Memorial Day!

Memorial Day weekend we generally will pull the trailer up to Plymouth Mountain and camp and then go with Ikes family Sunday moring and Monday. Ike ended up having to work, so we figured it wouldn't be worth it to pull the trailer up, so we went up Saturday for the day, had breakfast, ate lunch and played minute to win it, our family won by the way!!! Then later that night they were celebrating Ozzie's birthday so we came home and headed there to have dinner, cake, and ice cream. This day also marked 5 years since my Grandpa Lynn Died. It is crazy to think it has been that long ago since it he was so sick and passed away. I am not the best granddaughter and go and visit his grave as often as I should, but I think about him often and am looking forward to the day when we are reunited as a family. Love you so much Grandpa, Lucy Jo!!  

 

Sunday I had to teach Young Womens so Ike took Wytten with him and they headed with his famliy

out to Rupert, Idaho to visit Grandma Williams Parents graves and then they always go out to eat somewhere (generally it is wendys cause grandpa williams is a picky eater). When they got home we headed down to the Newman party at Hansen Park, we ate, took some family pictures, and then headed to the graves in bothwell and let balloons go. Then headed to Robbie's birthday party where we ate some cake and ice cream again. (May is just filled with birthdays...love all the cake and ice cream we get to eat!)

 

Monday we headed to Malad to go see grandpa williams parents graves and little Randy Jays as well as some of his siblings that have passed away. After we visit the graves we go out to Samaria to a little store called The Blue Goose. It is the cutest little store that has the oldest man working in there. Everyone loads up a baggie of treats and then we head on out to Aunt Bonnie's for some lunch. When the Williams' party they like to go big, so we are usually all crammed in a small house and if it is nice we end up eating outside to get some fresh air. This year Ike thought it would be fun for his family and Sandy and Marcs family to go up to the weer (not sure how to spell it) and go swimming and let them see what it is since how all the girls have never been up there. It is for sure a redneck of a good time. They have a plastic slide that goes into the creek and then the weer where they jump off cement into the water. It is freezing cold water and was even colder where it was the first part of summer. we even talked halee, kamryn, and kass to go down the slide. Pretty good entertainement.

 

Memorial Day is always a crazy and hectic weekend, sometimes so crazy it is hard to enjoy it. But we managed to spend time with both sides of the family so we will call it an accomplished weekend. :)

 

Not Sure How I Feel About It!!

Those who read my blog, have already called and asked my what this post was all about so I really shouldn't have to write it, but I will for my sake to remember. We were headed to Tawnies house to celebrate a birthday and the bishopric called Ike and asked if we could come by the church. We were already running late, but we said that we could. Ike told me he was pretty sure it was for me since how he was most likely not going to be getting a new calling cause of his work schedule. I was just barely starting to feel comfortable in Activity Days which I had only been in for about 6 months, and was getting to know the girls. Well, Ike was right, it was for me. They asked me if I would accept the calling of Laurels Advisor in the Young Womens. First that came to my mind was I am not old enough to teach these girls, and I am only 5 years older than them. It was kind of nerve wracking and I wasn't really sure how I felt about it, like the title of the post says! I accepted the calling and was hoping all would go well and that not only me, but my family would be blessed from it as well.

 

It has been about a month since the new presidency has been in, I have only had to teach once so far, and it wasn't too bad. definitely will have to work on that and build up the confidence to not have it be such a scary thing for me to do. We have had lots of fun so far and I am hoping it will only continue to get better. Quite a few of the girls are not far in Personal Progress, so we are going to put an extra focus on that, after stake camp is over with that is. So if anyone has any suggestions on ways to encourage them and get them excited about it let me know.

 

I am grateful that I accepted the calling and I can tell how it has blessed my life already. It has helped me to grow in the gospel and be a better church member and still could be better. It has helped me get to know more people in my ward and let it feel more like a family ward now. I am grateful for Ike and for the priesthood which he holds and for the opportunity I have to have blessings when life gets hard. God always give me comfort through blessings and lets me know that it will be okay and everything will work out how it is suppose to. Though they don't always answer the things I want them to, he provides me with guidance in the things he knows are the most important for me in my life. I have loved being able to read through my patriarchal blessing and see the things that are mentioned and how many of them have happened already in my life and am excited for the many more things that have been promised to me, if I can live righteously.

10 Months Old

We haven't been to the doctor since his 9 month checkup so I am not sure his height or weight. All I know is that he is getting heavier each day and his feet are really starting to hang out of his carseat; he needs a new one I just don't want to give in and buy one cause that means is he all grown up. He is still in 12 month clothes and still wearing size 3 diapers. Wytten thought he would be funny and lot like his binki anymore and would just play with it then throw it and spit it out. I thought this was maybe just a phase, but nope still doesn't like it so he no longer has a binki. He had his first human like throw up, he had just ate a bottle and some squash and I was holding him cause he didn't act like he felt very good, then it happened all over me, him, and the couch. It was delicious and hope he doesn't get sick any more for a while. When he is getting sleepy and falling asleep he will grab the edge of his blanket and hold it and rub it along his nose and will eventually fall asleep. He has looked like a hillbilly for a while now because of his top side tooth that came in before his middle ones, hopefully they will come in soon so he doesn't look funny much longer. He has learned to smack his lips and make a kissy face and gommer face, so funny! He gives the best open mouth slobber kisses, I just love them everytime he is willing to give them away. We also learned that he is turning into a tender hearted boy, until he is big and can beat up on the others kids. He went over and stayed at Mimi's house (grandma sheri) and would be just fine as long as he was being left alone and no others kids were bugging him, but as soon as one took his toy, looked at his wrong, or touched him he would just start to cry. He definitely needs to start being around kids more and not so spoiled or else we are going to be in lots of trouble. He is such a mommas boy and I just love it, although he doesn't seem to say momma much....just dadda. We'll have to start working on that!! :)