Saturday, August 25, 2012

Our Year in Review :)

Pretty sad that I haven't updated our family blog in OVER A YEAR!  Well, time to catch up.  Rather than write an exhaustive post of everything we've been up to, I'll just give a quick overview of the highlights of the last year in pictures....then I'll resolve to do better at keeping up with the happenings :)

#1.  Dan and I were sealed in the Rexburg Temple this last December for time and all eternity.  It was a wonderful day - a day that made much of my life up to this point make sense and fall into place.   I love this man and the sacrifices he has made for our little family and for me.   He has battled for my heart and for me in a way no one else ever has.  Each day I am grateful for that and each day our love grows stronger.   Anyone that knows our history and story, understands that this has been a difficult journey for us.  But the Lord can work miracles in all of our lives if we allow it.  We are living proof of that.  :)






#2.  Casey was baptized!  I still can't believe I'm a mother of an 8 year old.  This little boy is just amazing in every way - he's wise, compassionate, intelligent and loving.  He is the elder brother all the other kids need and look up to.  I'm so proud of his commitment to live the gospel and follow Jesus Christ.  
Way to go Casey!





#3.  We built a house!  We moved from Idaho Falls to the Shelley area.  This new home has made it possible for us to have goats and more chickens.  The area we live in is just beautiful and WE LOVE IT!  Dan and I both grew up in smaller farming communities in Utah, so this is just like getting back to our roots.   I'll post more about our animals later on - but what has been awesome for us is having the chance to teach the kids about work and responsibility by having animals and taking care of them.  We even have them moving sprinkler pipe :)  What a great life!!!





{Casey with Leo}

 #4. We had a BABY!  We welcomed Liam James McPherson to our family on February 13, 2012.  What a perfect blessing he has been.  Being a mother is simply the best job around - and I'm relishing every moment of having him in my life.  Each of the kids feels a special love for him and he has really helped to cement the relationships of all his siblings and Dan has a constant little buddy that laughs at every funny face he makes.  We are all enjoying a little bit of heaven with him in our home.  Only a special little soul could do the work he has done.  I'm still getting up with him 2 times in the night and it doesn't bother me a bit -- he has captured all our hearts.  :)













Well that sort of catches us up.  We also took an awesome family vacation this summer to the Oregon Coast - I'll post about that later.  Pretty much we are just taking life a day at a time and enjoying our little people as much as we can :)  School starts this week - which means the first year of "home schooling" at our house.  I'll post about that later on too!  :)
 
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