Thursday, September 30, 2010
A New Friend
We live in a ward that is extremely high turn over. Sometimes you go to church, look around and wonder if you're in the right ward. Being in Young Women's, you don't get to meet many other ladies so to speak. We just got a few new ladies called into Young Women's and both are named Katie. Katie and her husband Brock are amazing. I truly adore Katie. She is so kind and humble. They had a baby a few months ago and boy is he DARLING! I took some pics of him and their family last week and I'm so glad that I was able to do that so I could get to know them a little better. As I said, such a GREAT little family!
Missouri-Shopping!
Laura and I love to shop. We always have. Both of us are a sucker for a great deal and know how to find them. We went to a few outlet malls while I was out there. I should have taken more pics, but at least we got tons of the kidlets. Their outlet mall in Kansas blows Park City away. I LOVED it there!
HOLY CRAP!! These two are sooo cute!! And I would LOVE it if Lincs married Brielle when he growns up and comes home from a mission!
Funny thing-both these two look like their Dad!
They have Cold Stone in Missouri?? Heck yeah we made a stop! Of course that is NOT ice cream on my baby's mouth. What type of mother do you think I am??
Of course we had to take a pic of this pond for Jor.
HOLY CRAP!! These two are sooo cute!! And I would LOVE it if Lincs married Brielle when he growns up and comes home from a mission!
Funny thing-both these two look like their Dad!
They have Cold Stone in Missouri?? Heck yeah we made a stop! Of course that is NOT ice cream on my baby's mouth. What type of mother do you think I am??
Of course we had to take a pic of this pond for Jor.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Needed This...
The one good thing about blog stalking is that sometimes you run across something you needed to hear...
Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don’t come until heaven. But for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come. It will be all right in the end. Trust God and believe in good things to come." --Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
Some blessings come soon, some come late, and some don’t come until heaven. But for those who embrace the gospel of Jesus Christ, they come. It will be all right in the end. Trust God and believe in good things to come." --Elder Jeffrey R. Holland
Missouri-At the Pool
In August, Lincs and I flew out to Missouri to visit one of my dear friends Laura. We both had miracle babies 10 weeks apart this year. It was the most exciting thing I could have hoped for both of us.
We had a lot of fun. At times it was just nice to be able to put the kids to bed and just talk and watch chic flicks (sorry Peter! You're a great sport). We went to the pool one of the days we were there and it was so refreshing. I had forgotten how hot Missouri is with the humidity. The pool felt great. Lincs seemed to like it too. Then again, he seems to just enjoy the water period! Laura's baby however, didn't seem to like it as much. It may have just been too cold though. Her 2 year old has NO FEAR though. There were a few times we thought she was just going to dive in! What a character!! =D
Look how cute our two babies are!
Here's Miss Fearless and her Dad!
Lincoln loved this floaty thing. He would splash his little hands in the water-so cute.
Guess he wasn't quite ready to get out yet!
I super love pics like this! He has such cute piggies.
Trying to help mom eat lunch. That little fat face cracks me right up!
When we left, Lincoln was asleep in less then a minute after I put him in his seat. He just wore himself out having too much fun. Look how CUTE he is!!
We had a lot of fun. At times it was just nice to be able to put the kids to bed and just talk and watch chic flicks (sorry Peter! You're a great sport). We went to the pool one of the days we were there and it was so refreshing. I had forgotten how hot Missouri is with the humidity. The pool felt great. Lincs seemed to like it too. Then again, he seems to just enjoy the water period! Laura's baby however, didn't seem to like it as much. It may have just been too cold though. Her 2 year old has NO FEAR though. There were a few times we thought she was just going to dive in! What a character!! =D
Look how cute our two babies are!
Here's Miss Fearless and her Dad!
Lincoln loved this floaty thing. He would splash his little hands in the water-so cute.
Guess he wasn't quite ready to get out yet!
I super love pics like this! He has such cute piggies.
Trying to help mom eat lunch. That little fat face cracks me right up!
When we left, Lincoln was asleep in less then a minute after I put him in his seat. He just wore himself out having too much fun. Look how CUTE he is!!
Monday, September 27, 2010
Night Shooting
Back in July, I was re-experimenting with night shooting. I did a lot of that this last summer and LOVED it. Pregnancy and Motherhood has taken 1st place though. I want to get back into the things I really love and night shooting is one of them. I've done quite a bit of it this summer, so I'll have more posts on this as well.
The two following images are in my back yard at midnight. If it looks like there are ghostly images in the back yard, it is because it is Jory. Like I said, we were experimenting.
Jory is always begging me to take his picture and so I did.
The two following images are in my back yard at midnight. If it looks like there are ghostly images in the back yard, it is because it is Jory. Like I said, we were experimenting.
Jory is always begging me to take his picture and so I did.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
I Will Remember You
I still remember the day I found out my Joelle died. It was pretty traumatic for me. I remember the smell of Herbal Essence in my hair, my pink dental scrubs and the absolute HORRID life situation I was currently in. I remember these elements like they were yesterday. I NEVER thought something like this would happen to her or to me. But then again, who does?
8 years ago today Joelle Helene Bennett Strong passed away in Grande Prairie, Alberta. She was already sick (with cancer, unknown to her) and pregnant with her third child. She wanted the sex of the baby to be a surprise, but secretly she wanted a little girl-which it was.
She had been really sick for sometime, but during that night, I was told, was pretty hard on her. Her husband John took her to the ER and they knew something was really wrong. The did an emergency C-Section and when they pulled her baby out, she had a blood clot go to her heart. This is what initially killed her, however, they soon found out that she had cancer in every organ of her body. When you are pregnant, cancer spreads like wild fire.
The interesting thing of this all is 1 week before she passed away, I was coming down the stairs from the house I lived in with this strong feeling I needed to call and talk to her. When I got downstairs and was a few feet from the phone, the phone rang-it was her. We talked for a while and she told me she had been really sick and was worried about her baby's health as she had been taking a lot of Tylenol for the pain she was in. She asked me, "What if it is my time to go?" I blew that statement off telling her not to even think about that cuz she was only 23 years old and still needed to raise her babies. Little did I know... While at the funeral, I was talking with John about our conversation and he told me, "Oh she knew she was going to die, she talked about it the last 3 weeks of her life. In fact, it seemed like that's all she talked about."
It never seems right or fair when someone so amazing and good as Joelle has to die at such a young age. I can think of plenty of people more deserving of this then her. I know that sounds harsh, but I'm referring to really bad people that hurt and murder others. The next morning after she died, I was driving to work in hysterical tears-yeah, my Dr still made me come into work the next day. However, I remember HOW BEAUTIFUL especially it was that morning. I remember the gorgeous sun rays coming in from the sky. It was almost as though I could hear her voice saying, "Sherry, it's ok, I'm happy and this is part of MY plan." In some ways, it was a great comfort, in other ways, the tears couldn't stop falling.
The evening I had returned from Canada, there was a bouquet of beautiful white flowers and a card on my door. A dear, loving friend had thought of me in my time of need and took the time to comfort me. (Yet only another of the many reasons she is one of my most cherished friends)I am grateful for this person more then words can say. I am grateful for the chance I did have Joelle in my life. She had ALWAYS been such an example of everything to me. I wanted to be like her in pretty much every way. When I was going through my divorce, she called me EVERY WEEK for MONTHS just to check up on me and see how I was. She truly was the best cousin and friend.
I also believe that God puts people in our lives for a reason. He knows what we need and how to work through others for our souls to have great joy. I truly believe she still lives and is watching over me from time to time. I am also certain she took great care of my cute monkey until it was my turn to be a mother. Her husband and her children were her GREATEST joy in life. I miss her SO VERY MUCH!
8 years ago today Joelle Helene Bennett Strong passed away in Grande Prairie, Alberta. She was already sick (with cancer, unknown to her) and pregnant with her third child. She wanted the sex of the baby to be a surprise, but secretly she wanted a little girl-which it was.
She had been really sick for sometime, but during that night, I was told, was pretty hard on her. Her husband John took her to the ER and they knew something was really wrong. The did an emergency C-Section and when they pulled her baby out, she had a blood clot go to her heart. This is what initially killed her, however, they soon found out that she had cancer in every organ of her body. When you are pregnant, cancer spreads like wild fire.
The interesting thing of this all is 1 week before she passed away, I was coming down the stairs from the house I lived in with this strong feeling I needed to call and talk to her. When I got downstairs and was a few feet from the phone, the phone rang-it was her. We talked for a while and she told me she had been really sick and was worried about her baby's health as she had been taking a lot of Tylenol for the pain she was in. She asked me, "What if it is my time to go?" I blew that statement off telling her not to even think about that cuz she was only 23 years old and still needed to raise her babies. Little did I know... While at the funeral, I was talking with John about our conversation and he told me, "Oh she knew she was going to die, she talked about it the last 3 weeks of her life. In fact, it seemed like that's all she talked about."
It never seems right or fair when someone so amazing and good as Joelle has to die at such a young age. I can think of plenty of people more deserving of this then her. I know that sounds harsh, but I'm referring to really bad people that hurt and murder others. The next morning after she died, I was driving to work in hysterical tears-yeah, my Dr still made me come into work the next day. However, I remember HOW BEAUTIFUL especially it was that morning. I remember the gorgeous sun rays coming in from the sky. It was almost as though I could hear her voice saying, "Sherry, it's ok, I'm happy and this is part of MY plan." In some ways, it was a great comfort, in other ways, the tears couldn't stop falling.
The evening I had returned from Canada, there was a bouquet of beautiful white flowers and a card on my door. A dear, loving friend had thought of me in my time of need and took the time to comfort me. (Yet only another of the many reasons she is one of my most cherished friends)I am grateful for this person more then words can say. I am grateful for the chance I did have Joelle in my life. She had ALWAYS been such an example of everything to me. I wanted to be like her in pretty much every way. When I was going through my divorce, she called me EVERY WEEK for MONTHS just to check up on me and see how I was. She truly was the best cousin and friend.
I also believe that God puts people in our lives for a reason. He knows what we need and how to work through others for our souls to have great joy. I truly believe she still lives and is watching over me from time to time. I am also certain she took great care of my cute monkey until it was my turn to be a mother. Her husband and her children were her GREATEST joy in life. I miss her SO VERY MUCH!
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Sweet Potatoes
He loves (I mean LOVES) to eat! He gets pretty excited about big boy food. We tried Sweet Potatoes. Defiantly not his favorite. In fact, he liked peas more. Let me just tell you that he LOVES Bananas! That was always a favorite in the Bennett home though. They are pretty tasty. I'm not going to lie, I've tried them myself.
Monday, September 20, 2010
The Little Monkey
When I was preggo and deciding on how to decorate Lincs nursery, I fell in love with monkeys. They are so dang cute to me. While we were looking at all the different things we would need for our baby, I saw this ADORABLE outfit and I HAD to have it. $9?? Yeah, ok I'll take it!! While looking at it, I thought it would be forever before it would fit him. Nope, it fits already and he looks so dang adorable in it!
I tried to do his 5 months portraits today. That turned out to be a fun disaster. I wanted to do a shoot of him every month and it's starting to get harder and harder. Oh well, we have fun trying. Besides, it's not like I'll ever regret having a billion pics of him.
I tried to do his 5 months portraits today. That turned out to be a fun disaster. I wanted to do a shoot of him every month and it's starting to get harder and harder. Oh well, we have fun trying. Besides, it's not like I'll ever regret having a billion pics of him.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Alison's Visit Part 2
So one day, we decided to just pick up and go to Temple Square. We made a picnic lunch and drove up. I love this place in every season. It truly is beautiful no matter what time of year it is. The feeling is also never changing too. So here's some pics from our trip up...
These next pics are from the American Fork Amphitheatre. We went there one Sunday afternoon just walking around talking and taking cute pics of my boy.
We also went to visit the Provo Temple (seriously, I didn't know where to take her when we both had a tiny budget!) We didn't spend too much time at this temple, but here's one I took that I thought was pretty.
I'm so glad she was able to come down and visit. I miss Alison (and ALL my long distance girl friends) soooo much! So thanks for coming Ali! Love and miss you already.
These next pics are from the American Fork Amphitheatre. We went there one Sunday afternoon just walking around talking and taking cute pics of my boy.
We also went to visit the Provo Temple (seriously, I didn't know where to take her when we both had a tiny budget!) We didn't spend too much time at this temple, but here's one I took that I thought was pretty.
I'm so glad she was able to come down and visit. I miss Alison (and ALL my long distance girl friends) soooo much! So thanks for coming Ali! Love and miss you already.
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