Thanksgiving in Arizona

A couple of weeks after we got to Utah we decided it would be fun to head to Arizona to spend Thanksgiving with Sarah and Lances family as well as Margies family. While we were in Arizona Adam spent lots of hours looking for employment. A very frusterating time and at this point im sure we both thought it was never going to come to a end. We knwwhe te time wasright h Lord wou helpus to fid employmentit jus wasnt alwys easy waitig for te right time. We got to Arizona and loved spending time in the warm arizona weather compared to the cold Richmond Utah winter. Thanksgiving was fun and the boys loved being able to be around so many cousins this trip. Margies our litte girl Natalie, Hailey, Hanna and Brooke. As well as Sarahs kids Sami, Grant, Kayla, and of course Hunter. While we were there we were able to help celebrate Hunters 5th birthday. What a fun time to be able to spend with family. Thanksgiving came and went and still no employment. We decided that since we were so close to Grandma and Grandpa Farnsworths we would make the trip down and stay with them a little bit as well as pick up a vinyl machine that we were going to buy to see if we could make some extra money with it. And we all know when a girl is having a hard time with life its so wonderful to be able to be around her mom.

Just as a side note on our trip to Arizona from Utah somewhere along the side of the road sat our smoker that we were taking to Arizona so that we could smoke the turkey for thanksgiving. Our smoker as well as a box of onions and potatoes for my mother. It seems many of our trips have some sort of memory to help keep them sorted for us. Like the Christmas we headed home from Florida right after Thomas was born.......and our luggage got ran over. At least years later we are able to laugh at it!

Utah bound

We headed out to Utah in October were were excited to see family many of which we had not seen in quite a while. Adam drove the moving truck and i drove the car with the boys in it. As we were driving out we knew that weather may not be on our side but knew that we had the Lord on our side and that we would make it safe and sound to Richmond with out any major problems. We ran into a blizzard in Colorado not knowing exactly how far we were from Denver where we planned to stay the night we decided it was best if we stopped for the night at the next town. We stopped for the night and all got a great nights sleep. When we woke up in the mornings we looked out the window and was surprized to see the amount of snow on the ground. We had breakfast and as we were eating we heard that the road we were traveling on last night was now closed and had we not made it as far as we did last night we would have been snowed in. We were greatful that the Lord helped us to make it there safe and sound so we could continue on our adventure. We headed out and realized we were only about 30 minutes from Denver so we were not that far behind where we wanted to start out. We finally made it to Grandma's and Grandpa Anderson's home and we were all greatful to get out of the car. We got there just in time to spend Halloween with cousins Josh, Jessica, Megan and Ryan Smith. This was a memorable Halloween and one we will always keep in our hearts. It was so fun to go trick or treating at Uncle Tims and Aunt Loras house as well as Grandma and Grandpa Andersons House.

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.