Singleness in a Growing Family

So I generally make it a point to not complain about my singleness because a) I truly believe complaining about it is not going to change the situation. And b) i don't feel any better after doing it. Tonight I thought I would share some thoughts I have had.
As many know I come from a big extended family that is really close. It is always great when we get together and that we enjoy doing so but sometimes it is hard as well. When I go to these events nearly every time I look around and see those who are younger then me who are married and are welcoming babies into their little families. I guess I have always thought or worked out in my head that everything follows an order and the order of marriage always started with the oldest and just worked down the line. But as life goes I have come to learn that is not so. Which is just fine. Sometimes watching these young families I wonder they look so happy but when is it going to be my turn? When I have my moments of doubt and I admit crying to my mom she is very good at pointing out women in the church who married in their later years to general authorities or who have yet to marry like Sheri Dew. Sheri Dew is a wonderful lady who has done a lot of good but, I DON'T WANT TO BE THE NEXT SHERI DEW!!!!
In the kindergarten class I work in I read a book to the class about this family of ducks and their duckings all hatch except one who hatches later then the rest. Then all the other ducks learn to fly before this duck . AS I was reading this book to the kids I wondered am I this duck? I know everyone has their own timing and it is their time for that stuff and it's not mine. But sometimes I think did I miss my time? It just requires a lot of faith everything will work out and in the Lords timing and not mine. And I will have my turn sometime but it will be at the time it is suppose to happen! At the end of the story I read to the kindergarten class the duck who is always behind is actually able to fly farther before the rest are able to.
And so my focus in life right now is to be happy where I am. I am happy to be where I am and will continue to work towards the goals I have. I have also been focussing on the blessings I have in my life, especially the blessing of great extended family who supports and loves everyone no matter what stage of life we are in!!!

Mormon Messages

Found this video tonight and thought i would share



I am so grateful for all the different websites that the church has put out to get our true beliefs out there. I don't share this with everyone but for some reason that i do not know February is usually a hard month for me. I think it has to do with I am ready for spring and the dark long nights sometimes feel like they are never going to end and what is technically the shortest month of the year feels like the longest month.
It has been better for the past couple of years and this year went pretty well although i did rejoice that the month was over. Well tonight for some reason I got the same feeling that i generally feel during February and decided to call it a night. I needed to get on the computer to do one thing and ended up going to mormon.org and watching several of the " I am a Mormon" videos and went on to look for the Mormon messages videos as well. I am so grateful for the spirit that has been brought into my room to help me feel my Heavenly Fathers love and not feel alone. I know that Heavenly Father is aware of our needs and what is going on in our lives and will support us as we go through life's trials. My name is Becca, I am a student, daughter, aunt and loved daughter of our Heavenly Father and I AM A MORMON!!!

Halloween Cany Prank!!!

Cornbelly's!!!

For Family Home Evening last night we all went to Cornbelly's to do their totally awsome corn maze which they have their. Alot of people were not able to come but we had a blast!! We had fun going around the maze. At one point we were casually following a little girl with her mom and she turned aroud and asked us why we were following her around. It was supper cute. Ashley and Rachel both had strange desires to run through the corn( not follow the path) so they did it a little. We also hid in the corn to try to scare people coming around the corner. The first time we didn't scare anyone but the second time i decided to change locations and where I chose to hid Ashley was and it litterally scared me half to death!!After we wandered around the corn maze we went to the corn box.

Here Ashley is really excited to play in the corn!!!

I think Rob just found some GOLD!!!!!!

And I think it just looks to good to eat!!!



Rob got stuck in the spider web. We are very grateful that Shilob was not around!!!

Rob and I got caught stealing the corn because we thought the corn was gold and was to good to eat, so they trew us in the stocks!!!



Here is the whole group in the Paul Bunnion chair!!!
After we got done at Cornbelly's we headed back to my apartment and had hot chocolate and Donuts!!! I really have a great FHE group and we have a ton of fun every Monday night!!!

BYU Football

So this year I got BYU Football season tickets with my family.

It has been fun to go to the games. lets just say i really love BYU Football!!!

So this year because my dad got his hip replaced he has gotten some pritty grovy seats. In these pictures you can see him. Picture up top he is the one holding the crutches!! Below he is just pin dots!!

Here the team is entering the field!!

This one above you see two empty folding up chairs and the guy sitting to the right of the empty chair is my Uncle Andy who sat with my dad. The empty chair is my dads. He goes for walks at the end of each quarter.

Can you see Uncle Andy?

Can you find them?

How about this one?

Okay you all probably think I am obsesed with BYU Football I just love it!! Its like the highlight of my fall!!

Mutual Dell and other fun!!!

Melanie and I didn't want to let the kids have all the fun!! We should have made the train longer by getting Stephanie behind Melanie!!

Roasting marshmallows with the kids. Talmage LOVED doing it but he always made his touch the ashes and just burned his off



We took the kids on the Nature Walk that we always went on multiple times when we campped at Mutal Dell.

Olivia and Talmage loved the slides!!

Look at our little Monkey He is such a big boy!

Ellen showing off her Yoga skills!

Virginia loved being in the water even if she was freezing!!

Virginia and Talmage playing together. I think they are going to be great friends!!

Ellen and Olivia enjoyed squarting everyone else but didn't like it one bit when they were squarted.

Here we are playing at Bridal Veil falls!! Talmage was not to sure about the water.

But Olivia loved the water!!!

Virginia also loved playing in the water!!

Viriginia smelling the flowers at a safe distance.

The kids loved playing on the swings at the Fox's house!!!

Here we are with the falls and the rest are just photos of us playing at the falls!!

It was so much fun that day we got to spend together!!!

Summer with the family

This summer the whole family got together and we spent a couple of weeks together. We went to Southern Utah to a family reunion and went to Zions and Bryce Canyon.

Talmage and Virginia enjoyed riding in the car together and loved to hold hands!!

Talmage snuggling with Papa in the hotel.

Here Talmage is hiking one of our favorite hikes in Bryce Canyon with my mom, Geoff and Stephanie.

Olivia is riding the suttle bus in Zion National Park with Uncle Geoff

The Grand kids having a little to much fun driving the Suburban.

and whats a summer with out playing in the water?!!!