Families Can Be Together Forever

In my hometown, a boy that was my brother's age passed away after being in a motorcycle accident. I didn't know him really well but he graduated with my brother. I was good friends with his sister when we were really young and even though we haven't kept in contact over the years my heart goes out to her and her family...
I've known young people who have passed away before but for some reason I have been thinking about him and his family so much more than the others. Maybe it's because even though i'm not close to his family anymore, i was at one point... i'm not sure..
one of the things i have been thinking about is how grateful I am for our Heavenly Father's plan. I know that because of that plan I was able to be sealed in the temple to my best friend and that all of our children will be sealed to us. In the end, I know that I will see them and live with them again and that will allow there to be a light at the end of the tunnel. Life is hard and difficult and trials will arise but as we live by His Word, His promises to us will be kept. I know that families can be together forever through Heavenly Father's plan. I know that He wants all of his children to receive the blessings that He is just waiting to give to us. We just need to live worthy of those blessings and ask Him.

Thoughts and Prayers to his family.

yay! they're working!!

some won't post it just says failed attempt? i'll need to figure out those.. but at least some are working!! this one is dark but he gets a KICK out of people smiling and laughing at him... isn't his laugh just soo cute!

video!!

video attempt!

first attempt at a video... if i figure it out! i promise you'll get an overload! :D

AuGuSt

August has been such a fun month for us so far! Jarhead and I LOVE being together all day long. We do a ton of fun things like read, "play ball", and hang outside with friends. He's eating a ton of fun foods (aka finger foods!) and he's enjoying it. He hasn't grasped how to not squish the banana. But he's liked the peaches and cantaloupe.. oh- and he loves Ice Pops! He's getting brave too! He tries to climb on everything and move from thing to thing on his knees... He also will walk if you hold his hands or if he's holding onto a laundry basket... He falls a lot but he's learning and songs (esp the cosby show music!) helps him to feel better... i know i've mentioned the cosby show a few times but he just loves that jazz! i wonder if he'll ever grow out of it!

Enjoy some pictures of August's FuNnEsS!

 pulling himself up!

 just some cute ones

i ran a 5k (above).. I did it in 33 min 30 sec! 5 min from my best practice time! it was my first ones and i did it with my friends! it was SO much fun!! i'm looking forward to doing another!

here's some more cute ones of jarhead!!

he's trying to play with his friends... it's cute to watch!!

mmmm..sweet potatoes (above)

we went to the dinosaur museum!! jarhead loved it! we had a good time w. jenny & brad & their little girl... the kids liked the dinosaurs and we liked the discovery room! worth it for $2 Tuesday!

July

Can you believe that July is almost over!! It's just super crazy! We have had a busy- fun filled month tho! We loved every minute of it! We have met a bunch of new friends in our complex and we're still busy hanging out with our friends from before we left for MD! We saw fireworks, the final Harry Potter (A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.) (thanks sally for watching Jarhead!!) had a Harry Potter party, went to a wedding, celebrated Mr. Clean's birthday, and played a ton of new games. One thing we didn't do is go in the pool enough. That will be my goal for August!

I know you come for pictures- so enjoy!!

We went to the aquarium twice! Jarhead LOVED it. The second time, we got to see them feed the penguins... His favorite spot was with the bright colored fish.. he'd kick his arms and legs when we'd get close to it..

Our HP party was a TON of fun! We played HP scene it, made potions and came up with what they did and their names, were sorted into our houses, made HP inspired treats for Honeydukes and drank butterbeer at the Leaky Cauldron... yum yum yum and so much fun!

for Mr. Clean's birthday we went to see transformers (thank you friends for watching Jarhead!) and Mr. Clean went golfing while I played games and went to lunch with my friend Sally. It was a good weekend...

and finally- Jarhead learned some new COOL things this month. He's becoming a real boy!! He can sit by himself, crawl, and is so funny!He can clap his hands and give high fives! He's so happy :)

Little Man Update

Jarhead is ADORABLE! He'll be 7 months old on Sunday!! I love love love staying home with him and helping to teach him new things. He loves when I play with him, when he plays alone, when he's in his jumper... well- he's happy about 95% of the time... 2 bottom teeth just popped thru a few days ago and so he was fussy last week but not as bad as I thought he'd be- considering all the horror stories I'd heard... He's a trooper. He makes new faces now(a growl smile one), is ticklish on his right thigh/knee, and laughs all day.. he also talks to himself but not often to others... he tends to be quiet whenever we put the phone near him..haha... he weighs about 16.5 lbs now! he's getting so big.. he LOVES the pool, the cosby show intro music, and being around people... he also LOVES to play with his cousin! It's great having them close!
Enjoy some pics!! (more on FB)