My Sweetheart.

I'm so lucky steve is my sweetheart.

I remember when I was younger I couldn't wait for Valentines Day. I couldn't wait to see who I might get a valentine or rose from. I looked forward to the day every year.

When Steve came into my life I realized that Valentine's day is a great day to celebrate, but it's not that great. Let me explain.

Steve treats me with love and respect EVERY DAY of the year. I love the fact that he doesn't have to have a holiday to make me feel special. To show his love for me. To make me know that I am cherished.

Steve is constantly showing me and telling me that he loves me. I love that he is always doing small and simple things to show his affection for me.

For instance, every morning he gets up early just to scrape my car windows. That may not seem like a big deal. But it is a big deal to me. He knows I hate the cold more than anything. And just the thought that he also cares about my well being, to make sure I can see outside the windows.

I love that we hold hands still and get mistaken as newly weds after 5 years

I love that he helps me with the house chores and that I don't ever feel that I'm on my own on something. That we are in everything together.

I love that we laugh together and can have a great time!

Steve, I'm grateful that your my sweetheart. Not just on Valentine's Day but every day of the year!

I love you!

Giveaway WINNER!

First of all, I wanted to tell everyone THANK YOU! Seriously. Thank you for going out of your way to help spread the word for Steve and I. It means the world to us that we have support from so many family and friends!

And the winner of the apron is.....

Let me know what you want the three colors to be!:) I'll get it made for you soon!

Dinosaur Museum 2.

Little man and I spent the day together.

It was so fun having a buddy with me while Steve was busy studying.

Carson was so excited running up to each exhibit and telling me the names of all of his favorite dinosaurs. He is getting so dang smart. I still can't believe he's already 3.

When Steve and I took him last year, Steve took a picture of Carson and I on the dinosaur together-on this post. As soon as he saw it, he said this is the dinosaur we got our picture on, huh Keira? And then he jumped on it, for his picture.-SO cute!!

It was nice just the two of us. on our little play day together. I'm sure grateful for my little nephew.

Til we meet again Great Grandpa Joe.

Great grandpa Joe passed away this week. It's been bitter-sweet. I'm so happy that he's with my sweet grandma. And also that he's reunited with many people in heaven. I know that it was a happy reunion for him and so many loved ones.

Even though I know this, death is hard. It's hard to have a loved one pass on. My heart has ached and I've done lots of grieving this week. Friday night, as I was laying in bed it really hit me. My grandpa's funeral is tomorrow! I knew the time would come, after all he was 95. But I never wanted that time to come.

I have so many awesome memories with grandpa. I want to share a few.

My grandpa was a firefighter and on one of the occasions we were at his house he wanted to teach all of us grandchildren how to be prepared if there was a fire. So in his garage he filled it with a fog machine(I think), so it was dark in the garage and "smokey". He wanted to know that we were comfortable with dropping and knowing what to do incase of a fire.-That alone shows that he cared about our well-being.

We would play a game where he would lock our fingers together and he wouldn't let go. No matter how hard I tried I couldn't get my fingers loose. He would just laugh and smile.

I loved that he could have fun, and took time to play with me. No matter how old I got.

He had so much love and respect for my grandma. Growing up my grandparents always showed love and respect for one another. They showed each other how much they loved one another by action and in words. What a great example to see how a couple should treat one another.

Grandpa Joe

Grandma and Grandpa always had a treat for you. Whether it be cookies, swedish fish, peanuts etc. we never left being hungry. AND in their garage their was a fridge, just of soda pop. Grandpa would always say "make sure you grab one, even for the road"

These are only just a few. I'm sure grateful to have so many memories of my cute lil' grandpa.

My grandpa's funeral was amazing. Really. He was loved by so many people, and he's touched a lot of lives.

His funeral was honorable and I think Grandpa would of been very pleased with it.

Instead of him being taken to the graveside in a hurst he was taken by a firetruck that he helped acquire.

The flags at the fire station were at half mast.

Grantsville firefighters lined up as he was taken to his graveside.

They rang a bell

They laid their white gloves on his coffin.

They had a wall of water that was misting in front of three firefighters. One on the right, one on the left and one in the middle. The one in the middle represented my grandpa. He passed through the water, which represented him going through the veil.

That was the first time I had ever seen or heard of anything like this, and it was by far one of the neatest things I've ever witnessed.

After the firefighter went through the veil they did a last call over the radio for him.

We then said our goodbyes to grandpa. Whether it was aloud or in our hearts. I'm grateful that his funeral was so honorable. He deserved every bit of it. I'm SO grateful for him, and I look forward to the day when I see him again.

“Love is the very essence of life. It is the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Yet it is not found only at the end of the rainbow. Love is at the beginning also, and from it springs the beauty that arched across the sky on a stormy day. Love is the security for which children weep, the yearning of youth, the adhesive that binds marriage, and the lubricant that prevents devastating friction in the home; it is the peace of old age, the sunlight of hope shining through death. How rich are those who enjoy it in their associations with family, friends, and neighbors! Love, like faith, is a gift of God. It is also the most enduring and most powerful virtue.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

Great Grandpa Joe

Joseph Benjamin Elfors, beloved father, husband, brother, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away Jan. 24. He was born June 9, 1916, in Grantsville to Maryann Pearson and John Joseph Elfors. He graduated from Grantsville High School and served in the Civilian Conservation Corps, building dams and roads in the Cedar City area. Joe married Vera Sagers on Sept. 23, 1938, in the Salt Lake Temple. She preceded him in death March 15, 2006. He worked eight years for American Smelting & Refining, then joined the Tooele County School District as chief custodian of the Grantsville schools, retiring after 35 years of service. He was a founding member of the Grantsville Volunteer Fire Department, joining in 1945, and has been an active member since then. He served as assistant fire chief and fire chief. He was a Grantsville City councilman for 12 years; an organizer and official of the Grantsville Gun Club; chairman of the Old Folks Sociable committee in 1956, and many more. He was recognized for his service to the community with awards from the city, state and FFA. He and Vera won many awards for their beautiful lawns and gardens. A devoted member of the LDS Church, he served in many callings including bishop, high councilman, sunday school president and group leader. He and Vera served as ordinance workers at the Jordan River Temple for eight years. Joe is survived by his children; Byron (Joyce) Elfors, Karen Kleinlein, Raymond (Norma) Elfors, Ilene (Russ) Wood; 15 grandchildren, 46 great-grandchildren and four great-great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be Jan. 28 at 1 p.m. in the Grantsville 4th Ward Chapel, 428 S. Hale Street, Grantsville. There will be a viewing the evening before from 6 to 8 p.m. at Tate Mortuary, 110 S. Main Street, Tooele, and at the church prior to the services from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The family suggests that instead of flowers, please make a contribution to the Grantsville City Volunteer Fire departmentElfors

Giveaway!

One of my dear friends-Whitney, was so sweet and wrote a post about Steve and I this week. It seriously made us so happy that she was willing to help spread the word for us.

Steve and I generally have never been the type of people to ask people for help, we just aren't like that. But as we've been going through the Adoption process we need help in spreading the word.

The more people who can help spread the word, we can be one step closer to finding our lil' one.

So, with that being said-I'm going to be doing a GIVEAWAY!

I'll make you, your very own cooking apron! AND you get to choose the colors!:)



Here is how you can enter!

1. Follow our blog.

2. Leave your name and e-mail address in the comments section of this post. You can also get one extra entry for each of the following:

1. Grabbing our Adoption button and putting it on yours!

2. Liking our Adoption Facebook Page

3. E-mailing friends or family

4. If you’ve done anything else to help spread the word, please feel free to give yourself an extra entry.

DEADLINE is two weeks from today: February 1,2012

Not Forgotten.

It's amazing to know that God always seems to know exactly what I need. He has countlessly shown me that I am not forgotten and that he loves me.

Infertility can be such an ugly topic, but such a beautiful one. I've been growing so much with this trial and through this trial I get the amazing opportunity of going through the Adoption process. The process hasn't been a bed of roses, it can be really hard but so fulfilling at the same time.

I'm growing. I'm gaining a greater understanding for his purpose and his plan. His far better plan.

Within the last couple months I know that God has placed certain people in my life for a reason.

-A birth parent who made the most unselfish decision of her life when she was only 16 to place her baby through adoption because she wanted what was best for her child. Through her I have a different perspective on birth parents, and I find her to be one of the most strongest women I have ever met.

-A friend I haven't actually met, but yet I consider her one of my dearest friends. I met her through the blogging world. Through her I have gained patience and a better attitude and outlook on infertility. We write each other notes of encouragement and updates of how our Adoption journey is going.

-The Young Women-They inspire me, and touch my life daily. They all have such strong testimonies of the gospel and they are constantly reminding me of how to be Christ like.

-Three different women. I get to associate with these women regularly. They too, have gone through infertility. We can talk, laugh, hug and cry together. One who has never gone through infertility can never, truly understand what it feels like.

I'm so grateful to my Father in Heaven for always reminding me that I'm not forgotten, that he does remember me and that he loves me.