Where man sees but withered leaves, God sees sweet flowers growing. ~Albert Laighton

Well, Tara always has quotes for her titles, so I thought I'd try.

Easter was lovely this year. Kady wore a dress made for her by Grandma Combs, and she looked beautiful for our family pics!

When I was little, we'd watch the first half of the Ten Commandments every year. The movie was so long, it was on past my bed time, or I just wouldn't last. Maybe that's why I don't like watching the beginnings of movies over and over without seeing the end. It just doesn't seem worth it. But really, isn't that how life is?

You see Moses' mother and sister go to the river, place him in a basket, and let him go. Would I be able to do that with Kady? I think not. Why would God do that? Why then would He have Moses grow up in the household of the man who wanted to kill him?

When I was little, I couldn't have told you the answer from watching the movie. As I got older, and could connect the Bible story with the movie, it made more sense- Moses had to grow up the way he did so that he would be humbled, and would have the skills and ability to free and lead his people out of Egypt.

So, Easter is a time to reflect on what we cannot see. We cannot see the whole picture, and we shouldn't forget that maybe there is a reason that something bad or not so great has happened to you.

On a lighter note, here's pics of Kady!



Kady's bloomers, everyone!



OH! There's people!



Hmmm....this is tasty!



So cute!



We went out to eat last week, and a cute old man came up to our smiling girl and said "You know, I think in all God's creations, I believe there's nothing more beautiful then a sleeping baby. I think the second is a smiling one.

Lions, tigers, and babies and bears! Oh, my!

Well this past week we got our last visit for awhile from Karl, Saren, and Jace. Then we heard about something going on at the mall that we just couldn't miss out on!

This pics from when KS&J visited with Creed. Kady really enjoyed visit. Jace 'shared' some of his gym toys with her, so she was good for us while we went to the temple.


Kady and Jace really liked playing together.


Where could we all be headed? Are we going on an adventure?


Look what we found in the Kiwisippi Mall wilderness! Baby tigers!


What's this? Jealousy? Poor little lions in the next cage, not very many people visited them, and they noticed!


Next we visited the bears! The babies had to say out though, cause these babies were teething, so Karl stayed out, then I switched him places.


You ever get that feeling that if something happens, it's happening to you? I had that feeling up until seconds after this pics was taken. When the bear peed on me.


We were so good with the animals, they let us take some home!

The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo

I got to be in the Relief Society Re-enactment this past Thursday and Friday, and I got to play an ancestor of mine, Nancy Naomi Alexander Tracy.



Here I am at the end, singing 'As Sisters in Zion' with the other sisters.



Here's 'Nancy' with Joseph and Emma. They were the sweetest couple! I hope they're able to come back next year.

I was so glad to be able to participate in the Re-enactment, and I wish that every person I knew were able to see it.

Cuteness defined.

Here's my girl! Some of these pics are from GR, but well, I haven't updated in awhile. But as probably all of you know, Kyle and I have moved to Nauvoo, where he has a job with NRI. NRI stands for Nauvoo Restoration Inc. They're who takes care of all the historical homes, sites, and land down on the "flats" here.

We love being here, and are grateful for Kristy, one because she is teaching me all sorts of new things, and two because she babysits a lot for us, allowing us to go to the temple once a week. It's been tons of fun, and we hope to soon move into the house that Bob and Kristy are fixing up for us, and I will do a blog on that sometime.

Kady is getting SO big! And she's starting to laugh, and have fun playing in the bathtub. She's four months, and just now starting to wear 3-6 month sleepers. I think she'll be in the 0-3 onesies for awhile now yet.

The animals are doing good, Digby is slowly but surely learning sit, and Simon and Siam are having fun being alone at our new house. And when they can escape, Simon loves to "help" Bob with anything.

Kady Scarlett Combs!

Well, Kady is finally here (a month ago) and here are some pics!

Here's her blessing day, in the BEAUTIFUL dress and cap that her Grandma Combs made her!

New House

Sorry it's been awhile, Tara.

So, in the past month:

Kyle finally got to MO! Yay! Lovely day! He got to help Dad, Andy, and Jared finish up the renovations that Dad insisted needed doing. The former Bidia house has an all new bathroom! All that was going to be done was paint the tub, put in a new surround, put in a cabinet, replace the plumbing, and redo the floor. Instead, the chimney got ripped out, the walls were taken down, the plumbing extensively redone, the gas-line moved, a totally new shower, a new sink, and a cabinet put in. Then some rewiring was redone, outlets moved and added, phone lines put in, a new wall in the kitchen, and insulation put in the attic.

Kyle's parents came for a short visit, and they brought us all the stuff we had left up there, and his mom, Kristy, showed us the beautiful blessing dress she's making for Honey, and the dress that she may be remaking into an Easter dress for our girl.

I've gotten a calling in Primary: Primary worker! I get to help with the Sunbeams, the little angels. I was helping Sis. Dot Carr, who is not in Relief Society, and then I'll be helping the new teacher until I have the baby, then I'm taking a few weeks off, then I'll start working with the kids that will be in Sunbeams next year, then I'll be in Sunbeams next year.

I've hit the ninth month of pregnancy! Yesterday I hit the 38 week mark! And midnight on Thursday, I had my first and hopefully only false alarm! I am ready for this kid to make her entrance, but apparently, my body isn't. Hopefully soon, but time will tell.

Kyle and I moved into our first house! It's a rental, but our landlords are pretty awesome. Our cats are getting used the the new space and seem to finally be getting used to each other and getting along. And Kyle seems to really want to give our boys (Siam and Simon) a little kitty sister along with the human one they'll be getting soon. The fam thinks he's crazy. Besides that, Kyle seems to be fitting in quite well around here, and seems to enjoy "getting in the mix" as we call it around here.

Well, I've gotta go home now, so hopefully the next time I blog, there will be a beautiful little brand-new baby girl sleeping in a carseat next to my computer chair.

Guess who's back...

...back again. Tell a friend.

Well, despite my whining, I miss Baltimore. Technically, my husband, our kitten, and my new friend Shay and her boys, but we'll just generalize for now.

So, I'm back in MO! Here's what I've been up to since:
Monday: Swimming and getting sunburned! And getting to see nieces and nephews, and teaching Jerica and Monkey to swim. Jerica can swim all the way across the pool without help, but she still needs her floaties! And Monkey can swim a little over half way, he could do the whole way, but he doesn't have Jerica's confidence.

Tuesday: This day was a fun day in Warrensburg with Mom and Em. Doctor's appt, which included Emily telling the Dr. she wanted it on my records that I was definitely getting an IUD after Honey comes (poor girl didn't have anyone to do that for her.)

Wednesday: Watched the twins and Santana, and that's all I can remember.

Thursday: Went to the Fair with Tiffy for dollar day. We had fun wandering around, and we ran into Danial Holofchak, and we talked with him for a long while, and then walked around more, then got each got a funnel cake with Bavarian cream (yum!) and chocolate syrup. Then we went to El Tap and gorged some more. Then back to my house to wash baby clothes and watch Penelope. Good movie! Then I showed Tiffy the wonder that is Josh Turner, and some funny bits from Dr. Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog. Good movie/blog/tv show/ thing.

Friday: Lovely day at the temple with Mom, Dad, and Mellisa. Good times. Annie and Emily (Mostly Annie) were nice enought to watch Mellisa's munchkin's so that she could go. Honey had fun jumping on my bladder and nudging my ribs.

So, I'll have more up soon with pictures from my day at work with Kyle, and our day in Washington D.C.

Hope you had fun with this boringness!