We should not underestimate or overlook the power of the Lord’s tender mercies. The simpleness, the sweetness, and the constancy of the tender mercies of the Lord will do much to fortify and protect us in the troubled times in which we do now and will yet live. When words cannot provide the solace we need or express the joy we feel, when it is simply futile to attempt to explain that which is unexplainable, when logic and reason cannot yield adequate understanding about the injustices and inequities of life, when mortal experience and evaluation are insufficient to produce a desired outcome, and when it seems that perhaps we are so totally alone, truly we are blessed by the tender mercies of the Lord and made mighty even unto the power of deliverance (see 1 Ne. 1:20).
-Elder David A. BednarOf the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Monday, July 12, 2010

4th of July Festivities

First we start with the hair. After I did this to my girls a few more of the girls wanted me to do it to them.

Rachel, Meri, ShiAnne, Ahnika, Lizzy, Lia and Claire


As is our tradition we always go to Tom and Traci's house for the 4th. They are great host and let us come crash every year. Thanks guys! Tom and Traci live in the country with a lot of land, so there is room for us to spread out. These are some pictures of just some of the activities.

Lizzy and ShiAnne on the horses.
Just after this Haley's horse that isn't broke all the way got lose and we got to see Haley ride for real. It put our walk down the road to shame.


Slip and slides, trampolines and lasso golf. I don't have pictures of it but we also had swimming, horse shoes, parade, fire works and of course eating.


Cute cousins! Gideon, Kelsie, and Daxton


Daddy and Lizzy


I know you can't see it well but I wanted to write down a little story about this shirt. When we went shopping for shirts for the 4th I pulled this shirt off the rack to look for it at it and Gideon said real excited, "Ya that one! That one is awesome! That one has a monster truck on it!" It was so different then any thing I had ever heard come out of my girls mouth that I bought it for him. He was so excited when he finally got to were it.


And just so you know I really was there even if there is no proof of it.

Thursday, July 1, 2010

ShiAnne!




















Love this girl but she is getting way to big.