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Thirteen years and going strong!

Before you start reading this post be sure to click play on the playlist to your right. I couldn't figure out how to get it to autoplay. I had to post this song with this entry because WE LOVE IT! It describes Karl and I perfectly!


As I look back over the years of my life I am always left to wonder at all the amazing things my Father in Heaven has blessed me with.
-It starts with totally supportive parents who overcame a lot of things to make it to the temple to be sealed together.
-I have enjoyed Freedom and Prosperity my whole life.
-I live in a time when we think nothing of the miracle and convenience of electricity, running water, electric heat, air conditioning, telephones, cellphones, and flushing toilets that live right inside our homes!
-I have been blessed with the gospel around me from the time I was just young.
-I have been blessed with health.
-I have been relatively protected from the burdens of sickness, death, and loss that so many people seem to be constantly surrounded with.
-I have four beautiful, healthy, children that I have had the fortunate opportunity of spending lots of time with, making many happy memories!
-I have been extremely blessed to see many truly inspiring, things in this country that I love, things that have changed my heart and my outlook on life.
-I have been blessed to meet many, many giants that have touched my life and have opened my eyes to the true meaning and purpose of life.
-I have been privileged to have some of these giants stay in my life. They are my "kindred spirits".
-I have on several very special occasions felt Heavenly Fathers spirit witness to me that He is, and that He loves me very much.
-I have been blessed with time. Time to spend with my kids, time to spend with my family and friends, time to spend reading, learning, and growing, time to spend thinking and feeling.

I could continue on, and on, and on. The point is, I never cease to be amazed and humbled at the things that I have been so lovingly given by my Father in Heaven. I am always grateful. However, of all these things, the blessing that amazes me the most, the thing that, try as I may, I can never comprehend, is.....


The gift of a most amazing, devoted, intelligent, attractive, strong, and righteous man-




My Husband!



Karl,

It has been 13 years ago today that I married you in the Manti temple for time and all eternity. I remember my feelings that day, feelings of excitement, hope, and dreams for our future together. I remember feeling like the luckiest girl on earth.
After 13 years of marriage I now know that I am the luckiest girl on earth!
When I married you it seemed that 13 years of marriage would just never come. It just didn't seem like that much time would ever elapse. I say that with a little chuckle. I now realize that time doesn't just click by, it is very sneaky and when we're not watching it flies very quickly forward. I'm grateful for time however quickly it goes! It now seems as if I can't remember a time that I have ever not loved you and I look forward to much more time to love you!
There is a Scripture that describes what you are to me: "...Ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people."
How I could love you this much, I don't know!
But, I do!

Happy 13th Anniversay
With an Eternal Love,
Amy

Greenhalgh Reunion on the West Desert

Well if any of you have been wondering where in the world I have been, we left last Wednesday for our annual "Chick" family reunion. It was out on the West Desert this year and with the exception of the bugs we had a great time.

Here are some snap shots of people in our family:

This is my Aunt Pat and Uncle Dave, they moved to Cleavleland around five years ago from the Salt Lake area. They are visiting with my Grandma Wanda's brother Jean and his wife. This was my first time meeting them and it was fun to hug someone who grew up with my grandma.

This is Aunt Jeneil with my sweet niece Charity.

My beautiful mom! Happy Birthday Mom!

Uncle Chase with Luke!

This is my Uncle Pete, graciously showing us his "Duh" look, one more time for the camera!

LOL Thanks Uncle Pete!

Here is Grandma Kathryn with Charity!

Kenzi with her little sidekick, Charity!

Here is Grandpa "Chick" with my dad in the background.

Here are a few of the fun times we had:

Four Wheeler riding, Bean Bag tossing! (Grandpa Chick and Uncle Jim, Chase and Trent above)

This is our family performing our skit! It was about the "blockheadism" that runs in our family! LOL! You had to be there! LOL!

Climbing!

Believe it or not this is an OLD grader we found almost at the very top of a mountain.

Mine Exploring!

There are old mines all over up there. This particular cave went back quite a ways. Chase and I were not very brave and so were at the very back of the crowd. When they got to the end of the mine shaft and seen the bat, needles to say, we were the first one out!

No reunion is complete with out sitting up late around the campfire!

Star Gazing was fun! The sky was so clear! We were wishing we had our telescope.

We got a lot of good laughs out of our hairdo's and dirty clothes. But Jacelin's picture tops them all! LOL

Last, but definitely not least, was the hunting that was going on:

Yes, even Jacelin learned that those sneaky reptiles can be fun! She found a Horny Toad and made it her pet for about two days while we were there. She made it a cage and then tied a rope to her cage so that she could pull her "pet" with her every where she went. There were tears when it was time to go home and she had to let it go. Below is a picture of her pulling her horny toad along with her.

Now for the major league hunting expeditions:

Warning: The following pictures contain graphic images! If you are sensitive to large and/or fuzzy creeping, crawling creatures you may not want to move forward with this post!

Jax spent 90% of his waking hours walking around with his face to the ground finding all kinds of critters, Horny Toad, Lizards, Beetles, and..... well I will let you discover for yourself his other findings!

This was Jax's first catch not more than an hour after we had arrived in camp.

Jax's second catch.

Uncle Don caught him several lizards also. The one he says is his favorite came from Uncle Don and I didn't even get a picture of it. I feel so bad! It was very cool it was dark with a white ring around it's neck. Very cool! I'm so sad that I didn't get a picture of it.

Yes, you are seeing correctly! He did manage to find one of the hugest Tarantulas I have ever seen! Okay so I haven't seen very many, but still. The next picture shows you exactly how big it is in proportion to the 1 gallon ice cream container it is in. He felt really bad about not getting to take this thing home, but I told him ABSOLUTELY NOT! I could just imagine having lots of little baby Tarantulas running around our desert hills behind our house! NOPE! SORRY!

As we were leaving to come home he come running with this ever so cool lizard. It looked like it had leopard spots except it had orange ones and the underneath of his tail was all orange. We had to take some quick pictures before he set it free!

Our house is coming along good. The drywallers should be done close to the end of this week and our stucco should be getting started. Our tile guy is coming in to start laying hardy backer tomorrow and our paint is scheduled for the 15th of June! Wow!

Hope everyone is having a great spring now that the weather is starting to warm up a bit!

Love you all,

Amy