On the Road Again

Brett and i just got back from a fabulous road trip to the mid-west. We went through 9 different states and saw some of Brett's old friends. The main reason for going down was to see some friends from Brett's mission. But my favorite part of the trip was all thr church history! Here are some collages of the different things we did.


The first stop we made was in Sterling, Illinois. Brett used to live in Illinois, so he had a couple friend there he wanted to see. They took us to Chicago, but we didn't have much time there. But we did get to go up the Sear's tower. In my opinion, it wasn't worth the TWO HOUR wait to get up there. But we did get some pretty good pictures.

Our next stop was Nauvoo, Illinois. This was absolutely amazing. We were there for the pagent that they do, and they really make you feel like you were in the time of the early Saints. We went to Carthage this day as well and that was probaby my favorite. All the missionaries there do such a great job of setting everything up spiritually before you learn anything. This was my favorite day of the trip.

After Nauvoo, we went over to St. Louis, Missouri to see a friend from Brett's mission. We were able to go see the famous Arch and visit the temple. It was fun to hang out with Brett's friend as well!

On our way home we stopped at Independence, Missouri to see the Visitor's center and Liberty, Missouri to see Liberty Jail. This was probably the most meaningful day. The spirit at Liberty Jail was so amazing. It really puts into perspective what Joseph went through for our gospel. I was amazed and overcome with gratitude for the sacrifices for the early Saints!

It was a great trip and I highly recommend to everyone to one day visit those sights.

Silly Kyra

Kyra's young womens had a yard sale a couple weekends ago. For her, the whole time was spent finding the most rediculous outfits to show off. It was a lot of fun!

Happy Father's Day and A Lot More

We had a pretty laid back father's day. We gave Brett presents in the morning after his favorite breakfast. Then after church we had a nice family dinner. He deserves a lot more because he is such an amazing father to these two girls. They just absolutely adore him. I look up to him as a parent because he always makes very wise choices and knows how to handle things amazingly when it comes to the girls. We love you babe! Happy Father's Day.



Saturday was a very eventful day for us. Makenna and her friend Tarryn wanted to do a lemonade stand. They went all day long and actually did really well. They started off at Tarryn's house and made about $14 there. Then they moved it to our house later that afternoon and made about $12 more. This is a pretty good idea for a summer job for little kids. With two cute girls standing on the street selling lemonade, you would be crazy not to stop!

On Saturday we also went on a little hike at Beacon Hill (otherwise known as Brett's second home). Kyra missed her hike for girl's camp, so we took her on one. Of course, Brett wanted to bring along his bike and ride around as we hiked. He ditched it for a bit, but it was also fun for him to show off for Kyra.

This is Ky after we hiked up the VERY steep hill to get to the jumps. I swear that hill is almost straight up and down.

On A Sunday Afternoon...

Brett and I went for a walk through River Park Square. It was fun to be able to spend some time together on such a warm beautiful day. Walkking down to the falls is one of our favorite things to do for a date night! Here are a couple pictures of us on our walk.

What A Week!

This has been a very busy week, filled with graduations, end of school, brdial showers, baby showers, and a bbq! I am just glad it is all over an now I can relax. I am so excited for summer to actually get things done around the house. Some goals I have for the summer:

1. Organize and clean out the basement
2. Exercise at least 5 times a week
3. Deep clean every room of the house
4. Try to make my husband dinner, at least 3 times a week
5. Get very tan!
6. Be more focused on my calling at church
7. Get a job by the time school starts

I will have to let you in on the progress of all these goals.

The first graduation we had this past week was Kyra's 6th grade graduation. She is such a smart kid, it just amazes me. She had a perfect report card and got too many awards to even mention. I wish that I could have been half as samrt and cool as her when I was 12. I was unable to attend her graduation...hence, you will only be getting one picture from Brett's phone! WAY TO GO KYRA! I love that girl so much.




The next big event this week...my last day of school! I have been so stressed for the past two weeks trying to get grading done, report cards in, portfolio's made, end of the year parties, awards, the list goes on and on. The end of the year went by so fast, but I am grateful for a break. The last day felt too rushed and I can already tell and I am going to miss my kids a lot! Some of the boys (my class was mostly boys...18) were getting really sad and didn't want to leave. It was a little emotional, but also fun.

Look at how bare my room is in the background

These are the other first grade teachers. I had so much fun with them!

The other graduation that was going on was my brother's high school graduation. Logan is the last kid to graduate in the Cunningham family and we are all so proud of him. He is such a stud and I love him to death! I had to miss Ky's graduation to go to his, so you will get to see a lot more pictures of him than Kyra!

Logan and Aunt Cheryl

What a cutie pie he is!

All the wonderful Cunnigham girls

I didn't get to take any pictures at the bridal shower or baby shower, but I also had a lot of fun at those. Now hopefully things will slow down and I can have a nice, relaxing summer!

The Most Marvelous Mother

I know this post is about two weeks late, but I just want to let everyone know how much I love my mother. If I had to pick only a couple words to describe her I would say patient, selfless, and amazing! Just a couple really cool things about her: As a child she would always make sure that our hair was done really nice before we went anywhere (which I probably didn't care about then, but not as a semi-parent I think it is awesome). She would always have a delicous homemade dinner for us when we got home from school or sports practice. She earned her Young Womens Recognition when she served in the Young Womens because she converted in her late teens and didn't get a chance. She is an amazing photographer. She comes into my class every Friday to help me with the arts and crafts, plus she is like our classroom photographer! I love you so much mom. Thanks for being so wonderful!

Our Sweet Annabelle

Our precious baby was finally able to go back to our Heavenly Father this past weekend. We think that she passed away Thursday, April 27. I delivered on Saturday, May 1st at 1:03 pm. She weighed 1 pound 11 oz and was 13.2 inches long. I was 34 weeks pregnants and the ultrasound tech said that she was measuring 24 weeks and 5 days. The docotor and nurses said that they have never seen everything go so smoothly. This was honestly the most amazing experience I have ever been through. As soon as she was delivered I felt so happy and peaceful. We are so grateful for all the blessings that came with this trial so we just wanted to share a few thoughts with you.
We feel so privileged and grateful to have been able to go through this experience with our daughter Annabelle. We truly feel as though we have been prepared for this for months through prayer to our Heavenly Father. We know that He is the reason we are able to deal with this so well. He has continued to give us strength and comfort from the first sign of something being wrong up to today. Something else that makes this experience less painful is knowing that we will be able to be with our daughter again. We do not look at this as a loss, rather a short delay to the happiness of being together one day. So many good things have come from something that seemed so devastating: we have received much love and support from friends and family; prayers, thoughts and service towards us has been an overwhelming blessing; and we get to see the good in all the people around us. We thank each and every one of you for giving us that blessing.
We know that Heavenly Father will not test us beyond that which we can handle. He knows us so very well. When we put our trust and faith in Him, He blesses us. We are grateful for the experience to grow closer to our Heavenly Father and to our friends and family.

Pic right before I went in at 34 weeks

Dr. Hardy talking with us afterwards (this was my fav. pic that was taken)

Right after they handed us Annabelle

The whole Fromm family