A Child's Prayer

While in El Paso they had the coldest winter in 30 years.  Homes and commercial buildings were shut down because it got down past freezing.  Well, that summer was one of the driest summers in another record setting years.  It was over 100 days of going without rain.

Just some background I come from Utah where it has all four seasons.  I didn't' know that I was so ungrateful for the four seasons until I moved to El Paso.  Don't get me wrong I love having my kids go trick or treating without their coats and loved going for walks in December with my shorts and flip flops.  Anyway, I lived in Oregon for a year and a half and LOVED the rain. So living in El Paso without rain was lets say difficult.

Well our Stake President asked us to pray and fast for it to rain.  We did and still no rain.  Here is where  the miracle comes in.  One night at dinner time our daughter Aspyn asked why it hadn't rained in a while.  We told her that sometimes Heavenly Father doesn't answer prayers the way we want Him to but that He always does answer them.  So we told her how we fasted and prayed for it to rain.  Then she said to us "Can I pray for it to rain?"  We said yes and her prayer was short and simple.  "Heavenly Father please bless it will rain. Amen."  Not even two minutes later and it started to rain.  Not just rain but pour.  I love it when even the simplest prayer from a child is heard.  We are all His children and He loves all of us.

Mud

mud

and more mud

washing off the mud

Splashing in the mud

Baby Bird

This baby robin bird fell out of it's nest.  Our dogs were the ones that found it.  We brought it into the house and called the animal control and they came by and took it.  I guess it happens a lot that time of  year.  The house behind ours has a lot of birds nest's.  We have a fruit tree in the backyard so I think that is why they stick around.

The girls were very eager to make it their new pet.  Maybe they can get a bird when they are married, or at least when I am not the one taking care of it.

"Who says girls don't like bugs" and Swimming at Fort Bliss

When we would weed in the back yard in El Paso the girls would come back and help us weed.  Okay, help means play but still at least they were outside with us getting their hands dirty.  They loved playing with the bugs.  Mostly potato bugs.

While we were in El Paso there were two places we would go swimming.  At Biesingers pool and at Fort Bliss.  These are pictures from when we went to Fort Bliss.

The girls loved playing under the mushroom.

Coming home from swimming

Sophy's poor neck

Sorry some of the pictures and sideways. You get the point.

It's been a while

I have not posted for well over a year now.  So this is my attempt to try and catch up with the pregnant brain that I am working with currently.

While in El Paso we did more fun things.  Here are some pictures.  Hopefully these will speak the thousand words.

Riding her first Harley

Soapy's first Hair Style

She loved getting her hair cut and held so still.

Making cinnamon rolls = helpers

Flour in the eye is never a good thing

All floured up

Professional taste tester

 In May our best friends in El Paso moved back home to Utah.  We were so sad to see most of them go home.  The only bad part is that Jonathan had to stay and they were separated.  That and words can't express how much we missed them!

Their girls were always so good to play with our girls.

Such goofer gilrs

We will miss you guys and are excited when we can be in the same state again.