EFY 1999 KATERINE NELSON - FEARLESS HEART

I pray that my children will always have "Fearless Hearts"!

The front gable

Uncle Keith has been working on the front gable this past week.  Starting by putting up the posts on either side of the steps that Mike has been framing.

Remember when I took that vote for this part of the enterance? 

Go HERE to see which one we chose, it's #2.

There he is, 60 something, and up on that roof!  Uncle Keith is our everything guy!

Especially our Electrician! What a pain it is to figure out all the lighting in the

house, where we wants lights and where they will switch from, which ones together, which ones separate...etc....what a pain!

He is a great man!  Love him! 

Well, stay tuned for the pictures of the completed front gable!

Kiss the girl

Last night after Stephen had finished playing his first baseball game of the night and was getting ready to start the second, he suddenly remembered that he had a Choir concert at 7:30 so he told me to pick him up at 6:15. I arrived just in time to see him hit the ball and get the first RBI for his team. We then quickly left to go home and get ready for the concert. So, here he is with all the boys singing "Kiss the Girl" from "The Little Mermaid" They were great! I am gonna try and get the video up here. It's a bit fuzzy off and on but they sound great!

It worked!

Enjoy!

Places to walk

Today Dad worked on forming up the sidewalk in front of our house.

And Mike worked on forming up the first step from the front door.

Here's a closer view. 

 The steps will start with this one and then gradually get

 smaller as you get closer to the walkway.

Last week Dad worked on forming up the patio that is outside the back sidedoor.

 Eventually this area will also be patio outside the french doors along

side the garage as we get further along.

We also got the fireplace in!  And the windows on either side will eventually have window seats in front of them. ( I am really excited about those...they were my idea.:)

Here is a rear view of the house outside Mom and Dad's front porch.

And Mike continues to work on the downstairs bedrooms for the boys!

Now that the weather is getting nicer I am getting more excited to see more progress on the house in the near future!  So stay tuned!

Happy Belated 16th Birthday Sugar Bear!

Stephen turned 16 yesterday! 

It seems like this birthday took forever to get here and I am so glad.

Stephen is a very popular young man and I have not been looking forward to seeing him even less than I already do as he gets older and more independent.  However, he has a great opportunity to be a big influence for good on many people in his life. 

So, happy Birthday to my Sugar Bear who has many talents...

and just to name 16...

1. Enthusiastic

2. Determined

3. Ambitious

4. Athletic

5. Positivie

6. Optomistic

7. Competitive

8. Kind

9. Forgives easily

10. Self motivated

11. Faithful 

12. Spiritually strong

13. Fun-loving

14. Friendly

15. Super Cute

16. All Mine! (for now)

Happy Belated Birthday Sugar Bear!

LDS music - EFY song

Have a beautiful Sunday! Hugs!

Tamra and John

Tamra and Johnny Lefler

I imagine that probably the hardest thing about leaving this life has got to be knowing that we are leaving our loved ones behind...especially when we may have children who are still in the midst of learning and growing into their own people and not knowing what the future will hold for them.  And then, not being able to say anything or do anything to help them along any longer.  So, we must look down upon them and pray for them and also see the results of some of the work we have done in this life that

we now call our second estate, as they make their own choices.

These 2 beautiful children are the children that my sister Linda left behind when she passed away 4 years ago.  They were not this little when she passed thank goodness, however,  they are just as precious and adorable today as they were back then.

 This is Tamra and Johnny today!

Last weekend Mom and I took a trip to Las Vegas to see Johnny get married.

It was a beautiful ceremony and a great time together with many of the Lefler Family.

Tamra and Johnny were Linda's youngest and oldest children.  Tamra was always like a second mother to Johnny and still is.  They love eachother beyond measure.  They also have 4 other Lefler brothers who they were raised with.  They are all a bunch of great, fun loving kids.  Just adorable and cute!

But there is a very special bond between Tamra and John.

Here they stand with John's new bride Amanda.

Jeremy Lefler, Jason Lefler, Darrell(Dad), Johnny, Amanda and Tamra.

(two brothers missing)

On Friday night we had a dinner for the bride and grooms families and I was caught off guard as I had the privilge of introducing myself as Johnny's aunt and his mother's sister.  I became very emotional and could hardly speak.  I felt Linda there and thankful that we had taken the time to be part of this important event in Johnny's life in her place.

Tamra has become a loving wife and the beautiful mother of 3 adorable children.

She is so much like her mother.  She is loving patient and kind.  She gives everyday to the raising of her children and leaves very little time for herself.  However, she loves the Lord and it shows in who she chooses to be and how she chooses to use her time.

Linda was a great example of motherhood to her daughter.  And I am sure today she looks down upon her only daughter with awe and wonder!

The Cool Family

Here she is again with her husband Joe(yes, Joe Cool), Joey, Layla and Rex.  Tamra is a beautiful source of spritual strength in her family and I am sure they all feel this strength as Tamra emulates this through the life she lives.

They are so blessed to have her!

And here is Johnny and Amanda Lefler as a new married couple.

I am sure Linda was beaming down upon them that day. 

 Amanda is a beautiful girl and someone

I am sure Linda would be thrilled to call daughter!

On behalf of my sweet sister Linda, I am so proud of these two kids and the choices they are making in their lives.  I know that as their sweet mother looks down upon her children she feels a sense of peace.  And I am sure that Tamra and Johnny will continue to make their mother proud! And I am proud to be their Aunt!