In this picture...Chelsea (Sister Pratt), me and Kristy (Sister Kadish). Kristy totally suprised me with this one!! The story goes...she picked me up to head on down to Provo. She claimed "I have to stop and pick up something for my mom in Lehi" This is the rest of the story...

Carrie: What are we picking up?
Kristy: Oh, I don't know, something at some lady's house.

So we're driving and it's been about 15 min. and Kristy is following directions to where we're going.

Carrie: Where are we going again?
Kristy (hesitating): I don't know...I have to get something for my mom.

We pull up to this house and I was just planning on sitting in the car and waiting, Kristy says to me...Are you coming? I thought...OK, I'll come. So I get out and I say... who are these people? Kristy says "I don't know who they are" I'm thinking...she's acting weird, what's going on??!! So we walk up to the house, she rings the door bell and I noticed a package on the door with the last name of Pratt on it. So I said to Kristy "well, the last name is Pratt" She said "Oh." Then the door opens and Chelsea is standing there with a HUGE smile on her face!! I was so suprised and happy!! Both of these fine young women served in our ward and we use to have the most fun together! It was awesome to spend time with them, it was like old times...well, almost..minus the name tags and skirts!

What have I been up to...

My life has been pretty busy and I like it that way! I feel much more productive when I'm not sitting around in my jammies all day. I read somewhere that the Lord doesn't want us to idle and I'm taking his advice. It feels so good to be doing so much. After all he know's what's best for us!

I started working here about a month ago. I do LOVE it! It's just 2 days a week and it is just like therapy, although I'm getting paid. On the other hand...I have been buying, so I'll call it retail therapy - trust me ladies, these are no comfort buys!! This store is just...very, very addicting with all it's doodads! If you've shopped here for your little one, you know what I mean!

I'm also on my way to Utah for one whole week!! I'm attending our church's 178th Annual General Conference. It will be exciting as this will be the first with President Thomas S. Monson as our Prophet. I encourage all of you to read this article and watch conference.

Friends, friends, friends...4 years ago we knew nobody in Utah, now we have an entire family out there! I am just about booked! I LOVE it! I'm staying with my best friend who introduced us to the church and as well as our awesome Alisa (my sister missionary). I could go on and on about these girls, they guided us (Bob & I) along and we really love the life we have as memebers of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. We are grateful.

The children...well...the children are going to be well taken care of by my in-laws (thanks mom & dad!) they will be here the entire week. I know it will be a fun filled week of love and laughter. I'm glad I will be coming home from such a spiritual place, where I can regain my patience ---I'm going to need "patience" when I get home!! Everyone will be so spoiled, my hubby included!!

Sorting the goods...

Rosie was eating as fast as she could unwrap. Did anyone see us at church today? If you were there then you did!! My children were bouncing off the wall!!

LOOK, crabby patties!!

My kids love em'

crabby patties!!!

egg hunt at home

Some bunny went outside "early" this morning to put eggs in our back yard. We hinted around till 10:30 for the kids to look outside...we did everything we could and they just didn't get it! Finally some bunny said "look...hey, what are those things outside?" Finally the hunt was on!!!