It's all about Travis...

Today has been a very special day in the Squire family.  If I think about it this whole past week has been a very special and big week.  My second oldest Travis turned 16 on the 14th of November.   To celebrate we ( the whole family) woke him up at 5:00 am to take him to breakfast.  As much as Lynn thought Travis would be upset I knew better.  I knew this is something Travis would love and love he did.  We were the only people in IHOP that morning.  We made Travis a great hat it read "King of 16", and King he was.  Afterwards he went to school and we had a great dinner all planned for the evening.  Now this was just the beginning of Travis' great big 16th birthday we still of days of greatness planned out.  This past Saturday we had his birthday party. It's really no fun planning out a boys 16th birthday but I managed to do it and do it well I'm guessing from the non stop talk about it with him and his friends.  It was go carting and FastKarts in salt lake city, it came with pizza and all you can drink soda, a teenage boys dream. Within 2 days of Travis turning 16 he was asked out to Sadie's and already has another date planned for this coming Tuesday.  All this dating and Travis really doesn't want to date, but he is a good young man and doesn't tell the young woman no. I knew this day was coming, I knew the girls were just waiting for Trav to turn 16.  Well that brings us to what went on today.  Before I tell you all, I'm sure everyone is dying to hear.  Trav has always been an amazing person.  When he was born he was so happy by the time he was 2 weeks old he was smiling, not just baby gas bubble smile, but smile at mom because she is talking to me smile.  He has always been happy.  He is an amazing leader and has always been so.  Everywhere Trav has been he makes friends, invites them to church, he has been a great deacon and teacher president, he takes his priesthood duty very serious.  He can make me so happy and laugh so hard with his little ways of saying and doing things.  Lets just say it's been hard the past 16 years to be mad at Trav.  Today Travis was ordained a priest. I cant believe I have 2 sons that are priests.  To make it even more special Josh was able to stand in the circle as his little brother was ordained.  Yes, right now I'm in tears, comes with being a mom.  Josh felt the spirit he was in tears when everything was done.  Travis I love you, you are such an amazing person and leader your love of the gospel and knowledge and wanting to obey your Heavenly Father puts me in awe of you everyday.  Son, I love you....

It's about time....

So here it is November and I'm just getting to my blog.  I hate how my life has gotten so busy.  I always thought once my kids started to grow up that I would have more time for me and the things I would like to do.  WRONG, the older the child the busier you get.  I spend most of my time running from one thing to another that my children are involved in.  I love that they are very busy and involved in school activities, I love that my older three work, but along with that, more time running.  Ok, so that was a long introduction into why I haven't blogged ( most people call it excuse) but I'm taking the "to busy route".
   Ok so update on my oldest Josh.  Since the last time I have blogged my life has fast forward one year.  In the October general conference the prophet said that as of October 2012 if you are graduated from high school and if you are 18 yrs. old you can go on your mission.  Josh was in the car with me when we heard this.  He face lite up and he looked at me and said, "next summer mom I'm going."  My response to that was tears, I know he is growing up but I really wasn't ready for him to be gone in less than a year.  Once he leaves he will never be at home like he is now.  I am thankful that Josh has worked hard and has always had his goal of going on a mission in every action and word he does and says in his life.  Josh has a spirit and faith in our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ that I can only work hard on everyday to have.  He is an amazing young man and I'm thankful that I have had 18 years with him.  Now it's getting to be the time when both him and I get to start letting go and have Josh move on with his life.  Iwould like to just add I'm still feeling way to young to have my oldest be on a mission and graduated from high school.
  

It's time for a update...

So for some reason blogger would not let me log in the past 2 months.  Really it wouldn't let me that is why I'm behind.  So I am going to give a fast over look at what has been happening in the Squire family.  It's been a very busy spring and summer but what's new about that. In this family that is all we are busy...
    Somethings that are new are Travis got a job at Leatherby's both he and Josh are working there and from the sounds of it they like making their own money.  Meg is growing up and is the biggest helper in the house a very reasonable young woman and I don't know what I would do without her.  Jake is on a waiting list for a special program at the University of Utah the hope is he will start it by mid August.  Ben is driving me crazy I have forgotten what it is like to have a kindergarten baby around, got to love that...
     Everyday is an adventure but I'm loving it.  This summer has been so crazy but it helps the time go by and the kids haven't had time to be bored YET!!  This past week we had our stay-at-home vacation.  Because of Jake being on the waiting list and because it is going to cost us an arm and a leg to put him into this program we scaled back our vacation plans.  So we started off by throwing a big 4th of July bash ( really it was for Taylorsville Dayzz).  I hope everyone that was invited enjoyed it as much as I did.  Believe it or not I really like to give parties for the family!!  Then we went to Lagoon and then bounced back the next day for Lagoon-a-beach.  This was the most fun and relaxing week we have had in a few years. IT wasn't much but maybe that is why it was so relaxing we didn't have to plan out and make sure everyone was having a good time.  The kids all loved staying together at Lagoon and riding everything together.  We visited with each other and loved teasing one another.  It was great.  Then we topped it off by having a BBQ with the Light family.  We spent the day at the pool with all the cousins and great food.  I need to stop eating for a week to get my body back on track (way to much junk food).  I can't complain to much I didn't gain weight, just gained an off balanced body.
   Because I'm writing this for me because no one really reads blogs anymore I wanted to take a minute and tell the love of my life Lynn how I have been feeling lately.  My love for you grows everyday.  I am so thankful for your love and support for me with all of my craziness and stress with the family the past few months.  I don't know why but having 3 teens in the house has really thrown me for a loop.  I really haven't handled it great I know, but knowing how much you love me and all the flowers you have brought home to brighten up my day has helped so much.  I love you with all my heart...
   Well that is about it for a day or 2 pic's to come soon....

Jacob...

It was a cool November day two days before Thanksgiving in fact. At a little past 11:00 am one of Heavenly Father's very special spirits entered the world. At first everything looked great 10 toes, 10 fingers, but for some reason a mom and dad looking at their new son thinking there is something quite not right with him. Fast forward to two years of no sleep maybe 3 hours at a time once every two weeks or so, taking turns being up with him all night. Rocking him, holding him, tyring to sooth him. Then came the fact he didn't walk until he was two years old he didn't talk until well we are still working on his speech. But through all of this a beautiful little boy all full of smiles all the time named Jacob Rushton enter my life. Always willing to give the best loves in the world, and until two weeks ago a mom not really realizing the special spirit that he is. I have always prayed for Jacob, he was and still is always sick, I prayed for his health, for his understanding, but most of all I prayed for me his mom. I know every mom, well almost every mom who is in their right mind prays for their children. My prayers about Jacob were always a little more than what I prayed for with my other children. I pray a lot that I will know when Jake hurts, when Jake needs help understanding. I pray I will have strength to understand him what is best for him. Two weeks ago I really woke up and felt the spirit and really realized that I have been in trusted with one of Heavenly Fathers special spirits. It is upon mine and Lynn's shoulders to help keep him safe and feel loved. I also realized that this special boy will never have the opportunity to live on his own. Or to feel the freedoms of his other siblings. He will have his challenges, his wants and not understanding them and how it will be up to us his parents to love him and help him understand to his capability. I know I am not the first mom to have been blessed with a special spirit to look out for, I know I will not be the last. But for me it is a blessing and a trail that the Lord in trusted me with. I did not realize this but I read my patriarchal blessing and for the first time I realize i was blessed with the love and strength I would need to handle my most important assignment as a mom my Jacob. So now when the days come that are full of heartache and tears I have a better knowledge and I feel a little more peace knowing the Lord loves me and is aware of me enough to know that I can handle this trail. He trusted me enough to send one of his most special spirits to my home for love and care while he is here on earth. I now know how hard I will need to work to be worthy to live with Jake in the eternities and see Jake's special spirit be whole once again...

February Happenings...

February happenings have been plenty and full as always it seems like lately. Some of the biggest things that have happened this month have also been very emotional for me. So we start off with the first week or so of the month. My baby girl Meg turned 12 on the 8th. Yes I am still a little teary eyed about it. I was looking at her picture book and she was so cute and round as a baby. She didn't have much hair but what she did have was very blond. In some of our family pictures she would have two cute little pig tails in her hair and only because of the bows that I put in her hair is the only reason you can tell she had some hair. She had the cutest round smile. I look at her now and still see that cute girl but now it is a different cute, a more mature cute and her smile still as cute as ever. She had a birthday week this year, it seemed that everyday for a week we had a party or dinner going on for her (she deserved every celebration she had). When I asked her what she wanted for her birthday all she wanted was her temple recommend. Boy, I am so blessed to have such an amazing daughter. On Sunday the 12th of February as parents Lynn and I had a day you dream off, the feeling of the spirit in our family was more than words could describe. We started in the morning after fasting for a day, at 9:30 am Lynn, I and Josh went and Josh got his patriarchal blessing. After listening to his blessing I just hope I can stay worthy as Josh's mom, the Lord has big plans for Josh and Josh is up to the task. Again how blessed am I to have such an amazing son. Afterwards we went to church and Meg went to young women's for the first time. Yes, I did cry all day in fact (it was a good cry, a cry of I can't believe my family is growing up so fast). That evening we went to New Beginnings with Meg. Now that brings us to our newest happening in the Squire house hold, today February 22nd Josh got his driver licence, he is official I don't have to be in the car with him anymore (YEAH)!!! Now if Trav would just study a little he could have his learns permit anytime this month. I just have to end by saying, I love my family, I have been so blessed, I have been blessed with a husband that I love more than words can say and I know he loves me just as much. I have be blessed with children that know the gospel is true and work hard everyday to stay worthy of the blessings that come from working hard. Our family has been very blessed through the years and I know it is the Lord and my Savior who has provided those blessing.

Deep Conversation...

So one of the cutest conversation's between my two little guys and Meg happened today on the way to school. Monday is late start for Josh and after we dropped him off Meg said, "so in like 2 1/2 years Josh will be on his mission and Travis will baptize Ben." Then she said , "Ben you will have the holy ghost in you finally." Ben said, "yeah, and then I will have to make right chooses." Then Jake said, "yes, like me I have to make good decisions so Satan is not in me because I'm old and I have to be good and have Heavenly father in me instead of Satan. So then Ben said, "yes because Satan has like 600 people with him and Jesus has like 1020 with him and I am with him you know Jesus not Satan. Satan is bad you know he likes to fight and after I am baptized I can't fight with you Jake or Travis again. It's going to be sad and hard but when I have the spirit in me I can do it." I just love how little minds think...

My Baby Girl is growing up...

My Miss Meg is growing up, really she has been for the past year, I just don't want to acknowledge it. She will be 12 and in young women's in 18 days. Well, as part of being a mom you have to learn that you too have to grow up with your children and except the fact that one day your babies will not be babies any more. That they will no longer want or need you to tell them what to wear, eat, play, or when to go to sleep. Instead they will need you to open your wallet whenever needed to them, pay for all of their activities, drive them and their friends all over the city, attend all of their games, help at their school and in their classroom, and still feed them on demand. Still I love being their mom, just would love them to want to sit on my lap or want me to kiss their boo boos again. So last night my Miss Meg made dinner for the family as part of a school assignment. She made a yummy dinner, she made calzones. She rolled out the dough, it was a lot harder than she thought it would be, she put all the topping on and she baked them. Her older brothers loved her and thought only good things about her last night. They were even willing to get up and help clean the kitchen. Good job Meg I don't even get that nice of treatment. She also prepared a salad, set the table and cleaned up her mess from preparing dinner.

Here is Meg and her yummy dinner right out of the oven...
Here is the family getting ready to eat Meg's hard work...
( Just remember she has 4 brothers and they all seem to be crazy)

Squire Christmas 2011...

So here it is January and I am finally blogging about the Squire Magnificent Christmas 2011. It was a very nice holiday and for some wonderful reason our December turned out to be slow and nice, easy going LOVED IT!!! So we begin on Christmas Eve we started the day with the best breakfast of the year according to my family. We got up early and headed over to grandpa and grandma Squire's famous Christmas breakfast. Yes it was yummy, I even remembered my camera but forgot to take pictures. I knew I would be helping in the kitchen and had planned it all out to have Josh take some for me but what can I say with all the excitement of Christmas Eve I forgot to ask. Lucky me by the time we got to evening and the Light family Christmas Eve party Lynn was on broad and took some for me. AGAIN I was put in charge of the play so lucky me had to be part of the pictures. Something people I avoid at all costs!!!

Jake was Joseph this year, my niece Kate Lynn was Mary...

(Jake calls her Katie Potatie)

Ben was a very Wise Man...
For Christmas Santa left a great family gift a pool table/ping pong

The kids/family LOVED it. They still do...
This is how the men of the family spent their Christmas day/night.
What can I say they are men (and so serious to)!!!

We really had a nice and relaxing Christmas, first time in years. No places to go no people to have to go see. We went to church and was able to feel the true spirit of Christmas. I am so thankful to my Savor and for his love for me, for his willing to come to earth and pay for my sins. For his willing to give me the best Christmas gift I will ever receive, eternal life and my family forever...