The Little Things

Well, there was not much fooling for us on April Fools day. But it turned out to be such a refreshingly beautiful day and me and my girls took a stroll around the church across the street.
Ada brought along her dolly and her stroller. She loves to eat snow and ice and she took advantage of the last piles of snow lying around.

Mia-moo was so good that day and looked so fresh and pink in her little hat and fuzzy suit. Her sweet little personality fit right in with the weather that day.

The past 7-8 months have proved to be very interesting for us with cars. We bought a '98 Neon in 2005 and in October it began to have serious problems. Being about 8 months pregnant at the time and living 40 minutes from town we feared we might run into some problems. But some members of the church were so generous and lent us a car they had and weren't using. We ended up using it for quite a while and we are so indebted to them and their generosity. We needed to return it though and our little green Neon had kicked the bucket, so we decided to take up an offer we were given around the same time we borrowed the other car. A couple in Truro GAVE us a car; a Ford Taurus Wagon. To this day I feel like I owe them something. Not sure how to say thank-you other than....saying thank-you. If anyone has any ideas you can let me know!

Well, that car had less life in it than we anticipated and began falling apart this past month. So we turned to some invested money for help and are in the process of purchasing the above lovely 2003 Hyundai Elantra. We had a few problems getting the Elantra and weren't sure what the outcome was going to be and how much longer our Taurus could get us around, not to mention the MVI was up in March on it and it wouldn't pass without major repair and cost. After many prayers and hopes that our Taurus would hold out, we drove the one and a half hour drive to Dartmouth in our Taurus to get our new Elantra. As we exited the highway, it began chugging and as we turned up the street the dealer was on, I began to feel overwhelmed with the knowledge that the Taurus was not going to make it all the way and that Heavenly Father really loves us and tears came to my eyes. The car didn't make it up the street. Jason pushed it over to the side and as we took our babys' car seats out of the car to walk the rest of the way, I said to Jason "Sometimes Heavenly Father lets your car break down to let you know He loves you." I know Heavenly Father was with us through this whole process. People have cars break down on them frequently and so it's not an uncommon thing. But sometimes it's the way the whole scene plays out that makes you realize that Heavenly Father has his hand in the little things.

Happy Easter everyone! We will spend Good Friday enjoying the extra temple sessions, Saturday we are having our first annual "Spring Day" at our house and Sunday we will attend church in Dartmouth with Jason's Mom and enjoy the day with his family. It looks to be a great weekend ahead.