Busy Week, Hawaii, Cincinnati, Football...

Some people think that to be strong is to never feel pain.  In reality, the strongest people are the ones who feel it, understand it, and accept it.

Braxton and family, this week was much like any other week.  Busy, Busy, Busy,  Starting the week with dad going to Cincinnati to look at new mill equipment.  Here are a few of the pictures. 

 The view from his Hotel

Lone Peak won Bingham 26-9.  Our defense is really good. Preston Lewis has had an amazing year.  This week they will play Herriman again for the Championship

 Bronson and Dad after the game.

 Some of the pictures from the Beach Bums in Hawaii

 Hollie got to spend the day with Kim and Lance going to the Dole plantation.

 They also took her to the Pearl Harbor Memorial.

 Brady swimming with the turtles.

 We got to keep the little boys for a couple of days.  We went to school and had lunch with Miriah.  She was such great help, she totally took care of them while they were with us.  Some day she is going to be the best mother.

More pictures from Hawaii.  Sleeping when you can grap a few minutes

 The boys took Hollie paddle boarding.

 They also went to the the Dole plantation.

 Beautiful views.

 On Veterans day, Miriahs class went to the Cemetery.  they told the story of the statue to Mr. Ockey's class.  Then Miriah told me about it, I could not believe how much of the story she remembered and the details of it.  She is smart

 Hollie took some pictures of Brady and Crystal in Hawaii,  They are Beautiful.  Only 8 weeks to go before the wedding.

Uncle Cole got a big MOOSE.

 Says he is going to hang it above his bed.  We all laughed.  So glad he shared the pictures with us.

We had the girls day at Aunt Collette's.  It was really fun, we ate and made Christmas Gifts.  Matie brought her new baby.  Miriah was in heaven.  Bristol is beautiful.

 Coming home from Hawaii,  They are one tired bunch.  They had to spend the night in the San Diego Airport.

 Every time she fell asleep Brady was taking pictures of her.  She says he thought it was so funny.

 I forgot to take a picture when I picked them up.  Hollie is so tan.  They really had a good time and she can't wait to go back.  She thinks our whole family needs to go.

 Basketball has started for Brody and they are in California all week, their first game was on Saturday, They lost.  he got to play some.  Miriah and I have been sewing a little bit, she is so funny.  I asked her one day after school if she wanted to go to the movie? and her reply was, "No I just want to go sew"  She is doing well in school and is progressing in piano and dance.  She really wants to sing.  I need to get her in singing lessons I guess.  She was so sad when she didn't get one of the singing parts for the program.

Britton is going to be busy this week, basketball has doubled their practices and he has one for soccer to get ready for St. George, plus we got to do his science project.  Hope we get everything done.

President Uchtdorf gave a talk back in 2009 called Two Principles for the Economy.  he says, that he has seen enough ups and downs throughout his life.  He knows winter will surely give way to the warmth and hope of a new spring.  he is optimistic about the future.  We much remain steadfast in hope, work with all our strength, and trust in God.  He shares a story of when he was 11 and his family is living in the attic of a farmhouse near Frankfurt Germany.  They were refugees for the second time in a period of only a few years,  Now as he looks back on the hard and difficult time he can see that it was a time of great personal growth.  His family bonded together through hard work.  It wasn't easy, but the work kept them from dwelling too much on the difficulties of their circumstances.  Although their circumstance didn't change overnight, it did change. " That's the thing about work.  If we simply keep at it-steady and constant- things certainly will improve.  How the lord Loves the laborer!  He doesn't expect us to work harder than we are able.  He doesn't compare our efforts to those of others.  Our heavenly Father asks only that we do the best we can- that we work according to our full capacity, however great or small that may be.  Work is an antidote for anxiety, an ointment for sorrow, and a doorway to possibility. What ever our circumstances in life, let us do the best we can and cultivate a reputation for excellence in all that we do.  When your wagon gets stuck in the mud, God is much more likely to assist the man who gets out to push than the man who merely raises his voice in prayer.  Pres Monson put it this way, "It is not enough to want to make the effort and to say we'll make the effort...It's in the doing, not just  in the thinking that we accomplish our goals.  Work can be ennobling and fulfilling."

Love you all and I hope you have a great week  Work hard, Trust God and Pray Always.