Trevor's 29th Birthday

I love this man, my husband, the father to our boys. I don't know how I got so lucky to call him mine. You know you got yourself a good one when he will fold laundry and put it away, wash dishes, bath kids, and brings me home chocolate when he knows I have had a rough day. That is what I call true love and I need to be better at not taking him for granite. He truly is amazing. I can't believe I am married to a 29 year old.....makes me feel old....at least he is a good looking 29 year old. 

Red Rock Relay

Running has been something I enjoy, me, the road, and the scenery is bliss. It's a time I can release stress and have some me time. With three little busy boys I don't get to run all the much anymore, I workout in the morning before the boys wake up, but it doesn't compare to going on a run. The idea of racing has never been appealing to me, but when my sister-in-law Trina asked me to do a relay with her, I decided what the heck I will give it a go. We didn't have to pay to do the race or for our hotel and we got two free tee shirts, a metal, and a blanket for doing the race. The ladies on our team were so kind and were good to cheer us on when we ran our legs of the race. I got nervous before I ran my legs of the race, for me it was challenging to push myself to run faster than my comfortable pace. My first leg was 6.77 miles with gradual uphill and my second leg was 7.17 miles with insane uphill to the point I wanted to throw up and sit on a rock and wait for someone to come find me. Trina has ran a lot of races and has done few marathons, from doing the relay with her I can tell racing is her passion and that is awesome, because she is good at it. A lot of the people I met there were the same way, but there were also a lot of people there who didn't look like much of a runner and were still out there giving it their all and having fun. I am glad I did this relay it was a good experience for me. I am grateful for Trevor who was willing to watch the boys so I could.

Horse Ride

We took Kellen and Karson on a horse ride with their cousin's up Nebo Mountain, it was a beautiful ride and the weather was great. It was Kellen and Karson's first trail ride, we have taken them on horse rides around the cabin or around town, but nothing like this. It was a pretty challenging ride with kids and it took us about four hours to get back to the trucks, but all the kids did so good I was really impressed with all of them. I was proud of Kellen for riding a horse by himself, at one point his horse jumped over a log and he literally did a flip in the air and lucky Trevor caught him by his pants before he could hit the ground. Kellen got back on his horse and kept going. I was also proud of Karson he rode with me and did great.  

Life

Trevor received a new calling after being in the primary for 6 years, his new calling is 2nd counselor in the Young Mens. He isn't too sure what he thinks of his calling, but I am excited for him. Trevor has a good heart and helping hands. He will do his best in whatever he is asked to do. He is a good example to me and I know he will be a good example to the boys in the Young Mens.

With Trevor being called in the Young Mens, I was released from Young Womens as a Laurel adviser. I have been in the Young Womens for 4 years and I have loved every minute of it. I have learned so much and have grown in my testimony from the example the girls are to me. I truly love the girls and the leaders I have served with. Other than being with my husband and boys from the time I moved over here 7 years ago being with the young women was the one place I could feel comfortable being myself and feel like I was excepted for who I am. The girls have always been so welcoming to me and have made me feel like I am a person worth while....for me that means a lot. I am glad that my new calling is teaching the 14 year old Sunday school class, so I can still see some of the girls every Sunday. The idea of going to Relief Society scares me.....grown women scare me.....I feel like they are always looking me up and down, trying to pick out everything that is wrong with me and than throwing it in my face. I get nervous talking to grown women, because I am always worried they are going to twist my words and than throw me under the bus any chance they get. I would much rather hide in a corner and not say a word......which is not me at all.....and I know this is something I need to over come, but I am just not quite sure how to do it yet. Growing up I was very comfortable being myself around anyone and everyone, I didn't care what others thought I was just me. I always tried to be a friend to everyone no matter who they were. I want to be that way again be comfortable with who I am and reach out to those around me and help them be comfortable being who they are. I saw a quote that said "Great things never came from comfort zones" and I know if I am truly going to change I need to step out of my comfort zone despite all my insecurities I have created over the years. I need to focus on what my Heavenly Father sees in me and not with others think of me, because focusing on who I truly am a daughter of God is all that really matters. 

Trevor's Bear

After months of baiting, hours of sitting, he finally got his bear! Not that he got the bear by sitting by the bait for hours. Dalen talked to a guy that runs dogs and was able to smooth talk him into running dogs for Trevor and the dogs did it! They treed the bear with in a few hours and Trevor was able to finally shoot his bear. HOORAY!

Love this time of year

This is my favorite time of year up in the mountains, it is so beautiful with the leaves changing. We went on a hike to go check Trevor's bear bait with the boys and Grandma and Grandpa Johnson. Kellen and Karson were such good little hikers, they stayed right with us. Korbin did good in the backpack he got hungry there at the end and got upset, but still did good. It was a great way to spend a Saturday afternoon.

Tumbling

Kellen and Karson started tumbling at the end of August. Kellen did tumbling last year and love it. Karson has always been so good when it comes to Kellen being able to do things and him not being old enough yet. This year I was excited for Karson to be able to do something his older brother does. Karson loves going to tumbling, I think it makes him feel like he is a big kid. Their cousin Kaecee is also in their tumbling class. I actually really look forward to Mondays when I take the kids to tumbling, because we go to the Moroni park afterwards and have a picnic with Trevor and play at the park for awhile. I feel so blessed to spend everyday with my boys. I love being their Mom.