"Women rock a sobbing child without wondering if today's world is passing them by, because they know they hold tomorrow tightly in their arms. When the real history of mankind is fully disclosed, will it feature the echoes of gunfire - or the shaping sounds of lullabies? Will what happened in cradles and kitchens prove to be more controlling than what happened in Congresses?" - Neal A. Maxwell

Chirp, Chirp

I'm pretty sure that's the sound of my brain lately. We have been going non-stop these last few weeks trying to get things in place for Running Man's practice, and I think my brain reached a point where it just had to shut down. :)
So the pictures in this post are the ONLY ones I have taken in the last few weeks. How sad is that?!

Running Man started P90-X again and the girls love it just as much this time around! I, on the other hand, am perfectly content watching from the couch. I survived the first go-around of the program and that was enough for me!

Em's new fave hangout? The potty. But only because she does things like this...

When I haven't been running around doing stuff for the business, I've been following my sister (the coach), and another sister (who's on the team) to some of their drill team competitions. I love being around that stuff again, and may or may not have cried when one of the teams did an AMAZING number. Sigh. To only be 16 again...
Banana loves it cause she gets to hang out with her BFF!

Here's to a productive week!!

Change Is In The Air

Here is just a little glimpse of what our future holds... (all it needs is a new paint job and some re-decorating)!

The back area we are putting all of the spinal rehabilitation equipment. We are also putting in a childern's area along one of the walls.Looking towards the front from the rehab room. There are adjusting rooms/and a massage therapist's room along the hallway.

Looking at the front desk from the front door. There is a room we're turning into a consultation room on the right hand side, but I forgot to snap a pic.
The x-ray room. We won't be doing anything fancy in here...it's hard to make a room look cute with that monster staring back at you!
It has been the most trying five months of our lives, but with every disappointment there was a small miracle waiting around the corner. When we left Palmer I never imagined the ups and downs, heartbreak and joy we would experience in such a short amount of time. Losing our baby was (and at times still is) the hardest thing we've had to face in quite a long time. But each day brings just a little more peace and I wouldn't be where I'm at emotionally if it weren't for the many shoulders to cry on, and many listening and empathetic ears.
We also realized fairly quickly that the practice Running Man was at was not the right fit for us. We learned a lot, but knew we needed to pursue our dream. We felt the sometimes overwhelming promptings and knew we needed to take the plunge. Each step brought peace, but there were so many more setbacks than I ever thought we would have. I am so blessed with a strong/solid as a rock hubby who took on most of the burden and carried us through. And to everyone (and there are so many) who found some way to be that tiny miracle we needed at so many points, we can never thank you enough. We have felt your prayers, and are amazed at the selflessness and generosity you have shown us.
There are many months/years of hard work ahead of us, but it is so exciting to know that it will all be progress towards making our dream come true!

This is one of the things that made me fall in love with Running Man...

Christmas Preview!

We were blessed to have an amazing Christmas this year. It flew by and I still can't believe it's over. The girls were so excited that Santa remembered them and haven't paused for two seconds in their playing. We are enjoying a little vacation with cousins and grandparents and sadly Running Man had to go back to work. :(

Here's a little preview of all of the Christmas fun! (I'm borrowing a computer and can't figure out how to fix the red eye...so just pretend it's not there)!

More to come later!

The very important letters to santa. I was so proud of Banana for sounding out and writing (most) of her leter! She's getting so big.

I hope everyone enjoys the rest of the Holiday Season!

Christmas Goodies!

I am not a craft blogger, but I still LOVE to create. These are a few of the projects I have been working on this month! After Christmas I'll post some of the other ones, but now I need to get back to finishing the rest of my Christmas list. Hopefully (maybe), everything will get done in time. :)

We have never had stockings of our own because every Christmas of our married lives has been spent traveling. This year I decided it was finally time! It's my first attempt at making them and I was excited how they turned out! Now that I know what I'm doing I can't wait to add a little more to them next year!

Let The Countdown Begin!

Here are just a few of the fun things we have been up to lately!

The girls' favorite thing to do right now is to grab a book and sit by the tree and read! No book in this pic, but they wanted to show off the shirts I made for them. I love how excited they get about the small things. It makes my life so much fun!

One of the things we missed while living in Iowa was going to see the lights at Temple Square, and taking a carriage ride around downtown Salt Lake. It had rained/hailed all day so we were pretty worried that it was going to be a bust, but...the skies cleared up just in time and the weather was pretty gorgeous! We didn't freeze to death and it was such an amazing night!
Thanks Grandpa and Grandpa T. for letting us have this experience!

They also took us to a Voice Mail concert, which was a first for our fam. The girls LOVE their music and being at their concert made me a huge fan as well! They are so entertaining and it was fun to be able to go back up to Logan again. We'll take any excuse to get up there. We {heart} that city!
I didn't get any pic of the concert, but this is one of the girls waiting (not so) patiently for Running Man to get off of work so we could leave!

Another HUGE blessing of living in Utah is being able to go to the Norton Christmas Party. It has been a tradition since before I was born, and is a wonderful highlight of Christmas's past and present! Em had told us several times that there was no way she would sit on Santa's lap so we didn't push it. And what did she do when it was her turn? Run and give him a HUGE hug and climbed right up on his lap. My dad got the good pics (which I am waiting for), because I was in too much shock to snap any. :)
We were also very grateful that they both asked Santa for the things they have been talking about all season. Phew!

The girls also go to take part in the Nativity for the first time. Banana was thrilled to be Mary, and Em was even more thrilled to be the Donkey! It was such a great night and we are so grateful for Grandma Norton for keeping the tradition alive and for the love she has for all of us!

Now...I need to stop distracting myself and get back to my to-do list that I was supposed to finish two weeks ago!!