Because I Know

This is a picture taken from the Deseret News. It was taken a little over 10 years ago. It is a picture of my friend Shellie (who has down syndrome) when she was crowned as the Homecoming Queen my senior year of High School. Apparently a lot of attention has been brought to this little act of love recently with reenactments in a commercial and now a motion picture that is to be made sharing this event to others. I always new that there was something special about Murray High School and my graduating class, but when this all happened I knew that I was lucky to be part of something really special. I hope this story lives on and on as it lives as a testimony to me that real beauty is found within and that if you really want, you can make a difference just by opening up and sharing your love to everyone. GO SPARTANS! I live to bleed ORANGE and BLACK!

Carter (3 Months)

I can't even begin to tell you how much I love this little boy; how much I love both my boys and how in awe I am of how much happiness they bring to my life. Carter is getting so big and is doing the cutest things. He smiles all the time and coos as though he has much on his mind. He really doesn't like tummy time, and I have not been good at giving it to him so it seems a chore right now for both of us. Carter sleeps very well getting up only once at night and has on a couple of occasions slept through the night! I never thought I could love another little person as much as I love Braden, but it is amazing the love a mothers heart can hold for her children and love them each equally even though the way you love each one is different.

Moving 101

I so wish I had taken a picture of what I experienced the other day. Kam and I decided that since the weather was okay on Tuesday that we would begin moving our stuff to my dad's house. We are staying in their somewhat vacant house until the BIG move in July. Most of our stuff is being packed away and put in storage but we do have some things that we will be needing in the next little while that needed to come with us. We rented a trailer from Uhaul and borrowed my father-in-law's suburban. We loaded and unloaded 2 loads while Braden played with his cousins at Grams house. For our last load we picked up Braden and brought him with us to the house to gather the last of the big stuff. Just as we were about to leave the house I started up the suburban and moved it forward a few feet to pull the trailer out of the way so the garage could close. I, with Kam walked through the front door of the house to lock it and grab Braden's shoes and then out the door to the garage. As I walked out the door I couldn't believe what I was seeing; I saw the suburban and trailer driving up over the curb and toward the neighbors house! I screamed for Kam and ran toward the car trying to remember if I had put the car in park or not and then made the realization that Braden was nowhere to be seen and put the thought together that he was in the suburban. In the brief seconds of us turning our heads Braden had climbed into the car and pulled it in gear allowing the car to move forward. I couldn't stop shaking as I pulled Braden out of the car. I still don't see how the car stopped before hitting the neighbors house because it was still in gear and somehow the only damage caused was to a tree that was completely run down. I am so grateful that he missed the mailbox, that no one was coming down the street to run into Braden and the car, that Carter was in the other car and not in the suburban going on the joy-ride, that Braden didn't fall out of the car and get run over, and for so many more things that could have gone wrong and didn't. Braden is now grounded from the car until he is at least 16 and I have learned a lesson to never leave a car running unattended even for 1 second. I thank my Heavenly Father for watching over us and pray that the rest of the move goes much more smoothly.