The Ren Fest, Very Scary Boobs, and a Hybrid Freebie!

THE REN FEST
We went to the Renaissance Festival this past weekend. We go every year. It is something we look forward to and have lots of fun doing together.

This was my first entertainment type of outing since Courtney died and I felt guilty going to do something fun. I actually called my mom in Florida before I went to get her OK to go and try to have a good time. Weird, I know. My mind is doing all kinds of weird things this last month.

Of course my wonderful mom encouraged me to go. I thought what Courtney would think if she thought I was considering staying home to mope instead of having fun with my family. The answer was clear. She would tell me I was being stupid.

So off we went. Mr. Wresh, Me, our boys and Joel's "friend who is a girl" Hillary came along with us too! It was a gorgeous day. Perfect in fact - and I enjoyed spending some time with my family.
Here are some of the highlights.


Joel and Hillary enjoying chocolate covered strawberries!


Ryan jousting


Feeding the animals with daddy


Mama and Ryan having a lunch time picnic


Joel and Hillary playing with those stick things!


Matty throwing tomatoes at a heckling comedian


Our sweet little boys sitting in the grass waiting for a show to begin.


Playing games


My Knight


My shutterbug! Ryan got a little digital camera for Christmas and he loves it!

THE BOOBS
I know that it is not nice to pick on people. I hope you will forgive me for sharing this. Do you ever see things in life that you just cannot stop staring at? Well that was the spell that this ladies boobs had on me.


They literally stopped me in my tracks. Anyone who knows me knows that I have a very hard time editing myself. It took a lot of self restraint not to walk over to her and tell her to cover up! Not only because she was being immodest but because she looked ridiculous.

Thankfully I was able to restrain myself but I took this photo to remind us all that just because you "got it" does not mean you ought to "flaunt it". This is a definite Ren Fest DON'T!

SAY CHEESE
After the Ren Fest we all went out to dinner at Costa Vida. It was delish...sorta like Cafe Rio for all you Utah folks out there. Mr. Wresh has to mess up an otherwise lovely picture of us at dinner by smiling with chicken nachos in his mouth. Isn't he precious?



BAKERS DOZEN
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The set will be $5.00 for the month of February and then will go to a regular price of $8.99. These templates are OK for professional use with no credit required.

A LITTLE HYBRID FREEBIE
Matthew's Sunday School Teacher helped his class make flowers like this on Sunday to give to someone they love. I added a few layers and put it in a template format for you in case you would like to make some for Valentine's Day too! Thanks Sister Halbison!



A GREAT BOOK AND A PRAYER REQUEST
Since my sister died I have been reading everything I can find about life after death and what it means to me as a Latter Day Saint. My grandmother let me borrow a book called Life Everlasting and it is wonderful. While it is written from an LDS perspective I believe it can bring about a great sense of peace for anyone who has lost a loved one and has questions about life after death.

You can get a copy of the book here.

I also ask that you continue to pray for our family. We need strength as we come closer to the court date for my niece. Thanks to all of you who have prayed and continue to pray and fast for us. I tell you in all sincerity that we are strengthened by your faith and efforts on our behalf.