Diamonds in the Rough

Thursday, February 27, 2014

COLTON RANDALL BOWMAN is born 8/13/13

What a special day. Everything went smoothly as far as the scheduled c-section. Nana, Amy, and Chelsey helped with the kids at home. Dave was with me the whole time. Besides the fact that I hate getting anesthesia, having my body all numb, and panicking because I can't breath, it seemed to be my easiest surgery yet. My favorite part is getting to here Colton first cry and then seeing his chubby face right when he comes out. I looked over at him and am overcome with joy. There is nothing like it.. realizing this live baby just came out of your belly and overjoyed that he is just an adorable healthy baby boy. I just treasure every moment of that experience. For the next couple of days I just held my little babes and enjoyed snuggling and feeding him in the hospital. No house to tend and food served to me. It was kind of great! It took a day for the nurses to get my medication right, so I was pretty bed ridden and moving was torture, but luckily by the second day I was a little more mobile. It was kind of a sad thought to think that would be my last time in the hospital having a baby. There are so many blessing and treasured moments that come when I brand new baby enters your home. The other kids loved coming to visit Colton and hold him for the first time. We had a name list on the white board and the kids took their vote. Then they all wrote a note to Colton. Colton Randall Bowman...what a great name. I like the way it looks and sounds. How lucky I am to be a mother.

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

More summer fun...

Dave and I did EFY again in Minnesota as session directors. It was another great experience. The youth were lots of fun and so amazing. They all came from areas where there is not many LDS youth. So getting together was a great

Its always fun to get to know the counselors, they are always so energetic and inspiring.

Another Pioneer Days celebration.

Cool Dude!

The girls all were excited to pull out their pioneerish clothes...a tradition!

Little Sadie Randall, my niece...what a cutie!

Lydia and Cyrena were hoarding the bags of candy.

Nice look Dal...decided to grow a little facial hair. I didn't know that was possible. Haha!

We even had the Bennetts with us this year...a special treat. Too bad we got rained on..a rarity

Thanks to our friends the Caldwells, we were invited to play in their pond this summer. So fun!

Our Adventure

Our adventure together started when a city boy met a country girl at heart (even though she grew up in the city). We are so glad that our paths crossed and that our destination was the same. Now after almost 8 years of marriage we continue to enjoy the adventure of our lives together. While I try to keep up the pace along the path, he makes sure I don't miss any of the scenery along the way. We want to appreciate each stage of our family journey together, by treasuring the moments that matter. With so much to be grateful for through ups and downs we like to carry on the phrase "never has life been better than this".

Describing Myself

So, I have always thought it challenging to describe myself. Maybe it’s a second child syndrome or maybe its because I am a melting pot of quircky traits. Luckily I am not alone in that, its genetic, haha!

So, here is my attempt at describing myself.
An Arizona native, though I was actually born in CA. I love Arizona and its diversity. The desert can be so beautiful. I come from a family of 4 kids. I am #2. I loved taking care of my sister Chelsey, who was 8 yrs younger than me and growing up I always loved babysitting, because I could just play with the kids. I have a lot of self-motivation and a challenge never stops me from trying. This trait was acquired at a young age when I wouldn’t let being the smallest and shortest be a disadvantage. I have always loved horses, since I can remember. It’s in my Randall blood, though I have never actually owned one. I love the outdoors and sometimes its hard to be doing the mundane house jobs when I would rather be outside. I really enjoy figuring out solutions to problems. I like gadgets (a trait from my father). Thus, when my Sunday School teacher hired me as his secretary, when I was a Junior in Highschool, I was in my element and thoroughly enjoyed getting his company out of the old and in to the new computer world. This job supported me through college. I truly love learning. School wasn’t easy, but I enjoyed what I learned and was able to go to BYU. In college I had a hard time deciding on a major because their was so many subjects I wanted to learn about. I took classes in Engineering, science, business, dance, recreation, and music. - so, I probably could be labeled as knowing a little bit about a lot of things. An experience I’ll never forget was living in Jerusalem and Egypt for 4 months doing a BYU study abroad. It gave me a bigger perspective. I am more of a listener than a talker. I love hearing about peoples experiences and I am good at keeping confindences. I remember as a youth sitting amongst my adult relatives, just listening to them talk. I am so grateful for a close extended family that loves to share ideas. I am a detail person and a planner, I am working on being more spontaneous. I am learning to appreciate the different stages in my life, and now that I am 32 I really wish time would slow down. I am so grateful to be married to Dave, a super wonderful husband and father. Above all, I love being a wife and a mom to 3 beautiful daughters, it gives purpose and meaning to my busy days. I enjoy music in my home - playing the piano, singing songs, and dancing with my kids. I especially love to dance with Dave, even though we don’t get to very often. I love doing projects with my kids and reading to them. I enjoy cooking healthy nummy foods and I have way too many cook books. Cleaning the bathrooms is my least favorite house chore and sweeping the floors (since they need it so often) is therapeutic. I will sweep and sweep with a million thoughts going through my head. I have always loved giving hugs (the big bear hugs), when I was young it was my pets, now it is my kids. So big hugs have become a tradition in our family. I love it when I can use my talents to serve others. I love the Gospel. I love that the Lord makes up the difference for our imperfections. I am so grateful to have a forever family.

Diamonds in the Rough

Friday, February 28, 2014

Babes aroo!

Thursday, February 27, 2014

COLTON RANDALL BOWMAN is born 8/13/13

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

More summer fun...