Plan B: July 2008

Somewhere, over the rainbow, way down south, there is a place Ryan dreams of every night!

This past weekend we FINALLY made it down to Scofield to celebrate the 4th!! We had a wonderful time, we were able to stay in Ryan's brother's cabin (which had a bathroom - hooray! comfy bed - hooray! a kitchen - hooray!)!! We got a late start BUT we got to see and visit with some very dear friends from our first married apartment - we loved catching up, but so need to live closer!!!

We pulled into Scofield around midnight, but because it was so late and dark, Ryan was having a hard time finding the right turn off. Ryan finally got out to go look around on foot and sweet Parker offered a prayer. A simple beautiful prayer that was followed by us finding our camp. Parker immediately said, "Oh I am going to have to thank Heavenly Father for answering that prayer in my prayers tonight"!

Later the next morning Hallee asked me how we got here (the cabin) since she had fallen asleep and missed out on all the excitement. I asked Parker if he could tell Hallee how we got here, here's a recap of their little dialogue:

Parker: Hallee, do you go to church? (pretty sure he knew the answer to this one, but we will indulge him)

Hallee: (perplexed face and voice) yes?

Parker: Hallee, who do you learn about when you go to church?

Hallee: Heavenly Father and Jesus

Parker: Good, Hallee. Now do you believe in Heavenly Father?

Hallee:(perplexed voice and face) yes?

Parker: Good, Hallee. Now do you believe Heavenly Father answers your prayers?

Hallee: (still perplexed, losing interest in the conversation) no response

Parker: (undaunted) Well, Hallee, Heavenly Father does answer prayers and that is how we got here last night. We were lost and I said a prayer and Heavenly Father helped us find our way before 1:00 am. So Hallee this means there is a lot of power when you pray.

Hallee: Oh! :)

Sweet Parker, he really does have a strong testimony of the power of prayer. One thing I love about the prayers he offers is that they are very specific and he always expresses gratitude for things in his life!!

We had a wonderful trip, sprinkled with some not-so-wonderful moments, but I think that is to be expected (tired kids, tired parents)! We took up our motorcycle and 4 wheeler and the kids little jeep, all of which provided hours of entertainment! Ryan and the kids enjoyed target shooting (Ryan enjoyed the moving target variety until he found out they were on the protected species list now AND that his son thought it was so cool that Diego rescues them- oops)! Friday, our friends, Mike and Heather's family, joined us and then later that night Ryan's folks came up!! We had a very relaxing weekend and are anxious to go back!!