"Life Is Lemons": Happy Halloween!

Thursday, November 1, 2012

Happy Halloween!

Thing 1 and Thing 2

Mitchell was Spider Man this year. Every day he came up with something different he wanted to be. When it came time to dress-up, luckily he chose Spider Man because we have two SM costumes. Me...I made a mini witch hat with some fabric I had at home, it's all I had energy for this year :) I was in charge of the Ward Halloween Party, and our primary program was the following day. We managed to pull it off, but it was a bit stressful.

Halloween night. Getting ready to fill the buckets.

We met up with some friends for dinner and went trick-or-treating with them. The kids had the best time and got LOADS of candy. It was chilly, but it didn't slow them down any.

Mitchell and his BFF, Tysen. These two are such good friends...we're going to have to adopt Tysen when we move, Mitchell won't survive without him!

The kids loaded up in Ms. Kelly's car for a ride back down the street.

We ended the night by the fire at the Murphy's home. Good times!

1 comment:

Kenon said...: You look SOOO pretty in that picture with you & Mitchell (& your mini witch hat). Can't wait to see you guys.; November 8, 2012 at 2:12 PM

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Tender Mercies

Everyone has a story: life experiences that have either strengthened us or made us weaker and have defined who we really are. Our story is no different; George and I were both married previously to very wonderful people who changed our lives and helped us become who we are. We each suffered a tremendous loss when our spouses (Joel and Summer) died of cancer leaving us with an unfinished story of the lives we had imagined. Through the grief, loneliness, suffering, and pain we both realized that our stories were being revised and that Summer and Joel were helping in that process.

George and I met in March of 2007. We dated for a year and it was a wonderful year full of compassion, empathy, healing, and love. My dad often talks about the tender mercies of the Lord and we both know that our lives have been touched by these tender mercies in ways we never dreamed possible.

We were married on March 1, 2008 in the Salt Lake Temple. The new revisions in our story may seem complicated but to us it's rather simple. Our kids know how much we love each other and are so happy to be a complete famiy again. They also know that "daddy Joel" and "mommy Summer" are a big part of our lives and that families are eternal and we will see them again someday. George and I often joke that "we are blessed....we think!," but the truth is we have been blessed beyond measure. We've had our trials and there are still sad days but we have each other to lean on. We now have someone to share things with--it feels so good to love again!