LIA TURNS TWO!!!!

I really can not believe that our little Lia turned two a couple of days ago. The last few days I have been watching her and I can't believe how big she is all of the sudden. She is talking a ton and is becoming her own little person. Sometimes I wonder what I have done to be so blessed. Lia has brought so much joy into all of our lives. Even the boys can't get enough of her. She really has the sweetest most loving personality and everyone who knows her loves her to pieces. People stop me everywhere I go and tell me what a cute little girl she is. Having a daughter has been so much fun. I LOVED buying her little baby dolls and barbies for her birthday. She is the cutest little mommy and LOVES to play with all of her dolls. It is so fun to see her with her brothers too. Cade and Lia are little buddies and love each other so much. Jake on the other hand just likes to make her scream :) It is funny how they like to pester their younger sibling. I look back at all that we went through before Lia and I am so humbled to know that Lia was the little person waiting to come to our family. I want her to stay little forever!!! I wish I could freez her right where she is and have more time to enjoy this stage of her life. I am not sure what life would be like without Lia and I am grateful everyday that she came to our family. Mom and Dad Love you so much Lia!!! Happy Birthday sweet girl!!!!

Our Life.......

It has been so long since I have blogged about anything but I am feeling the need to write down some of my thoughts. Life has been so busy for us lately and I feel like I need to take the time to slow down every now and then and record where we are at in our lives. A couple of weeks ago Jon was called into the Stake Presidents office. Our stake just split so he was pretty nervous about what it might be. He had talked himself out of thinking it was anything big but I knew it was going to be a big calling. I was right he was called to be the Young Men's Stake President......WHAT????? Yep that is right the STAKE Young Men's President. Jon just about fell off his chair and was completely shocked by it. He has had a few weeks to let it settle and even though we are both really overwhelmed by it we are getting use to the idea. He has been so busy with work and now with this calling I feel like he is going to be gone even more. I am realizing more and more why I felt so strong about quiting work. As much as I miss doing hair and seeing my friends Jon has needed me to hold down the fort. He is so good to me and even though he is so busy he still finds the time to help me around the house and takes time to spend with the kids. He is so amazing and I am so lucky to be his wife. I know there are great blessings that come from serving the Lord and I know this will be a good thing for us as a family. I know that we will learn and grow through this experience. Life is really good for us right now and we are enjoying every second of the summer. It has been hard to have the boys home because they fight all of the time but we are doing better than I thought we would. We got Cherry Hill passes this year with the Murdocks and we are having a great time playing in the sun. We are also in the middle of pouring LOTS of cement. We are pouring a RV pad, basket ball court, new patio and a pad for a shed. Jon won sales rep of the year and got a nice bonus so we are spending it on cement :) It looks so nice and we are excited to have it all done. Jon is also looking for a new job. He wants to stay in the same field but would like to find another company to work for. We are hoping something comes along soon. As for me I am just loving being a mom. Even though it is the hardest most challenging thing I have ever done I love every second I get to spend with my kids. They are growing up way too fast and I don't want to waste one second. I LOVE LOVE LOVE being a mom and I am grateful everyday for my three sweet, amazing kids. I feel so blessed to have them and I pray I can be the best mom possible!!!