My Thanksgiving

What I am thankful for. My Heavenly Father. I am grateful for how he whispers my potential in my heart and head and reminds me that mother hood is a wonderful gift and to not sweat the small stuff. I love how he helps me be the best mom I can be by prompting me to not push too hard or to push a little harder. My Dev. I am very thankful to have a husband who is not perfect and allows me to not be perfect either. I am thankful for the hard working man that he is. I love watching him be a daddy. I think my love for him has grown in all new ways since the girls came into our family. I love curling up in his arms. I am thankful for our eternal marriage and knowing I am his and he is mine forever. My girls. Mother hood for me has brought on so many more feelings of in adequacy. I know these feelings do not come from a heavenly place which only motivates me further to raise my girls to be beautiful inside and out and to prepare them for there roles as mommy's someday. I love hearing Nola's thoughts. She makes me laugh right out loud at least 20 times a day. Myla is starting to show her personality and doesn't let us forget she is the room as she squeals at us if we don't include her. My Searle's. I have benefited so much from being closer to my family. I am grateful for time spent far away , but I am still so glad they are only a few short hours away anytime I need them. My Simpson's. I am grateful to have married into a family that is so similar to mine in ways of love and support. I am grateful to have a husband working and an roof over my head. A roof that we own. I still pinch myself and say this house is mine. I cannot wait to have our first Christmas in our home. I am grateful to my friends. I have said this before but you have also molded me to be the best wife, mommy, sister, daughter and friend that I can be. Thanks for calling when you do. Sometimes it is the light I need on stressful days.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU ALL. I love you .

Being Simpson

This where they all ended up waiting for dinner the other night. Made me laugh.

Myla's first 4 months

One Month

Two months.
At her 2 month check up she weighed in at nine pounds.

Three months.

Four months.
Myla is starting to put things to her mouth and play with some toys.
She is also starting to twist her body to get to her side. She weighs 12 pounds.

View

This was the view from my front porch the other night.
It was breath taking. My photography does not do it justice.

My girls

All ready for bed.

Nola turns 2!

Halloween 2011

Thoughts

I have had so much on my mind lately that I feel like my blog is a great place to unload some of it. I find myself being afraid to talk about my struggles. Afraid to appear weak. Afraid to appear like I can't handle the things that are mine to handle like potty training and sick kids up all night coughing.Why you ask am I afraid? Well to act like you are not afraid would just be proving my next point. I was watching a reality TV show against my better judgement the other day really to just have some background noise and I found myself getting so disturbed at these catty women who talk nice to each others faces and then go behind each others backs to exploit the struggles of the other women as if they themselves had perfect lives. Well here is the reality that they need in their TV show. WE ALL HAVE CRAPPY MOMENTS. We all get knocked on our knees.We all have heart aches and trials. Why as women do we not love each other more and ourselves for Pete sakes? If we know how it feels to feel in secure about our appearance or our talents or our marriages or whatever it may be why do not empathize more instead of criticize? I find myself trying to hide my struggles instead of letting them air out in the wind because of the way I myself have criticized and heard criticism from other women. I am thankful that I watched that dumb show which I will never waste my time watching again because I have turned over a new leaf. I am vowing to be less critical of you and myself. I hope that as a woman I can look at someone else who bugs me, get's under my skin, doesn't' do things they way I like or the way I think it should get done, or has hurt me, and think you have struggles as well. There is something that troubles you. Maybe not today, but it may come up tomorrow. I hope that I can teach my two girls that true beauty is what we place in our hearts and allow to make a home there. True beauty is what we let slip of our tongues to other people. True beauty is letting other people have weaknesses and not talking about them as if you have none. True beauty is owning up to our own weaknesses and not be afraid of what others may say. Thanks for letting me vent a little. Man that stupid show got me all sorts of worked up.

Tiana Photo shoot

Photo shoot with Tiana. She is amazing. Check her out at tsimpsonphotography.blogspot.com.

My girls at 3 months

So I get all the time your girls
look so much alike. What do you think? Nola on the left and Myla on the right.

Searle Family 9-2011

My sibs. Love em

Searle Family
We took advantage of everyone coming to town for the blessing we snapped some pictures for my mom.

Myla's Blessing September 4th 2011

Full length view of the dress. We had just enough material from my wedding dress to make Myla's blessing dress. Now each of my girls have a dress made from my wedding dress thanks to my Mom-in-law. Now what to do if I have any more girls.

Myla

Family picture after church.

Update

The Simpson family blog is way over due for an update and I am only put on half the pictures I want to of what we have been up to since Myla was born. Well the day after I was released from the hospital we closed and moved into our home. We had so much help from my family and Devin's family to get the house cleaned and painted and ready for us. I was so grateful to them that week for all they did to help. We love our home. It's a work in progress. The basement is only half finished and the yard needs to be landscaped, but we love it. Nola has enjoyed having her little room to play and have her own space. She has adjusted so well considering she got a new house and sister in the same week. She loves Myla almost to death sometimes. She is already such a good little helper and cannot stand to here Myla cry. She is already proving to be a great sister. I am today unpacked and put together. It has taken me the rest of the summer , but it is mostly done. I am not ready for it to turn cold as I feel like the summer just started. I have been making jam and freezing fruit and vegetables to get us ready for the winter months these past few weeks. I still have so much jam to make. Good thing it doesn't take to long. We blessed Mylas last weekend and had most of our families in town which was way fun. I will post pictures of that later. Devin has started hunting season with a couple geese and and Antelope he shot yesterday which Nola has been calling a cantaloupe. Close enough. Any who we are alive and well. Here are some of the things we have been up to this summer. More to come!

Photo shoot with T

Almost due with Myla.

Needless to say she came just a few days after this pic was taken.

Devin sister once again did not disappoint. Check her out at tsimpsonphotography.blogspot.com or tianasimpson.com

Nola and Myla

Myla sound asleep.

Myla's first day at church.

Lincoln County Fair

Nola and mom riding the carousel.

Cars with Bo and Quinn. Two of her favorite men.

Seeing the lambs with dad.

Pig ole pigs.

The county fair was the first week in August and it is
a big deal here in Star valley. Lot's of family activities all week long.
We managed to make it out to a few.

Bear World

Little bear cub behind Nola

My little Bear cub

The petting zoo

In mid August we went with the Simpson's to Bear world just outside of Rexburg. Nola had a blast seeing the Bears and petting the animals at the petting zoo.

Myla Ann Simpson

Myla has arrived. I went into labor around 4 p.m. yesterday on my own and at a lovely 2:34 am she arrived. She weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces. I am tired but doing well as is Myla.