Thankful

Anne loves to look at her books with her daddy.

Hooray, Anne's first Christmas pjs, that probably 

wont fit her by Christmas. But they are super cute.

This Sunday was Anne's first time at church. The dr. wants us 

to keep her away from crowds of people during the winter

because of flu season. But we wanted to go to church as 

a family. I have really missed going to church it was so

wonderful to sit as a family. She slept through the whole

meeting and only peeked her eyes open during the 

singing. The organ was really loud.  

Thank goodness for my mom being close, Anne and 

I escape to her house about once a week to play.

I don't think Grandma minds a all.  We've sewed

her blessing dress and our Christmas stockings during

 our get-a-ways. It is so wonderful to have her close.

I was planing on writing a Thanksgiving blog but didn't have

time before we left for Thanksgiving. 

We have been so abundantly blessed! I am soo grateful to

our Heavenly Father for His tender mercies! 

Going through the year:

January: for the amazing amounts of snow!

February: for the answer to thousands of

prayers over five years, we were able to be pregnant

March: so grateful for a great couch to crash on pregnancy = tired!

April: for a fun trip to Wyoming, job hunting and

for the guidance of the Holy Ghost, although

we didn't understand we followed and are

 so grateful for the job found in Rexburg it 

has been a huge blessing.

May: for fun together and for the first

pictures of our baby

June: sharing our time with a few nephews 

who came to work on Scott's landscaping crew 

and for a starting a super fun series of books

that made the time pass quickly

July: four family reunions....whew! We 

are so grateful for Eternal families and the wonderful

relationships that we have with all of our family.

August: my brother getting married and again

for a comfy couch to crash on.

September: for absolute MIRACLES!!

For our beautiful daughter, Anne

for amazing hospital staff, wonderful doctor,

for feeding tubes, incubators, NICU, for my amazing

family who cared for our every need!! For my amazing

rock of a husband who held me up through all of the craziness!!

For perfect timing, divine intervention, for an amazing body 

that knows how to heal, care for itself and create nutrients 

for our baby. Truly amazing! For prayer of family and friends.

For a baby shower that supplied us basically for Anne's

entire first year! Mostly for a loving Savior, who's arms

I felt around me in our time of need! For the gift of prayer,

for the gift of the scriptures, for blessings, for peace, for

love, for patience, and so many other things my heart

cannot put into words.

October: for being able to bring our baby home! For

family to visit us and give us support, for continued answered prayers.

For Anne being able to transition from, tubal feedings-to bottle

and now being able to nurse.  For her weight gain and my loss.

For the joys and happiness of being in our own home together.

For the spud harvest break and my hubby being home for 2 1/2 

weeks with us!  And days with my sweet mother in law.

November: For continued answered prayers, for first smiles,

rolling over, tonz of diapers, first shots,Thanksgiving break.

December: lots of happy smiles and coos, still lots of diapers,

for Christmas lights, decorations, beautiful music, first date with

my hubby since Anne was born, a dozen red roses. The birth

 of our Savior and the focus of the season. For family togetherness,

happy memories. And soon to be the 6 year anniversary of

Scott and I being married! Halleluia  for ever for that!