A lazy Wednesday night

My friend Lindsay asked for some photos.  As we are watching the Giants beat the Tigers in the World Series I took some pictures of my family.  Here you go Lindsay (and everyone else).

 Carl is trying to get Hyrum to stick his tongue out. 

It was funny watching Carl make these great faces and

Hyrum is looking at him like he is crazy.

 I love the picture below.  Hyrum has beautiful blue eyes.  Two blue eyed children out of six are not bad.

 Haylea made a leaf boutque and wanted a picture.  I tried to take Adalyns picture but she turn and ran.

 The boys decided to go play baseball in James' room during the game.  They had so much fun. 

I don't know how they do their games but I love their faces in these pictures.

 Yes, socks are the ball.

 And a stick is the bat.

 James taking a nap.  He stayed up way to late last night doing homework. 

I am afraid it will be another long night tonight.



Wood

Our little house has a wood burning stove to warm the main floor of the house.  The landlord said that we could use the wood outside, but it is not enough to make it through the winter.  We could get a permit for $6.00 to go to the forest and cut wood.  There are two problems with this idea. One is that our chainsaw was stolen in Kansas and so now we have no way to cut wood.  This would give James a chance to get a new one.  The second is when does James have time to go into the forest and cut wood?  He doesn't.  School is keeping him very busy.  We could by wood.  It is about $150 a cord.  I am not sure how long that would last.  Oh, I forgot to tell you that the wood around here is not hard wood like back in the Midwest.  It is mostly pine. I hear that it burns faster.  I think someone told me that we would need about 2 cords to get through winter.
About a week or so ago I woke up to a loud noise.  It didn't click in my mind that my neighbor across the street was having a tree cut down.  I stopped what I was doing about an hour or so later, and ran across the street.  I asked the nice man if I could have the wood if he didn't want it.  He said we were able to have it but we had to haul it off.  This was a day that Hyrum had a doctors appointment, I had a doctors appointment, and about 30 other things were going on.  I am glad that it was just across the street.  The boys tried to haul it our neighbors wheelbarrow, but they didn't like pushing it up the hill.  I don't blame them.  So I would drive the Suburban over and the boys would load it up.  I would drive it home and they would stack it.  James' friend Heath brought his trailer over and moved the big stumps for us.  It took a few trips but we now have wood.  I asked the man if he cuts down many trees and he said no, but when he does he will call me and save the wood for us.
Fast forward to yesterday.  I am going about my day and I see another tree service cutting down a tree on the other side of the street a few houses down.  I run down there and ask if I can have the wood.  The man was nice and said yes.  He would stack it by the corner and we would have to haul it off.  By the time they were done and we were able to go over and start hauling it off it was snowing.  The only downfall about this guy was that he didn't cut them into firewood size pieces.  So we had to haul some long pieces of wood.  We did one load and waited for it to stop snowing.  We went back before dinner and finished hauling the rest home.  Again I gave this man my name and number and hopefully he will call me when he cuts another tree in Rexburg.
What a great way to get firewood.  It is free for the hauling.  Hopefully we will get a call for another tree that is being cut down.  Maybe we can get enough wood to make it through the winter.

New church callings

I was being to feel a little forgotten because I had not received a calling yet.  I think it might have to do something with a baby that came early.  I had been praying for a way to meet some more people our ward.  Our ward consists of about 3 1/2 blocks.  We have about 450 people in our ward.  We live on the north edge of the boundaries.  The people across the street are in a different ward.  I feel like we miss out on something.  I am not sure what.
On Sunday both James and I received a calling.  He is a librarian.  The great thing is that he will rotate with someone else so he will be able to go to some of the classes.  What a great calling for him.  He will get to meet people as they come in and out of the library.  He will not have a responsibility that is too much to handle right now. 
I am the Relief Society home bound coordinator.  I am excited about this.  I get to type up the announcements and some notes about the weekly lesson and go visit the sisters that are not able to go to Relief Society.  Today I typed up my announcements and headed out to visit some sisters.  They are truly amazing.  It is fun to get to know them.  One sister said she didn't care about the announcements, she just wanted me to visit.  I am excited to be able to get to know these sisters, some do not come to Relief Society at all due to health reasons.   took Adalyn along with me and one sister gave her a treat.
I am so grateful that the Lord knows my needs, and what I can handle.  I really needed something like this, and thank Heavenly Father for the blessing of allowing me to visit these sisters every week.

Hyrum is 6 weeks

Hyrum finally reached his due date on Sunday the 14th.  I weighed him and he was about 8 pounds.  He is such a sweet baby.  Everyone kept telling me that he would have been a big baby if he had gone full term.  I kept telling them that he would probably been like the others over 8 pounds.  I am grateful for this little person that Heavenly Father has trusted us with.  He is sleeping well and eating well.  His brothers and sisters can't leave him alone.  Isaiah and Adalyn love to give him kisses.  Everyone takes their turn feeding him too.  Once in awhile I can get them to change his diaper. 
I have to say that I am grateful for older children.  I have four great babysitters.  Haylea is the one that really surprised me.  She can feed him, change his diaper and his clothes. 
I can't believe that it has already been six weeks.  Time has flown by.  It is amazing to think that not to long he will be sitting up, and then crawling, then walking.  I will enjoy Hyrum while he is a little miracle and needs me.