Motherhood

"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. The choice is different and unique for each mother and each family. Many are able to be 'full-time moms,' at least during the most formative years of their children's lives, and many others would like to be. Some may have to work part- or full-time; some may work at home; some may divide their lives into periods of home and family and work. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."

Trip to Children's Museum

Indianapolis has the best Children's Museum! We were at the Comic Superheroe display.

Grace Learns to eat

This is the first time she ate rice cereal. She cried every time I took the spoon away.

She is learning how to keep some of it in her mouth.

Halloween

Missionaries came to visit right before we went trick or treating.

BOO! Scary Cat

Dinner after the Wedding

I know the pictures of the wedding never stop. I left out about 900 of them so you can just thank me. My sisters son Jonah was so exhausted, he almost went face first in his food. Luckily, we moved his plate just in time.

Nauvoo Illinois Temple

It was a gorgeous fall afternoon in Nauvoo Illinois. We were so blessed to all be together on such a significant day!

Presenting Mr. and Mrs. Hecker

My sister Emily and her husband Matthew!

Family Campout

We went camping this Weekend with some friends at Uncle Bud and Aunt Judy's property. I am pretty sure the kids had way more fun than the adults.

Cute Isaac

Turkey Run State Park

Grace is growing

Helping Daddy

Grace sat in the garage while Jacob worked on his sculpture.

Mom and Dad Married 30 years!!!

I used some of these pictures at the 30th wedding anniversary party!

Emily and Matt

Grace 2 months

Nathanael's 1st day of school

On Lake Monroe

Grace's Blessing Day

This was a very special day for us. Grace wore the blessing dress that I was blessed in 29 years ago. Way to go mom on saving it for me! I was so impressed with how white the dress still was. We had all the family come back to our house for lunch after church.

Grandpa and Grandma Dobson came

Jacobs parents came all the way from the Philippines to visit family here in the states. One of the highlights was the trip down to southern Indiana. The boys had fun riding around the farm on the 4 wheeler and dressing up like girls in wigs. I never knew they could be so pretty!