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Parenthood? That's what I thought too.

This week I have been thinking bunches about the purpose of family and my desire to have or not have more children. Unlike many of you I feel significantly self-absorbed still, and kids have, to this point, significantly cramped my ability to do whatever I want whenever I want. I would like to share three experiences this last week that have made me feel extremely grateful for the family that I have and have taught me poignant lessons.

On Sunday, the 23^rd Heidi and I took our kids down to the visitors’ center in Idaho Falls and spent an hour or so with Bob and Julie and Co. We saw a Cristus, watched some family films and looked around at their other displays. We had a good time and will probably be going back in the future. Hyrum loved the big feet and hands on the Christ statue. When we were coming home I asked Heidi about her desire to raise a family it went something like this:

Me: Honey, why did you want to have kids? I love our family and all but what has been your motivation?

Her: I don’t know. I just have always loved kids and have wanted my own family. You know my patriarchal blessing talks about my kids.

Me: But where does that motivation come from. I mean kids don’t seem to bring freedom and options to our lives; they usually even make it harder.

Her: I guess so; I mean, I know that is true, but I guess none of that has bothered me. I know that it is the right thing to do.

Me: Well I know it’s right too. That has actually been one of my only motivations. I guess if Heavenly Father (HF) hadn’t told us to have a family I may not have been willing to start one. I just hope that there comes a time when I feel that desire for myself.

For all of those wondering, I do love my kids. It just takes sacrifice, scheduling, and attention that I often don’t want to give. I’m sure all of you can understand that natural man feeling in someway. In a way I was asking HF to show me the Joy I can receive in fulfilling one of my earthly purposes.

Two days later on the evening of Tuesday the 25^th I was at a Bishopric training meeting with the Stake Presidency.  All three members of the Stake Presidency were taking turns talking about how we can fill our spiritual “buckets.” After the Stake President had shared some thoughts he asked everyone in the room to share some thoughts about how we fill our spiritual buckets. After several comments I raised my hand and shared something like this:

Me: I fill my spiritual bucket when I set time aside to spend with my family. There are lots of days where my two-year-old Hyrum gets up from his nap and I am supposed to be watching him but I would rather have time to myself. Lots of times I would rather do my homework, play a game, or take a nap; but when I put all of that aside for and hour or so and dedicate my time to play with my son or take him somewhere I come home renewed because of my actions. I love them because I am willing to serve them and Heavenly Father fills up my bucket that way.

You should know that I felt the spirit testifying to me that this was true and I was overpowered with my personal emotions to the point of crying openly with these brethren.

On Friday the 28^th Heidi and I and decided that we were going to have a family movie night and let Hyrum stay up with us and then sleep in the front room. We were all very excited. Before I lead all of you to believe that this was a fantastic family activity I want you to know that – the movie part was great, the sleeping part a flop. During and Right after dinner I laid all of our blankets our on the floor in our front room and got Hyrum started in the bathtub. I decided that I should go get our camping mats and sleeping bags so I walked over to get them from our storage unit on the other side of the complex. As I was walking up the stairs one of our young women was rather happily running down the stairs all dressed up and perfumed all over. As we passed I thought about the kind of fun and carefree evening she must be going on, so excited to have a date on a Friday night 3 weeks into her first semester here at school. I thought about how Heidi and I would be spending the next 2 hours in our pajamas, trying to keep our 2 year old to be interested in spending time together, even watching Cars, a movie that he loves.

By the time I reached the top of the stairs and turned the corner I realized that I was very happy and excited for our little family night in. It was really at this moment that I began to realize that HF has been changing my heart for the last three years; that I am someone different than I was when we got married. Family life isn’t always the easiest but it suddenly felt much more rewarding. We had lots of fun watching our movie and then my dear wife spent the next hour trying to get Hyrum to sleep. In the middle of the night when I was getting pushed off my pillow I decided to move to the couch and apparently a little while after that Heidi moved to the bed because little feet were kicking her. We both woke up in these spots with Hyrum sleeping happily on the living room floor.

That next morning on the 29^th we had planned to go to the temple. Our babysitter arrived midmorning and we made our way up the hill. When we were in the temple I continually heard and felt the words of the endowment ringing through my bones:

Narrator: “That they may fill the measure of their creation and have joy therein.”

Sitting in the Celestial room I was given time to reflect on a wonderful week wherein the Lord taught me a little more about families, the purpose of life, and his ability to change our desires and ultimately our hearts.

Just last night, Saturday the 6^th, we were coming home having a completely different conversation than two weeks previous. We were discussing the challenges of life and how to best teach and love our children. When we pulled in we were talking about our busy lives and how best to support each other. I started to tell Heidi about some of the talks in the Priesthood session; particularly President Monson’s about the power to change and that man can change. I tried to tell Heidi how much I have grown to love her and our kids but could hardly finish because of the tears.

I hope you all know how much each of you means to me and how you have been living examples of the principles I have talked about here. Thank you for everything!

Andrew

Summer Update

For those of you who aren't family, we write a letter each month to give an update to our family members, this is that letter except it includes about 3 months worth of stuff.

I don’t think you have heard from us since our meeting at Grandma’s Funeral although many of you have seen us more recently than that.  Well this is going to be a combination submission of content and photos. We had a great time seeing all of you in May but our family was worn out just the same afterward.

When we came home we had about a month before our due date and planned lots of slower family activities before baby was born. Instead of celebrating Heidi’s birthday with a party and presents we did stuff together and filled the month up. We went out to the movies, we went to the zoo, the splash park, and went out to eat several times.

 The third weekend in June we drove to Burley to attend a Luke family reunion for several days. The next week we kept hoping and praying for baby to come so that he would be here before I had to leave to go to scout camp. And behold, we were blessed.

Ever since Heidi’s recovery from Hyrum’s birth Heidi has been doing research and educating herself more and had decided that she wanted an un-medicated birth. We took some hypnobabies classes to provide some instruction and coping methods that we ended up using very successfully with the assistance of a midwife.

Josiah was born on the morning of Saturday June 23^rd without mentionable complications. We are very excited to have him in our lives. Even before we left the hospital we knew this was going to be a big change for Hyrum but he has proven to be a great older brother so far. He is a little disappointed that baby Josiah doesn’t play like Hyrum wants.

The next weekend we had Hyrum’s Birthday a few days early so that I could be there before I headed off to scout camp. We felt fortunate to have so much family support over the next few weeks. Mom Luke cam down for two weeks with 2 of Heidi’s young brothers so they were there starting the weekend of the birthday party along with Bob and Julie, Heidi, and some Luke cousins. After Mom Luke left we had so much help from our ward while Heidi finished up checkouts for the semester and started ED Week.

I had a great summer up at Treasure Mountain. I didn’t shoot nearly as much as last year because I was trying to be a little more frugal this year. It was a crazy 6 weeks but it helped me understand better how to work with youth.  I don’t think I will be going back next year unless it somehow becomes a senior internship. I got off one day early so that we could leave the next day to drive to Washington. This is almost a repeat experience to last year’s summer vacation. We spent a few days camping with the Luke’s up by Rainier and then a few days with all the Prosser Potters swimming, playing, going to the temple, and blessing Josiah in the Rattlesnake Mountain Ward.

Since coming home we have been trying to organize and deep clean our home. We are having a combined yard sale next week with several other families the same time as we will be having new check-ins for the semester. After all that school starts my last year here. We have a long way to go but we are trying to get out of debt before we leave Rexburg. We think that it would make our lives simpler and more provident. We appreciate all the help and support all of you are. Thank you for your life examples and your advice. We wouldn’t be where we are without having others to follow.

We will be updating our blog more frequently this semester due to an journaling experiment so you can follow our happenings more closely there. 

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March Madness

March has been a great month for us! Heidi and I have been able to get out quite a bit and as the semester draws to a close there are many activities going on, on- campus. At the beginning of the month, we participated in an "I-mazing Race," which is a BYU-I version of the Amazing Race. For those unfamiliar with the Amazing race it is a TV show where pairs of contestants are given clues as they race around the world completing tasks. So, Heidi and I raced around campus finding hidden eggs, getting a strike at the bowling alley, putting together a puzzle, taking a picture with Thor, Latin dancing, etc. There were about nine of these tasks that we had to complete as fast as we could to get the next clue. The next clue would direct us to our next challenge. We had tons of fun and plan on participating again next semester. After this experience, Heidi and I decided that we wanted to be a little more active in our dates and family activities.

On Mondays, for the after school program,I have been taking the kids bouldering, which is a form of rock climbing where you don’t use a harness. I found out I could get a deal if I bought a punch card and we have gone twice this month. It has been a very challenging activity for both of us physically and emotionally. The place where we go is an outdoor store on Main Street where they have 15' - 20’ routes to climb around, and mats to place underneath you in case you fall.

We've continued having couples from our ward over for FHE. It has been a great way to get to know all of the people in our ward and stay connected to them. Since we go to a student ward, and BYU-I has a trimester track system, we have a whole batch of move-ins three times a year at the start of a new semester. We find that it is easier to do the things we know we should when there are other people to do them with. I think this is true of most things throughout our life – and that is why our families are of great importance.

I had a staff-training meeting for scout camp down in Idaho Falls later in the month so afterwards we got together with some of our married friends and went to Bodies: The Exhibition at the Museum of Idaho.This exhibit is amazing. They have preserved several full human bodies and stripped them of their skin to show bones, muscles, nerves,veins, etc. They have one whole room dedicated to the development of fetuses and another to the circulatory system. They also had several display cases of specific body parts that had been preserved. They have done a good job of tactfully presenting the human body and all of its complexities. And to imagine that we get to make these someday! We had a really good time and afterward went out to dinner with several of our friends. If this presentation is ever available to you I would recommend going. As a general rule I wouldn’t take children, though. I am sure there is a ton of information online for those interested in the content of the exhibition.

Last week I participated in a concert version of The Savior of the World. It is a musical play where the first act is everything leading up to Christ's birth and the second act is everything after his death. A whole group of people participated in a 400 person choir, a full orchestra, and a 40 person cast to present the music and the message of this play to a 12,000+ audience in the new BYUI Center. It was a great privilege to be able to participate. I was a member of the ensemble choir. We had dress rehearsals on Wednesday and Thursday and then just one performance on Friday night. I had an opportunity to watch it on stage two years ago, here at BYU-Idaho and thought that production was better overall, but the feeling of the music was still powerfully presented without costumes or scenery.

Just this last weekend, the morning after the performance, we drove all the way up to Coeur d'Alene to spend some time with the Luke Family who were staying at a little resort near the lake through their time-share. They paid for our gas which made such a short trip more enticing. We carpooled with Emily, Heidi’s sister, and Preston, her soon to be fiancé. They went up so he could ask permission to marry Emily. We spent most of the time playing kids games, talking, and planning their family reunion. I also slept quite a bit because I was the primary driver for our 14 hour round trip weekend. We had a great time and saw some more of this beautiful earth god has created for us. That is an interstate Heidi and I had never driven but there this some great scenery!

We also stopped by the St. Francis Xavier Church in Missoula, Mt. It is listed as a state historical site even though the Catholic Church still currently uses it. The main building is a mini version of what I imagine European cathedrals to look like. The main hall is lined with two rows of pillars holding up a spacious three story domed roof. All of the windows in the main room were stained glass and everywhere else on the ceilings and walls there were murals representational of bible stories. In the back of the room on the 2^nd story was a functioning old pipe organ. If there was any other empty space on the pillars or walls it was filled up with golden painted filigree. However magnificent this building looked it felt terribly empty. I am so grateful to be a part of the true church and that God has allowed so many temples to dot the earth. May we forever cherish the covenants we have made there.We appreciate having family so close around here but wish that we could see the rest of you more often.

P.S. Heidi and I used our tax return to pay off more than $3,000 of debt this last month. Part of that was one of Heidi's student loans.

Valentine's Weekend

Valentine's day hasn't even gotten here yet, but it's been an enchanting weekend! It has been, overall, a great way to end the last week!

FRIDAY:
Julie came up to Rexburg to hang out, and so we went to WalMart to finish buying the stuff for our Dorm party on Saturday, then we went out to eat at good ol' Micky-dees...been a little while and the greasy fries are my favorite! :)
Last Wednesday I started getting the cold that Hyrum had picked up from who-knows, but Friday I woke up with it in full-swing. However...thanks to Afrin, I was surviving the day. Then...Andrew comes home with THE MOST GORGEOUS arrangement of flowers!



Then, Hyrum took an extra nap to help me out. Is there anything more precious than a sleeping baby? Me thinks not!


Then, one of my girls came over to curl my hair for the BIG dance that night..the Valentine's Formal--a night in Paris.
We decided to go to the formal with another couple that is in our ward...and they are a blast! We had dinner at their house a few weeks ago, so it we had them to our house for a dinner before the dance. The Butterfields brought a very delicious salad, and then we had corn chowder and breadsticks...from scratch (remember...Betty Crocker). HAHA! Okay, so yes, the food was from scratch, but I was running around like a chicken with it's head cut off, and it wouldn't have made it if it weren't for Andrew...

We were smokin' that night!


SATURDAY: So I have a goal to run a 5K (3.1 miles) by July 4th...go from fat and waddling around to running a 5K in 1 year! :) But anyways, there was a Valentine's "Fun Run" that was a 5k! Andrew and I, plus Jena & Joey Hagen (some other head residents and my walking buddy) decided to do it. It was kinda crazy (especially when you consider that Andrew and I were both sick by this point) but totally fun! Andrew's goal was to finish in under 36 minutes. He finished in 35:26--barely there, but definitely there! My goal was to run at least a mile, and to finish in 45 minutes. I finished in exactly 42 minutes, and ran just over a mile! It was a wonderful feeling to finish something that I started! Next 5K I want to finish in 37 minutes...and for the 4th of July 5k, I want to finish in 30 minutes or less. We took Hyrum, and pushed him around the track. I really really really wish that we had thought to take our camera...but alas, we did not. Most people that were there (including the Hagen's and Andrew) had a "lap counter," someone who stood on the side of the track and would count your laps, so that you didn't have to keep track. But...I slipped through the cracks (yeah, I'm just that skinny! haha) and so I didn't have one. When you passed them, they would cheer you on and tell you how many laps you had done or how many you had left. I kept hearing "Yay! Go Jena" and "Andrew, you're my man!" etc...but what happened when I ran past them? "Go team stroller!" I guess that's what happens when you become a mom...you're defined by just that. You can imagine how exposed I felt (and nameless) when Andrew took Hyrum and let me run on my own...I then got a "yay!" from the sidelines. Oh well...I still finished, and it was still a great experience! Here's to more 5ks!!!

I woke up today with no voice, and some intense intestinal issues. Gross, I know. So we have now finished off the weekend by staying home from church and having an extremely relaxing day. But it was exactly what the doctor ordered because I'm feeling much better now--ready to start a new week, and to see what Valentine's day has to offer us tomorrow! One more picture...just for good measure--geez he's a good looking kid!!!

Hyrum's New Tricks

Hyrum first started crawling about two or three weeks ago, and since then he's been a little mobile fiend! However, since then he's learned a few more things. 1) crawling really fast to get to something that he knows he can't have (shoes and paper are the current favorites) 2) standing--started out as just in his crib, but now it is anything that he can grab a hold of & 3) he now says "mama" which is, of course, one of my favorites!

It has been so amazing, yet sad to see my little baby growing into a little boy! I bet it will only be a couple more months before he's running around, getting into everything! But, alas, I will just be extremely grateful that I get to stay at home with him and cherish every moment! Okay, so maybe that is a little harder than it sounds, since time FLIES by...but I will try!

Everyday Betty Crocker

So, do you remember when you were little and you found out that Betty Crocker wasn't a real person? So, maybe I was just a little on the strange side...I also remember grieving for days when I was told that Karen Carpenter was not alive anymore (I was 7). But I digressed, I am writing this post to let everyone know that she is ALIVE and well...in me that is. That may sound a little proud (it is), but just wait until you know why. I baked a pie. Yes, a yummy yummy pie from scratch. Well, the filling was canned, but it was filling that Julie and I made from scratch and then canned...so it still counts.

Just behold the beauty:

'Nuff said.

January Recap

This has been an awesome month. Heidi and I have reworked our budget and
we are trying to run a cash budget this whole year. We had a good month last month
and we are so grateful that tax season has arrived. We are hoping to put most of our
return towards Heidi’s student loans and a few other amenities for our home.
The first week of the month Andrew helped run the sound system in the
Drama theatre for a touring group doing a show called “Forever Plaid” He got to
hear a lot of great barbershop music with piano and bass. He also learned bunches
about programming sound on a digital soundboard. He will also be helping out
backstage with two children’s shows later this semester.

Heidi has been attending her cake decorating class and although she was
anxious about it at first. She has already had 2 projects where she learned shells,
shell borders, writing tips, stars, twisting stars, trees, and use of piping gel. Both of
her cakes looked and tasted great! She has another project due this next week and is
excited to learn some more. Roses are her latest challenge.

We had a really great family dinner here at our house a few weeks ago. Ben
and Bob both came over with their families and after dinner we took a little tour
around campus in the newly dedicated buildings. We just loved watching Hyrum
and Caleb play together they were both quite content to sit on the floor and play
together for almost an hour with very little supervision. On that note Hyrum is
crawling around really well now. He crawls in short sections and stops to play or
observe, he isn’t quite up to full-fledged fleeing.

This last weekend while Jenn was at her gaming conference Andrew went
and played in a Magic: The Gathering Prerelease tournament he placed 4th out of
about 36 and was rewarded 6 pack additional to the ones he opened for the
tournament.

Heidi is really busy with work this month. We have had two difficult girls in
particular that have needed some personal attention. We have also met with the
Bishop and the dean of students to decide what needs to be done. Although both
situations seem to be improving – if they don’t improve faster we may be sending
one of the girls home. Overall that has been a challenging yet growing experience for
Heidi.

We started inviting over couples in our ward for FHE to get to know them better and to help us hold FHE. We have done really well this month and it has made a difference to how we interact in the ward. One of our ward friends invited Heidi to come walking during the week in the new BYUI Center and so three times a week she is walking with her friend Tara who has a little boy 2 days younger than Hyrum. She is very excited to have some time out of the house and is preparing to run in a 5K on the Fourth of July: One year from giving birth to Hyrum. Andrew will be running with her although he won’t be training much until school gets out in April.

Hyrum is getting so big! He is eating solid foods really well, crawling, starting to pull himself up to standing, and saying "baba" and "mama" and we're working on getting him to say dada. Below is a video of one of the first times he crawled...so that was his beginning stages--he's much quicker now!

December Recap

December brings my favorite holiday (Christmas, of course) but other than that--not a fan of December.

Because of our job as Head Residents, it adds a lot of responsibility to that month. There is 1) the end of semester mandatory meeting 2)Pre-white glove cleaning 3)check-outs 4)apartment cleaning & 5)check-in set up. I was so incredibly grateful for my 4 wonderful employees for those last couple weeks--they made white glove and check-outs so much easier for me! I also loved the new system that we came up with this semester for our cleaning!

For Christmas, we had decided to drive to Washington to spend through Christmas morning with Andrew's family, and then Christmas afternoon on with my family. Check-outs were on Sat. December 18th, and then we had planned to leave either the next Monday night or early Tuesday morning. Come Monday afternoon it was really looking like I wasn't even going to have a cleaning crew until Tuesday morning...but alas at 2:30 my cleaning crew pulled through!! I had started going through the apartments and cleaning them, but then I got a crew of 5 people and we zoomed through the rest. (Many thanks to Lauren for watching Hyrum the entire time!!)

We had the car packed by Monday night, and we ended up pulling out of Rexburg a little before 6 am. Hyrum was an awesome traveler! He woke up the two times we stopped for gas/bathroom breaks, I fed him, and he went back to sleep! We made the drive in just under 10 hours, and he only fussed the last 30 minutes--everyone has their breaking point. :)

We had a ton of fun while staying with Andrew's family. Funny story time! A few days before Christmas, we went to WalMart to finish our shopping, with Andrew's Mom. We each grabbed a separate carts, and did our shopping. At one point, Andrew and his mom spotted eachother, and then started on a "crash course" towards each other. After they slammed carts, his mom loudly stated "Sir, you just rammed my cart!" I guess that many people were quite shocked at what had just occurred...until Andrew said something like "Okay, Mom, let's go." I just laughed and laughed about it--I love the Potters!!

Christmas eve we got together with all of the "Washington Potters" and ate chili, cookies, snacks, and watched some Christmas movies. It was a really fun new tradition for me! :) We gave Hyrum his Christmas jammies--and he loved them (or at least I did)!

Christmas morning came bright and early, with even more new experiences! We spent it with Andrew's parents and one of his brother's family. They were "Secret Santa-ed" and so it was really fun to watch their kids open their gifts and be super excited for all the new toys! Hyrum spent more time eating the wrapping paper than he did unwrapping the gifts, but it was still fun. We also had pie for breakfast! There was a super delicious apple cranberry pie that Grammy made--oh, just thinking about it makes me salivate! :)
We were able to spend Christmas afternoon with my family, and it was quite fun to watch Hyrum interact with his two cousins on that side (ages 2 and 1). The day after Christmas, my youngest brother, Kyle, was baptized--and I was extremely excited to be able to witness him make such a great decision!

THE DRIVE HOME
The drive home was much more eventful than the drive to Washington. We had my sister, Emily, on the drive down with us, which helped to keep Hyrum happy (thanks again, Em!).

We didn't leave Selah until about 11ish, which put us leaving Prosser after noon...which was a little bit later than the ideal. Because we only needed to go to Caldwell (about 6 hours from Selah) so we thought it would be okay leaving late...but oh were we wrong!! About 20 miles north of Pendleton, Oregon we passed a sign that said "Road closed 78 miles ahead" uuhh...blue skies, no clouds, no snow...so why would it be closed? After making a few calls to family members back home to check news reports we found out that a train had derailed next to the freeway. Because there was some concern that there was hazardous materials aboard they closed the freeway to assess/clean it. They had JUST closed it...so basically it could be closed for hours...through the night even. So, what did we do? We did what anyone else would do...we waited in Pendleton...hanging out a the local WalMart! :)

After pulling up in Pendleton, we were driving around trying to find something to do when we came upon this place: "Rodeo Lanes" Not sure of why we though it was so funny, but I pronounced it "Ro-day-o Lanes" and we just had to stop to get a picture...but anyways. Hyrum was such an angel for this entire experience, he was a trooper!!

After spending about four or five hours of killing time we finally got the call telling us that the freeway had opened back up...so then the decision: did we go on and get to Caldwell super super later, or do we take the more expensive (but much more fun) option of getting a hotel, RedBox, pizza, and ring in the new year crazy-style?? We decided to drive on through, arriving in Caldwell around 11ish, and promptly falling asleep! For the second year in a row, Andrew and I have not made it to midnight! :)

Once we made it to Rexburg we started full swing for check-ins! Now that they are done we are just resting and relaxing...just as it should be...

November Recap

In November we celebrated Thanksgiving in Island Park, Idaho with Andrew's entire family. We started the Thanksgiving week off by attending the baby blessing of the newest member of the Potter family. All of Andrew's siblings and their families were also able to be there. It was very special to be able to take part in that event, especially with so many family surrounding us all! Congrats little Johnathon Potter!

Due to a massive snow storm that hit us Friday night, we all made the decision to leave for Island Park Saturday afternoon (so that we could avoid getting snowed out). Island Park is only about an hour away from Rexburg but it took us twice that to get there. (We would have made it in better time if I hadn't kept making Andrew slow waaaaay down---come on 20 mph was feeling a little fast for me...but that was just a little bit of paranoia).

Once there we had a blast interacting with the family: cooking, eating, playing games, taking classes, sledding, playing in the snow, etc. I particularly liked getting to know the members of Andrew's family that I either hadn't met, or didn't know very well.

It was a big bummer that we forgot our camera in our rush to get out...so alas I have no pictures to post from it--but it was definitely awesome to completely lose our car in the 4ish feet of snow that we got.

I'm pretty sure that those were the highlights from November! :)

Random Pictures

This one is actually from awhile ago, but I thought it was super cute!
He is starting to sit up, when supported, and this was his first time wearing jeans--which made him look even more like a little boy as opposed to a baby!


Sucking his thumb, a newly acquired talent of his...he won't take the binky!!


Our little pumpkin!