Overload!

So I haven't posted much over the past year. OK who am i kidding i haven't posted anything over the past year hahaha. Part of that was cause i didn't feel like I wanted to remember the last year. Its been a tough year. But i know that some day I am going to want to remember some of the feelings I have felt during the tough times we have gone through. I didn't post many pictures of all I hope to do that another day. If not at least I got down the memories. And this year I will do better I will post more and often and add pictures. I started this for the Grandparents to keep up with us as well as for a family journal. And even though life is hard or you don't like how it is turning out at times....it still needs to be recorded. So that's what i did record and record and record.

I came across a quote by Richard G. Scott the other day that I love. I wish I would have found this a year ago.

"With even your strongest faith, God will not always reward you immediately according to your desires. Rather, God will respond with what in His eternal plan is best for you, when it will yield the greatest advantage. Be thankful that sometimes God lets you struggle for a long time before that answer comes. That causes your faith to increase and your character to grow."

I love that and even with all the trials we have had in the last year. This puts it all into perspective. Our prayers were answered through out the year. Not always how we thought was best. But it was what may have been best for us at the time. Life is hard but we are not alone. What a wonderful wonderful blessing.

Happy Birthday Noah!!!

The day finally arrived that Noah has been waiting for all year long. His birthday all year I would hear "Is it my birthday yet". We would tell him not yet Noah Christmas has to come before it is your birthday. Im sure he thought the day would never come. But it did and boy was he excited about it.

Noah woke up and came running in to our room saying "Today is my Birthday, its finally here".

He got to pick what we had for breakfast and requested biscuits and greavy. For dinner he wanted pizza. And a birthday cake with sprinkle.....nothing to fancy just sprinkles.

Top 5 Things We Love About Noah

1-His sweet personality and sweet spirit he brings into our home

2- He gives the best hugs and snuggles

3- His love for his family. He is always telling you I love you, your the best!

4- His love for our Savior. Each night he gets down and says his prayers with out being asked and always says he loves Jesus and Heavenly Father. What a example to me.

5- His desire for life

Noah just turned 5 and he loves to play with his brother Thomas. He cant wait till he gets home from school each day and always asks how was school? what did you learn about today? He loves to play the wii and loves anything that has to do with electronics. He keeps our family laughing and on there toes. We love you Noah and so glad you are part of our family.

Christmas Day

This had to have been one of our most exciting Christmas's im sure. There was so much excitement in there air and the boys just couldnt wait for Christmas day to be here. The boys woke up at 530 and so we all crawled out of bed to open gifts. Santa Clause had made it to our house at some point during the night.

It was exciting this year with everything that the boys opened up was "just what I always wanted". It was perfect no matter what it was. They were so excited to see what everyone thought of the gifts they had bought for each other. And I was surprized that everyone kept there secrets this year.

Christmas morning we got up and opened gifts and played with our new toys. Then mom headed into the kitchen to make crepes for breakfast a fun yummy christmas morning treat. We eat and then cleaned up the kitchen and went back to playing with our new toys once agian.

Around 10 we loaded the boys new toys into the car and headed down to Deming to spend the rest of christmas day with Uncle Paul, Aunt Patti and Christi.

Everyone enjoyed watching the excitement of the boys and feeling there sweet spirits they bring into the home. We had Christmas dinner with Uncle Paul, Aunt Patti and Christi and then visited for a little more before heading home for the night.

We were all extra tired that night and we all went to bed somewhat early. But this is definitly a Christmas to remember and one that will be in our hearts year round.

Losing Teeth

This afternoon Thomas came to me and said "Mommy i discovered something this morning" . I said " Whats that Thomas?" He then went on to tell me that he had a loose tooth and that he knew that when you loose a tooth the tooth fairy comes. He showed me where his loose tooth was and sure enough he had a loose tooth....so loose that i was sure it would be out in the next day or two. Every time i saw Thomas during the day he was wiggling away determined to get that tooth out. About a hour later we needed to head out to get a few errands done so we all got into the car and headed out. We were stopped at one place and all of a sudden I hear "Mommy, Mommy my tooth fell out!" Sure enough i looked back and my little red head has a cute gappy smile now. He couldnt hardly wait to get home and put his tooth under his pillow for the tooth fairy. And going to bed was as easy as could be that night. And let me tell you its a good thing the tooth fairy didnt forget to come that night, or we would have had a very very dissappointed little boy.

We were all in bed sleeping when all of a sudden Thomas comes running into my room so excited yelling "Mommmy, Mommy the TOOTH FAIRY came!" Me opening my eyes looks at the clock and cant believe my eyes when i see that it is only a little past midnight! He comes climbs into bed with me and Daddy and tells us that the tooth fairy brough him a golden coin. He just couldnt believe it he was so excited. Finally we are able to get him settled down and sent back to hand with the golden coin tight in his fist. We all go back to sleep and were all so very glad the Tooth Fairy didnt forget a little red headed boy in Silver City New Mexico tonight.

Cookie Day With Grandma

We love cookie day with Grandma. Every year before christmas mom has all the grandkids get together and decorate cookies. We have been lucky enough to be able to go the last 2 years and it is something the boys talk about all year. This year we headed down to Yuma friday night and had cookie day on sunday Grandpa was able to be there since it was held on a sunday. It was so wonderful to be able to see Kendalls kids they are getting to be so big. Trevor reminds me more and more of Kendall the older he gets. Bria is beautiful and growing into a beautiful tween. Little T is not so little anymore and is cute as can be. I see bits and pieces of Kendall in each of his children. Katies Micheal was there also and we were able to spend some extra time with Micheal since he spent most of his time at Grandma and Grandpas house. It is always so fun to be able to spend time with cousins.

This year we not only decorated sugar cookies but we also dipped pretzels and made other types of cookies. Cookie Day is a day that all the grandkids look forward to each year its time to spend with family that we dont usually get to see. Its time spent with Grandma. There is lots of laughter and lots of smiles and lots of cookies. Just the way a good day should be spent.

We Love Cookie Day!

Family for Thanksgiving

I dont know what we were thinking we moved into our home and had two weeks to get settled before Thanksgiving and i think because we were so excited to be in a home agian we thought it would be a great idea to invite people for thanksgiving. So we started out signing up to feed the missionaries and inviting Uncle Paul and Aunt Patti for dinner. We then invited Adams parents to come up if they wanted to come. And why not keep inviting and invite Sarah and Lance and there family also. It would be a houseful but im sure it would be fun and it was! This is the first time in the 8 years that we have been married anyone has come to our home for Thanksgiving and we had a houseful. But it was fun and we had lots of delicious food. I would do it agian in a heartbeat.

Adams parents came up earlier in the week and brough Natalie and Brooke with them. Anne and I spent the week in the kitchen making just about anything you could think of christmas candies, pies, dinners etc. It was so nice to be able to spend some time with her. Tom and Adam entertained boys and talked about gardens, played with there phones etc. Natalie helped Anne and I in the kitchen cooking, baking etc. And we all enjoyed having a toddler in the house agian.

The day before Thanksgiving Sarah and Lance's family came up and we celebrated Hunters 6th birthday. The boys could hardly stand the wait for the Milners to arrive and when they finally got there Thomas, Noah and Hunter were inseperable. I thnk that they will be buddies for life.

Thanksgiving day Uncle Paul and Aunt Patti came up and the missionaries came for dinner we had a houseful but it was so fun to be around so many people that we love.

The day after thanksgiving everyone left and our house was quite. We were all tired from all the excitement. But we look forward to the next time people come to visit.

I feel very blessed to be lucky enough to marry into a family that is so wonderful. It is always fun to get together no matter how long the trip is. I love my family all of them and look forward to the times we get to spend together. So who is coming next year?

Welcome to our New Home!

We are so excited to say that we finally after much looking and looking have found a place to call home. We have been going to the Silver CIty 2nd ward since we got here and we wanted to stay in that ward if we could but it was starting to look like that may not be the case everything we looked at was well......lets just say not very desirable. We had finally made up our mind that we were going to trust in the Lord and where ever we found a home that was where he needed us. The day that we decided that we found a wonderful house to rent and the best part it was in the ward we wanted to be in. It was being remodeled so we had to wait a few weeks to get moved in which worked out fine for us. We are so excited to have a little bit of room for each of us and get settled in. We are going to miss the boys little friend Forrest from the KOA but plan to invite him over to play. We live right down the street from the school that the boys will go to so that is wonderful we will be able to walk to school each day. I just have to decide when i want to enroll Thomas at Stout.....wait till the end of the school year or move him after christmas break. We are excited to get settled and have a somewhat normall life back. We are loving being in Silver City we love it here and hope to call it home for a very very very long time. The weather has been wonderful and deer walk through the neighborhoods it is such a peaceful quite little town.

Thomas 2nd 1st day of school!

Since we moved to Silver City after Thomas started school at Benjamin Franklin Charter School he know has a second 1st day of school this time at Harrison Schmitt Elementary school in Silver CIty New Mexico. His new teacher is Mrs. Scott im not sure how the schools are here but im sure Thomas will do well with what ever is given to him. He is such a smart little boy i love to watch him figure out things. You can just see the gears going in his head. Here is to hoping for a good rest of the year in Kindergarten.

Happy Birthday Thomas

Six years ago today i got to hold my little Thomas for the first time and realize just what love at first sight really is. I never had a clue just how much i would grow to love him, but today i can honestly say I love him more today then I ever did 6 years ago.

Top 6 Reasons We Love Thomas

1- He is so silly most of the time

2- He amazes us the things he is able to build out of his erector set ie.eiffle tower, tractors, cars, motorcycles etc.

3- His desire to learn and know how things work

4- His love for his family

5- He is so kind to those around him especially his little brother Noah

6- He brings such a sweet spirit into our home

We love Thomas desire to choose the right and to be kind to those around him. He is such a sweet little boy and doesnt like to see anyone hurting. He loves to build things with his erector set and legos. He loves to play with his transformers with Noah. We love you Thomas thank you for all the joy that you bring to our family.

This year Thomas spent his birthday at Uncle Lances and Aunt Sarahs with Aunt Margie and her little girls there as well. Since were were getting ready to move to Silver City New Mexico.

1st day at James Hamilton Construction

Adam started work today with James Hamilton Construction. Right now he is working in reclamation at Chino mine in Silver City New Mexico. We are excited to be here and so far love everything about the town. Uncle Paul and Aunt Patti live in Deming about 45 minutes south of here and they are letting us stay in there 5th wheel until we find a place to live. We have been so very blessed the last little bit and we are so very thankful for family. If it wasnt for Uncle Paul I dont know that we would be here right now. We are excited to live so close to them to get to know them a little bit more. So for the time being we are staying in a 5th wheel at the Silver City KOA it will be quite the adventure i am sure. The weather is beautiful right now in the 70's and the boys are loving all the time they get to play outside.

Quick Trip To Silver City New Mexico

Adam got called yesterday and asked if we could be in Silver City New Mexico for a job interview today with James Hamilton Construction. So we loaded up the car and headed to Silver City. We needed to be at the office at 1230 and we drove into the parking lot at 1220. It was a different interview as they interviewed Adam with me and the boys in the room with him. And when all was said and done it was a 5 hour process. In the end it was very worth it Adam was offered the job and they wanted us there is a week! So we went home...packed and packed and packed and packed. Put all of our belongings in a storage unit till we could find a place to live. And made it back to Silver City in time to start work bright and early Sept 7, 2010. We are very blessed and know that we are being looked out for by the Lord. We look forward to this new adventure in our life and cant wait to start it.

Thomas 1st day of school

Today was Thomas first day of kindergarten. It is hard to believe i have one in school already. We chose to put Thomas in Benjamin Franklin Charter School this year and think that it is a good choice. Thomas picks up on this so quickly he needs to be challenged and we think that BFCS will do that for him since they teach a year ahead. Thomas teacher this year is Mrs. Cenzano you can tell she really loves what she does and is so good with the students. We look forward to having such a good kindergarten year. We love you Thomas and we are so very very proud of you. I know that you will go far in life.

Happy Birthday Heather

Today is my birthday the big 31. It is hard to believe im in my 30's already. I still feel like i am in my 20's. But I am determinded to make my 30's be as good as my 20's were. I am so lucky to have such a wonderful little family. There isnt anything else i would ask for then to have the family that i have. Adam took me to dinner to Cheesecake Factory for my dinner and it was nice to be out just the two of us. We dont get out just the two of us nearly enough. It was nice to remember why we feel in love in the first place. It was a good birthday and im looking forward to a wonderful year this year.

Happy Birthday Adam

Top 10 Reasons I Love Adam

1-He makes me smile

2- He takes such good care of his family

3- He is a wonderful Daddy to his boys

4- He loves to cook as much as I do, and he is good at it to

5- He is my very best friend

6- He thinks of others before he thinks of himself

7- He holds the priesthood

8- He can always make me laugh

9- He teaches me so much everyday about life, the gospel, family etc.

10- He chose ME!

Adam turns 34 today and I have been lucky enough to be around for the last 7 of those birthdays. I know that there is no one out there better for me then Adam is. He completes me like no one else. I feel so blessed and lucky that Heavenly Father found a way for Adam and I to meet all those years ago and fall in love. We have been through so much together good times, hard times, silly times and i cant imagine experiencing them with anyone else. I love you Adam!

A home of our own

In Febuary the blessings continued to come in we had saved enough to be able to move into a home of our own. We were tired of staying with people and so grateful to have a space of our own once agian. While i was in Yuma adam was busy looking for a place of our own that meet all of our needs. We looked and looked and looked and started to get discouraged. Then one day Adam called me up and said i was driving around i saw a sign for a condo to rent. So i called on it and am looking at it. It has everything that we need but the problem is there is somone else looking at it and i have to make a decision now. I told him i trusted him take it im sure it would be perfect for our family. So he paid the deposit and later that weekend he came to yuma to pick up the family. We signed the papers and were handed the keys to our new home. It was a very exciting time for our little family. It felt like after so much time we were finally starting to experience independance once agian. We moved into 225 N Pomeroy #12 Mesa Arizona and loved ebing together as a family agian. The most wonderful part of this home it was a block from the temple and we loved walking to the temple with the boys. We were in the Mesa North Stake Centenniall Ward. We learned to love the people and our callings. I was the Enrichment Leader and Adam worked in the Clerks office.

A Job!!

We have decided to go home back to Utah on wedsnesday. But to our surprize after nearly 6 months of unemployment and many many hours on my knees we finally were blessed with a job. Adams sister Sarah was in the same ward as someone who owned a steel company. Who just happened to need someone. So not only a job but a job in the construction industry where Adam wanted to be. So in the middle of January Adam took me back to Yuma to stay with my parents while he stayed with Margie and we saved enough money to get into a place of our own. Adam started work at Milling Machinery Inc. in Mesa Arizona.

I was so greatful that Adam was back to work even though it wasnt doing exactly what he wanted to do he was back to work and working in construction. It wasnt a great job but it paid the bills and we were greatful for that. Prayers had been answered!

Happy Birthday Noah!!!

Four things I Love about my Noah Lyle Anderson

1-His sweet sweet personality

2- His snuggles

3-His eyes

4- His Smile

Noah can make any day turn around and be cheerful. All he has to do is look up to you and say I wuv you mommy. And my heart instantly Melts to putty. Noah is our peacemaker he is always there for a hug whether you think you need one or not. He loves to play the Wii and loves anything electronic. He keeps our family smiling. We love you Noah thanks for coming and being a part of our family.

Christmas At Margies

Since we still had no huge commitments we decided to head back to Maricopa and spend Christmas with Aunt Margie's family. We had lots of fun spending more time with cousins. And we felt so lucky to be able to spend Chirstmas in the Hummel home. This is the first Christmas the boys have spent with family other then our little family. It was fun to be able to see the excitment of christmas from 6 little kids 5 and under. It was also fun to be able to get to know Margie sweet little girls.

Vinyl Machine

I know it has been a very long time since I have posted anything. And I have a ton to post about. But I just wanted to let everyone know we just got our Vinyl Machine and I am so so so excited about it. I cant wait to get it up and start using it. In the meantime anyone that need vinyl letters let me know I would love to make them for you. I have lots of colors and lots of fonts and lots of ideas! And the possibility is endless with vinyl. When i\I start making things I will start posting pictures for you all to see. I cant wait! And for all you AZ people we are going to be down in the Phoenix area for the next couple weeks so let me know if you want to come get something, or maybe we can bring it to you etc. We are hoping to find work out here so that we can be closer to family. Keep your fingers crossed!

Going to see Grandma and Grandpa Farnsworth

After Thanksgiving we loaded up the car to head to grandmas house in yuma. But not first without a bump in the road. When we went out to load up the car we found that our car had been broken into the night before someone had smashed in the drivers side window an stollen ur GPS. Thnksful that was all that was taken. But still no fun to have to deal with. We called all over chandler to see if we could find someone to fix the window for us before we left. No luck the earliest we could get it fixed would be the next day. So we cleaned up the glass and decided to go ahead and head to yuma to have the window fixed. A blessing in the long run it was cheaper to have fixed there and they could fix it that day.
It was so wonderful when we got to Yuma and i was able to get a hug from my Mother. A mothers hug can make just about anything feel better. Back in Utah before we came to Arizona for Thanksgiving Adams parents neighbor had apple trees they said we could pick if we wanted. So the boys and I went out and picked apples lots of apples. And we brought those home with us so that Mom and I could can them. So mom and I set out to make apple sauce, apple pie filling and apple butter......but we soon learned that these apples were so small...it would take forever to get them all canned and they didnt yield much product afterwards. So we made apple pie filling and then decided apple sauce would be so much easier so thats what we did. Thomas loved helping turn the handle on the squeezo to make the apple sauce. A couple very long days later we were done. And more then glad that we were.
It was fun to spend time with Grandma and Grandpa Farnsworth as well as Katie and Micheal. The boys had fun playing with Micheal and look forward to seeing him when we can.