in Rhyolite, we will be back to the Armagosa Valley to ride the Big Dune, and Indian Springs! It was nice to drive through the middle of nowhere and take in the wide open spaces. It was also sad to see much of it no longer open. We stayed our first night in Henderson Nevada at the Railroad Pass Hotel and Casino and the next two nights in the home of Tanya Sall's parents, Ron & Debbie Nelson. They are exceptional host and we enjoyed our visit with them very much. We also had dinner with my friend Teresa DelRial and her family, it is always great to visit them.  We made a stop at the M&M store, the Hershery Store and visited the Aquarium at All and all we had a great time.

September

Carter turned 16, that in itself seems crazy! The thing I love most about Carter is that he is simply himself with his own style, his own thoughts and his own talents. He only tries to be Carter and he does it exceptionally well!

Spirit Lake August 27-31 2014

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We Arrived!

                                                         We played when it was not raining!

My favorite picture of Gabbie!

I love her laughing, with her eyes shut and her crinkled up nose, I love her big smile. She keeps us laughing!

Last Day with Martina!

We went to lunch with Martina on our way to the MTC. She is headed to the Oklahoma, Oklahoma City Mission. We are proud of her and wish her well. Clarissa and Wesley insisted on pictures with her before she left.

Martina and the little people!

Clarissa, Ryan, Martina and Wesley

The last glimpse of her at the MTC. 

Saturday morning Spiderman!

2013 photo update

The End and the Beginning

2013 ended with happiness and sorrows and great excitement. My father- in -law past away right before Christmas, the kids were champs. He past away, then we celebrated Christmas, then we celebrated grandpa's life and said our goodbyes. We had a good Christmas Eve Dinner and a grand Christmas morning, all presents a success. Martina's mission papers were put in, finally! The new year started with the anticipation of a mission call coming, school starting and the hopes of another adventurous year. We are organizing and dejunking our house and prioritizing our activites this year. It seems the teens want to go camping more, do not get me wrong I like camping, except when the weather is not sunny and calm. I do not like camping in the rain or snow or extreme wind. It is not what I consider a vacation. I am willing to consider camping while en route to a vacation location or while at my vacation location but for it to be a vacation, I want to see places I have not been before. Keep you posted on how that works for me.