Party in the SLC

I am happy to say now that my best buddy Dallin finally got his mission call! He is going to Brazil, Curitiba and leaves in January! I am so excited for him and to celebrate on his call, we went down to Salt Lake City, hung out till about ten and held up a sign behind 2news for everyone to see! It was great being able to hang out with him, even if it was for a couple hours. These next few months are going to go by so fast and I am going to miss him so much when he's gone! 

 Hanging out by the reflection pool

 

 Best buddies!

 

 Josh met up after work to help hold the sign

 

Well, I haven't really been up to anything fun besides family home evening activities at my ward, going to a few haunted houses with some friends and taking random shots planking objects in my yard to send to Siri. I'm so glad fall is finally here! I love the colors in the mountains and the weather is perfect! It's also a perfect time to go hiking so hopefully I'll get some time and go for a relaxing hike up the canyon and hopefully there are trees starting to change by the time I go.

Be still my soul

This last week, I was finally able to get some time for myself and go do baptisms for the dead! I was so busy with work during the summer, I could never find a day to go. Now that the slides have been closed and being back from PA, I have made it a goal to go to the temple every week. It is so peaceful being there and I can get so much reading in my scriptures done. I have been going by myself and actually prefer to go alone just so I can get things off my mind and just have the time alone.

 "It is wonderful to know that our Heavenly Father loves us, even with all our flaws. His love is such that even should we give up on ourselves, He never will." -- Joseph B. Wirthlin

 "We see ourselves in terms of yesterday and today. Our Heavenly Father sees us in terms of forever. Although we might settle for less, Heavenly Father won't for He sees us as the glorious beings we are capable of becoming". -- Joseph B. Wirthlin

I am so blessed to have the gospel back in my life. I shared my testimony this last fast Sunday and bore witness of the love the Savior has for me and for all his children. I feel his love for me every day and will never forget what he has done for me and all the blessing I have in my life. Anytime that you may feel discouraged, just remember He loves you and will help you get through the hard times you may come across in your life.

Happy birthday Olivia!

It is amazing how time flies. I couldn't believe that Olivia was already turning one today. It seems like yesterday I was holding this little girl in my arms at the hospital when she was finally born. She was so cute at her party, and she definitely cried when she wanted to. She was so cute opening all her presents, clapping and giving the stuffed animals she got hugs and kisses. It was so hard deciding what I was going to get her because when I shop for girls, I have to buy everything that I think is so cute. I settled on an outfit from Crazy 8's and a snoopy plush from Hallmark. She is such a spoiled little girl but as Bob always says "It's hard saying no to Olivia". She is getting really close to walking by herself but is very mischievous just crawling around. So hopefully she doesn't know how to open the door so she can run off and wreak havoc in the neighborhood like I used to when I was little.

I think Bob enjoyed opening presents

more than Olivia

We were suprised she didn't

dig into the cake

I was able to feed her a bottle

and put her to sleep

Olivia is such a blessing, especially in my life. It was definietly a hard experience to go through, but because of it, I feel my Savior's love for me everyday.