Good times with the Allred side of the family: watching conference and visiting the ZOO!
About Me
I was 19 the day that Eric and I got married and I had my whole perfect life PLANNED out—a time table, a list of goals, EXPECTATIONS, and dreams. But LIFE gave me something EVEN BETTER than my limited vision and plans: a chance to learn and grow and BECOME by experiencing infertility, foster care, adoption, special needs (autism) parenting, breast cancer, and more. Our lives are often challenging, PAINFUL, and complicated, yet it is no doubt that they are GLORIOUS, wonderful, and exciting, too. Our EXPERIENCES, the ones we DELIBERATELY seek out and the ones we would never have picked but we have to MUDDLE through anyways, SHAPE us. We CHOOSE what that shape will look like in the end by our ATTITUDE and our willingness to EMBRACE the moments of life. For it is the MOMENTS that DEFINE us. I choose to WALK FORWARD in the BRIGHTNESS of hope by noticing those moments, LEARNING as much as I can, SEEKING the good, and TRUSTING in a loving God.
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Brinna sealed to us in the Gilbert temple 2018
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Layla and Perry sealed to us in the Newport Beach Temple Feb. 2014
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Kyler and Kacin were sealed to us for time and all eternity in the Mesa, Arizona Temple in April 2009
Hi guys! you are going to LOVE Washington. There is so much to do there and oh its just gorgeous. THough I have to admit moving there during the Winter will be tough stuff. It's true the summer are amazing and worth the winter time when the sun rises at 8:00 and is pitch dark at 4:30 plus the constant marine layer and rain but(emphasis on the but)the summers are like the garden of Eden. We picked 25lbs of Blue berries for 14$, caught our own crab, vacationed to the islands, ferry rides and the city, oh the lovely Seattle..Any who give us a call if you want to know any more about the area. We liked the Mill Creek area...Goodness this made me home sick for Washington...sigh! I think you can expect a visit from us for sure!
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I just remembered the TULIP festival...that's another must!
ReplyDeleteNancy and Kyler look a lot alike in this picture!! So cute. . .
ReplyDeleteI read your "come what may and love" it post. I totally agree. Good for you for being so brave! I cant imagine us moving here to springville and then having to move again so soon. Good luck and I hope you love it.
ReplyDeleteHey those are good water pics!
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