Grandma's Funeral

Maybe some will find it odd that I am posting these. The truth is, Grandma's funeral, I really feel was a joyous occasion. It was a time of rejoicing and celebrating the eternal family that she has created. Justin was a pallbearer. During a special moment of the service, Issac turned to Justin and said, "dad, that is a very special body in there." At 6 years old, who would think that thought would cross his mind. I was a little nervous about including the children in this experience because it was the first funeral they had ever attended. Ethan dealt with it in his own way saying mostly that everything was "stupid" which appalled Isaac who was very emotional and thoughtful during the entire process. It was great to see most of my sister in laws and spend time with them after.

Grandma Beecher

We recently recieved the sad news that Justin's sweet grandmother was hit last Friday morning by another driver running a red light and killed. I have to say how incredibly grateful I am that Heavenly Father chose to "transplant" me into such a wonderful family by marrying my sweetheart. One of the largest blessings I have recieved is through knowing Grandma and seeing her graceful example. I would have much difficulty thinking of a more Christ-Like example in my life. Justin and I have had the opportunity over the last year to have her in our home for many holidays and most recently sharing my baptism day with her. What a wonderful way to end! Then I remembered that just a few short weeks ago, I had the opportunity to meet up with Grandma and my in-laws at the last session of General Confrence. It was such a great session, and as a grandaughter in law, I will be eternally grateful for sharing this special time with her. I know that Justin, the kids and I will miss her famous chip mix (with peanut m & m's) that she would bring for the grandchildren at every family function. Most of all, we will miss her sweet smile and amazing spirit!

I'm In Love....

......with these two handsome & amazing young men in my life. I love that they check with one another each day to make sure they are still "best friends". When I discoved I was pregnant with Ethan only a few short months after Isaac's birth, I was sure it would be a death sentence to have two boys so close together. The truth be know, it has been one of the greatest blessings of my life. These two are complete opposites and together are whole.

Halloween

Nuts About Carrots

Isaac's best buddy Isaac

The two funny Isaacs

What's Up Doc

After a lot of digging, this is what we got!

Crazy Little Carrot

Having to Put some muscle into it

You better wash that first

Another one of the many tasks we completed while my parents were here was to clean out our garden and to harvest all the carrots we have been growing all summer. Who knew the kids would have so much fun with this? My favorite part was when our dog started using the green tomatoes as balls. We're sad the growing season is over. We had so much fun with our first garden and look forward to next Spring so we can do it all over again!

Happy 30th Birthday Shannon!

I got to be sneaky and throw my good friend Shannon a Surprise 30th Birthday Party! It was fun to see the look on her face when she realized what was going on. Thanks to everyone who made this such a wonderful birthday for her!

When mom comes to town...

Greeting Grandma & Grandpa at the airport

Baking Cookies with Grandma

Sitting at the little kids table :)


Grandma is TONS of fun!



Weeeee!

At the pumpkin patch

Visiting Squaw Peak

Love this guy!

Yum! Grandma makes the BEST chocolate cake!

She even reads us stories and gives mommy sewing lessons!

Saying goodbye is hard every time!

We had such a wonderful time with my mom and step-dad during their week long visit mid-October. It is always wonderul when my mom is here. She is such a kid herself, making forts and getting down on her hands and knees pretending to be a dog and chasing the kids around. This was an especially memorable visit. It was the first time I got to really share our little Abby with her. She and grandma baked cookies, played dollhouse and read lots of books. The boys love the famous "tickle bug" that they always bring to town. I always feel so much more organized and refreshed when my parents come. They seem to have a way of getting me back on track with things!

WARNING

There may be too many blog updates for you to read today, but I am going to catch up...darn it!!!!

Tagged!

Okay, it took me being tagged to get back in the blogging game. I mean, who knew that Halloween could be so darned stressful. I have had way too much on my plate lately. My husband would agree that that is usually the case and usually my own doing. I was tagged to find the 4th file and 4th photo. I have to admit, I had to do a little cheating on this one. I am at work right now....I didn't think any of you would want to see any pictures of our elderly residents or of our building, so I went to the 4th personal file on my computer and 4th pic. I felt the need to share both the 4th and 5th photo. These are my sweet parents when they were children. I love them both so much. I have the greatest childhood memories of them both. My mom use to hide under our beds at night and grab our ankles just as we were about to crawl into bed. She still loves scaring us to death. I also remember my dad carrying me to bed every night when I was a little girl and tucking me in. Thanks Jo Jo for the tag and reminding me of these great memories!

9 years ago today....

I married the most fantastic man on the planet! A man that always protects and sticks up for me, one that always laughs at my silly jokes, keeps my feet warm at night, brightens the lives of our three children, and a man that understands me more that anyone else (and loves me despite all of his understanding). This beautiful day in Maui will forever be imprinted in my mind and heart as the best moment in time! I love you.....

Funny Hill Kid Quote #6

Thank Heavens for makeup, especially lip liner (it's my lifesaver). Early this morning, Ethan came in the bathroom as I was getting ready to go into the office. He sat up on the counter and looked at me with disgust. He wondered why in the world I was using a pencil on my lips. I told him it makes me look prettier. Then, when I was finished he replied, "No, mom. It makes your face look new again." I am grateful for my bag of magic makeup and the ability to "look new" every day!

Haloween "Boo-tique"

Come one, come all to the Hill Home Friday, October 10th for our Halloween "Bootique" 6-9 p.m.

We'll have Modbe Clothing, Scentsy Candles, Lia Sophia Jewelry, Designer Purses & Baby Ghoul Accessories. There will be spooky treats and some scary good company!

CRUSH

After coming home from school the other day, Isaac informed me that two girls at his school have a crush on him. When I asked him how he knows this he replied, "Oh mom, it's easy because when they talk to me, their cheeks get all rosy." Silly me, I had no idea that was a requirement. I have a lot to learn about these "mini" romances I guess.

Weekend Update

It was a great weekend! On Friday, Justin had to take the toilet in our master bathroom completely off. It has been clogged for the past several days and after augering it several times, there was no result. Once it was off, we discovered a mini shampoo bottle wedged in the very bottom of the toilet. The last time this happened, two toothbrushes were the culprit. Thanks to Russell and Dana for keeping an eye on the little people while we were taking care of this. On Saturday, I went to my first ever Yoga Class. It was so awesome, thanks to Becky inviting me and Jen's talent & insight! I feel incredibly sore now, but what a great feeling! Becky and I were able to catch the morning session of conference on the big screen while this kiddos played. I spent the rest of the weekend with my sweet family and then ended a great weekend by having the opportunity to go to the Conference Center in Salt Lake and see the last session. I was so touched by Elder Cook's talk. Over the past few months, I have gotten to know Sister Yates, the widow he spoke of in his talk. She has moved two of her family members to Jamestown in the past few months. I met her just before my baptism. At a time that I was struggling, she gave some of the best advice to me that I have ever heard. I am so grateful for tender mercies like these that keep me going each and every day!

Mrs. Piggy

I have been unusually quiet lately, having a difficult time blogging about much of anything. Isaac has given me a new subject. Notice this post was not titled Funny Hill Kid Quote. That is because I am still trying to figure out whether it is funny or not. He came home from school last week and proceeded to tell us that he had managed to make his entire class laugh today. "Well mom, we were working on our pig worksheets and I raised my hand and said to my teacher: wouldn't it be funny if your name was Mrs. Piggy instead of Mrs. Headman." In horror I asked him what she said to that. "Oh mom, she said she liked her own name better and then the entire class laughed." This made me sad. Isaac has absolutely no idea that what he just said was incredibly rude to his teacher. I wasn't sure how to tell him because I know he has never seen the real Mrs. Piggy in his life. I truly hope his teacher understands that he would never say something like that to hurt her feelings. UGHHHH!