Arizona Christmas!
So, I am in AZ and I forgot to bring my downloading cord to put pictures on my blog and I have all these pics to post including the boys with Santa so I will have to post my Chrsitmas card post when I get home. I love you all and hope you have such a wonderful Christmas with the people you love
Love, lis

New Family Pictures! These were taken in October at Dinosaur park.

THANKSGIVING WITH THE FERRINS!!!!!!!




Hanging out with the cousins and yes Isaac has a fetish with playing with hair just like his Uncle Clint did!




This was Isaac's first leaf jumping experience and he loved it! Who wouldn't!
It was so breathtakingly beautiful in Utah! The colors were magnificent! We had so much fun with the Ferrins. Papa Ferrin took the boys bowling and to an air museum, to see trains and to fly kites! They had fun despite the cold. I am undescribeably grateful for family and this time of year!

"MOM, YOU ARE A GOOD WOMEN."

- ISAAC FERRIN

TIME OUT IS WORKING?
I walk passed Isaac who is in time out for being unkind to his friend Justin who was over. He had his face in the corner, his head in his hands and these were his words..." Heavenly Father, grateful I won't yell at my mom...grateful I'll be Justin's friend...grateful I won't push and hit. Name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
I just about died! Is that sweet or what? Now if it would just sink in and stick!

HALLOWEEN IS HERE AGAIN!
I have to say each year it get's more fun as Isaac get's older and understands more. We stayed up late together Tuedsay night just he and I carving our pumpkins. We sang "Boo, boo, boo, boo, I'm a witch to scare you. I fly around on Halloween night, boo, boo, boo! Isaac saying the whole time with a smile in his voice, "Mom I am so excited to see this. I can't wait to light the candle!" I love Halloween!!!!!


PETER PAN!


THE LOST BOY!





Isaac's cousin Ethan was Captain Hook so we had to get some pics!

Easton was totally cheesin' it on the way to trunk or treat so I snapped it from my seat!

You can't really see them but Isaac helped me carve these. The one on the left is 3 ghosts and the one on the right is a cat under the moon.

ONE OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS!!!!
This is what I love about fall. We live outside. The boys love to play in the street in front of our house. It's usually with the neighbor kids!

ALWAYS ENTERTAINING!

EASTON'S 1 YEAR OLD PICTURES!

You can't upload pictures from J.C. Penney so I took pictures of them so they aren't very high quality.

Easton ( if you weren't sure)

Isaac's 1 year old picture. Can you see the resemblance?

The Wallets of Easton

REFLECTION.
I have been thinking alot lately.......dangerous I know. But, I feel so blessed and happy it is overwhelming. My life has done a 180 in the last year. Good health really is everything. I am so grateful for my mental health. When I was going through depression, I felt there was never going to be anything else. I forgot how it was to be Lisa and feel good and happy. And because I went through that...I am more grateful than ever for everyday with my sweet boys and my kind husband. I recognize that at any moment it could change. I just hope that I have been sufficiently humbled and am sufficiently grateful for what I have now. I will never again judge any one for any kind of depression or mental health problems. It is so real and I hope that any one could come to me if they had a problem. Because I understand how it feels.
Also, I think I need to live in CA. I hate summer! I think I was partly depressed because it is so bloody hot!!!! I hate being trapped in the house. I want to be outside and so do my boys! I love fall! I love this weather!!!! Heavenly!!!!!!!
I also have been thinking alot about motherhood.......the in's and out's....the daliy routine of it all. And there is something refining and heavenly about giving yourself 24/7 to others. I have recently read the book " These is my words" and recomend it. It made me see my role as a women and wife and mother more clearly. It is hard and it is long, but the rewards are not of this world and if we see it as a job that is truly fulfilling everyday when the house is quiet and our kids are asleep and we think back on the busy, fun day......I think it helps me to truly enjoy and marvel what it is to be a mother in zion (as my roomate used to say). Let us stand firm and immoveable in our resolve to serve, love nurture, give and provide reliefe. Love to all.

BUSY LIFE!!!!
So, just when I think my life can't be any busier it is. I have been doing hair every spare second. As soon as the kids are down for naps and then even at bed time I am doing someone's hair. Don't get me wrong I am grateful for the business, but I am exhausted, because I dont' get that down time at night and during naps to blog(for example) or read or watch something or to just think or make a phone call. So , I am trying to catch up with some pictures. Most of them are from before our trip to AZ in August. Neighbor kids face painting Isaac and first time tie for Easton. I love these amazing boys! Easton now says "hieee" and "woof woof " and "Isy" for Isaac and "dog" and "baba" for sippy cup. He dances around and show's off. And my favorite time of the whole day is when he first wakes up because he will lay on my chest for atleast 30 min and snuggle and let me rub his back! I LIVE for these moments! Love to all!

TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES!
Sorry about the white blog and lack of pictures. I am trying to figure out how to get one of the free templates from matiekay. I am so computer stupid. Also my young women and I are doing a media fast (thanks to Leah) and so I won't be blogging for awhile. Love to all!

Twilight Book Review!

I forgot to mention the other reason my blog has been suffering. I have been completely consumed by the Twilight books. I finished all threee 600 page books in one week. There were several 4am nights. So stupid......I know. But I was Bella for a week and what an incredible adventure. John kept asking me if I wished he were a vampire!
So to say the least I absolutely LOVED the books and can't wait for a sequal. I vote Bella becomes a vampire!

BACK IN BUSINESS.......... for a second!

I know you all have stopped checking my blog becasue it sits the same always. I have to say that being a single mom is as hard as you would think. But I also feel very strengthened and I am feeling an amazing bond with my boys that I have never felt before. Probably because we have to stick together. For the first time in my mothering part of marriage, I feel so bad for John and how much he has to study and how bogged down and overwhelmed he is, that I am not feeling sorry for myself. Even though it gets very tiring, atleast I can go to the park and play outside and chat with friends and talk on the phone and read boods and cut and clolor and play pirates and go for walks and go shopping...... Sounds tough! I have the easy part currently atleast it would seem. I also feel closer to John because this is such a hard time. It's harder in a physical way......just trying to keep going and do it all over and over.
But I feel so blessed! John gave me a blessing before school started and I feel it everyday. I feel myself being sustained far beyond my own capacity and I feel the Lord right with me when I think I can't do it anymore. I also have the most wonderful boys. Isaac is growing up so much and is such a big helper. He is more obediant and is so good to Easton. And Easton just adores Isaac. I am also relying on friends around me who are husbandless alot as well. They truly are a strength beyond description. I just feel so blessed and can feel the Lord's love always lately. And I am so grateful for this up time in my life when I was expecting it to be a low time.


I have a bunch of pre AZ trip pics to post but for some reason my computer will not upload my picures. As soon as it does I will post some more.
Anyway, I frequently find Easton doing this to Isaac. He loves to snuggle him.

BUSY LIFE!
I have alot more pictures and details from the cruise but I have been so busy. You all know how it goes. I think my blogging days have slowed now that John has started Dental school. Which he loves and is so happy to be there. I am excited for him and proud of him. I had a suprise graduation party for him before we left for AZ and my camera batteries died so I didn't get pictures, but it was really fun!
Anyway, there will be some updates eventually. Life is good!
Lisa

We went to Cali with our cousins on a cruise. Here is slideshow of our fun week!:)

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Isaac's first testimony in Sacrement Meeting!

So I had a full life circle moment today. We are sitting in Sacrament and a little boy gets up to bear his testimony and Isaac looks up and says "Mom, I want to go up there." I am very hesitant about that and always felt sorry for the moms who had to take there kids up there. But what do you say to your 3 year old who wants to near his testimony. So, I asked him if he just wanted to talk in the microphone or if he wanted to tell everybody that he know the church was true. And he said "I want to bear my testimony. So I take him up there and when he gets up to the mike which he can't even see over, he just looks at me smiling and won't say anything. So, I tell him we have to sit down if he won't talk. (All of this seems like an eternity) So he finally says " I know that Jesus lives." And then he laughs out loud and yells "Mom that was so loud!" I was mortified. He finally finished and then after I shared my testimony he wanted to talk again and threw a fit the whole time I'm dragging him off the stage yelling "I want to talk again!"
Needless to say I am not looking forward to sacrament meeting. But it was sweet to hear his little testimony and see his courage!

SKITCHY!

My new favorite Isaac word(besides saying totally before everything)!!!
This is a cross between scratchy and itchy.
Everything is sooooo skitchy..... his shirt, his tag his blanket.
Or his toe or his bum skitches. I laugh every time I hear it!

Our old neighbors gave us their fun tents and tunnels! The boys love them! They fold up really small and you can store and take them anywhere. It is a new favorite item!





Isaac even sleeps in it every night and every nap!

EASTON'S DRAWER!


This is Easton's drawer. He comes in to the kitchen all day and goes directly to this drawer. He chooses a different spoon or kitchen tool each time and carries it around for a while and then comes back in again for another. It is so stinkin' cute!