Joanna Bear

Some random pictures of what we do around here... Joanna loves when Daddy comes home..especi ally since it's not really often these days that he's home, but we are so blessed he works so hard for us!

Daddy's lunch box for inside the mine, is an Amo can. He got some reflective tape to make a picture on his clothes and lunch box to personalize it!--(It's the cool thing to do in the mine.) :) So Mommy helped make a picture of our little family on Dad's lunchbox.

Our New Kitchen Table!

Well, it's out with the old--in with the new! After nearly 2 1/2 years of marriage, it was time! I was telling Mom--now we will have a place to put people's plates when they come over..still not a whole lot of room for the people...but the table can fit lots of plates! :)

No, we have a nice little place here to rent in Richfield, Utah. We have really gotten into the Yard Saling thing on Saturday's. We help balance each other out. But anyhow--this table was from a good home--the County Commissioner! (I'm still not quite sure exactly what that means, but he said he works with fighting/controlling fires in the area, and it sounded important, so we felt pretty special we own his old table! :) They even through in a really nice cocoa table, and end table for us! :) We are so blessed!

April Adventures with Joanna Banana

Our little Ballerina

More Pictures...

Well, I had a wonderful Birthday weekend! Mom...the birthday ferry came to my house, bearing gifts of service, and Aggie Ice Cream! She asked, what can I clean for 1/2 an hour? She scrubbed and scrubbed my tub 'til it was white again! I bet it hasn't seen that pure of color for years... :) What a sweet mother I have!

Nephi brought me home a bunch of delicious treats, and we got a really fun new game! Come play it with us sometime! :) We figure sometimes new games are a good investment, because then we have something fun to do besides just watch movies!

We Thank The O God for a Prophet! :)

This morning Joanna woke up with the yucky stomach flu. I was so touched as I held her in my arms, and read her stories, and sang her some songs so early in the morning (for me.) She was suffering, and basked in the comfort of my arms, and company. It feels so good to be needed sometimes! I felt joy in this moment...even though the through up was not inspiring...I could find joy being with Jos! I knew that if I were sick like her...I would want someone to coddle me and be attentive to me too. :)

I pulled up one of the FRESH talks from the Young Women's Broadcast! FRESH off the press! The press online I guess. :) It was so GOOD to hear the prophet's voice! One thing he said that really inspired me was this...and I paraphrase...:)

"By the yard, Life is hard..

But by the inch, Life is a cinch!" He encouraged us to ENDURE! And that we just need to "Look to Heavenly Father for guidance ONE day at a time." :)

I CAN DO THAT! :)

More pictures...I'm getting better at this (sort of) :)