Happenings and Ponderings

Yes, that is Arabella! Yes, I did that to her hair! And yes I have only done it once because she does not believe in holding still that long.
Our boys competed in a tournament in Forney, TX a few weeks ago. They both did an awesome job! They both earned two gold medals. All Tiny Tigers that compete get gold medals but they really did a great job! We are so proud of them.

Jon really was excited despite his expression in this picture.

Rain for a few days+last bit of topsoil waiting to be spread in flowerbeds+"Play outside while I make dinner"= the pictures you are now seeing.

Arabella was not one bit bothered by the mud on her face.

The big dump truck Joey is using was full to overflowing with thick mud.

"No throwing mud balls!"

Jon in time out for throwing mud balls and Arabella keeping him company. Nice muddy hands, knees, feet, etc.

Joey doing his form at the tournament.

Now for some ponderings.

It has been just over a year now that Peter lost his job. Last April General Conference, you never could have convinced me that I would be living in Texas before the year was up. It has been a strange journey. I am grateful for the experience though. Peter and I have learened how to rely upon the Lord and one another. We had so much love and support from our families and our friends. We MISS being closer to our family and our friends. We are still trying to sell our house in Las Vegas and that has been an experience in itself- mostly frustrating. The blessings we have are overwhelming though. We each have a good job that we enjoy and is supporting our family. We love our new house and the process of decorating to make it our own is fun. And our ward is great! It is wonderful to be in a place where you can serve and have the chance to meet so many strong members of the church. We know how fortunate we are, especially becasue some of our friends are still looking for a job. We are praying for them. All in all, this has been one of those times where we have been able to step back and see the Lord's hand in our lives leading and guding us in the ways he would have us go.