Happy Birthday Thomas!!!

Today is Thomas birthday. Top 5 things I love about Thomas.

1-How silly he is

2- That he loves toys that make you think

3- That he loves his family more then anything and tells us often

4- He is so kind to all those around him

5- He loves to go to Primary

Thomas turns five today. It is hard to believe it has already been 5 years. Thomas loves to play with his little brother Noah. He loves any toy that makes him use his brain and thing. Top toys at the moment would be legos and erector set. It would surprize me to some day seem him do something in engineering he loves to build things and loves to figure out how things work. It amazes me the things he figures out just by taking a good look at it. I love you Thomas thanks for all the joy you bring to our family.

Unemployment

In August of 2009 Adam came home from work and told me that he was let go and would no longer be employed with Balfour Beatty. Anyone knows that in this economy it was not a good time to not have a job, especially in the construction industry. Lots of emotions were felt. We loved Midlothian Texas. We loved the Waxahachie 2nd ward. We loved our callings I was the 1st counselor in the primary presidency and Adam was working with the ward mission leader. Life was good or so we thought. We quickly started sending our resumes and looking for employment. we would send out hundreds of resumes over the next few months. It didnt take long before this started taking a toll on the both of us. It was like you were sending out this resume to a black hole never to be seen or heard of again. We talked to our bishop and told them what was going on and even though i grumbled many times about the small trailer we were living in I soon became very greatful we were living somewhere that had such low rent. We stayed in Midlothian till the end of October hoping and praying that something would come up. When it looked like nothing was going to happen for us we prayed and decided that it was time to move on and close that chapter of our life. We packed all of our belongings and headed for Utah to stay with Adams parents.

Happy Anniversary

Today Adam and I celebreate 7 years of marriage. It has been a wonderful 7 years together. I cant imagine going through life with anyone else by my side. I am such a lucky girl to have found such a wonderful husband that cares for our family like Adam does. Life hasnt always been easy for us but we make it through together. I love you Adam thanks for a fun 7 years i look forward to many many many more years with you.

Just about ready

So the car is packed and I will be heading out to AZ in just a few hours. Tonight I will stop at Jason's House in Midland. Then up early and hopefully I will make it to AZ on Saturday. We cant wait to see everyone it has definitly been way to long. Anyone that wants to call and talk feel free to call it is going to be a very long drive. We love you all and cant wait to see you very soon!

Thomas gives a talk in primary

This is about a month late but I wanted to remember it for journaling purpose. On March 1, 2009 Thomas gave his first talk in primary. I was so proud of him standing up there and giving his talk. I cant believe how grown up he is getting it seems like just yesterday we were headed to the hospital to have him.

Here is the talk that he gave.

Family member have important responsibilities. A responsibility is a necessary job. If you dont fill your responsibilities, others may be sad.

Daddies hold the priesthood and work hard to provide for their families. My daddy works very hard building buildings. He uses his money to buy me clothes, food and toys.

Mommies work hard, too. They take care of their children and make good food to eat. My mommy cleans house and feeds me chicken and croccoli.

Brothers and sisters play with each other and ovey their parents. My brother and I clean up when our parents tell us to. Grandma's and Grandpa's help their children and play with their grandchildren.

I am thankful for my family responsibilites, I love my family.

Easter Egg hunt at Sims Library

Saturday morning we woke up and headed out to the library to see no one else but....

Mrs. Bunny

We sang songs with her.

We read stories with her.

And then we went outside and gathered easter eggs.

Six Flags Over Texas

Adam was given some free tickets to go to six flags friday night. So we loaded up the kids and headed out. We were not sure how much fun it would be for the little boys but once we got there soon realized that they are pretty much fearless and loved every minute of being there. In the past everytime we drove by six flags Thomas would say that looked so fun and he wanted to go. The reason for the free tickets was Balfour Beatty was sponsering a fund raiser and all moneys made would go to childrens medical center here in Dallas. So it was not really crowded, lines werent real long to wait in and we all had a ton of fun. We started out in the looney toon section which is where we introduced the boys to a few rides.

They got to drive a semi

They went on a ride on the looney toon train

They both loved the bumper cars. It was fun to watch all these little kids none of them really knew what they were doing, but when they would bump into each other they would all laugh and laugh and laugh.

They flew high up in to the Texas skies. Every time they would make it back over to where Adam and I was standing they would laugh and say Hi mommy and daddy. These little boys were in there element on all of these rides they loved it.

Later in the night they were able to meet Daffy duck

This picture was my very favorite for the night. Noah was so excited at different times during the night that he would hold his hands together and say "oh boy oh boy oh boy". We had just got done riding on Batmans Wings and as soon as we got off Noah was saying " lets do that agian" This ride mom and dad had to get on so the boys could ride it but they loved every minute of it. They both wanted to be high up in the sky the whole time we were in it.

I didnt get any of the pictures of the boys on the roller coasters we rode. They loved the roller coasters. Adam is very excited that his little boys love roller coasters and when they get older will go on all the rides that mom wont even think about going on them with. We also got to ride the full size train around the park and see all the big huge roller coasters from a far. When ever we asked the boys what there favorite ride was it always changed, I think it is safe to say they loved the whole experience. We look forward to going agian next year maybe even when they are a little older getting season passes. Anyone want to come along? We would love to have you.