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I finally have a yard with some flowers!

 

 

And I planted a garden! YAY for fresh veggies and herbs!

 

Moving

We moved! Actually we moved a month ago but as you can tell by previous posts, I'm behind!!
It was pouring rain, it was windy and the rain was just coming down sideways! What a great day to move! Thanks Dad for bringing down your job trailer, at least all our stuff was dry.

 

Relaxing after a long day!

 

 

What a mess!

 

I never want to move again!! It was such a pain. But we are so glad to be out of the apartment and have more room. Plus now camilla has a fenced yard in the back to play in so thats nice! Get some of her energy out!

M&Ms!

These posts are kinda backwards and messed up, blogger wasn't really working to good for me, so sorry in advance! Might help to start from the bottom!
On the strip they have an M&M store with pretty much anything you could ever want to buy with M&M's on it.

 

 

Those are ALL M&M's! Tons of different colors you could buy by the pound. They conveniently forgot to put a sign up saying how much it was per pound! A little bit more expensive then buying a bag at the store! =)

 

 

Hoover Dam

 

A new bridge is being built so that everyone doesn't have to drive across the dam. Its pretty amazing and SO high, I can't imagine working on that every day.

 

WOW

 

 

conked out, blogger is being really dumb right now and not cooperating with me at all with these pics! argh

More of the chocolate fountain

 

The flower arrangments are so pretty!

 

The Bellagio Casino.

 

At another casino they have a huge shark tank and other tanks with really cool fish in it. This was a projector putting this picture on the wall.

 

Las Vegas!

I'm a little behind on my blogging! We went to Las Vegas a few weeks ago to visit Kara. Of course we had a great time,met lots of great people and saw some cool sights!
Kara made Camilla this new bible bag and Mom bought her a new bible for her birthday. You can see the bag better in Karas blog

 

Next we went to the Bellagio Casino to see the water show and to see this really cool room that they decorate for the different seasons or holidays. It was really pretty, lots of fresh flowers and orchids, pretty plants and fish. It was really pretty and pretty amazing. The water show is really cool also, jets of water shooting and they put music with it. Pretty amazing.
With Auntie Esther

 

With Auntie Kara

 

Also inside the casino was this chocolate fountain. So pretty and tall!

 

More on another post, I'm having a hard time uploading pics for some reason.

Today I'm wishing

for simpler times.. Of being kids and playing kick the can with the neighbors.. Arguing who's turn it was to set or clear the table. Of working in my Dads shop barefoot putting cabinets together.. My dog Connor following me around, always at my heels. Of all us kids being together with very little cares on our minds.
I realize as I get older, that things aren't what we thought they were when we were kids. If that makes sense.. When you are kids you don't see the negative in people, especially adults. You have squabbles with other kids and then they are over in minutes. The older you get the bigger problems become and then it takes longer for you get over them.
My life right now is the best its ever been. We have a good job, we have dependable vehicles. Camilla is healthy and happy. Our marriage is good, we love each other through the good and through the hard and bad times. The more you talk to people about their life, a lot of times you can think well, I guess I have it pretty good. We have a solid place to live, with a comfortable place to rest. I think of the people in Haiti, and just that here in the USA we have it really good. Even the lowest of poverty here is better than maybe even the middle class in Haiti.
I am in an experience now where I have never been before. I'm sorry to be so vague, but its for the protection of others. I have said things that were not right, things have been said to me that were not right. There can be beauty in silence, I wish now that there would have been more silence and less talk. I think of Jesus, and if there's ever an example of holding your tongue then He is it. Sometimes I wish I was just mute, just cut it out! But, I can learn to hold my tongue, and use my words to encourage and not hinder.
I am sorry for the depressing post, I just needed to get this out. I really do wish for simpler times. Of being a child, but now I just need to learn how to be child like. To pray for myself and for others that there could be peace between us.

I love that Camilla can teach me lessons.