Katherine Nelson - "What's Mine is Yours" (Music Video)

I wanted to share this beautiful video on adoption. It makes me cry every time I watch it. Tears fill my eyes every time I see the empty crib after the scene with the doctor. It makes me feel a pain like nothing else. This pain is real and it is hard and it is felt often. Adoption is amazing and Spencer and I have felt the spirit so strongly being involved in this process. It is hard. I am not going to lie. I feel like it is a roller coaster ride and we are learning to have faith and hold on tight. I also love the scenes with the birth mother. My love for them have grown so much especially the last few months. I cannot even muster up the words about how much I love and admire them.  They are amazing!! I hope you enjoy this video and feel the spirit of adoption :)

Weekend in Idaho

Spencer and I decided to take a trip to Idaho to see my mom, his parents, and his uncle (who just had a stroke, but is recovering very well for being in his 90's) and aunt this past weekend. We had a blast and it is always so hard for us to leave!!


Here is a picture of Sash and I during our drive to Idaho. Sash loves to sit on my lap. The roads were horrible due to the snow! Thank goodness Spencer is an awesome driver!!

Here Spencer and I are at my mom's house cuddled on the couch while watching tv with my mom! This picture makes me laugh! We love us some water!!

Then we stopped by my mom's work. She owns a screen printing and embroidery business. It is my old stompin' ground! I worked there for a couple years running these embroidery machines before nursing school :)

I love this picture! I think my mom is beautiful!!

My mom is my all time favorite workout partner other than my hubby!! I can always count on her willing to workout with me! She is my inspiration and not to mention, a blast to workout with! We had fun taking pictures of our fun workouts!! My mom is truly amazing!!

 

I took this picture on our ride home! These dogs love Spencer and I think he is going to make a fantastic dad. It actually brings tears to my eyes when I think about it :) I took this picture because it reminded me of when I was little and I always put my head on my dad's lap when he was driving...awe, memories!!!

We've been told...

we're going to make great parents because even our doggie dogs can't live without us and miss us when we're gone, lol!! We love our munchkins!!

Happy New Year!!

Friday before Christmas, my cousin, was sealed to his wife at the Salt Lake temple. It was a lot of fun to go with my family especially around the holiday season. Afterwards, my dad, sister, Spencer, and I walked around City Creek. It was a blast! I have never been there before. We had dinner and enjoyed each other's company. Here is a picture of my dad, sister, and I. Spencer was not there at the moment so my sister used her mad photo taking skills and took a close up!! 

 

 

Then we got brave and asked a stranger to take the photo. We needed to capture this moment! We want to make this a yearly tradition! We definitely missed my other sister! We sent her this picture letting her know she was missed :(

 

 

When Spencer and I got home that night, we weren't done taking pictures and I think lack of sleep made us a little delirious, lol! I sure love him and have so much fun with him!!

 

 

Every year on the Saturday before Christmas, it is a tradition for the guys in my family to go hunting. Since having our sweet Sash and Westin, I make it a point to go. I have so much fun with them! I love seeing my dogs and my dad's dogs point! Sash has had so much fun this year. Now that she is 3, she definitely knows what hunting is ALL about and gets so excited when we turn down the road. I was always so bummed that I didn't have a picture of her on point (this means she found a bird and is holding still to let us know) so I took it upon myself to get a picture this round and I got a great one! I love this picture of Sash, so pretty!!

 

 

Then Sash was on point and my dad's two dogs and my uncle's dog (Westin's dad) came to honor her point. That means they all come hold still by Sash and the bird and not get jealous and try to scare the bird out...they honor Sash's point :)

 

We go hunting to a hunting club just a few miles from my house. My dad ordered 25 birds and they got 20...pretty impressive.

 

 

We had a great Christmas! It was a lot of fun. I worked Christmas Eve. It was a busy shift. We had a code red while receiving 2 admits on the floor. How does that work?! Who knows, but it was a fun night. Then I came home and opened presents with my sweetheart and doggie dogs. Those dogs love their treats! Christmas night was spent with my family and it was fun to see them :)

 

Spencer and I had a great New Year's! I did not have to work which made it even more special! I love this guy more than anything and I cannot wait to see what 2013 has in store for us. This picture was taken on New Years Eve outside while on our date :)

 

 

Here is Spencer and our cute Kyndal taking a quick nap before the ball dropped. I mean a quick nap :) :)

 

Here we are again. This was taken just this last weekend. I love our time together. I definitely cherish them. I was just thinking lately how we have almost been married 7 years and been through so much in these 7 years and how our love has grown tremendously. I read something a little while ago and it made me think of us as a couple, "He decided we were strong enough and brave enough to handle this and we are glad to accept this :)"  Happy New Year!!