What we believe:

The Mormon church has sure been in the spotlight a lot lately and this is great! People are starting to learn more about what we believe and more about who we are. In the same respect there is so much misinformation out there. Elder Ballard asked members of this church to use new media such as blogs to participate in these discussions. He said that people are going to talk about Mormons so we better make sure we are a part of those discussions! After reading this request from Elder Ballard, an apostle of God, I decided I could contribute by posting information on our family blog. Answers to many questions you might have or just some brief overviews of our faith can accurately be found at www.mormon.org. I have provided a link to this website in my favorite links section found at the top right of this blog. I urge any of my friends who want to know more about me and my family to take a minute and learn more about this church that has been causing such a raucous in the media as of late. It is my sincerest desire that everyone and anyone can know truthfully what members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints believe. I feel so fortunate for the attention the media has brought to our church because it has provided an opportunity for all of us to know and understand each other a little better. I sure think we could all use a little more of that to go around!

In addition to these thoughts I want to share with the whole world my testimony. I am so fortunate to have been taught by goodly parents about the gospel of Jesus Christ. He is the light and the life of the world. He is the only means to salvation and joy. Through him ALL things are possible and ALL things CAN be overcome. I know that Heavenly Father is a living God who loves and cares for me and you very deeply. I know that he is literally my Father. I am so grateful to know that I am a child of God because it gives me such great worth. I know we are all of great worth. I know that Joseph Smith, a young boy of only 14 saw God the Father and his Son. Through great sacrifice and diligence on his behalf he translated and brought forth a valuable companion to the Bible called the Book of Mormon. I am so grateful for these two pieces of scripture that fill my life daily with the teachings of Jesus Christ and God the Father. Without them I am lost. My testimony may seem like a small declaration of simple things but it is the foundation of my life and the center of our home. Christ is the center of our home. I feel so fortunate to have this peace and knowledge in my life and I testify of these things to you in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

My so called great idea??!!!???

Jared was gifted some wood working tools for his birthday and I got the great idea that we should make the kids' Christmas gifts this year. What???? Let's just say after two months, 3 days taken off work and an 18 hour marathon that included the entire extended Trefethen clan they were finished. The girls' got a Barbie doll house and a Webkinz dog house (If you don't know what those are than you must be living in a cave!) and Mikey got some wooden blocks. Jared and I had a lot of fun and some great fighting time in our garage.

Naomi the star!

Naomi starred in her kindergarten production of stone soup. It was so cute. We loooooooove her teacher Mrs. Clements!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She is awesome!

Cowboy Michael??

Maybe we have been in Texas too long!

Naomi....

Typical!

A very sad day for the Trefethen's. Our very good friends the Kearns moved away last week. Mason, Naomi's "boyfriend" is a very loved part of that family! For the last day Lea (my friend), and our children visited Naomi at school for lunch.
Naomi and Mason

Let's just say that Naomi was a little sad about Mason leaving! :(
Okay truth be told she wasn't the only one crying.
Lea and I during better times...(Baby Taylor's blessing)
How cute is she!!!!!! (Both of them) :)

We miss you Sam, Lea, Mason, Abby and Taylor!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Anyone who has been around us lately knows what a challenge it has been to keep clothing on Michael. He is right in the middle of potty training and I guess we allowed him to go in the buff a little too long! Anyway, I took a couple of pictures of him to show a typical day of getting him dressed, and this is only the underwear!
Backwards but at this point we're okay with that!


Can you see him? Look behind the island, keep in mind I am running to catch him!

Around the corner and safe on through the living room for lap 2....

I guess you have to be smarter than the 2 year old! I finally realized a bribe with big sister's Leapster could sidetrack him! Maybe tomorrow he'll get some clothes?????