Small and Simple Things

So last night, I let frustration get the best of me. My blood sugars were all over the place, combined with being tired and well let's face it pregnancy hormones do silly things to you, and I was low yet again. As the tears started pouring down my cheeks, Gavin walks over to me and says, "It's OK mom, I will take care of you." He then looks at Ryan and says to him; "Let's get mom some juice and candy." Such a sweet boy! The mom guilt then kicks in and I'm now crying because my 3 year old is "taking care of me"- somethings wrong with that! After I calmed down, and drank some juice, I was in awe of what a sweet little spirit I was in trusted with. He thought nothing of this as it was small and simple to him, but to me it just showed me how open he was to the Spirit and how grateful I am for him and my adoring and wonderful husband. You guys mean the world to me! A simple Thank You is not enough for all you do for me. I love you both more than you will ever know.

Heart beat

I'm a little emotional right now for several reasons. First of all I haven't thought I would ever be here again for a very long time. But, I am so THRILLED that I am. Thanks to my new amazing little device (see previous post), my doctor gave me the ok to go ahead and try for another baby. We honestly thought that we would never birth a child ourselves again. But low and behold, here I am 7 weeks pregnant!!! I even got to see the heart beat on an ultrasound yesterday- and yes, I was one of those people who had to fight back the tears as I looked at my tiny little bean on the monitor. It is amazing that I am so in love with this little person who is no bigger than a raspberry. Grow big and strong, little bean, we can't wait to meet you!

baby and it's heart beat

What make my heart beat a little stronger each day? See below.. I am so grateful for my kids!

Gavin

Baby

Our gardens gone crazy!

Green beans.. woo hoo!
the forest of a garden! haha

So I'm the first to admit, we have no idea how to garden. We totally over planted our planter box and now it looks a little out of control.. Thinks are growing at least though! :)

Bonnie Springs

Me and Gavin on the train
My Loves- Ryan and Gavin- so cute!

The cute turtles

petting the burro

On Memorial Day, we decided to take Gavin to see "the stinky animals" at Bonnie Springs. It was a great day and we had a lot of fun, even if the animals DID stink! :)

I love this quote...

This quote was on the wall at the Aquarium. I loved it... I often wish I could see things through a child's eyes... I hope my kids will be able to keep some of the "magic" in life alive in them forever.

Salt Lake!!!

A couple weeks ago, we got to go to Salt Lake for a few days for my nephew Tyson's baptism. We had such a great time. Here are some pictures from the Aquarium there.

Me and Gavin looking at the penguins
Gavin posing for a picture

My sister Shelly with her kids Andrew and Jack

Andrew, Emma, Gavin, Jack, and Tyson looking at the fish

Our little Garden

Our Finished Product
Gavin posing in front of the planter

Ryan planting the watering system

In an effort to eat more "organic" fruits and vegetables this year, we are trying our not so green thumbs at gardening. Ryan and his dad made this planter box one afternoon and then we spent the next evening planting away. So far we have corn, tomatoes, carrots, squash and zucchini starting to grow! We are so excited!!