New Family Pics

We had our pictures done over the holidays. We were in need of an update. So here are a few. Did I mention how difficult it is to take pics with a toddler? Camilla was great and smiled when she was supposed to. Emma was a pill. So our choices were limited with her. I also got their pics taken in their matching Christmas dresses (thanks mom and dad!). This was their present to Kevin this year. We thought they turned out great!

What can I say? I love my girls.

It's amazing how quickly things can happen. Jen's post on almost wrecking just made me reflect on how precious each day of our lives really is. It's hard not to take it for granted sometimes. My brother-in-law wrecked the weekend after Christmas and last year on Christmas day they had a terrible wreck that sent my niece into a coma. I love President Monson's focus on using the gift of the "present." My Grandpa in law was our sealer and told us the key to having a successful marriage--making beautiful memories. I am so grateful for my three girls. Jen does such a good job with the kids and the girls are just adorable. Every day is a surprise with an almost three year old and a 9 month old. I'm so grateful for my little family. I know Heavenly Father is watching out for us. Happy New Year everybody! Make it a good one.

The Prayer of a 2-year-old

So yesterday there was a huge snow storm that hit us. I had to go to work, as usual. (For those of you who don't know, I am a courier-which is I pick up biopsies at Dr. offices and send them to a pathologist in Idaho.) Which means a lot of driving, but they let me take my kids with me. As we were leaving I thought we should say a prayer since the roads looked pretty bad. I asked Emma to say it (with a little help). We were okay during the whole route and even to FedEx. Our problems came when we were coming home on the freeway from Spanish Fork. I started to drift and tried to slowly correct it (growing up in Idaho, I know that you don't hastily correct on icy roads). The more I tried to correct, the more I was swearving all over the road. I was fishtailing like crazy. Somewhere I had the thought to drive into the snow packed median. My car turned so it was perpendicular with the retaining wall and I continued to slide. The snow finally slowed me down and my car stopped inches away from the retaining wall. I gathered myself together and moved the car so I was facing the same way as the traffic. I drove a few yards. Just then another car started to spin and was swerving toward us. The car came to a stop and had I not moved, they would have hit us. I burst into tears realizing how blessed we are. Nothing happened to us or our car. I have felt very reflective of my many blessings over the past day. I believe there are angels watching over us. And I believe in the simple prayer of my 2-year-old asking that we be safe in our travels that day. What can I say, God answers prayers.