Happy birthday Shaun

Happy 30th Birthday Shaun! That is right my Shaun, the middle son, is 30!!!!!! Shaun is married to Daniela, and father to 3 kids...Julie, Zarah and Dylan. He is a Sargent-Staff or 1stclass-(I can't remember, and Yikes I should know this!) in the Army.
He just return from his third tour of duty in the middle East and is currently stationed in Ft. Bragg North Carolina. He was recently accepted to be attached to the 7th Group Special Forces. because of that, he returned home Aug.4th and left for training August 17th. That however is Army life and that is what he has chosn to do. He is very talented in music, he plays the gutiar very well, the drums the piano and sings amazingly. I am proud to call him my son, I always have been.This picture was taken just a couple of weeks ago with Tim in North Carolina. So a very Happy Birthday to a very good son!

Looking to the Future

I Love this picture...I know it has been awhile since a blog, it has been a very busy somewhat emotional summer. But I am looking to the future with and hope and joy!
In this picture my niece Chloe is looking to her Dad, who at the time this was taken was leaving for another dangerous deployment(Note his boots).
Each of us has the ability to look to the future with hope and joy. Things don't always go as we plan, but they do go and it is up to us to find hope and joy regardless of how it goes.
I have seen people I love take the difficult changes in their lives and come out on the other side full of hope and jopy. It has been a great reminder to me that each of us are the builders of our destiny. We cannot always choose what is going to come our way, but we can choose how we handle it...it is up to us:)
I HOPE that this blog finds those that I love, lives filled with hope and joy as we all look to the future.
My hope and prayer for Chloe in this picture is that her daddy will return safely home and that their family will look to the future with hope and joy.
I love this piture.

Colin and Chloe and a camera

My niece and her kids are visiting for a few days, she has beautiful children. So I got the camera out and took a few shoots. I had to bribe them with ice cream afterwards, but I like the end results! Thier dad has just deplyed to Afganistan for 12 months, we keep him and all he stands for in our prayers!

Bamms little chuck

I am going to brag as Ezra's Bamms{grandma). I call him chuck, I don't know why...I love his name , but to me he is my little Chuck! He is a very busy , curious boy, and handsome too! I was looking at some pictures today of him, and just want to share!

Happy Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day! We owe a big debt of graditude to those who serve our country and those who have given their life for our freedoms! I LOVE THIS COUNTRY! I am so thankful to be an American. I am so thankful to have family that serves in the Military, I honor them and love them.

For the Beauty of the Earth~

I was editing a few pictures and I just can't get over how amazing these
flowers are.When I look at the beauty of the them, the colors, the textures,
surely I see the hand of God in all things, and I am thankful to experience
the beauty of the earth.

Elder Hine and the Mtc...and tulips:)

The Tulips at Temple Square were amazing!

YAHOO! Elder Hine at the MTC....he was so ready to give purpose to his life....He said"Don't worry about me, you know what I'll be doing and where I am at!" Then a quick hug and kiss good-bye, and he was out the "Missionary Exit." So I took his ummm, emotional dad(Tim) and we headed home. I just want to thank everyone that helped get him there, both physically and emotionally and most important spiritually!