Snow Day

Rachel, Samuel and Nathanael having a great time
playing in the snow on their extra day off.

February Break

MONDAY - We went to TGI Fridays for dinner.



TUESDAY - Our cousins Rochelle and Julian came to play.


WEDNESDAY - We had a yummy picnic dinner of Belgian waffles and watched the Olympics.(thanks to the Talbots)



THURSDAY - Playdate with our great friends the Silvas.



FRIDAY - Kids card swap.

And Sledding.


We had a great relaxing week.

Valentine's Day

The beautiful flowers Jonathan brought home for me.

Jonathan and I celebrated by having homemade
chocolate mousse and a movie by the fire.

Decorating sugar cookies for treat.

Abigail's cookie

Our annual scavenger hunt.

Wackee Six is what they found and then played all night long.

Colonial Day

Abigail had colonial day at school last Friday.

She is wearing the Amish bonnet and apron
that her Grandpa Chilson bought for her.

Pinewood Derby Girl Style

Abigail and Breea's cars ready to race.

Abigail got most creative car.

She has gone back home

Exactly 3 year ago today, our Grandma, our dad's mom, passed away.

I can still remember the day when my mom told us that she has passed on and now it has been 3 years. We all miss her very much. This song called Thou Dost Not Weep Alone from this website http://joansowards.com/ helps give me comfort.

Thou dost not weep to weep alone;
The broad bereavement seems to fall
Unheeded and unfelt by none
She was beloved, beloved by all.

'Tis well with our departed one;
Her heaven lit lamp was shining bright,
And when her mortal day went down,
Her spirit fled where reigns no night.

'Tis meet to die as she has died,
She smiled mid death's conquered gloom,
While angels waited by her side,
To hear a kindred spirit home.

She has gone back home.*

I know that she has gone home. I know that she is in a better place and she is not suffering any longer. It just amazes me that one day they are there and the next they are not. I am very grateful for the knowledge that we will be together again in the next life and that this life is not the end. I love the chorus from the hymn God Be With You Till' We Meet Again:

Till we meet, till we meet
Till we meet at Jesus' feet
Till we meet, till we meet
God be with you till we meet again.

I know that God is with her and taking good care of her. I know that she is looking over us and helping us through our grief and hard times. I know that she is will us in spirit and that she in not gone forever. I am grateful for the knowledge of the gospel that gives us the knowledge of the Plan of Salvation that makes us able to see her again someday. We love you and miss you!!!


Note: I changed the he and his to she and her.

We are alive!!

It is true, we are alive!! I have been so busy I didn't have time to blog even my birthday. Now that is just sad:) I am just finding time to blog this now. I promise I will find sometime to blog more in detail, but for now: We had Nathanael's birthday, my birthday, Abigail started playing the clarinet and we went apple and pumpkin picking (I can believe it is that time of year again!!).

Many things have been happening around here, we are just so busy we can't find that time to share them with you, but I will show my mom how to do this and maybe we can have some more regular posts.

Well, that is all for now, but I will leave you with one of my new pictures I have taken.