Grandma

I've been trying to catch up on some of the recent events at our house. Things have been a little hectic for the last couple months and are finally starting to settle down a little. But two weekends ago we traveled to Salt Lake and Rexburg for my Grandma's funeral. Ricky and I had the privilege to live with her in Rexburg for the first 2 1/2 years of our marriage. She was truly a great lady and I feel so blessed to have had her as a role model. She turned 90 years old at the end of March and had been a widow for 23 years. Every birthday she would tell me that she just wanted to be back with my grandpa. Although I'm sure the reunion on the other side was such a happy one, Carmen Garner is terribly missed here. She was in excellent health her whole life until about a month ago. She kind of just ran out of gas. And even in those final weeks when she was surely in pain and waiting to go she always remarked what a beautiful day it had been. She was the most pleasant and optimistic person even in her final hour. I am so grateful to know that we will be reunited again. I can't imagine what a more painful event her death would have been without the knowledge of the gospel of Jesus Christ, and I am so grateful to have a testimony of its truthfulness. 

Say Cheeese!

I think it's safe to say Jace has figured out what the camera is all about. I don't know how kids learn to fake smile, but it cracks me up! I mean, seriously, that is the scariest smile I've ever seen. Haha! I couldn't resist sharing these funnies. This kid is always good for a laugh!

Pumpkin Time

For the last four months Ricky has been working Saturdays... serious bummer. However, he did have Thursdays off, which turned out to be kind of nice because we were able to get out and do some of the fun activities we would have otherwise, but with no crowd. So last Thursday we went to the Bates Nut Farm Pumpkin Patch. It was so much fun. I'm not going to lie, I have been looking forward to this for months! Fall has always been my favorite season and with all the 80 degree weather around here I've been grasping at whatever kind of Fall I can get. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about a prolonged summer here (after all I've been wanting this for like the last 7 years-aka the whole time I lived in Rexburg). 

We had so much fun wandering around and picking out our pumpkins and doing the different activities. Jace got to feed the chickens, and I mean chickens. He refused to feed the rooster. I have no idea why but he was sincerely angry when the rooster tried to take the food from his hand. Then we naturally took advantage of the sweets at the shop. We came away with 1 1/2 pounds of fudge (it didn't even last a week), and some gummy worms. We are getting pumped for Halloween tomorrow!

Emily: 2 months

Boy do I love that little smile! What is it about baby smiles that can just melt your heart? The last two months have literally flown by! Jace is in serious need of some recent photos and I need to get on top of that ASAP, so stay tuned. We are just loving this newest addition to our family. I don't know how I ended up with two such amazing kids, but Ricky and I feel so blessed to have them everyday. For more photos from Emmy's 2 month sesh visit my photo blog here.