For a night....

Derek and I traded this....

For THIS! :)

Thanks to some awesome friends of ours Derek and I got to go on a free little get away to Park City for a night. After a rough and sad month especially for me, this break from life/work/money/dishes/and yes even our pretty little girls, was just what we needed! We didn't do a ton but we did manage to eat a TON! We rode the zip line, swam, attempted a go at dance dance revolution, gave up and went to our beautiful room and just RELAXED! I couldn't help but think of my Dad as we sat out on our little balcony overlooking the mountains. It was beautiful and I felt so blessed to be there. We're so lucky to have the wonderful people we do in our lives! This definatly was a good thing that came our way.

For any of you who know me well, you know that tub was my dream come true! I LOVE baths! The whole room was amazing, full kitchen, tv room and huge master suit. The shower even turned into a little steam room. It was pretty much amazing :)

In the car today Rylee asked me when I was going to get married. I told her I already was married to her Dad. She said oh yeah, well who do I get to marry? I told her you gotta marry your best friend, to that she said, oh ok I'm going to marry Jory then when I get bigger like you. I thought it was so cute and as I sat and thought about it tonight, I couldn't help but feel a little sentimental. I definatly married my best friend. It doesn't matter if we're doing something crazy and laughing til our sides hurt, or if we're just relaxing together in a quiet room. Theres nobody in this world I'd rather have by my side, through all the fun and not so fun times life brings. I'm a lucky girl to have Derek and I know he feels the same about me. Long post short, Park City was wonderful!

Good things to come

Don’t you quit. You keep walking, you keep trying. There is help and happiness ahead. Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don’t come until Heaven, but for those who embrace the Gospel of Jesus Christ, they come. It will be alright in the end, just trust God and believe in good things to come.   Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

THE GIRLIES

Taya Boog=Our busy fiesty pretty little clone of Derek. Tays been growing and learning a TON in the last couple months. She obviously loves any kind of ball and has sense she was tiny. I used to think she'd be my mellow kid...oh how I was wrong! She's just like her dad, plays HARD and sleeps HARD! She's an awesome dancer, loves to look at books with animals and make all the animal sounds, and she'll eat pretty much anything you offer her. She'll do just about anything in her power to compete with her big sissy and she gives the best open mouth baby kisses ever! Shes a total daddies girl and lights up anytime he walks through the door. She thinks its super funny to pretend burp, has awesome goofy front teeth, and still knows how to sport the cutest fat rolls in the world! She has pretty darn good manners for a little 14month old, and honestly behaves pretty well after a lot of working with her :) She's still trying to figure out how to grow some pretty hair on that perfectly round noggin of hers, and loves to brush it with any kind of comb/brush she can find. We love us some Taya boog!














Miss Rylee Kate= our smart sensitive and pretty little clone of Mommy! Everyone that sees our girls says man she looks just like you and Taya looks just like Derek! Its pretty true! Rylee loves to change her outfits at least 20 times a day...and almost every outfit somehow ends up with her favorite nike basketball shorts incorporated in it :) Its a sad day when I make her peel them off to wash them. She loves when we come home from errands and she knows she can take of the outfit I picked for her to wear out in public and go put on the stuff she wants to wear! She loves her favorite "T-shirt song" (taylor swifts song, you belong with me) and shhe loves to wear silky jammies and now likes to be called Short Cake sense I bought her some silky strawberry shortcake pjs. She comes up with some pretty funny little comments and could play pretend for hours. She's a pretty clumsy little thing and that doesn't go well with the fact that she seems to have NO pain tollerence at all! Its teaching me to be a little more sensitive and patient with her :) She's my little buddy and no matter where I am in our house within a few minutes Rylee seems to be right by my side. She doesn't like food...just sugar well and chicken nuggets but who considers those food. She'll do anything for a popcycle, and LOVES when she gets to watch a show or 2 in the morning! She's our little girly girl and even though I never thought I'd know what to do with one of those...We wouldn't change a thing about her!

Even though these 2 can sure butt heads they are the best of friends. I'm so glad we had them close together. I hope they continue to be friends through their little cat fights and that they'll always be there for eachother. Thats the update on our little girls. We sure feel pretty lucky to have them!

I've had a hard time doing this post. Its one that I keep thinking I'll do, but then I find something else to do to keep busy instead. I want this post for my records when I print out my blog though so here it goes. I know its not a perminant goodbye but it feels like it now. Going through all these pictures was hard. Going down to Ephraim and knowing to visit my dad, I have to visit his grave is hard. Seeing my mom a widow is hard. Missing my Dad has been hard. Regardless of how hard and sad death is, I'm thankful for the Gospel in my life and for the reasurance it brings that if I live right, someday I will see my wonderful Dad again. Like I said in my talk at his funeral, I can't wait to feel him in the world around me. From newly bloomed flowers, to his presence at the little and big milestones me and my little family experience. Here are a few pictures of his beautiful funeral service. Me along with my 6 other siblings spoke at his funeral, there were beautiful musical numbers, beautiful flowers, and lots of tissues. 4 hours before his viewing on Thursday my mom, the wind, and her greenhouse got into a fight...and the greenhouse won. A glass pannel from the door fell and sliced the back of my moms ankle. Luckily Derek was with me cause I just ran around like a baby sense there was so much blood. Derek wrapped her ankle rushed her to the ER. 20 stitches, and a priesthood blessing later, here came my mom boot, iv for antibiotics and all, 10 min before the viewing started! It was a scary little incodent! Anyway I've finally summed up the week. Thank you to all my wonderful friends and relief-society sisters for the love and support they've shown. You made a hard time much easier.

This was our last picture with Dad before he passed.

Me and my beautiful sisters

Dads memory table

My oldest nephews were the pallbearers. It was my nephew Jacksons 16th birthday the day of Dads funeral so in honor of that, he got to drive the hurst.

The beautiful flowers. I'm sure Dad loved them

All 7 kids. Alan, Robert, Anthony, Lucy Liz, Amy and Katie

I planted my first little flower garden of my own this year. This is the first bloom, and a beautiful reminder of my Dad.