Farm :)

She is such a cutie!

We went to the farm today, to help my Grandpa Ramsay load some hay. Well Derek and his friend did that part.. Alexis and I just sat on the hay! Alexis had such a good time and kept saying that she was a cowgirl! We even got to take the dogs and they got to run around.. There was so much room to roam free I don't think they even knew what to do with it! It was fun to get out on the farm :)

We've stayed pretty busy this week in Monticello. I took Alexis swimming at the new pool here.. She is free, so I'm sure we'll go a lot! She had a blast :) We've gone to Blanding a couple of times.. the first was to get Sorcia a present for her B-day and then today we went down after going to the farm and ate Chinese food. The drive seems so fast because I'm used to driving everywhere from Saratoga Springs... So to get to Kelly's house in Provo it would take us 45 mins. So the 21 miles to Blanding is nothing. We've been down to my Grandma Josies to visit with her! Sorcia and Izzy have been over to play and last night we had a BBQ with Sam, Ami, Sorcia, and Izzy. I also got to see my Grandpa and Grandma Ramsay today.. and I haven't seen them for a while.. So far it's been fun!

Gone Fishin'

Alexis and Grandma Marie

Grandpa helping Alexis put bait on her fishing pole.

Alexis has been asking us to take her fishing for awhile now. Now that we are here in Monticello we are probably going to go a lot. On Wednesday we went out.. but didn't have any luck catching fish. Alexis has a new princess fishing pole that she really enjoys! We had a lot of fun and laughed a lot. Alexis' kept losing her bait.. and then my mom got Alexis' fishing line stuck on this weed so I tried to go down to get it unstuck and my leg sunk in the mud.. :) The weather has been really rainy so we haven't gone out again.. but I'm looking forward to going a lot!

7/29/10

Well we are here in Monticello now.. We got here on Tuesday. Jonathon already left yesterday to go back up north to take care of some last minute things and to do stuff for the Pest Control business. Alexis of course already loves being here.. and from the minute we told her we were going to be staying at Grandmas house she was so excited. I'm loving hanging out with my mom of course and my dad took us fishing last night! Jonathon is gonna stay up north for about a week so that he can sell every day. I'm just excited for him to come back... but when he is here he is very anxious because he can't really do anything down here (business wise) So at least I know when he is up there he won't be pacing around. The Pest Control business is still doing great.. and I'm just so excited for next summer. They are going to get a sales team together and I know that it will be great!! I'm so proud of my husband for wanting to be his own boss.. and even though right now it seems like life is a little rough.. I know it will all be worth it!

Alexis has been so funny lately.. No matter what I'm doing, even if I'm just sitting there.. She'll ask "Mom, is the baby doing okay?" Or if she thinks I'm doing something dangerous.. she'll say "Mom, be careful with the baby." She is already very very protective. She told my dad yesterday "Grandpa, did you know that my moms belly is going to get really big!" She is just funny! I know she'll be the very best big sis ever :)

Kids...

So.. the other night when we were at our house in Saratoga Springs.. Alexis wasn't being a very good listener for Jonathon. I wasn't outside.. but I guess he was telling her not to run in the grass because it was wet from the sprinklers. Well Alexis wanted to chase the dogs.. so she kept going on the grass. So Jonathon went to pick her up and set her on the sidewalk. Her feet slipped because they were wet.. and she fell right on her face. Her chin got split open and it looked so bad at first. We were going to take her to the hospital to get stitches.. but Jonathon's dad said that we could take care of it will some peroxide and bandaides and get it closed up. So I listened to him. So far it seems to be healing very well. And she won't have to have a scar from stitches. She was very brave.. and she shows everyone her battle wound! It's her first major boo boo. I'm just glad that Jonathon was there.. I get very freaked out when I see blood especially on my child.

11 weeks

Well I want to try and write down a few things about this pregnancy and how I've been feeling.. I wish I could remember what I felt like when I was pregnant with Alexis.. But we didn't know I was pregnant till we went to the doctor and he said I was 15 weeks.. That was crazy.. But anyways I'm 11 weeks along.. and I am exhausted all the time. I really never feel like doing much of anything. I haven't gotten really ready in weeks now.. I feel bad that Jonathon has to look at me.. lol. I've never been one to take naps very often, but lately I've been taking one every day. I don't really feel very motivated to get anything done either. We are trying to get stuff packed up so that Alexis and I can go to Monticello for a while.. but we aren't making much progress. I guess we'd better hurry though because we are going down tomorrow. When I was pregnant with Alexis I only threw up one time. That was because at the time I worked at Chuck-A-Rama and it was Chinese food day. Yeah it wasn't pretty. But I didn't really feel nauseous like I do with this one. There are a lot of foods that I can't even think about.. or I'll start feeling sick. Pizza is one of them. I've had so many little aches and pains it seems like. And of course I'm always a little worried. I'm almost done with my first trimester and hopefully I'll be getting a little more energy here soon. I'm so very very thankful that this pregnancy seems to be going good so far.. And I ask Heavenly Father every night to please just let me have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. We are so excited to be having another baby.. and I know we have a long ways to go.. But I'm sure it will fly by.

"Though hard to you this journey may appear..."

Yesterday at church Alexis gave her very first talk in primary. She did such a good job.. and she gave it on the temple! I'm so proud of her for being brave and going up in front of all the primary kids. She said all the words very clear :) I can't believe she is old enough to give talks now.

Since Pioneer Day is coming up this weekend.. the Sacrament talks were all given on the Pioneers. I caught bits and pieces of all the talks (Alexis kept asking me questions, or bugging me to get something out of her bag..) you know how kids are. Anyways one talk really stood out to me. The speaker was giving a talk on a Pioneer that had lost 9 children and his wife all within a year I believe.. to chills and fever. I can't even imagine... I don't think anyone in our day can imagine the pain and loss these Pioneers went through.. We sang the song "Come, Come, Ye Saints." I never really listened to how powerful the words are to that song. The words really stood out to me as we were singing it yesterday.

The first couple of verses are:
Come, come, ye Saints, no toil nor labor fear; but with joy wend your way. Though hard to you this journey may appear, Grace shall be as your day. Tis better far for us to strive Our useless cares for us to drive; Do this, and joy your hearts will swell - All is well! All is well!

Why should we mourn or think our lot is hard? Tis not so; All is right. Why should we think to earn a great reward if we now shun the fight? Gird up your loins; fresh courage take. Our God will never us forsake; and soon we'll have this tale to tell - Alli is well! All is well!

I really like those verses.. especially were it says "Though hard to you this journey may appear, grace shall be as your day." And also "Why should we mourn or think our lot is hard?" Like I said before I don't think any of us could ever imagine what the Pioneers went through. Anytime I start feeling sorry for myself, I try to think of all of those people who are less fortunate. I have been very very blessed... I think in this day we often forget what is REALLY important. It is not how big our house is.. or how many vehicles we have.. and it is definitely not how much money we make. The most important thing is for us to strive every single day to get closer to our Heavenly Father, so that we can return to him. It is hard not to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of life. I think when life gets hard, or when something bad happens we tend to focus on all the bad stuff... and forget about all the things that our Heavenly Father has blessed us with.. I feel like anytime something "bad" happens to Jonathon and I, we've learned from it and grown from it. I'm so thankful for the church and the things it brings to our lives!!

Changes and Sacrifices....

Well the last couple of days have been a whirlwind of emotions.... And there are a lot of changes coming for us.

On Monday Jonathon got a call from his boss in Elko. His boss told him that they wouldn't need him to come back to work, because they were laying off a few guys. Jonathon was out working doing Pest Control stuff at the time and he called me and told me. At first I was pretty upset.. just because you never want to lose a job or your main source of income... who would? But to be honest I hated Jonathon working over there. It was hard having him gone a whole week and then when he was here he was busy with the Pest Control, so we didn't see him much. So anyways after the initial shock of finding out, we went into planning mode. For anyone that knows Jonathon, his brain never stops going. He is always thinking of the next thing we can do to get the businesses going well enough that he never has to work for someone EVER again. He HATES having a boss. Jonathon's main thing is that he hates knowing that by working for someone else.. they have complete power over whether or not you get a pay check next week. In the last few years Jonathon has been laid off 3 times. Yes 3 times. So by now we are kind of used to it... and we always get stuff figured out. Well this time we are doing things a little different. Neither Jonathon or I want him to go back to Nevada and try and get on with another mine. He will if he absolutely has to.. but he is pretty much done being away from his family for a week at a time. SO it was decision making time.. and by that I mean some tough decisions. Jonathon and Chad started the Pest Control company about a month or month and half ago. So far it is actually doing very well. We didn't expect to do much this year.. because we started late. Usually companies start selling in April or May. So they were just wanting to kind of get it going and see what happened. But they are actually getting sells pretty steadily. So that for all of us has been pretty exciting. However neither Jonathon or Chad have been able to fully concentrate on the business because they were both working over in Elko. Anyways after Jonathon and I spent a few hours discussing all of our options.. we came up with a plan. We've decided to make some pretty big sacrifices so that he can concentrate and fully devote himself to his businesses... we've chosen to do this because we figure it is better to make sacrifices now so that we can be successful later. Jonathon knows that he can go out and find a job doing whatever.. but then he won't have time to do the business. So we decided that while he is up here working his little bum off to get the Pest Control going strong that Alexis and I will be staying in Monticello with my parents for a little while. Alexis and I will still be up here a lot because Jonathon will spend a lot of time up here and we won't want to be away from him too much. I think that we are both just at the point of being willing to do everything we possibly can to make sure we can put every effort in being successful so that we don't have to depend on a boss anymore. I told Jonathon that I could go back to work while he does the Pest Control stuff, but he straight up said "NO." He said that he thinks I will have a lot of fun with my mom and I can just kick back and relax. He is probably right because there isn't a lot of places that I feel completely relaxed other than my parent's house. I'm excited to spend some time with them.. not so excited to be in Monticello though. But we are grateful for parents that are willing to let us come stay for a while.

On the UP side of things... On June 13th we found out the we are expecting :) We didn't really want to say anything.. just in case I had another miscarriage. But I am a little over 9 weeks today, and we went in to the doctors this morning and heard what sounded like a good, strong heartbeat! We are completely thrilled of course! Due date is Feb. 15th :)

LAGOON!

We went to Lagoon on Tuesday :) And we only had to pay $10.00 to get in! Amazing.. we had such a fun time! This is the sunset from the Ferris Wheel!

Alexis and Jonathon on the huge Ferris Wheel. After we got on it.. I remembered just how terrified of heights I am. I was miserable.. but Alexis loved it!!

This Roller Coaster is called "The Bat." Alexis rode this with Jonathon.. We thought she would freak out considering just a few months ago she starting crying on the merry go round.. But nope she loved it!

This was a cute little kid Roller coaster.. it's very blurry but you get the idea..

She didn't cry on this Merry-go-round!

Fun little helicopter ride!

Alexis was very brave.. This little ride would drop them down.. and she kept saying it makes my tummy feel funny!

Just taking some pic's :)

Cute little Preston!

Alexis' 4th B-day!

Alexis' 4th b-day was so much fun!! My family came up and All of us including Jonathon's family went to Sev,en Peaks on Saturday :) We were there from 11:00 am. - 7 pm. I got fried in the sun... but it was worth it! We ended up getting season passes because for one day the cost is $21.00 and they are giving their season passes for $34.00 right now. So hopefully we get to go there a lot before the summer ends. Alexis had such a good time playing with Christian, Mary, and Nicole! All of us girls had a good time too!

Later that night we had cake, ice cream, and pizza and opened presents! Alexis got a lot of cool stuff! My mom got her lots of cute clothes and a fun game. Celena got her a giant horse and a little stuffed horse (she is WAY into horses right now.) Aunt Valynn's family got her a cute outfit.. and Chris and Summers family got her cute little stuffed animals and a little kitty toy. We got her a barbie car, a set of play horses, clothes, and a very nice guitar. Jonathon of course picked that out... and he can't wait to start teaching her. She has showed a lot of interest in playing... and we'd catch her playing Jonathon's all the time. Her guitar is adorable! It's pink and her perfect size :) Keri and Kelly got Alexis some clothes as well! I'm so thankful that we have such great family that comes and supports Alexis. She loves all her cousins and aunts and uncles so much! Anyways it was such a fun day... and I just can't believe that my baby girl is 4 years old... she is WAY too big!

Alexis has been such a blessing in my life and I can't imagine my life without her. Life is hard sometimes and if I didn't have my little family I just don't know where I'd be. I've been blessed with a wonderful little girl. She is a busy busy child.. and never slows down EVER. She is such a little helper and always wants to help me make breakfast and fold laundry. She is the MOST BEAUTIFUL girl in the whole world! HAPPY HAPPY b-day to you Princess! WE LOVE YOU MORE THAN ANYTHING IN THIS WHOLE WORLD!