Beautiful Preslee

I know i haven't updated my blog in a long time and am really going to do that soon. So much has happened in the past few months but first I feel that i need to share this amazing story. I have never met Patrick or Ashley but have followed their blog from time to time through one of my friends. What an incredible family. They have been through such heartache and such a difficult time in the last few weeks.

I know this is pretty personal and i really don't share to many feeling like this on my blog but i feel like it is something i need to get out. I wish i could write and tell you that i have always been completely sure about what i believe and that i have never felt lost or questioned anything about the church but i can't. It is something that i have stuggled with from time to time. At times i feel like nothing can break what i believe and other times i feel so lost and vulnerable. As i have been reading Patrick and Ashleys blog the past little while it has strengthened me in more ways then i can ever express. I KNOW without a doubt that families can be together forever and that there is life after death. What an amazing gift we have been given. How truly special that we can be sealed to our families in the temple. I know they will be with their beautiful little Preslee again. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for sharing your story. As i have been reading i have hugged and kissed my baby so much more and at the end of the day when i feel i can't go on i remember what an amazing gift i have been given to be a mother and to get to share those moments with my little boy. I think motherhood is the most sacred calling and gift from our Heavenly father. He puts so much trust in our hands to teach these little ones and raise them. I took this quote from Ashley and Patricks blog i LOVE it!

Elder Neal A. Maxwell rightly said: “The submission of one’s will is really the only uniquely personal thing we have to place on God’s altar. The many other things we ‘give’ … are actually the things He has already given or loaned to us.”

Thank you again for sharing your experience with me. I feel like it is something i needed in my life and something i will never forget. I know Preslee is in our Father in heavens arms right now and that she will be your special little angel until you can be with her again.

Please i ask anyone who reads this to please keep this special family in your prayers. Here is the link to their blog

http://www.patrickandashley.blogspot.com/

Preslee's Song

My Baby Boy is 10 Months

My baby is almost a year! I seriously love this little boy more and more every single day! He will be a year on the 4th of July. I can't believe how fast every moment goes by. I'm just trying to take it all in. Thank you Sarah for taking these pictures for me. You always seem to capture his personality, i love it. I sure love you Leo baby boy!

So Proud

I am so proud of Rhett. He graduated with his Masters degree from the U of U this month. He graduated with his MBA. He is so smart and is such a hard worker. What a huge accomplishment! I feel so lucky to have him for my husband. On top of everything else he is the best dad in the world. Leo and I love you so much and couldn't be more proud! Thank you to all of our family who came to the graduation. We sure love all of you guys!

9 months!!

I'm trying to play catch up since it has been a while since i've last blogged. I figured that i really need to stop putting it off because i'm getting so behind. A lot has happened in just the last couple of months! Leo is now 9 months (close to 10)He is at such a fun age i LOVE it! He is so dang cute! Check out those cheeks and those chubby legs...oh my gosh i'm in love :) I just wanna squeeze him all day long! Here are some fun things about leo man:

.He is now crawling all over the place

.He is into EVERYTHING

.I have now had to baby proof my whole house

.He says mama, baba, dadda and many other noises

.He sticks his tongue in and out all day (he looks like a little lizard, haha)

.He claps his hands

.He loves music and dances

He is such a good baby. He really is so happy all the time. I sure do love him so much!

Gardner Village

We had a really fun girls day at Gardner Village a couple of weeks ago. We took the little ones to the petting zoo and then had lunch and did some shopping. It was such a fun day. I love that place! They have the cutest little shops and Leo was loving being outside. I really like that it's not that far from our house. I think we might just have to spend a lot of time there this summer.

Easter

Easter was so much fun this year. Seeing Leo looking at his Easter basket made Rhett and I have the biggest smile! He loved it! The Easter bunny left him some of his favorite baby treats along with some new tub toys and some bubbles. That afternoon we went over to Grandma and Grandpa Mason's for a fun easter egg hunt. Leo didn't really care to much but he sure loved chewing on his easter basket :)

Baby look at you now!

I know in almost every one of my post i always write how i can't believe how fast time goes by, but it is so true. I was looking through some pictures of when Leo was just born and still in the hospital and looking at pictures of him now. I can't believe how quick they change in just a few months. Leo was born on the 4th of July so he will be 8 months next week....so crazy! Tonight as i type this i just feel so blessed. I'm so grateful that i get to be a mom and raise this sweet little boy. I love you my little baby monster! I also have to add that i have the best husband in the world. I love our little family.