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I saw this saying on a friends Facebook page and loved it:

" You never know how strong you are, until being strong is the only option you have "

There are so many people going through difficult times right now.  Whether it is battling a disease like  my family,   recovering from a life threatening brain injury like in the case of a childhood friend named Robbie (found here), or a young couple named the Websters who lost their little girl at 4.5 months old only to learn that they both carry a genetic gene that makes it nearly impossible to have a healthy biological child.  There are families I know struggling daily with finances, faith and trials in marriage.  

Whatever the case may be,  this saying speaks to me in any of these circumstances. 

Over the last year and a half I have seen my own family struggle watching my dad and mom go through treatment after treatment and when I didn't think they could handle anymore their strength, and in turn my whole families strength grew. 

I was having a discussion with a friend the other day just about life and different things we are going through and we both realize the bottom line is Heavenly Father has a plan,  it might not be the plan we want or have in mind for ourselves at that moment in life,  but all we can do is keep the faith,  keep close to our Heavenly Father and STAY STRONG.

For those family member's and friends who read my dad's blog,  he has been bad about updating,  mainly because he is doing so well and we really try hard not to think about the C word and just go about our daily life.   But if you have a minute today or tomorrow say a little prayer for my mom and dad,  we have hit 100 days post transplant and he is getting all his testing done to find out exactly where all his number's are.  I expect to hear the words REMISSION!!

Love to all...

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I swear I take more pictures on my Iphone than I do on my nice camera and I never upload any of them so this post is dedicated to my latest Iphone random pictures :)

In no particular order...

On a date to Max Brenner's and the Bellagio water show

The girls waiting for poppa to come home

Dinner with the Murie's I've know Taz and Adam since Junior High and we are still friends!

I am loving white nail polish right now

The bar stools at Z Gallerie I am saving up for in my kitchen

My girls....faces only a mother could love :)

Man I wish they would bring Chick-Fil-A to Las Vegas!

Date night with my favorite ALMOST 3 year old! 

Fireworks at Disneyland

Watching my girls eat their Doggy Ice Cream

AND LAST

Kissing my babe on the beach :) 

Labor Day Weekend 2011

Here are some pictures from Labor Day 2011,   I was too busy wanting to beat up the big kids that were trying to steal candy from Daniela so I did not get very many pictures of the parade. It was so annoying,  how can you grab candy right out from underneath a 4 year old,  even after I told them "Listen I don't care if you stand in our area but we only have one kid and she is 4 so this is her candy area."  Yeah they didn't listen and I went all ninja on them.  I'm pretty sure my family saw into the future for when I have children of my own,  momma bear will be in full effect :)

Waiting for the parade to begin,  getting our Red Rover on

Daniela dancing along with the Ramette's

Picture of the whole crew after the parade



Picture of the Garfield float I took for my Grandma Dalton who loves Garfield

Pictures of Ryan and I with the girls

 (side note,  my outfit was really comfy but makes me look huge in these pictures,  so NO I am not

 pregnant yet )

This is what it looked like with me trying to corral three dogs for a picture

And this is my parent's new house....just kidding sort of... my parent's bought this piece of property in down town Parowan and it came with a garage already :)

Yeah it needs some work,  but eventually their will be a house here :)

All in All a fun weekend :)