The Boy of My Dreams

I already have the man of my dreams and I've had him for awhile but some other guy has snuck into my heart and it is him:

These pictures are from almost a year old. I can't believe how big he is now, but he still has those gorgeous blue eyes. The awestruck look with the open mouth is an often seen look around here too.

He has an important doctor appointment tomorrow to check the function of his heart. If you remember keep him in your prayers. He is a tough guy though so don't worry he always comes out wonderfully!

Summer Time Fun in Pictures

My Guy

have browsed through pictures to try to explain and show how lucky I am to have such a wonderful hubby. All of them make me smile and bring back some awesome memories. I can't believe we have been so many places and have done so many things. I can't believe these two wonderful kids we have together are ours and that we are having another. It is pretty amazing that this is my life. Here is my list of some of the reason I love this guy and still feel truly lucky that I married him:

1. He celebrates all the holidays of the year with me even though he thinks most of them are foolish.

2. He lets me listen to my music ALMOST half the time we are in the car together.

3. He is very dedicated to his family. He works hard so that he can play hard when he isn't at work.

4. He still comes home everyday even to all this chaos.

5. One of his favorite places to be is on the floor playing with his kids.

6. He is good at doing dishes. (Thanks Holly!)

7. I always know when he says he's sorry he really means it and doesn't just say it.

8. He is always there to listen to my challenges in life...especially when I am pregnant....and has never told me to "just suck it up".

9. Every time I get a calling in church it becomes almost as much his. He is always willing to help me and encourage me with them.

10. Hearing him laugh makes my day and is still the best sound to me in the world. Especially if I am the one who made him laugh.

11. He has an amazing ability to work with youth and help them. They just love and relate to him. Hopefully that sticks around for our kids.

12. He plays Pretty,Pretty Princess with Kate and even wears the earrings.

Happy six years. It has been amazing. I love being married to this guy!

Here are some more.

They aren't all edited but they are still cute.

Enjoy!

I went and had Carter's pictures done because it has been awhile. I wanted to sneak Kate in for a couple so I could have some of them together. They turned out so wonderful. We were able to get a few pictures like this.....





But this is how Carter REALLY felt about the whole experience.....




more to come.....

Testimony-of-the-Book-of-Mormon

This is probably one of my favorite talks I have ever heard. Not to mention the most powerful testimony of the Book of Mormon. Elder Holland gets straight to the heart of it. If you haven't seen this clip take a look. You can't help but be moved.

Testimony-of-the-Book-of-Mormon

It's a girl! That's right we are proud to announce that our third little one is on the way and we are so happy so say it is a girl. You must be wondering how far along I am if I already know it is a girl. I am due in July and am about 22 weeks. It has taken a bit of time to get over the shock of all this. If any of you know about the kind of year we have had since Carter was born you would understand that throwing another one into this chaos has seemed very overwhelming. Notice the word shocked and not dissappointed and I can tell you why:

THEM!

In the first few weeks after Carter was born and all the challenges that followed I remember one day saying to Chris, "I don't think I can do this it is too hard." He said, "Laur most things in life that are worthwhile are." It was a little slap in the face. It woke me up and I realized that we could make it if we just kept pressing forward and did the best we could. We learned a lot and grew a lot. Sometimes it hurt but looking back now we feel blessed. I am happy to say that our Carter boy is doing much better and his lungs are getting stronger as he grows. If he goes at least three weeks without getting really sick and going back on his meds Chris and I have a little celebration and tell him how proud we are of him. You wouldn't know it by his size. He looks like a pretty robust baby.

We adore these two and know that one more is only going to add to the joy that is our little family. Kate has prayed daily that she could now have a sister and I was so glad to tell her that she was.

Congrats to all those other ladies out there that are expecting. I have quite a few other friends who are expecting at almost exactly the same time. Hurray for summer babies!