Ginger's getting Hitched!

This post is a little late, but I thought I would post about Ginger getting married. They have been engaged for a while, and their date is next week September 5th, holy cow, I can't believe it is already here. She got her endownments done last weekend, which was so neat. I love going to the temple when your brothers and sisters and parents are there at the same time. It just makes it so much more special.

Anyway, Ginger is marrying a great guy named Steve Bell. We are so excited for them. I love weddings, I can't wait till next week, when I can chow down on wedding cake and interact with my family. Here's a picture of the cute couple. We are so happy for you Ginger! :)

A Name and a Blessing

This post is a little late, but oh well. So much has been going on, that I really haven't had time to post. We blessed our Lydia Gene on August 2nd, and it was such a beautiful day. I really felt the spirit, and feel so blessed to have such a wonderful family. It was so good to see everyone that came to share our joy with us. My dad always bears his testimony at his grandchildren's blessings. I look forward to those days, because I love to hear my dad's firm nonwavering testimony. We did lunch at Shawn's parents house again like we did with Keely's because our house is too small. Thanks again Jennifer for letting us do it at your house. It was wonderful.

I made Lydia's dress, and I have to say, I have more practice to do. I made a whole dress the dress before this one and it didn't work at all. So I had to get more fabric and start all over again. It took me forever to get the final result. I was happy with it, but there are still some things that I can learn and get better, which I intend to.

Here are some pictures of Lydia's day....

Four generation picture with Shawn's grandparents.

Lydia was done taking pictures.
My parents. I love my Dad's smile in this picture.

.Our Many Blessings.

When I look back on my life, all I can see is how much the Lord has blessed me and my family. I have been blessed with goodly parents, they are the most honest, wonderful people I know. All throughout my life I have been blessed. I think about people in these third world contries and pause to think "why has the Lord blessed me and continues to bless me when all these people suffer?"
Well the reason I bring this up, is because the Lord continues to bless me with abundance. About three weeks ago Shawn lost his job with Allstate. His boss couldn't afford him anymore. Shawn was the last salesman to go at that agency. It was kind of a suprise, and a bit of a trial, but we tried to stay optimistic, we knew that they Lord would help Shawn get a job.
We have some offers on some houses and are already approved for a loan, so you can imagine our heartache when we realized that a house wouldn't be coming soon (becuase you can't get approved for a loan without a job :) ) Well last Tuesday, Shawn put in an application for an Allstate in Scottsdale, and he got the job that same day!! I will be able to quit my job here soon becuase of his new job. I am so excited! Losing Shawn's job was definatly a blessing in disguise. I have to admit, I was getting discouraged there for a while, and I am sure Shawn was too. I love Shawn and am thankful that is he so willing to go to work to support our family, so I can stay home with the girls.
And now things are moving forward with a couple short sales that we put offers in. So hopefully things will start happening with a house soon. I am so thankful for my Heavenly Father for being mindful of us and in our time of need. Again, I look at all the people who have lost their jobs, and wonder why it was so easy for Shawn to get a job. I guess the best thing we can do is be mindful of others, and find ways to give service.

Williams Family Reunion 2009

My family always goes camping at the end of July up by Heber. Shawn and I always look forward to it. We always have such a good time, and Keely loves to play non stop with her cousins. The weather is always nice, and it is just fun to camp period. We got a kids sleeping bag for Keely and she loved it. She slept on the ground with us in her own bag, it was so cute. I wish I got a picture of her, but I didn't think about it. I wasn't pregnant this year, but I did have a newborn (I have been pregnant twice out of the 4 times we have gone. Having a newborn was a little bit hard, but not too bad. Lydia did really well. This is what she did pretty much the whole time....

My mom reading books to Keely and Cossette.My mom brought 3 swings for the kids to play on and Keely loved it. It really was a great idea.We camped near Legacy Lodge, and we were able to go swim in the pond they have there. I have always wanted to do the rope swing that Shawn is doing in this picture, and I finally got to do it. It wasn't all that great. Kind of a let down, but now I can say I did it. After we went swimming. We didn't have any swimsuits so I went in that red shirt and a pair of kaki shorts (ya I was styling) and Keely had a shirt and panties on. It was fun. Keely with her life jacket.Sitting with Addie out in the woods.

Till next year!

2 Months

I can't believe that Lydia is 10 weeks old. I thought I would do a little post about her so far. It really feels like we just left the hospital and brought her home. She is getting big and gaining weight really well. I took her to her 2 month check up and she weighs in at 11 lbs 12 ounces. She is a good baby, she just gets grumpy when she is tired, so I have to let her cry herself to sleep. She started sleeping 7-8 hours a night the past couple of days which has been so nice. Here are a few pictures of her.

I finally got her smile on cameraEating dinner with us.I love how cute sleeping babies look. This is what we did for many days. She is sitting in front of the window to get some sunlight. She had Jaundice for about 8 weeks. Something in my milk was giving her jaundice. I formula fed her for 2 days, it went away and then it came back when I stopped. They call it breast milk jaundice. Really weird. But now it is finally gone, and she isn't looking yellow anymore.

Our Little Fish

Keely has turned into a little swimmer this summer. It is the cutest thing, and also very weird to see her so grown up and independant. She swims around the whole pool with her floaties on and just loves it. Sometimes she asks to take them off, and then she doesn't want us to touch her, she will sink to the bottom and kick her legs. It's halarious because you can hear her laughing under the water, her eyes are open and she is kicking away. i will leave her under for a few seconds, pull her up and then she will get mad that I am hanging on to her. It freaks me out that she doesn't get scared that she just sinks to the bottom and can't get up. Our place is so close to the pool that Keely and I go swimming and I take the monitor when Lydia is sleeping. It makes it really nice. She is so much fun, I love that girl.

We are Alive....

Yes we are here and alive, well I am barely. Haha, it's been an exhausting 3 weeks so far. I haven't gotten more than a 3 hour stretch of sleep in 3 weeks. Literally. Nobody told me that having a newborn would be so exhausting. Haha, okay, so I have heard rumors that babies don't sleep throught the night, but I thought that all my babies would. :) Keely was such an angel sleeper, when we brought her home from the hospital, she was already sleeping 5 hour spans at night. I am hoping that Lydia will start sleeping more for me here soon at least by week 5. She has got to be tired too right? So as of now we are just taking one day at a time.

Lydia is such a sweet little girl though, and Keely just loves her so much. Everytime, Lydia is lying on the floor, Keely is either "playing" with her by sharing her toys, reading to her, tickling or laying down by her. It is so cute. I failed to mention, the first day that we brought Lydia home, the first thing Keely did was give Lydia her care bear. And if anyone knows Keely they know that her care bear is her world. She takes it everywhere, and has this weird fedish comfort thing of rubbing it's hand on her nose. So you know she really likes you when she gives you her care bear. :)

Keely loves to cuddle with her daddy, so when Lydia was doing it, Keely just snuggled right in. They are so sweet, and don't let Shawn fool you, he loves his little girls, even though one is obsessed with Princesses. :)

I also wanted to say what wonderful family Shawn and I have been blessed with, especially our mothers. My mom came down to help us during her most busiest time of the school year, which I know was a big sacrifice for her. Shawn's mom is also so wonderful. I don't know what I would do without her living so close to us. What would we do without family? Shawn and I are so blessed.