The Oliverson's

Easter

2011-04-28T18:53:00.000-07:00

Double fisted!

Jace's brother Derek and his baby boy Eric and Jace's parents

With their Grandma

Someone doesn't want to smile...

Easton had his 1 year check up today he was 50% on weight and 58% on height, and we found out the poor guy had a double ear infection..not only that (mom of the year over here) he got his first farmers tan/burn. Jace was helping lay sod in a friends back yard and they were longer than they thought, I had to go to work so I dropped Easton off and he hung out with the boys in his stroller, in direct sunlight. I am hoping we will spend plenty of time in the sun with the sweet kiddie pool he got for his birthday, well slicked with sunscreen though! We spent Easter at the Oliverson's and Easton enjoyed his first easter egg hunt. I was so proud of him, he totally grasped the concept and would pick the eggs up and put them in his bag. What a smartie pants!

Our little slugger just finished his rookie year

2011-04-27T10:41:00.000-07:00

Here it is, with all its glory...Easton's first birthday party! The wind blew, the cupcakes looked and tasted awful but all in all we had a fun time, and enjoyed the company of all who were able to attend. Since Easton's baseball birthday cake hit the deck, my best friend Brooke ran to the store and picked up a back up. He didn't really like all the attention of all his cousins watching him so I told the kids to dig in the cupcakes and Easton went to town on his cake. Later on he was playing on the ground (yes, the dang kid still wont walk) and my sister in law Angie put the cake down for Easton, and he really started to dig in.

The birthday shirt my mom helped me make way back in February.

The big guys birthday invitation. It will be hard to top this!

If you live in Cedar don't use Cravings for cupcakes, they looked and tasted awful..luckily I had previously made cupcake wrappers and toppers which made them look a lot better than if they were by themselves. I was pretty sad!

The "watch me grow banner." This was tons of work, but it will make a cute decoration for his room now.

Cake pops, SO YUMMY, so time consuming...but they turned out cute!

These pictures are mostly for my side of the family, cause they weren't able to make it all the way from Seattle, Easton definitley missed you guys but we can't wait to see you this summer!

Easton wont remember any of this, but Mom will and thats what matters...he can go back and look at pictures when he is older and be grateful than. Until than....lets hope Easton jumps on the bandwagon soon and starts to walk :) The kid is a tank to haul around!

Our lil' slugger

2011-03-11T09:39:00.000-08:00

Our little man is 10 and a half months old already. We have had some health concerns with him recently. After a stomach x-ray and scope, The doctor diagnosed him with eosiniphillic esophatitis, which is an allergic inflammatory disease in his esophagus, but now that mystery is what is causing it. Most cases of this disease are driven by a food allergy, so our doctor referred us to an allergy specialist. I was pretty sure a food allergy wasn't what was causing his vomiting because I have traked his foot intake and there was no pattern. The results from the allergy tests came back clear, after the poor little guy had to get 35 shots in his back :(. Now Jace needs to get an x-ray and most likely a scope to see if he has the same disease so we can determine if its genetic. Easton is now on medical grand formula and I have began making my own baby food for him per doctor recommendations.

Other than this bump we are doing really well. Easton is ALL boy..always willing to play and be thrown around. He started standing on his own a few days ago, no steps yet but loves to walk with our assistance. Here are just some fun pictures of our lil slugger....

On the ball fields in Santa Clara

Growing up way too fast!

2010-12-24T11:45:00.000-08:00

First thing Easton did when he sat on Santa's lap he pulled his beard

After Thanksgiving dinner

Easton is growing up WAY too fast! The other day, Easton fell asleep in my arms... I just starred at him, wondering who this little babe will become. I caught myself getting emotional just looking back at these past 8 months. Some little fun facts about my little man...

wears size 12-18 month clothes

rolls around all over the place

scoots

flirting with the idea of crawling (he gets on his hands and knees and rocks)

loves to splash in the tub

LOVES all flavors of baby food

can pick up puffs and put them in his mouth

sleeps 11 hours and night and takes 2 naps

5 months!

2010-10-04T16:03:00.000-07:00

Look how big our little man has gotten. Easton is SUCH a joy in our lives! He continues to amaze us everyday! We took him in for his 4 month check up and he was pretty much 50% on all his measurements. Two weeks later we took him back in because of some eczema and he was up to 68% on weight. And now at 21 weeks when we weighed him on our scale he toppled off at 18.5 pounds. He has rolls on his wrists, his thighs, his ankles...and those adorable chubby cheeks just keep getting bigger. Easton rolled over for the first time at 17 weeks. But the little stinker did it in his crib so we didn't get to see him, now he loves to roll from his back to his tummy and than gets frustrated because he gets stuck on his tummy. Easton still LOVES his baths, he loves to play with the water...he has almost grown out of his tub even!
Easton LOVES those cougars! But hates watching football games, because Jace gets pretty into and it scares our little chunk chunks.

Easton has slept thru the night ever since he was 2 months. He is also a good napper....usually 3 naps a day!

Our little man loves his cereal especially when I flavor it with prunes or banana's!
He will sit in his high chair and lean forward waiting anxiously for us to start feeding him.

I just love these jammies!

We spent the weekend down in St. George with Jace's parents. Easton got to spend time with his cousins. Katelyn is definitely his favorite.

Easton can sit up for about 10 seconds but than gets tired and leans back down. He also loves to play in his jumped for short periods of time...he gets tired from it pretty fast. Watch this video of Easton playing in his jumper.

Easton watching TV

2010-07-31T15:30:00.000-07:00

Easton loves to watch Disney Channel, one morning I snapped this short video of him while I got his bath ready.

Fathers Day

2010-06-21T10:04:00.000-07:00

Last year on father's day Jace said to me, maybe next year I will be a daddy on father's day...I told him maybe in two years. He was so sad the rest of the day, luckily Jace's nieces and nephews made him a big card that said, "you are like a dad to us" and that cheered him up. Little did I know that we would have a 7 week old baby boy on fathers day.

He always sleeps with his mouth open

Big yawn and wink....this kid is talented

Easton's Newborn Pictures

2010-05-13T09:46:00.000-07:00

Our friend Abbey Kyhl at AK studio and design http://www.akstudiodesign.com/ who also did our wedding photo's, took Easton's newborn pictures. Even though he pooped in my hand, peed on both Jace and I, and was fussy the entire time...she still managed to get these AMAZING photos! Thank you Abbey!

I love my baby boy!

2010-05-02T15:04:00.000-07:00

We took Easton to the hospital so they could poke his foot to check his billy levels, and all is well. The doctor said his levels are coming down on their own so we don't need to worry about putting him under the billy lights again. He is such a good baby! I absolutley love being a mom. I just look at him and my heart melts, he is such a blessing in our lives!

Don't you just love those cheeks, they even wiggle when we drive in the car :)

EASTON HAS ARRIVED

2010-04-29T01:14:00.001-07:00

Our little Easton Ray was born on April 26th a 9:59 AM. 4 years ago on the same day is when Jace and I met, two years later we got engaged on the same day, and than another two years later our baby boy was born...how perfect! Jace was getting really impatient to get this little guy to come out, he was just so anxious to meet him. I woke up at 3:30 early Monday morning to use the restroom and crawled back into bed. About 10 minutes later my water broke, I said to Jace "Jace I think my water just broke." We both looked at each other and said what do we do, when we both intially responded...call Kristina (our sister in law and pregnancy coach :) We did and she told us we needed to head down to the hospital. We got there at 5, and I got my epiderual right away and after 50 minutes of pushing we welcomed our little Easton Ray into the world. 8.5 pounds 20 inches with a head full of brown hair and some good hands for catching a football!

His jaundice levels were a little high, but the Dr sent us home and told us to have him get tested. We took him in at 4:00 on tuesday and his levels went up a bit and they wanted to see him in the morning. We went back wednesday morning and they had gone up to a 15, so we had to take Easton back to the hospital. This was SO hard on me! I just got my baby boy home and than I had to take him back. Its hard on me he just has to stay under the lights, I can't hold him unless I'm feeding him. So rough on a new mom. At first he didn't like it at all, but now he had become pretty content about the situation and has been starting to eat really well.
All ready to go home :)

As soon as Jace and I found out we were pregnet we both had the feeling it was going to be a boy. So we went and purchased this outfit for him.

Easton's room

2010-04-18T11:29:00.000-07:00

I told Jace that Easton wasn't allowed to be born until his room was completed. We finished it yesterday and the house is all ready for our new addition.

We are very happy with the results! I was deep cleaning the house on thursday and I think I threw away the cable that gets the pictures off of our camera, so these pictures are from Jaces phone. That is something I need to get taken care of before Easton comes. At my appointment on Wednesday I was 90% effaced and dilated 2.5 centimeters. Our next appointment is Thursday and that doctor said he would strip my membranes, and than would be induced on April 26th. Jace has to go to Texas on April 30th to get certified in CrossFit, so we wanted to be sure he would be here for the birth. I am going to be a wreck without Jace here, but luckily my mom will be here to help support me. Honestly, it is probably going to be the hardest on Jace...it will be hard on him to leave his newborn baby for four days :(

We are going to jump on the bandwagon and go private, for Easton's sake. Jace was even a little nervous about posting pictures of our home. So please leave your e-mail in a comment or send me a message at islandgirl_24@hotmail.com so you can still follow our blog.

Just like daddy....

2010-02-15T09:36:00.000-08:00

Look how adorable he is! We just had our 28 week appointment on Friday. My mom was in town so she was able to come with us. Bobbie, the ultrasound tech, said Easton already had hair and eyelashes which is unusual at 28 weeks. He was already doing breathing motions as well. His umbilical cord is right there on his cheek which is why it is a funny shape. Mind you, if any of you knew Jace as a baby Easton is just like daddy....he had his mouth open during the entire ultrasound, and he sure got Daddy's lips. We just can't wait to meet our handsome young man!

Easton Ray

2010-02-06T08:27:00.000-08:00

We have officially named our baby.....EASTON RAY OLIVERSON. Poor Jace had to give up Jaxon, though I do love that name, just not with our last name. Easton has been growing so quickly!

About a month ago, after Jace and I had finished teaching temple prep at church I stood up and felt a lot of pelvic pressure...I said something to Jace about it but wasn't concerned. After I got home from church it started getting really tight I wasn't even able to walk, about 30 minutes later the pain eased up. Jace called our Doctor and he said its just my ligaments stretching and my body preparing for birth. The pain never went away, but it was bearable. I just feared Easton was just going to fall out! On Wednesday the pain started to get really bad and I started spotting, than to make things worse I read on babycenter.com that you should contact your Dr. if you are experience pelvic pressure before 37 weeks. Jace was so concerned he called the Dr. and was able to get me in on that same day. They checked my cervix and everything was perfectly fine. Easton is just carrying really low which is giving me a lot of pelvic pressure. What a relief it was for the both of us!

I will be starting my third trimester on TUESDAY! Jace is just so anxious for baby to get here...he will be an amazing father! We feel so blessed for this opportunity to be parents! I have been feeling good other than that...no weird cravings or anything, just starting to feel really huge!

Two dimes and a nickle

2009-12-21T08:10:00.000-08:00

At Jace's ward on sunday, one of the dear sisters in his ward, Abbey shared this story in her talk. It touched me SO much I had to get a copy and share it with others. Abbey is such a doll, she attends the temple prep class Jace and I teach, and she is such a joy to have in our class. Thank you again Abbey!

Two Dimes and a Nickel
By Richard A. Robb

During my first Christmas as bishop, a single mother with three small children lived in our ward. This young woman had a strong testimony of the gospel and lived it to the best of her ability. She cleaned homes and did sewing to try to make ends meet, but often she could not.
Single-handedly raising three boys under the age of eight was a real challenge. These active, energetic youngsters always seemed to be in some sort of trouble. I remember extricating them from more than one tussle with their classmates.

Several good people helped this struggling family. I’ll never forget the brother who came into my office one Sunday just a couple of weeks before Christmas, asking to speak with me privately. He was concerned about the young mother and her family and wanted to do something for them. Would I accept his contribution and use it in the best way I could to help them? As we spoke, I hardly noticed his small son, who remained in the office with us.

The man explained that he did not know what the woman and her family needed. He just wanted to help and felt that I would be inspired to know what to do. He then entrusted to me quite a remarkable sum of money—not remarkable in the amount, but remarkable relative to his modest means, of which I was well aware. I knew that this gift meant a sacrifice of his own family’s Christmas, at least in the temporal sense. But this wise brother knew where real rewards come from.

Seeing the resolve shining in his eyes, I protested only gently. Then I cleared my tightening throat, thanked him for his unselfish gift, and promised to do my best to make Christmas a little brighter for the young mother and her sons.
I also agreed to honor his request for anonymity.

The story might well end here and still be memorable. But the event that has etched this experience in my mind had yet to occur.

It wasn’t the way I was able to help the family with the contribution—although that turned out to be most gratifying—but rather what took place in my office one week following that brother’s visit. It was just a few days before Christmas, and I was between tithing-settlement interviews when I heard a soft knock on the office door. I opened it to see, standing quite alone, the six-year-old boy who had sat quietly in my office while his dad and I had talked the Sunday before.
He asked politely if he could talk to me for just a minute. After we walked into the office—which I presume is always a bit of a frightening experience for youngsters—I invited him to sit down. He fidgeted with something in his pocket and, after some struggle, pulled out two dimes and a nickel and laid them on my desk. He apologized that the coins were all the money he had, and that they were a little old and dirty, since he had had them quite a while. The money, he explained, was for me to use to help his three friends, like his dad was helping their mother. As my heart swelled and my eyes became moist, he added that he felt I would know best how to divide his treasure among his friends and that he was sorry he did not have three dimes so that each could have one.

What lessons culminated in that moment! A father’s unselfish example, the trust of a small boy in his bishop, and the humble, Christlike act of a child obviously without guile. Only a few weeks before I had pulled this boy from a scuffle involving the soon-to-be recipients of his forgiving love and charity.

I hugged him, partly to camouflage my now obvious tears and mostly to tell him how much I appreciated him and how much I knew his Father in Heaven loved him. I then walked him to the door, shook his hand, and assured him that I would do the best I could to help his friends this Christmas with his generous gift. As I turned to go back into my office, he whispered after me, “And remember, Bishop, don’t ever tell anyone it was me.”

Well, I never have told anyone until now, my young friend. I hope relating our special story in this way is all right so that others might feel a bit of the quiet Christmas spirit of love and charity that we felt that day.

Belly picture and 1 year anniversary

2009-12-20T14:53:00.000-08:00

Our first belly picture :) 20 weeks!
Wow! It's been a whole year, can you believe it! This year has definitely been the best year of my life! Jace is the best husband in the world, he always makes me laugh, he is so kind and caring, and he works so hard to provide for our family. I love Jace so much and I can't wait to start our faimily, meet our son, and see what else the future holds for us!

Suprise!

2009-12-14T09:22:00.000-08:00

SURPRISE!

WE ARE HAVING A BABY BOY!

Here he is at out 19 week ultrasound

I am 20 weeks..half way there! I have been doing really well, I haven't been sick at all, just the smell of things gets to me sometimes. I have definitely been blessed as far as that goes. Jace and I both feel so grateful to have a little one on the way. He will be the first Oliverson boy :) which Jace is very proud of. The 18th grandchild on the Oliverson side and the 9th on the Godsey side. We found out very early that we were having a boy, first I had a dream it was a boy 2 days after we found out and than at our 12 week appointment we asked the ultrasound technician to guess and she guessed a boy, at 15 weeks she confirmed it was a boy. It is DEFINITELY a little man, so definite I feel guilty about posting the ultrasound on the Internet, so just take our word for it.

Baby doesn't have a name yet, though we have two contenders. Jace likes the name Jaxon Ray, which I like as well it is just TOO common and I don't want him to have to go by Jaxon O in school so the deal is, if Jaxon isn't on the top ten list of names according to babycenter.com (for 2008 it was #6) he will be Jaxon Ray but if it is.......he will be Easton Ray. (Ray after Jace's Grandpa)

My baby bump is growing oh so very fast! But all in all everything has been great and Jace has been the perfect husband through this. We are so grateful for this blessing in our lives, and can't wait to me our baby boy!

St. George Marathon

2009-10-21T09:13:00.000-07:00

I did it! I ran a marathon! This picture was taken right after I crossed the finish line.

<---Yes, I realize this picture of me is not attractive at all...but it is hilarious! Look how proud I am lol. I bet if you saw a picture of me on my first day of preschool, they would look identical!

All in all it was an amazing experience, and I am looking forward to running it with Jace next year!

I will upload some other pictures, these are the ones that the marathon photographer took.

BiG CHANGES

2009-09-01T16:57:00.000-07:00

Lots has changed since I've updated last. Here is a timeline

Jace and I got called to be in the nursery!
Went up north and did sessions in the Salt Lake Temple and Logan Temple (we got to be the witness couple during his family session :)
Attended the Oliverson family reunion in Preston Idaho
Jace got called to be the 2nd counselor of the 29th ward bishopric...of a SINGLES ward. I was excited for him but so sad to leave our calling and our family ward. Jace felt very humbled to receive this calling and is loving every minute of it.
I got a new job as a chiropractic assistant

.....and the marathon is in 31 days!

BiRTHDAY'S!

2009-07-14T08:16:00.000-07:00

This past week has been a busy birthday week for the Oliverson family. Jace turned 25 on the 9th, Shailee turned 6 (i think) on the 10th...but poor thing had to get her tonsiles out so we will be celebrated her birthday later on, and than yesterday was Elea's first birthday.

JACE'S BiRTHDAY

I thought Jace would want to go to the batting cages during the day for his birthday but he chose to go to the driving range, and since I think golf courses are best used for cross country races, James (Jace's nephew) came along with us to hit some golf balls.
Jace would hit the golf balls so far and so fast I couldn't even see them ;)

Jace opening his new speakers

Blowing out all 25 candles

ELEA'S BiRTHDAY

Chandler, Elea and Me

The water slide was such a hit, I think I went down it a good 50 times with all the kids. This picture is of Angie, Jen, and MarJean.

Kristina (Elea's Mom) and her neice Navy

Watch this video Derick took of us going down the slide! Everyone had so much fun at Elea's party, thank you Jeff and Kristina!

An excuse to wear my wedding dress....

2009-07-10T20:08:00.000-07:00

My mom mom, sisters Linda and Emily, my sister in law Michelle, Me, my nieces Claire, Kristin and Amy

My mom has been dreaming of this picture with her and her daughters and daughter in law in all of our wedding dresses. This past week we were able to finally take it. These are just some fun pictures with my dress on.

My niece Kristin and I have been SO close ever since she was born. Us in our matching dresses from the wedding.

Jace being a gentlemen

And than he dropped me....

I really wanted all of us to do a photo shoot called trash the dress at the beach. My mom wasn't a fan of throwing away all that money her and my dad spent on our dresses. So I compromised and she let me jump on the trampoline in my dress. These are the fun pictures we came up with.

FAMiLY REUNiON

2009-07-08T11:32:00.000-07:00

My parents have a beach cabin on Maxwelton Beach just two miles away from their house on the island. It is so much fun to watch the fireworks at the beach on the 4th because there are so many to watch. Our neighbors spend thousands of dollars on fireworks each year, we enjoy watching their money blow up!

This is our new boat, with a 9.? horsepower motor. It may not be fancy but we had so much fun with it. The boys would take it out to drop off crab pots in the morning and go pick them up in the evening. They even caught a shark! We would also put the kids on the tube and drag them along the ocean. I had gone with the kids a couple of times but Jace hadn't gone yet, so he asked me if we would get wet and I assured him it doesn't go fast enough to get us wet. So we hopped in the tube and sure enough we got wet. I love this picture because the wake of the tube is bigger than the wake of the boat.
Claire loves her uncle Jace!

Me with my Maja and Faja with our reunion shirts on.

Me, mama Godsey, Emily, and Linda

my sisters and I

My mom, me, and Amy. Me and this bike were inseparable during our trip to Washington. My dad had brought home an old bike from one of the families he helped move from the ward thinking he could fix it up for my niece Kristen. Oh was he wrong, I rode this bike two and from the beach sometimes twice a day...its gears don't work the handle bars are backwards and the brakes struggle but that didn't stop me. Jace worried about me getting hurt and would always make sure I made it ok, I think I convinced him to buy me a bike now :)

The whole Family...trying to get a decent pictures with 8 youngins is hard. Just wait for Jace's family pictures with 17.

I love spending time with the whole family, we are all spread out in Washington, Utah, and California so it doesn't happen too often. I'm still working on getting everyone to move to Southern Utah...no such luck yet.

Whale Watching

2009-07-07T12:22:00.001-07:00

We have spent the past week in my hometown on Whidbey Island in Washington State for the Godsey family reunion. We got to my parents house at 1:30 AM on Tuesday morning and I woke Jace up 4.5 hours later and suprised him with a whale watching cruise for his birthday!

This is a naval ship that we passed on our walk to the cruise dock. It was huge! It even had a helicopter pad on the back.
Jace and I on the Port Townsend ferry

Jace and my sister in law Michelle sleeping on the boat before we saw the whales, none of us got much sleep before the trip. And for the record I was the only one who DIDN'T fall asleep!

On the boat with the pretty sail boats in the background.

It was a beautiful day! We were able to ride on the bow of the boat and enjoy the view. See that french braid...after 22 years of having everyone else french braid my hair I decided to give it a try and hey not bad for a beginner!

When we started going fast I got cold, so Jace wrapped me up in a cocoon.

Our best whale shot!

Make sure to watch this video till the end, thats when all the excitement happens!

We had such a fun experience watching the whales in their natural habitat. Jace was so ecstatic when he saw his first whale...it was so cute.

Sweet summer time

2009-06-24T20:06:00.001-07:00

This summer all of Jace's family is living in southern Utah....yes all 29 members of Jace's immediate family. It has been so fun having the whole family so close...wish mine could do the same. A couple of weeks ago we took Jace's neices who have been living in Omaha out for a fun day.

Katelyn, Annie, Sammie and I. They are such cute girls.
Than we met up with the Beck and Bundy kids at the splash pad.

I love Daxton in this picture!

I should have turned this picture around..sorry. Look how adorable these girls are! Between mine and Jace's families we have 5 neices and nephews who are three...it will be a busy year when they turn 8!

Dax runnin from the camera

Garret's baby blessing

2009-06-09T08:00:00.000-07:00

This is my brothers baby boy Garrett, isn't he so handsome, in the cute little church outfit we gave him. We went up to Orem at the end of May for his baby blessing. It was so nice to have my entire family there! Jace in my dad's sweet glasses/sunglasses
Lawrence and baby Garett
Almost the whole family...Curtis was in Texas

Jace decided to shave his head. I'm not sure why though, his sister Shanna gives him free haircuts, im just so happy it will be grown out by the time we get family pictures in July. This is what Jace will look like when he uses the wrong shampoo, you just lose your hair in the middle...right dad ;)

He is still handsome even without hair!

Jace and I also moved down the street a bit at the first of this month. We really enjoy our new place, and Jace is excited to have his own grass to take care of.

ALSO iT iS JACE'S MOM'S BiRTHDAY TODAY! HAPPY BiRTHDAY MARJEAN!

Temple Blessings

2009-05-28T08:38:00.000-07:00

May is wedding month around the Southern Utah area, which is why the temple has been throughout my thoughts greatly this past month. I am so greatful for the temple. I love the peace that I feel when I go there; the thoughts of insights and inspirtaion I get on occasion help me and guide me. I enjoy the quiet, the beauty, the strength of the spirit that is felt in the temple. I am so greatful for the answers to prayers that I ahve received in the temple, for comfrot, peace, and understanding. I feel Heavnely Father's love and caring for each one of us, his children, when I go there and know that He is near. It has been such a great joy and blessings without measure for both Jace and I to see our families and friends there in the temple; I am so grateful for the sealing power that goes beyond this life and into enternity, binding us as an eternal family.

Elder Vaughn J Featherstone listed tweleve blessings we receive by spending half a day a month in the temple.

1. If a man you will be mighty, a women powerful.

2. It will serve as great "insurance" proctection for your marriage.

3. The blessing of the Eternal Gods will be called upon you and great spritual growth will be yours.

4. Unseen angels will watch over your loved ones when satanic forces tempt them.

5. Your families will draw close to the Lord and there will be no empty chairs in the Celestial Kingdom.

6. Your childing will go on missions.

7. Your children will get married in the temple.

8. The veil will be thin, you will have great spiritual growth and many spiritual experiences will distill upon you. We will receive exaltation.

9. You will be prepared for exaltation-with a Celestial body, Celestial mind and Celestial personality.

10. You will come receptive to divine guidance and you will receive spiritaul perception to help you grapple with problems and cares.

11. You will see clearly how to make critical decisions that weigh heavily on your mind.
12. You will become Christ-like.

President Lorenzo Snow taught: “When two Latter-day Saints are united together in marriage, promises are made to them concerning their offspring that reach from eternity to eternity. They are promised that they shall have the power and the right to govern and control and administer salvation and exaltation and glory to their offspring, worlds without end. And what offspring they do not have here, undoubtedly there will be opportunities to have them hereafter. What else could man wish? A man and a woman, in the other life, having celestial bodies, free from sickness and disease, glorified and beautified beyond description, standing in the midst of their posterity, governing and controlling them, administering life, exaltation and glory worlds without end” What glorious promises!

I am so greatful for the temple, and for the plan of salvation, for modern revelation, for the restoration of the gospel, for a prophet who lives and guides us, for a Savior whose amazing grace and loving mercy extend to each of us and lift, strengthen and fill our lives with light.

People are too lazy to cook for me

2009-04-30T13:00:00.000-07:00

I was talking to Lula (our laundry lady at the hotel) this morning and she said the funniest thing I just had to share it. She was telling me how hungry she was and so I had asked her why she didn't have any breakfast...and this was her reply, "because people are too lazy to cook for me." How great is that!

Jace started another softball season, high school baseball season ends the third week of May.. I'm still working at the hotel, enjoying my free time away from school. DON'T FORGET TO LET ME KNOW iF YOU NEED A HOTEL DiSCOUNT!

See that bruise on the back of my leg....no idea where it came from, I noticed at the gym today. Its so much worse than the picture portrays. I don't know what my deal is, I get super nasty bruises from who know's what. I'm like a peach.

President Monson is coming to town tomorrow to speak at SUU graduation, and he is staying at the hotel. I really hope I get to shake his hand, but I talked to the guy who is head of security on the phone the other day and asked him how likely it would be that I would even see him and he said very unlikely but he said he would tell President Monson how much I would really love to meet him. I'll let you know if I do.

26.2 Miles

2009-04-04T15:20:00.001-07:00

Jace and I signed up for the St. George Marathon! I got an e-mail reminding me of sign ups for the marathon, I didn't even open it I just deleted it and moved on. I ran it in 2007, but passed out (literaly) on mile 24 due to dehydration. Than I was at the gym and decided I wanted to run it. I talked to Jace about it asking him if he would support me by helping me train, and by the end of our conversation he wanted to run it too!

We are super excited and hope we both get in, there are so many runners that sign up that they have to do a lottery. Jace will automatically get in because the address on his drivers license is his parents in Washington County and all Washington County residents get a guaranteed entry. We will find out on May 5th if I get in.
When I ran it in 2007 Jace and I weren't together, and were dating different people. Well aparently he remembered that I was running it, so Jace drove up and down the course looking for me...he never saw me, but still I thought it was a cute story!

not for gentle tummies!

2009-02-14T11:45:00.000-08:00

While at work at Maggie Moo's I some how I got a blood blister, when I first saw it I practically fell to the floor right there in disgust! Each time I see it I get woosey cause it just grosses me out that bad. So today at work at the hotel, I decided I would google some info about it and maybe get a cure to make this nasty thing on my finger to go away...and this is what came up.

SICK....I KNOW! I almost passed out when I saw it.....meanwhile, this one is mine.
It may be small, but it is fierce...oh the damage it has done to me. If anyone has any advice to get rid of this nasty mess on my finger, please tell!

On a happy note, yesterday for valentines day...Jace got me a rose, and a Willow Tree! figurine. It was so sweet of him, for dinner we went up to Milt's. Jace's brother in law had given him a $60 gift certificate a long time ago and Jace kept it for something special, so we only ended up spending $5, for an amazing meal. It was a perfect first Valentines Day as Mr. and Mrs. Oliverson!

Us a Milts.

Also Jace and I have a new nephew! Garret Oliver Godsey, born on Feb. 13th 8 lbs 20 inches

My brother looks so happy!

Family weekend!

2009-02-01T18:36:00.000-08:00

Jace and I had such a crazy weekend, but it was wonderful to be able to spend time with both our families. Jace and I both had to work on friday, so we left super early on Saturday to head up to Orem, for our nephew Stuart's baptism. When we walked into the church building, I saw Stuart in his white jumpsuit reverently sitting. What an amazing boy he is, he is so knowledgeable about the gospel, I am so proud of the choice he made to be baptized and the gate he has opened to start his path to eternal life.

Stuart, Kristin, and Peter

It was so nice to see my parents as well! My mom has lost so much weight and she looks better and better each time I see her. I was making fun of my mom for wearing her ugly watch with her pretty dress at the wedding, and my dad made sure to add in how good she looked in it...how cute!

Notice the watch!

We than left Orem and drove down to St. George, for our nephew Ryker's baby blessing on Sunday. He looked so handsome in his blessing outfit, and his father Justin gave him a great blessing, it was also nice to see Jace in the priesthood circle...I'm so honored to have a worthy priesthood holder as my husband. I didn't get to stay long down there because I had to come back and work at the hotel, but I am so blessed to have family who have such strong testimonies and raise their children in the gospel...Jace and I have so many great examples in both our families.

Ryker and his family

On a side note.... I got another job! I'm working at an ice cream restaurant called Maggie Moo's, It opens on the 12th, so make sure to stop by and see me. I also have some good coupons as well.

Come see how good our driveway looks...

2009-01-26T09:42:00.000-08:00

It started snowing Sunday afternoon, so by the time I got off work at 10:30 the roads were pretty bad. Jace came to my work and let me follow him home because I am a pansy when it comes to driving in the snow. Note: we only live like 1/4 mile from the hotel and I was still white knuckled, and driving 5 mph. Jace we teasing me that his grandma could walk faster in the snow than I was driving. So we get home and I feel inclined to shovel the driveway, Jace informed me it would worthless because it is just going to snow more. Well I shoveled anyway, and than passed on the shovel to him when I got tired, and he finished it off. When I woke up this morning to go to the gym the driveway was of course snow covered. So I get my boots on and hit at it again, I get it all shoveled and go to the gym. On my way home from the gym I have this fantastic idea to go buy some snow melt. So I come home, and of course the driveway is snow covered AGAIN. I start shoveling, and put salt on the driveway as I go. At this point I am so happy how amazing this snow melt stuff works, there was no snow on our driveway.

I was SO happy, and so amazed by my fantastic buy I even took a picture at 10:25.

I go back outside at 10:35 and it looks like this

I am no longer a fan of ice melt!

So much for my hard work.....

WEDDING pictures...

2009-01-21T20:37:00.000-08:00

They are finnally here! Thank you everyone for being part of our special day, here are some of my favorite pictures, you can find more at Abbey Khyl website at http://www.akstudio.typepad.com/

our REAL bridals!

2008-12-10T12:19:00.000-08:00

When Jace first saw me in my dress

Here are the professional bridals Jace and I got done. We are so happy with them! You can go to
http://www.akstudio.typepad.com/
to look at all of them. These were just some of our favorites!

Bridals

2008-12-09T20:40:00.000-08:00

Jace and I got our bridals taken on monday. My best friend Blaire came along and she snapped a few pictures so we could have them right away, we should get the ones the photographer took by next wednesday because she needs to edit them. Enjoy!

he LOVES her...

2008-10-06T18:09:00.000-07:00

Reasons why Jace fell in love with NANCY

-Her beauty within is more incredible than what is on the outside!!
-I love the person that she is and the potential that she possess as a future mother and wife is what inspired me to get on my knees and ask the most important eternal question that I can in this mortal life.
-Most productive person I have ever been around.
-Has a strong testimony of the Gospel and holds a strong loving peaceful spirit with her.
-I can always be completely honest with her, knowing she will always do the same with me.
-Makes me laugh when I am upset and lifts me back up when I am down!
-Has a lot of leadership and others can see it by her consistant actions.
-Makes me want to be a better person, my Best Friend!!!

she LOVES him...

2008-10-05T09:47:00.000-07:00

Reasons why Nancy fell in love with Jace

- He is genuinely good and loves the gospel and those around him can tell by his example.
- He has an incredible family that makes me feel like I fit right in.
- I can always be completely honest and open with him and he does the same with me
- He makes me feel like I am the most important person in the world.
- He is an extremely hard worker whether it be at his work, with his family.
- We always are laughing and having fun when we are together.
- He makes me want to be a better person.

our ENGAGEMENTS

2008-10-01T15:54:00.001-07:00

There were like 140 total pictures and we loved them all but those are some of our favorites. Jace's sister Shanna took them for us, and we couldn't be happier with them!

the GROOM

2008-09-14T09:50:00.001-07:00

Jace Darin Oliverson

Born: July 9, 1984 Salt Lake City Utah

Hometown: Cedar City Utah

College: Southern Utah University

Major: Physical Education

Minor: English

Employed: Prosperity capital, insurance agent

Loves: Boston Red Soxs, BYU football, and playing sports.

the BRIDE

2008-09-14T09:25:00.001-07:00

NANCY GENEVIEVE GODSEY

Born: November 6, 1986
Hometown: Clinton, Washington
College: Southern Utah University
Major: Hotel Managment
Minor: Marketing
Employment: Front office manager at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott in Cedar
Loves: Spending time with family, running, playing the violin, church, 4th of July, and JACE

the PROPOSAL

2008-09-14T09:03:00.000-07:00

How did he/you propose?

Nancy/Jace

Jace and I were driving on Sunset Blvd. in St. George when he asked me if he asked me to marry him what I would say. I immediatley responded with a YES! I was just curious. A couple weeks later while Jace was working I was over at the Bundy's (Jace's sister and brother in law) playing with the kids. This cracks me up because I remember how excited I was to tell them that they were going to have a new Aunt. But, I remember telling them not to say anything to Nancy about the ring. But obvioulsy they are kids and when they are excited it is hard to to such a huge secret, especially when they were excited about it. Jace's neice Allysah shyly told me she had a secret, after much pressure from me, she told me she saw the ring Jace had gotten for me. I asked her what it looked like and she responded "its shiny and sparkley." A few weeks had passed, and no proposal. There was no proposal because I knew what allysah had said, and I knew she was expecting it so I was rude and made her wait. Jace had sensed some frustration on my part and called my sister Emily for advice. That was a wrong idea haha. They talked and immediatley after the conversation ended my sister called me to tell me the good news.. That is the reaosn why that was a bad idea, she will now be the last to know any exciting thing to happen in our future because of her actions haha. he was proposing on saturday at the BBQ. Saturday approached, and our friends came over to Jace's parents for a BBQ. We watched the Jazz game(she was dead asleep by my side after two minutes of watching the game) and then afterwards Jace asked to go to a ride. It was now time to be doctor smooth. Jace parked the car at the fountain at Dixie State, and Jace told me at this very spot is when we first met exactly 2 years ago Cool huh?:) Thats good for a guy to remember the exact date like that. He then handed me a gift. I opened it and could tell from the outside of the box that it was a set of scriptures. I had opened the box and saw the scriptures personalized they read "Nancy Oliverson." He than prompted me to read Docterine and Covenants 131 verses 1-4. We got out of the car, Jace got on one knee and said some beautiful words I don't even remember. I pulled him up and embraced him.

our STORY...

2008-09-13T21:25:00.000-07:00

How we met

Nancy/Jace

My best friend Brooke and Jace's best friend Ryan both worked together at the Shell gas station. I came to the Shell to visit Brooke one day and she had introduced me to Ryan. Brooke and Ryan than talked amongst themselves and had scheduled a double date with the two of them and Jace and I. Ryan had called me right after nancy had left the Shell Gas Station to tell me how he was going to set me up with my future wife. Unfortunately when Brooke had approached me about her plans I already had a date. Whatever, she just says that, she knew she was going to meet the man of her dreams:). We ended up driving down to St. George together, because I was still on pain pills from my wake boarding accident. I was supposed to meet up with my date but something else came up so my date cancelled. Once again she just says that because she was nervous that all of her dreams were going to come true that night by meeting the man of her dreams. We met up with Jace and Ryan at the Smith's grocery store down in St. George (the first time I saw her Brooke had rolled down her back window and Nancy was sitting in the middle of the seat in the back, I was in awe that I was going to be able to spend the night with her)and than proceeded to go to a park to play football. After our game of football we went to college and watched a movie on Jace's laptop. I pretty much regulated the game and tackled Nancy every time I got the chance to. Jace had come down to lay by me but I couldn't see the screen so I scooted away from him. She totally rejected me and made me feel like an absolute retard. I was so embarrassed and so upset with myself that I grabbed Ryan and made him go for a walk with me so I could tell him how embarrassed I felt. We said our goodbyes and Brooke and I headed back to Cedar. After what she did to me while watching the movie I was not into her either. At first I wasn't really into Jace, but the four of us ended up hanging out again and Jace's apartment, and that's when the magic happened. Oh yea, the Jace magic:) This time when he sat next to me I didn't scoot away, and than he made the move...he kissed me. Lets remember I was still a returned missionary and needed to refill the canteen haha no I loved every second of it, finally being able to get close to this girl, the girl I viewed so adorable and amazing. We started dating that summer of 2006 and continued a little here and there til we stopped around December of 2007. After about a month and a half of spending time apart Jace had written me a message on facebook, (In February) and informed me we were in the same institute class. I was so excited and I had to tell her, but I only had the guts to do it over facebook. I hadn't attended the class yet but once I found out we were in the same class I told him I would be there the next day. That morning I got all dolled up for him, and to my disappointment he wasn't there, finally the third time he came to class but didn't sit by me, but we talked after class and our courtship began all over again. We never missed a day until the last day of the semester. I remember how nervous I would be to see her, it drove me crazy. I was going to institute for the wrong reasons, to see her and not to learn, is that bad? But I love her with all my heart!! I am so glad that Heavenly Father was patient with us and helped us get back together over and over again.