3 Degrees of Glory's Breakfast

So we studied the Plan of Salvation this week for Family Home Evening with the boys and we studied the 3 degrees of glory and were trying to explain to the boys how you live here on earth is what decides where you'll be after this life! Well they looked a little glazed over and it wasn't really sinking in, they got heaven and hell concept, but it was a lil new? Soooo the next morning Dewayne and I decided to apply the choices with breakfast....so the first choice depicted shown above at the stool in front with dry toast and a cup of water for the telestrial glory (or 'hell' knowing what you could've had 'heaven' had you only been better) ....

then second choice was the lucky charms with milk in their favorite wally ware on their favorite lil tykes table for the terrestrial kingdom (symbolizing a worldly fun choice but still not the best of all three kindoms of afterlife)...

Finally there was a full spread of pancakes with their initials drawn in strawberry syrup, cheese scrambled eggs, with sugar sprinkled strawberries, and strawberry milk on a beautiful table; with flowers, and silverware and place settings. Symbolizing the Celestrial Kingdom "Heaven" the glory to live with God the father and his son Jesus Christ. Parker was at first as you can see from the previous pic was debating and really tempted by the cereal and fun setup of the lesser glory until he saw all that was at this option and his Daddy informed him and with this choice you can have all the other choices and the best of everything and quickly placed the cereal and toast options together on the table. We saw the light bulb switch on all at once he got it... Wow so I can have it all here, Daddy? Yep Parker exactly!
(He later reluctantly sat at the cereal b'fast and chowed down on his favorite b'fast Oh well can't say we didn't try my lil monster! LOL)

Dylan however really loved the whole experience and was great and practically glanced over the choices and ran to the table to sit down. He is such a special spirit and seems to really get it! We really had a good time and definitely enjoyed some celestrial breakfast! I am so thankful for the gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives, especially to be able to teach my kids how important this life is and how every choice you make here on earth makes an eternal decision... What table do you want to dine at???

Sissy's visit

Sissy was willing to not only help us with the boys back and forth with Mom and Dad for a few weeks but she was able to bring them back to us and drive 12 long hrs all by herself and spend the week with us to get to finally see North Carolina and our new place!! (she loves us and is brave, definitely my hero!)

We got to go out to eat some and caught up on all the summer movies; Toy Story 3 & Karate Kid!!! Loved them BOTH!!!

The boys had a blast in Bama spending time at "home" they both call Sissy's house! They had all kinds of fun spending time with Mom and Dad and Deanna and definitely with Bryanna!!!

Here is Parker the photographer It was his turn!!! we here that alot from out persistent lil monster of a four year old!!!
Thank you Sissy we had a blast while you were here and couldn't have done it without ya!!! Miss ya already!!!

Parker is TOO MUCH!!!

He is always making us crack up he put on Dylan's glasses the other day and said Hey moma do I look smarter? kids say the darndest things too funny!! TOO CUTIE!!!

Hangin with the Missionaries

Here are Elder Cox and Elder Anderson they are both from Idaho! Its great swapping stories of all our Idaho experiences over the years!

They are so great with the boys and coming over to help with our many weekend warrior projects

gotta luv good will furniture plenty of sanding and staining to go around!!

Thanks guys your the best!!!

Spotted Fawn

too cutie they are so mischeivious

the boys were so excited to finally see them

soooo sweet; they called them bambi 1 and 2 original we thought LOL

they are so akward and curious and definitely adorable

Field Mouse relocation project

Soooo...me and the boys were takin out the trash the other day and we found this lil guy chillin out in the trash can (he freaked me out, but not the boys! they wanted to KEEP HIM uugh!!) so we had to "save him" and relocate him to a "new home"....

so we drove and drove to find the perfect place for this lil guy we found a old silo and barn beside a huge field of a farm so the boys picked it out

and just as we were placing him in out into his new abode a HUGE rabbit jumped right out in front of us it scared us to death but was so cool he really wasn't all that skiddish, it was like he was trying to figure us out and why we were there

Here is ole Mr cottontail hoppin off into his very own field of green pastures along with his new lil mouse friend!! The boys were so cute being so excited about relocating him they thought he was so cute like the mice off of Cinderella! thanks Disney LOL!!

4 wheelin

we have the greatest landlord; he goes on hikes with us around the property and the boys love it when he comes over to check in and see if we need anything cause he rides them around the yard and up and down the driveway they are always in heaven...we are so thankful for them being so generous and willing from the moment we moved in, to help with anything! It sure makes all the difference!!!

hangin on and lovin every minute of it...

Weeeeee...

there they go! Cya Moma!!!

Fathers Day weekend

well the boys went to Alabama for a few weeks to spend sometime with family and it was the LONGEST few weeks of my life!!!! They came home just in time for Father's day weekend and couldn't wait to celebrate the best Daddy in the world!!! They were so excited to be back home... I think they actually missed us!!! YAY!

So we spent the day and drove over to Enos state park and to Mt Occoneechee which we found only a few miles from the house!!

Later on the boys snuck out with Daddy while Sissy and I took an afternoon nap and picked some wild rasberries...YUMMO!

They were so excited to suprise us with yummie warm cobbler with vanilla ice cream!!! What a great fathers day!!!
Dewayne~Thank you for being the most awesome Daddy in the world. I can only hope and pray that the boys can grow up to be as great of a man as you are!! You are truly a blessing in our life. WE LOVE and APPRECIATE YOU!!!

Sunday Stroll

well we finally strolled around the whole 16 acres of land this afternoon

and our landlord has an ajoining 13 acres that has a walking path along his land as well

Parker was sure to find him a good ole walkin stick and said "well look a here"

we ended up back in our yard on our driveway and the kids thought that was so cool and were saying Hey how did we do that!! It was a nice walk and was certainly a little adventure...FYI the weather is far from cool much less cold but our attire of long legged dress was to detour the woodland insects just a side note!

Woodland Creatures

on any given moment you can look out the back glass to multiple deer

or all the hummingbirds that zoom in and out

or mother squirrels tanking up and storing away

along with multiple turtle recues from the boys p/u out of the highway or he wouldve been killed MOM!!!

The Blue Ridge Mtns aka The Smokies

the drive was breathtaking these iphone pics just dont do it justice!