Never use the trick candles on a sweet little girl!

Meliah's birthday was a very busy day! We weren't home much at all due to baseball games and school. We did manage to fit in some cake and ice cream and a "Happy Birthday" song that evening. You will love to see the reaction to the trick candles. Be sure to watch it once to focus on Meliah's face and then watch Christian's face at the very beginning. Perhaps it would have been a better choice to use those on Christian's Birthday Cake next month! Poor sweet Meliah! She told me afterwards that she thought that the house was going to burn down.

Meliah has picked out a baby kitten that we will be bringing home in 1 week. She has named the kitten Shelby and loves it to pieces. We went to visit yesterday and she didn't want to leave. It's a very gentle little kitten (All white with some small black markings).

Meliah's Birthday

Beautiful Sunday

Could life be any busier!

Yes! It probably could be but it sure doesn't feel like it. Last Saturday we were able to attend the temple in Sacramento and our kids were able to be there too. What a wonderful blessing it is to attend the temple and have it so close. Afterwards, we went and played minature golf all together and enjoyed a really nice day outside. We are so glad we got a little outdoor time while the weather was nice. We are so happy to hear that sweet Brynlee is doing better and is recovering well. We look forward to a fun baby shower in Chico on Saturday for Kerri and her baby Alexa (due in March!). We love our letters from Elder Eller in Brazil and Elder Nichols in the MTC. We also have enjoyed all of your blogs and pictures. One of these days we will get better at remember to take our camera everywhere... but for now it's pretty much hit and miss with us. We love you all!

God is at the Helm

We are so grateful that through all our joy and humbling experiences, we can always have the assurance that God is at the helm of our lives. He blesses us daily and the evidence of that is so clear in everything we see. We look at our children and how sacred a responsibility he has given us to raise such forthright spirits. We learn from them daily because they were truly saved to come to this earth during a more trying time. They are soooo pure and unwavering in their faith! They help keep us balanced and centered on our Savior! How blessed we feel to have the opportunity to spend eternity with our family. Our hopes are that through this blog our family can share our love with you and help you feel like we are doing our part with keeping in touch with you (which we so often fail to do). We do love you!We are also so grateful for our extended family and our dear friends, near and far, for the love and connections we have with you. It is with great excitement and pleasure to be able to share a little bit of our lives with you through this blog. Isn't technology a blessing?
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