Quote from Wade

Tonight for Dinner I made Green Beans, roasted potatoes and ribs, delicious buy the way. I had our plates filled at the table and Wade went to sit down. I was grabbing the milk and glasses when I heard these words come from Wades mouth. 

"Yes Green Beans, they make me Fart!"

I almost dropped the milk I was laughing so hard. This kid has some of the best one liners ever. When he is not being stubborn almost everything out of his mouth is hilarious. 

Getting Better!!!

It's been almost three months since I told the world about my Post Pardom Depression. Things have only been uphill since then. It is hard when you miscarry at such an early stage cause you haven't even told anybody yet. So you are going through this big turmoil thing and doing it all alone for the most part. Because for some reason telling people is such a bad thing, people shouldn't even know you miscarried and people shouldn't even know you are pregnant until the second trimester. The hardest part was I just wanted to shout it at the top of my lungs that I miscarried. I had all these amazing friends texting for play dates and girl nights and I just wanted to lie in my bed with a heating pad, a bowl of popcorn and Netflix. But I couldn't cause I had kids depending on me, work, my calling at church, friends and even a husband. I think the Depression came on for lots of reasons. 1. not being in as good of health as I had been the past 6 years, 2. the build up of changes going on in my life that year, from moving, husband starting a new job where he was away and my parents getting divorced. and 3rd not getting time to grieve and just have a couple days to be sad. Plus having to still

hold it all together on the outside so nobody knew I was falling apart. I really noticed things started to get better when Mark took the kids to Glenwood in August and I had 9 days to myself to finally think, pray, write, exercise and cry. Then the biggest help was finally telling others. The support and love I felt was incredible. I know we say that we live in this terrible world with so much hate, and maybe there was some people secretly judging me for having Depression and then worse sharing it with everybody, but I haven't felt any of that, I have only felt love and kindness. Support and encouragement. The therapist I have been seeing has really helped me work through my thoughts and getting back into doing my favourite things from reading more, exercising more, playing with those adorable kids of mine and taking some time for myself, which doesn't include work. To end I just wanted to say Thank You to so many of you for your help and support. And if there is anybody else out there struggling with anything, talk to someone about it, a friend, a therapist, family you will find someon to help you or like me lots of people. 

All day Family day!!

The kids have been struggling this past week with there behaviour. So we decided today to spend a lot of fun positive time together as a family. Once Macie got home from Pre school we had lunch then got dressed in warm clothes and took the public transit (something the kids have been wanting to do for awhile) to the dollar store. We went and got some buckets and Pom poms. We are using these buckets at home to find ways to fill each other's buckets. If you haven't read the Bucket filling book to your kids yet I highly recommend it. So we have Pom poms now and buckets and when someone does something to fill your bucket...  exp. make your bed, listen to mom and dad, no fighting, helping to clean up. Then you put a Pom Pom in there bucket. We are hoping it will stop the fighting and help with listening. Then after Supper we had FHE and after a lesson on The Plan of Salvation we made some paper plate Christmas trees, then headed to DQ for some ice cream treats. The day wasn't perfect and we still had some moments of struggling but it was definitely the best day we have had in over a week. 

Wade fell asleep on the way home.

Macie loved taking the bus and was so good

Primary presentation 2016

I forgot to get a picture of Macie in her adorable dress and curled hair, but still wanted to write what she said for memory sake. 

" You can Read the Scriptures and ask your Parents."

She did such a good job and had her part all memorized. She has no fear when it comes to talking in public, it is so adorable. 

Photo Dump!!!

Halloween 2016!!!

This year we had a Captain America and Macie wanted to be a piggy bank. So Mark whipped up a costume for her using his creative and handy skills. We decided to go trick or treating with our friends the Ellis' this year as the area they live in gets awesome treats. Plus it is fun to go with friends. Great Halloween and the kids had a blast and were so good.