Ode to Papa Pill

I need new pictures of my dad. This ones almost a year old, but i like his smile.

Today is my dad's birthday. He is truly a wonderful man, and an inspiration in my life. I'm very thankful for a dad that has had such a great influence in my life. He has shown my siblings and me the true value of working hard. He has shown a great love for the gospel through his callings and his teachings. His love of the gospel shows through his dedication to his callings, and how much he loves the gospel history (especially Joseph Smith). My dad even gave Casey and i temple and marriage mini classes to prepare for our eternal marriage. My dad has a good heart. He has a lot of love to give, and i can see it in how much he sacrifices for his family. I see his love in his interactions with my nephew Campbell, and in how much he's looking forward to my baby girl that's on her way. He is very generous in how much time, love, and care that he gives to those around him, especially family.


This hasn't been the best year in my dad's life. He has had to undergo neck surgery to fix a collapsed disk, and continues to have daily pain from his neck, and lower back. I feel bad that the years of hard work, and stress have put so much physical pain into him. I pray that he will find ways to get help, and mend his ailments.


I'm thankful for my dad, and make this birthday wish that his year will end better than it has been. I hope and pray for good health, happiness, and love to continually pour down on him.


I love you Papa Pill, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!


(Just a note, Papa Pill is a joke in my family. We always say that because of his many aches, pains, migraines that plague him, and other health issues he takes a lot of pills, so as a joke i started calling him papa pill instead of dad, and it's kind of stuck)

Some of my August

I looked and realized i haven't written for a few weeks. It seems as though this month has flown by, as well as the summer. I finished summer playground at the beginning of August. Lets just say i love the kids, however i was more than ready to finish by the time we were done. Casey's brother Cody said his farewells and entered the MTC for a few weeks before he heads over the the Chec Republic. I promised him we would make sure our little girl see's his picture and knows who he is when he gets home. Before Cody left we had Darrington family pictures around the farm.

The two weeks i had off between summer playground and the regular school year i did a little bit of crafting. I made a nursing cover, and hooded towels for my little girl. I also decided to make bows / hair clips. (Thanks to my almost daily heartburn my little girl will most likely be born with a good bit of hair on her head) I can't say I'm all ready for this little sweet pea to come, however i have three months left and i know I'll be ready.

This week i go back for training yet again at work. I've been through it over four times now, i know my job and i wish i didn't have to do it, but alas i get paid for it so whatever. This year for the After school program i will only be a sub. I wish it didn't have to be that way because I'm taking a pay, and hour cut. I have to understand coming from my bosses point of view that she doesn't want to have to replace me half way through November.

Casey has been working on my brothers home this summer. This week he goes back to school, and will continue to work on his non school time. Hopefully we can work out his schedule so he can still graduate in a decent time frame.

Well there goes my summer. Into another year of Aggie football disappointment, a baby on the way, and many more happy memories to create.

Wedding weekend

This past weekend Casey and i went up to Idaho to celebrate the wedding of Sarah Haney to Casey's brother Terry. We were very happy to be a part of the wedding. It was a wonderful event.

The wedding was friday morning in the Twin Falls Temple. (So far we've all been married in a diffrent temple; ie. SLC, Logan, Idaho falls, and now Twin falls). The ceremony was sweet, and the couple was radient. We enjoyed a great family luncheon afterwards where we had pork sandwiches. That evening the siblings held up the wall at the reception the Haney's put on in Filler. The next evening we had an open house in Raft River.

This whole weekend has opened my eyes to what a wonderful family i have. I am very blessed to have my family and Caseys family. It felt special to have all of Casey's sibblings and parents together in the temple on the wedding day. I also feel blessed because my family has also had the opportunity to be in the temple together. I feel that not only am i blessed with an awesome family on this earth, but i'm so lucky that we are all able to move into the eternities together.

I also feel very blessed to have been married in the Temple to a wonderful husband. Casey is the best thing that has happened to me, and i feel so happy that he is my eternal companion. We truly have a great marriage!

Great weekend,
Great Wedding,

Great Family!!!

Happy Anniversary!!!

Time files when you're having fun!! Casey and i are celebrating our third Anniversary today!

Our Beginnings: Casey and i met four years ago in June, his brother Brett (whom i worked with at the time) set us up on a blind date. Nothing much happened from that, but i figured when he came down for school in the fall we'd have to go out again and see what happened. Well he came down to school and we went on our second date, since then we've been together. Casey proposed in March of 06, and we were married of course on July 18th 2006.

Currently: Casey is working for my father doing construction, and he is continuing his education studying to become a high school social studies teacher. I graduated in FCHD and am working for Logan City in their after school and summer children's programs. Casey and i are anticipating the arrival of a little girl this coming November. It took us some time to be able to get pregnant, and we were so grateful when the opportunity finally caught up with our wishes.

We look forward to what the future brings, and are thankful for the Temple covenants that we share that will take us through our marriage not only on this earth, but in the eternities to come.

Things i love about my marriage: the eternal bond we share, the love we have for each other, the fact that we still hold hands, the laughter that fills our lives, the loving family that supports and cares for us, and the fact that i am married to my best friend!

Happy Anniversary Casey I love you so much!!!

Baby Darrington is a . . .

GIRL!

Casey and i went in for our ultrasound this morning and found out that we get to welcome a baby girl into the family. Neither of us had a solid prediction we were both on the fence about what it was going to be. Casey's family was guessing a boy (sorry, not this time), and most of my family was guessing a girl (probably because they already have one grandson). Most of all Casey and i just wanted a healthy baby, which is what we have.

We feel so blessed to even have the opportunity to become parents. It took some time for us to get pregnant. We were happy when the opportunity finally caught up with our hopes and dreams of becoming parents.

We have many name options for this little girl, however right now the front runner is Kendall (and that's what my family calls her). However, Casey and i will most likely wait until she is born to put a definite name to our little sweet pea. So i'm at the halfway mark, twenty weeks, twenty more to go. I'm due on November 17th, however i have the sneaking suspicion that this little lady will be late landing me in the hospital near or on thanksgiving. Who knows well see. Till then it's time to shop for this little girl!

She was being camera shy with us today so my pictures are a little fuzzy, and not at the best angles. This is the best one we got. I can't wait to meet this little girl!!

Had a good Birthday!

I celebrated my 23rd birthday this past saturday. My parents took Casey and i out to eat for Breakfast at Village Inn. I got the opportunity to go to the Temple with my husband. (Always a favorite activity of mine). Later that night we had a dinner of homemade pizza at my parents house. It was a good birthday. Thank you Mom and Dad Darrington, David, Grandpa & Lila, Nana & Papa for the cards and money.

some gifts i recieved:

- I got some shirts and flip-flops from my mom

- I got Allen wrenches from my dad (every year he gets me a tool for my tool box)

- My sister Katherine gave me tickets to the movies

- My brother Andy and his wife Kim gave me a cute picture frame for my baby's keepsake photos and prints.

- My wonderful husband gave me new scriptures ( i really needed new ones), some shirts, a very cute pair of shoes, and he made me cupcakes with gummy bears on them.

I just want to say thank you to all of my family for making my day so wonderul and for celebrating with me. I love you all!

Finnished for now

I did it! I survived another year at After School Club. It was a fun yet challenging year this year. I was able to be put in as the site Coordinator at Wilson Elementary. It means i was pretty much the boss of the entire program at Wilson. I am grateful to be done, but i will miss some kids there. I was lucky to be at such a good school with only minimal discipline problems to deal with. I had a great staff and we did some fun things this past year. I only wish i could return to Wilson as a site Coordinator next year, but alas i won't be. We'll see what happens. I actually finished out the month of May with minimal staff and all of my hair intact, so that's a plus. I get two weeks off to enjoy my self, and relax.
After the two weeks i go back to training for another year of Summer playground (After School Clubs equivalent durring the summer) we spend half a day at a park managing (glorified babysitting) children, playing games, making crafts, reading, etc. I also get to be in charge of a site this year. It will either be Willow Park or Adams Park. We'll see in a couple of weeks where i get to spend my hot summer. I wouldn't do this job if i didn't love kids. I appreciate the opportunities i have had and am grateful for such a fun job.

A couple more things i have to look forward to this summer. My Brother-in-law Terry is getting married at the end of July to a great girl named Sarah Haney. I am very happy she's becoming a member of the family and excited to welcome her into the family. Cody my youngest Brother-in-law also prepares and leaves for his mission this summer. He will be leaving on August 12th to go to the MTC then to the Czech Prague mission. The family is super excited, there hasn't been a missionary go foreign in Casey's family. To end the summer Rhett and Aria Spear some close friends of ours are going to have their baby girl Janae.

It's going to be a busy yet awesome summer to look forward to!!!