In retrospect?!

Okay, so I know that it has been a while since I have posted anything. The last several months have been really trying for me personally.

I recently was reading the biography of Spencer W. Kimball. As I look back at my life and compare it to that of a prophet, it is really disheartening. I read how he felt so inadequate in his calling/life. If he feels that way, then where am I?

Had the opportunity to spend time that the C.J. Sherwood reunion. It was good to see my cousins, and their families. To share stories, and hear of their successes and trials. I am thankful for the heritage that I come from. Hope someday that I can live up to it.

We are family!

This weekend was a big weekend for us as a family. We went to the Mesa AZ temple on Saturday, and were sealed as a family for time and all eternity. What a great blessing this was for us. Jaxon looked so cute in the white suit that we bought him! (I will post some pictures when we get them from the photographer)

It was great to have our family around. We were especially grateful to have Troy and Julie (Trish's sister and brother in law) here for the occassion. We were also grateful to have Dr. Wright and his wife Patty with us to share in the joy. We are so thankful for all of our friends that supported us. Thank you all for your love and support. A BIG SPECIAL THANK'S TO ANGELA AND BRANDON LUNT. You have done so much to help our family over the past months. We are so grateful to have you in our lives.

Finally, we want all of our family to know how much we love them. They have been so good to us over the past months. My parents, sister Becky especially have helped us so much over the past few months. Family is truly a blessing to our lives.

It seems like the holidays go by so fast! It was so fun having a littlte boy to buy for and watch on Christmas day. We took family pictures this year for Christmas. Special thanks to my sister Becky for all the great pictures.

Then and now.

This week I have been amazed as we looked over pictures that we have taken of Jaxon over the last 5 1/2 months. It is so amazing to me to see how this small bundle of joy has grown into such a beautiful happy little boy. As we approach the Thanksgiving holiday, I am everyday grateful for my opportunity to have such a blessing in our home!

Jury Duty!

You have to love our legal system, and the attorneys/judges that run it. I got summoned for jury duty last week. Really not my favorite thing to do. Last time I got summoned I wore a glock t-shirt and took American Handgunner to read. (I was dismissed within 2 hours).

Called last night to verify that I needed to show up today. So I went to the Gilbert Municipal court. Checked in by 8:15 as instructed, and then sat and waited. After about 2 hours of waiting the judge comes in and tells all 50 of the summoned potential jurors that they could leave. Apparently the "key witness" didn't bother to show up for court.

It scares me that so many of our elected officals in Washington want to reform our healthcare system, but can't even manage the government that we have now effectively!

The start of solids!

Jax started solids today. We had tried about a month ago, but he wanted nothing to do with it. This time it was different. He went after it. (mainly he wanted to hold/play with the spoon) It was a fun afternoon of feeding and cleaning him up. I will have to post some pictures when I get a chance!

A kid at Christmas!

Today I have felt a little bit like a kid at Christmas. Trish had a bunch of errands to run so Jax and Dad got to hang out. Unfortunately, he wanted to eat and go right to sleep right after Trish left. So I have found myself going in to check on him repeatedly, hoping that he will hurry up and wake up so we can play. Remind me of being a kid at Christmas time because I can remember everyday checking the tree and hoping it would hurry up and get here.