Lily Turns 2!!

Honey Baked Ham

Ever since Dan started working 2 jobs and going to school I have wanted to do something to help out in the monetary area of our life.

Last month I applied for a job at Honey Baked Ham. It was a temporary job...just for the holidays. Well I got the job! I am working at a kiosk selling their hams.

Cheesy you might say. But, those who know me know that I LOVE customer service and selling. It is the perfect job for me! Today was my first day and I am LOVING it.

Temple

One Sunday in September the lesson in Sunday School AND Relief Society was on the importance of temple attendance. After that I decided to set a goal to go to the temple once a week. It worked out perfectly since I do a babysitting switch with a girl in my ward once a week.

The first week I went I met a lady who attends the temple 4 times a week!! Wow. She said that since her kids are all in school she has a lot more time to attend the temple which makes both her and the Lord happier.

What a difference I have felt in my life! Going to the temple has given me focus and peace in my life. And, going to the temple doesn't have to be 2 hours every time! There are things that need to be done that take only half hour or an hour.

I am grateful that the Lord is giving me this time to take care of myself as well as furthering his work.

Pictures from a Yucky Camera

While my camera is in the shop I bought a cheap-o camera. So here are some pictures that I am glad we have for posterity purpose:

As of late this is how Lily has looked everytime we go somewhere. She must have her sunglasses and she must have her hat! She gets quite a lot of laughs! Here she is with Grandpa.

Our local Famer's Market had a Trick-or-Treat event. Lily is going to be a cat. She is adorable! I love Halloween and can't wait to take Lily on her official trick-or-treating event.

This park was the most amazing one I've ever seen! It was built by the community and paid for with grants.

Lily enjoying a puddle.


Lily enjoying a car at the mall.


I get to babysit my niece and nephew on Mondays. Here are the kids waving to the passerbys.

USU vs BYU

My parents bought the whole family tickets to the USU vs BYU football game at BYU. For those of you who don't know, USU doesn't have the greatest football team. However, this year they got a new coach and they are amazing to watch. They haven't won many games YET but they are actually scoring and making quite a few great plays. The final score was 17-35. Go Aggies! It was a pretty fun game to watch.

The girls dancing to the halftime music.

Proof that my mom really went to a football game. Also, if you will look around my dad's neck you will see an All Access pass that he got. He went down and stood by the USU team's bench for the whole 1st quarter! Lucky guy.

Doug enjoying the game. Travis....well Travis enjoyed the game while it was playing and enjoyed his book during time outs.

The group. Notice Lily. She was sooo tired!

It was fun to all hang together. I was glad Mom and Dad had their camera so I could take pictures!

Lately.

So I still don't have a camera, so sorry no pictures! Just wanted to keep the journaling going so we can download our blog at the end of the year. Some happenings:

* I have been freezing food like crazy! Peaches, corn, tomatoes...we determined it would be in our best interest to purchase a deep freeze freezer. We love it! It is almost full so we are pretty much set for winter.

* We actually have an offer on our house in California! Hopefully the bank will accept it and there will be someone to take and love our house so we don't ever have to think about it again.

* I chopped Lily's hair off this weekend. Most of her ringlets are gone. It is sad but she looks SO cute and SO grown up! It's a cute little bob and either turns under or flips out.

* I have been called to be the choir pianist. I am also directing the music for the YW program that is the end of November.

* Dan is still going to school and working tons. We never see him but we are very grateful for all he is doing for our family.

* Dan had a birthday on Friday and turned 32. WOW! He's getting old! =0) We had a birthday party for his family on Saturday. We then had a birthday party for my family on Sunday. Busy but fun weekend.

24th of July

For the 24th of July we played it pretty low key. We had a great outside breakfast put on by The Mechams. Then we went to the 4th of July parade in Logan. It was only 2 blocks from our house so it was easy to park and walk. The rest of the afternoon was spent vegging and sleeping. Apparently we all needed to catch up.

Labor Day Weekend

For Labor Day weekend we went to Dan's parent's house in Rexburg (Clint and Heidi I tried to get a hold of you guys but I couldn't figure out how to leave a message on your blog! We'll catch you next time).

We stayed really busy freezing corn from the inlaw's garden, riding in the carousel, and feeding the ducks. Thanks for all the good food and thank you SO much for taking pictures for us. It was also fun to visit with Dan's niece and her hubby Kayla and Patrick as well as his cousin Scottie.

Eric & Christy's Wedding Reception (July)

K so I have the cutest pix of Eric and Christy but it's sideways:

I'm at my parent's computer and they don't have any kind of picture software. Anyways, the reception was in the back of Christy's parent's home. It was fun! My favorite part was the refreshments: Icecream cookie sandwiches. It was awesome.

Uncle Daniel and Lily

Grandpa and Lily

Lily enjoying some sweet morsels.

Hello!

Wanless Southwick Family Reunion

The Wanless Southwick Family Reunion took place in Kayesville, UT this year. We spent each day at a park. Fun times!

Lily loves two things right now: cell phones and shoes. Here she is playing with Grandma's cell phone as Grandma watches closely.

We all got to participate in a paper fish pond. Inside each fish was a piece of paper telling us how big or long our fish was. Here is Lily with Aunt Marcie finding out how big her fish is.

Of course Settlers of Catan was always going on.
I love this picture of Lily and her cousin vegging on the grass.
Eating with the gal cousins. She followed them around the whole weekend.

On Sunday we went to a gorgeous park in Bountiful. Lily spent a lot of time sitting in the water.
Enjoying her first s'more with her cute cousins. She wasn't a fan, surprisingly enough.

Hanging with the uncles. She felt right at home.

The last day of the reunion was spent at Lagoon. We took Lily on a few rides but she was still too small for most of them.
The ones she did go one were faster than we expected. We felt like terrible parents.

But then we went on the train. That was an instant success. I didn't realize until looking at this picture how tired she was!!

It was a great family reunion!