My Beauties and their silliness!

I love her beautiful curly hair!
She was watching Baby Einstein and was LOVING it!
This is what you get when you are asked to serve and make brownies for a funeral... I'll serve ANYTIME! :)
Todd was eating Spaghetti and whenever we have food anywhere near Reese she will ALWAYS grab it... he was trying to eat with his plate pretty far away, and well... it happened to get on her head but she didn't care, she got to eat the food! :)


I decided to deactivate my facebook account because I have been spending WAY too much time on it, and I need to look at my priorities again. So needless to say, I will be posting on the blog a lot more! Plus, I just love my girls! :)

Public Blog

Just so ya'll know, this blog is public now... in case you were wondering!

Family Pictures

I have decided it's really hard to get really good pictures with two kids under the age of 3... but I was REALLY excited about these pictures and I think they turned out adorable. Our good friends mom did these for us. It was awesome and completely affordable! The best way to go!

The Blessings of Tragedy

This weekend, we had family pictures taken up Cedar Canyon. We go up there often, it is beautiful up there, but every time we drive down the canyon I always feel a sadness and yearning. The reason for this is because about 4 years ago, we made that drive at midnight going as fast as we dared go. This was because my water had just broke at our ward camp-out and we were going to the ER. Every time I travel that road, flashbacks of sobbing comes back. I remember every turn, every breath of just hope that this baby would make it, but know that he would never be in my arms. I will never forget that night.
This weekend as we drove down the canyon, those thoughts once again came to me. The sadness came once again in waves. Then something kind of amazing happened. Just as we started to pass the turn off that we took the night that we lost Gibson, Todd and My song started playing from the CD we were listening to. As I listened to the words and what they meant to us I felt an enormous amount of peace. I thought of the two beautiful girls sitting in our back seat. I thought of the wonderful knowledge that I have about having Gibson for eternity. Then I thought of the amazing man who was at my side and all that we have gone through. I truly felt blessed to have him there to calm me and to give me strength to stand when I didn't believe I could get out of bed. Gibson has taught me so much with his passing and teaches me something new everyday! What a blessing that tragedy has become! I can't wait to hold my baby boy in my arms again and to have him for forever, and most of all to thank him for all that he does for me!

Everything By:Lifehouse
Find Me Here
Speak To Me
I want to feel you
I need to hear you
You are the light
That's leading me
To the place where I find peace again.

You are the strength, that keeps me walking.
You are the hope, that keeps me trusting.
You are the light to my soul.
You are my purpose...you're everything.

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

You calm the storms, and you give me rest.
You hold me in your hands, you won't let me fall.
You steal my heart, and you take my breath away.
Would you take me in? Take me deeper now?

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

Cause you're all I want, You're all I need
You're everything,everything
You're all I want your all I need
You're everything, everything.
You're all I want you're all I need.
You're everything, everything
You're all I want you're all I need, you're everything, everything.

And How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?
How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?
Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

Spontaneous trip to CA

Lily and Robbie on the awesome 4 person bike
We're just happy to be on vacation!
Me and my babies on Carmel Beach!
My Beautiful Lily
Enjoying the bonfire at the beach!

This past week we just decided to go to CA with Todd's sister (who lives there) while Todd had time off work. It was SO much fun! We did a lot of things that I have never done there before, such as hiking in the mountains, biked the monterey pier, went to Carmel Beach (yes it is a white sandy beach at the end of a long road full of ridiculously rich people), and Todd and I even got to go on a date and went through a mirror maze... very confusing. We got to see some friends but most of all, we got a lot of much needed family time and much needed Husband Wife time... Maybe some day we'll live there, but we'll have to see if that ever happens. If it were our choice, we would probably already live there!

4th of July

What a busy and fabulous 4th of July! It started off at 6AM when I got up and participated in a 5k in Richfield with some of my most dearest friends! It was so much fun! I didn't even run most of it but it has lit a fire in me and I see myself doing a few more! :) I then drove as fast as I could to Cedar City because I missed my family and I spent the rest of the day with my family! We went to the carnival, the movie Larry Crowne (super cute btw), had a BBQ, and did fireworks with the family! It was so much fun, but it was fabulous to lay in my bed at the end of the day! It's so nice to be back home with Todd and Lily again and now we are getting ready to spend the rest of the week since Todd has it off! Get ready for even more fun pictures!

Fordham Family Reunion

Me and Reese near where my Great-Grandfather and Great-Grandmother carved their names in a rock in 1913.

Reese experiencing fireworks for the first time.
The Indian drawings
Face painting
The superheros in the parade
Becky and Trevor after their water fight... EPIC!
Uncle Pete's face painting adventure!
Me, Becky, and Reese on our 4-wheeler ride!

This year for the Fordham Family Reunion it was just Reese and I who could make it from our family but it was so much fun! It was great going to the family property in Grover, UT (Near Capitol Reef). We hung out, ate lots of food, had a candy cannon, shot off fireworks, lots of water fights (with a few pie fights included in there), some fun 4-wheeling, and visited with our family we only get to see a few times a year. I haven't laughed as hard as I did in a long time. I love my family and I love getting all together! It's always fun to just catch up on the year. We were able to visit where my Grandpa grew up, and as crazy as it sounds, even though I grew up in the same area, I had never really been to where he grew up. Todd and Lily were sorely missed, but now we know that they can't miss next year! :)

Tasha Washa's Wedding

This past weekend, one of my dearest friends, Tasha got married to her awesome finance, Doug. It was a beautiful sealing and basically a whole lot of fun. He reminded me a lot of Todd so it was even more fun. I was able to see a lot of old friends from good ol' SUU days! I miss them all so much it was way to much fun getting all together. Back in the day, there were 4 of us that we called the fabulous four... and this was the first wedding that we all made it to! It took 4 to get us all there, but we accomplished it! :) I am SO happy for Tasha and I know that she and Doug will be so happy!

Busy weekend!

Relay for life, we already ran, can you tell?!
The girls in the stroller, just kicking it around the track!
Lily playing in the reservoir in the middle of Cedar City.
Super Daddy and Super Lily!

This weekend was very busy and mostly fun! Friday morning we went to the "Lake on the Hill" in Cedar and played on the beach with friends. It was a lot of fun! Then that evening we drove to Beaver and did Relay for Life with Todd's cousins. It was a lot of fun, and Todd may more may not have gotten pretty sore from the running! :) We got home kind of late that night, but the next morning we got up early and went to Webelos Day Camp up Cedar Canyon. That got us all sunburned and dehydrated so since then, we've pretty much just vegged... It's been good to just recuperate because my gas tank was definitely on empty! We also had a fun visit with our fabulous friends Emma and Jordan and can't wait to see them next weekend as well! Lets hope this week is somewhat relaxing so we can make it through next weekend which is going to be even more busy! :)

Weekend o' showers

hmmmm what is this?! hehe
Bridal shower group!
Pregnant twinners! Matchy matchy pregnant girls! :)
Jamie so excited to open presents!

PARTY!

So last weekend was a weekend o' showers for me! I had a baby shower in the morning with some of the high school friends and then that afternoon I had a bridal shower with the college friends. And why we're still in cedar, I know not... lol jk! It was a lot of fun seeing all the old peeps and laughing and laughing and laughing! I really do wish I lived closer to everyone, but alas, it is not so! So when we do come up, it just a lot of fun seeing more people and making it a special occasion!

Good Bye to an Era!

All the kids getting super dirty!
The original 4!

Todd being a goof! but what's new?! hehe

So 5 years ago, I got a job cleaning the dorms at SUU. On my first day, I met a newly married super cute girl named Emily. Later that week I met Ashley and Jesse. By the end of that year, we were all married and we all kind of grew together. As life changes, as it always does, obviously someone is going to move away. Ashley has already moved away and back again, but now Emily and her family are moving away to Logan. I am so sad to have such a close friend move away. The funny thing is, I am the only one not pregnant out of these four.. just so you know, I don't plan on joining them any time soon. Hopefully we will still be able to see them often, but they will definitely be missed!

Daddy Daughter Date

Just for good measure...
All dressed up and ready to go!
Todd and Lily ready to leave on their Daddy Daughter Date! Lily was SO excited! She got all dressed up in one of her nicest dresses and then they went to Chili's where they shared a meal and got a chocolate molten lava cake for free! Todd knows how to win over a 2-year-old's heart because he then took her to the park where she went down the slide about 60 times give or take a few. They had a blast and I'm glad they got to go!
This morning when Lily woke up, I asked her what they ate at the restaurant, and her reply was,
"Cake" and I asked,
"What else?" Trying to find out what they ate for dinner. Her reply was,
"Ice Cream." and I asked,
"What else?"
"CHOCOLATE!" I about feel out of bed I was laughing so hard! I love my little spunky Lily!