No pony to tall!

I loved this video! it remimded me of when I was little doing whatever I could to get on my old horse Strip.

Time goes by to fast

It is hard to believe that it has been 19 years since Nathan passed away, these pictures were the kids school pictures from 1989-90, except for Rylee, she was born in 1992. I just wanted to share a few of my favorite memories from that year, Carlie has always been the best big sister a family could ask for. After Nathan was born she was so mad that he was a boy, she wanted a little sister so bad. One day we were at the park with some friends and they didn't have any girls, so Carlie refused to play with Bryan because he was a boy, well Bryan told Carlie I will pretend I am a girl, lets just go play! she could deal with that, so they went to play.
Matt, Mark and Kyle all have these sweet innocent smiles that say who me? It couldn"t be me! Well trust me they could and they did, I was always amazed at the way there very creative minds would work together, One morning I came out of the bathroom to find an entire box of Costco cereal dumped on my kitchen floor, and of course you have to have a gallon of milk to go with that. I have been very blessed by the way my children have been close to one another and the love that they have always (well most of the time) shown each other.
Nathan was such a sweet patient little guy, Kyle called him Nate, and he would always steal his Binky, all the kids were good with him, My favorite times with Nathan was late at night, when everyone else was in bed I would hold him and rock and just relax, I wish we could have had more time together, but I do know that we will all be together again, I am grateful for the knowledge that I have of my Savior, and the gift of eternal life and families being sealed together forever. It took a long time to feel like I was ok again, but Nathan has always been there for us all Kyle has felt him on his mission there with him when things are tough.
Rylee was my gift from God that taught me it was OK to feel joy again. Who can hold a baby and look into their eyes and not be filled with the greatest joy and more love then you think is possible to feel. I want to thank all my babies, for the love and joy that they have brought into my life. I am proud of all of you and love you more than words can describe.
I am also very grateful for Reed, He is my best friend in the world the one person I can share everything with and I love him so much he has always been a perfect example to my sons and daughters of what it is to be a loving husband and father.
Well to all you young moms and dads, the time does go by to fast and the next thing that you know all your babies will have grown up, they will be getting married and starting families of their own. Treasure each day that God gives you, look for the joy in the crayon markings on the wall.

Guess who is having a Birthday?

I am not sure how old mom is in this picture, but she sure is cute.










When I got the idea of sharing some of my thoughts about my Mother on my blog I was sad to realize how few pictures I have of her. On February 5th 1939 Bonnie Lula Higgins was born in Groveland Idaho,At home! you know how in the olden days there weren't any hospitals to be found!! she has always been a great example to me, she is kind, loving, has a good sense of humor and a great Mother and friend. She has taught me most things in life by her example. I knew I wanted to follow that example, at 70 years old she still works harder than anyone I know, (She also has a cleaner home than anyone I have ever met). As a teenager in her home we had to vacuum the house and dust daily, the windows she would have us do once a week (wait maybe she was good at getting us to work harder than anyone I know) I know that spiritually she has very high expectations and is way to hard on herself. I would say she is probably the happiest I have ever seen her, she and Kirk have a very kind and loving marriage and he has been a blessing in our families lives. I was blessed to have her their with the birth of all my babies and also to help me through the loss of our sweet Nathan, she has always been there to listen to me vent when I want to strangle someone, I always feel better after we talk. We all love her so much and want her to have a very happy Birthday!