OUR YEARLY CAMPING TRIP

MY TWO CAMPING BUDDY'S

JOSH BEING SILLY

ZAK JUST CHILLING

JOSH ON ZAK'S FOUR WHEELER

ZAK ON HIS FOUR WHEELER

LOOK AT ME RIDE

ME AND ZAK ON THE HORSE

ME HELPING ZAK

JOSH HELPING ZAK

MY TWO COWBOYS

ZAK AND THE PINATA

ZAK PICKING UP PINE CONES

WE HAD A GREAT TIME CAMPING THE WEATHER WAS SO NICE, ZAK OF COURSE WAS LOVING EVERY MINUTE, I HAD NEVER SEEN HIS FACE AND CLOTHES SO DIRTY, I LOVED IT, HE LOVED RIDING THE FOUR WHEELER, AND HORSES, I LOVE BEING ABLE TO GO UP TO THE MOUNTAINS AND TO ENJOY ALL THE PRETTY THINGS AROUND US, I LOVE TO MAKE FUN MEMORIES AS A FAMILY. IT WAS FUN SPENDING TIME WITH JOSH'S MOM AND DAD HIS SISTER WAS GOING TO COME UP, WITH HER KIDS BUT THEN COULD NOT COME WE MISSED THEM SO ZAK HAD THE PINATA ALL TO HIM SELF, FUN TIMES I LOVE CAMPING!!!

THANKFUL THURSDAY!!!

I'AM THANKFUL THAT I WILL BE LEAVING TO GO CAMPING FOR A COUPLE DAYS, WE USUALLY GO FOR 10 DAYS BUT THIS TIME I WILL BE GONE 4 DAYS, AND THEN I COME HOME AND LEAVE TO GO TO MY SISTER'S THAT LIVES IN IDAHO, ZAK AND I WILL BE GOING WITH MY MOM AND DAD, I CAN'T WAIT, WE WILL BE TAKING UP SOME FUN NEW WOOD, TO MAKE A HALLOWEEN, AND WINTER CRAFT (PICTURES TO COME), MOST OF YOU MAY KNOW BUT I LOVE TO GO CAMPING THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS I'AM LOOKING FORWARD TO.
1- FIRE'S AT NIGHT SITTING AROUND TALKING
2- EATING, EATING ,EATING (GOT TO LOVE THE DUTCH OVEN COOKING)
3- EATING YUMMY SM ORES
4- RIDING FOUR WHEELERS
5- RIDING HORSES
6- WATCHING ZAK PLAY IN THE DIRT AND GET DIRTY
7- SCRAP BOOKING & CRAFT
8- PLAYING GAMES
9- WATCHING MOVIES
10- BEING WITH THE ONES I LOVE
11- PICKING WILD FLOWERS
12- GOING TO THE LODGE, FOR LUNCH ONE DAY
13- GOING INTO HEBER SHOPPING
14- WATCHING THE STARS
15- LOOKING FOR DEER
OK I KNOW WHAT ALOT OF YOU GUYS ARE THINKING TH ATS NOT CAMPING BUT TO ME THAT'S HOW WE LOVE TO CAMP, LAST YEAR IT WAS FUN WITH ZAK BUT I THINK THIS YEAR IT WILL BE SO MUCH FUN, WE GO TO STRAWBERRY, SO DANIEL SUMMIT LODGE IS NOT TO FAR, AND OF COURSE HEBER TOO, I'AM THANKFUL THAT I'AM ABLE TO GO UP TO THE MOUNTAINS AND ENJOY THEM. THE WONDERFUL THINGS THAT MOTHER NATURE HAS BLESSED US WITH EVERY TIME WE GO UP I'AM SO GRATEFUL FOR OUR HEAVENLY FATHER, AND ALL THAT HE HAS GIVEN US TO LOOK AT AND ENJOY, TODAY AT THE U OF U HOSPITAL IT WAS THERE OPEN HOUSE, TO THE NEW ADD ON TO THE HOSPITAL, MY DAD WORKS UP THERE SO ME AND MY MOM AND ZAK GOT TO GO UP THERE, THERE WAS SO MUCH FOOD TO EAT, IT WAS SO GOOD, ZAK OF COURSE LOVED SEEING HIS PAPA, AS WE WENT TO SOME OF THESE DIFFERENT FLOORS, I SAW MANY PEOPLE THAT MY HEART BROKE FOR THEM, I ALWAYS HATE SEEING LITTLE KIDS THAT ARE REALLY SICK, I FEEL FOR THEM AS I SEE ZAK RUNNING, AND LAUGHING I WISH THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO SUFFER AND IT MAKE ME SO THANKFUL FOR MY HEALTH, AND MY FAMILY.

THANKFUL THURSDAY A THOUGHT!!!

WHEN I STAND BEFORE GOD AT THE END OF MY LIFE I HOPE THAT I WOULD NOT HAVE A BIT OF TALENT LEFT, AND I COULD SAY " I USED EVERYTHING YOU GAVE ME."
ERMA BOMBECK
I THINK SOME TIMES EACH AND EVERYONE OF US FORGET WHAT TALENTS THE LORD HAS BLESSED US WITH, I LOVE THIS QUOTE, I HOPE WE CAN ALL BLESS EACH OTHER AROUND US WITH THE GREAT TALENTS THE LORD HAS BLESSED US WITH. OK MOVING ON HERE ABOUT THE BABY UPDATE, THERE HAS BEEN THREE BABY'S THAT WE HAVE HERD ABOUT, THE 1ST WAS A BOY, AND THE GUY THAT TOLD US ABOUT THIS BABY, HAD ALREADY CHOSE A COUPLE, THE 2ND BABY WAS SUPPOSE TO BE A GIRL, BUT ENDED UP BEING A BOY SO THE BIRTH MOM DECIDED TO KEEP HIM, BECAUSE SHE ALREADY HAD A GIRL, AND WANTED A BOY, AND SINCE IT WAS A BOY SHE KEEP HIM, THE 3RD ALSO SHE HAD ALREADY CHOSEN THE COUPLE, THIS IS OF COURSE ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS JOSH AND I HAVE TO GO THREW , BUT WE HAVE FAITH JUST LIKE ZAK FOUND HIS WAY TO US, WE DO BELIEVE HE WAS SUPPOSE TO BE IN OUR FAMILY, AND OUR NEXT SWEET SPIRIT WILL FIND ITS WAY, I THINK THIS TIME AROUND IS ALOT EASIER JUST BECAUSE WE HAVE ZAK TO ENJOY, I KNOW OUR DAY WILL COME.....

4th OF JULY FUN!!!!

MY FOURTH OF JULY BOY, I LOVE THIS PICTURE OF ZAK HOLDING THE FLAG, I HOPE JOSH AND I WILL ALWAYS BE ABLE TO TEACH HIM ABOUT ALL THE HOLIDAY'S, AND WHY WE CELEBRATE THEM, BEFORE WE HAS KIDS IT WAS FUN, BUT THERE IS NOTHING LIKE HOLIDAY'S UNTIL YOU HAVE KIDS, I LOVE ZAK GET EXCITED FOR THEM, WE WENT TO THE WEST JORDAN PARADE, THE WEATHER WAS GREAT, NOT TO HOT

JOSH AND ZAK WAITING FOR THE PARADE TO START

ZAK CHILLING IN THE CHAIR LIKE A BIG BOY

ZAK LOOKING AT ALL HIS CANDY, HE LOVES HIS CANDY, WE HAD A GREAT 4TH OF JULY AS A FAMILY, I LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH THEM, JOSH HAD THURSDAY, AND FRIDAY OFF, IT WAS SO FUN JUST BEING TOGETHER AS A FAMILY, I WILL POST SOON ABOUT THE BABY UPDATE, SOME OF YOU HAVE BEEN ASKING, I HOPE EVERY ONE HAD A FUN AND SAFE 4TH, WE ARE SO BLESSED TO BE ABLE TO HAVE THE FREEDOMS THAT WE HAVE...

THANKFUL THURSDAY(YARDS SALES)

I'M THANKFUL TODAY FOR YARD SALES, I LOVE TO GO TO THEM IN THE SUMMER AND EARLY FALL, LAST YEAR I GOT THIS WROUGHT IRON STAND, I LOVE TO PUT FLOWERS IN IT

LAST SATURDAY I FOUND THIS SNOWMAN KIT TO BUILD A SNOWMAN, NOW I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE SNOW J/K, I WILL POST PICTURES OF IT WHEN WE DO BUILD MR SNOWMAN

I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR BAR STOOLS, THE ONES I HAVE NOW HAVE NO BACK, I'M SCARED ZAK WILL FALL BACK I FOUND THESE ALSO, I WILL PUT MY TOUCH ON THEM I WILL POST PICTURES WHEN I'M DONE WITH THEM, I'M ALMOST THERE

I FOUND THIS CHANDLER FOR 3.00 COULD NOT PASS THAT UP, NOT SURE WHERE ITS GOING YET

I ALSO FOUND THIS SELF THAT I WILL BE PUTTING IN MY CRAFT ROOM WHEN IT IS DONE I LOVE THE BAR ON IT I THOUGHT THAT IT COULD HOLD RIBBON, ALSO, HAD TO HAVE THE ROOSTER, THE COUNTRY GIRL HAD TO HAVE IT, IT IS SITTING ON A WHITE TIN CAN, I WILL POST LATER ON WHAT I 'M GOING TO DO WITH IT

COULD NOT PASS UP THIS SIGN OF COURSE FOR ONLY .75 I WILL PUT IT OUT SIDE IN MY YARD, I LOVE THE BACK ITS HAS METAL ON THE BACK, ALSO THIS BOX TO HELP STORE STUFF

SORRY I GOT THESE TWO PICTURES MIXED UP, I FOUND THIS STAND AT A YARD SALE, I KNOW THE PERFECT THING I HAD TO PUT ON IT, I ALSO GOT THE METAL TUB AT A YARD SALES LAST YEAR

THE OLD BARN BIRD HOUSE I PUT IN ZAK COWBOY ROOM, PICTURES COMING SOON, THE MEDAL BIRD HOUSE I PUT IN MY BACK YARD, I LOVE GOING TO YARD SALES ZAK GOES WITH ME HE LOVES IT I FOUND TOYS, AND BOOKS AND DIFFERENT THINGS FOR HIM,SOME TIMES I GO WITH MY MOM AND SIS AND JOSH MOM AND SOME TIME MY DAD TAGS ALONG, I LOVE TO FIND THINGS THAT SOMEONE DOES NEED OR WANT ANY MORE I LOVE TO TAKE THEM, IT MAKES MY HEART SMILE TO BE ABLE TO FIND THE PERFECT SPOT FOR THEM, IF YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN BEFORE I THINK YOU SHOULD GIVE IT A TRY, BUT REMEMBER SOME TIMES YOU PULL UP AND DON'T FIND ANYTHING BUT KEEP LOOKING YOU WILL FIND SOME TREASURES!!! HAPPY YARDS SALES TO YOU, YOU MIGHT GET THE BUG!!!!

BIRTHDAY WISHS UP IN HEAVEN

TODAY IS MY GRANDMA NIELSEN'S BIRTHDAY, SHE PASSED AWAY ALMOST 5YEARS AGO, IT IS STILL HARD FOR ME I MISS HER EVERY DAY, I KNOW THAT SHE IS IN A MUCH BETTER PLACE, SHE WAS MY 2ND MOM, SHE LIVED ONE HOUSE DOWN, ME AND MY COUSINS ALL LOVED BEING AT GRANDMA'S HER HOUSE WAS ALWAYS SO CLEAN, AND WELCOMING, WARM, SHE WOULD ALWAYS MAKE SURE AND FEED US GOOD FOOD, I STILL REMEMBER HER LAUGH AND SHE WOULD ALWAYS CALL YOU HONEY GIRL, MY GRANDPA PASSED AWAY WHEN I WAS 6 MONTHS OLD, SO MY GRANDMA LIVED HER LIFE ALONG TIME WITH OUT HIM, I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE DID IT, SHE NEVER GOT HER LICENSE IN FACT I TOLD HER SHE COULD TAKE DRIVER ED WITH ME SHE WOULD JUST LAUGH, WE WOULD TAKE GRANDMA ALOT OF PLACES WITH US I LOVED IT, I LOVED WALKING DOWN TO "GUYS" WITH HER IT IS A LITTLE STORE, IF FACT IT WAS LIKE THE DOLLAR STORE, IF FACT IT IS STILL THERE, THE MAN THAT OWENS IT IS STILL THERE, THE LAST TIME I WENT IN HE WAS THERE HE ASKED ABOUT GRANDMA AND I TOLD HIM THAT SHE HAD DIED, SHE MADE THE BEST PJ SANDWICHES EVER AND I KNOW THE COUSINS CAN SAY THE SAME, SHE WOULD HAVE ALL THE GRAND KIDS OVER FOR SLEEP OVERS, WHEN I TURNED SIXTEEN I LOVED DRIVING GRANDMA AROUND, SHE HAD THE MOST BEAUTIFUL FLOWER GARDENS, EVER NIGHT YOU WOULD SEE HER TAKING CARE OF THEM, I LOVED TO GO HELP HER WHEN WE GOT DONE WE ALWAYS GOT ICE CREAM WE WOULD SIT AND TALK,I LOVED GOING TO CHURCH WITH HER, THE CHURCH WAS RIGHT ACROSS THE STREET FROM OUR HOUSES, WHEN I WAS AROUND SIXTEEN THEY PUT MY DAD IN THE SINGLES ADULT WARD, IT WAS A CALLING FOR BOTH MY MOM AND DAD, MY SIS MELANIE WAS ALSO GOING TO A SINGLES WARD, SO IT WAS ME AND MY GRANDMA, I'M SO GLAD FOR THE MOMENTS THAT I HAD WITH MY GRANDMA, SHE HAS TAUGHT ME SO MUCH ABOUT LIFE, HER EXAMPLE WILL ALWAYS LIVE IN MY HEART. WHEN SHE DIED, I GOT TO READ SOME OF HER JOURNAL, I FOUND SOME OF THESE THINGS IN IT AND SOME IN HER SCRIPTURES, WHEN I READ THESE THINGS IT WAS LIKE SHE WAS TALKING TO ME, I HOPE TO LIVE BY THESE WORDS... "LOOK EVER TO JESUS AND HE 'LL CARRY YOU THOUGH"
" DO GOOD TO THOSE THAT HATE YOU."

GOD GAVE US TWO THINGS BEFORE WE CAME HERE A NAME AND A TALENT, WE ARE THE CREATORS OF THE WORLD. THE THINGS WE HATE MOST WE SHOULD CULTIVATE TO DO WELL. LOOK EVER TO JESUS AND HE'LL CARRY YOU THREW.

RULES FOR BEING HAPPY
1- KEEP YOUR MIND STORED WITH CONSTRUCTIVE THOUGHTS.
2- LOOK FOR THE BEAUTIFUL AND PLEASANT THINGS IN LIFE.
3- ADJUST YOURSELF TO WHATEVER HAPPENS IN LIFE SO AS TO MAKE THE BEST OF IT.
4- HAVE NO REGRETS. LIVE IN THE PRESENT INSTEAD OF THE PAST.
5- GIVE EVERY MAN A SQUARE DEAL
6- DO YOUR JOB NO MATTER HOW HUBBLE IT MAY BE, WITH THE BEST EFFORTS YOU CAN GIVE.
7- DO SOMETHING FOR SOMEONE EACH DAY.
8- HAVE FAITH IN YOUR SELF AND YOUR FELLOW AND GOD.
GROWING UP MY GRANDMA WAS FACED WITH MANY THINGS BUT SHE NEVER LET THEM GET HER DOWN, SHE AND HER BROTHERS WALKED TO SCHOOL MANY MILES, ONE DAY WHEN THEY WERE COMING HOME THERE HOUSE WAS ON FIRE THEY LOST EVERYTHING,SHE HAD TO QUIT SCHOOL BECAUSE HER MOM WAS REALLY SICK, AND SHE HAD TO HELP TAKE CARE OF HER BROTHERS AND SISTERS, BUT GRANDMA WAS SO SMART, I DO BELIEVE SHE GOT TO GO AND FINISH SCHOOL, I LOVE YOU GRANDMA AND I CANT WAIT TO GIVE YOU A BIG HUG WHEN I SEE YOU, I BELIEVE THAT SHE WAS TAKING CARE OF ZAK BEFORE HE CAME DOWN, HE LOOKS AT HER PICTURE AND CALLS HER GRANDMA NIELSEN. AND THE WAY HE LOOKS AT HER, I KNOW HE KNOW HER.