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"HOME USED TO FEEL SO FAR AWAY,

SO DISTANT FROM MY HEART.

BUT NOW I FIND ITS CLOSE TO ME

FOR LOVE IS IN YOUR ARMS!"

WITH EVERY PASSING DAY OF OUR LIVES I GROW MORE AND MORE IN LOVE WITH THE MAN THAT I MARRIED. EVERYDAY HE SHOWS ME MORE LOVE, KINDNESS, PATIENCE

AND FORGIVENESS THEN I THOUGHT THAT I WOULD EVER KNOW. I HAVE FELT SO UNGRATEFUL LATELY BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN SO STRESSED OUT AND WORRIED ABOUT THE UPCOMING SCHOOL YEAR AND THE FACT NATE WILL BE PULLED IN SO MANY DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS WITH SCHOOL, CLINICAL'S, AND WORK. I HAVE BEEN STRESSED ABOUT SEEING HIM LESS, SPENDING LESS FAMILY TIME TOGETHER, AND JUST WORRIED ABOUT THE TOLL THAT THIS WILL TAKE ON OUR RELATIONSHIP. WITH ALL THE WORRYING I HAVE BEEN DOING I HAVE NOT REALLY STOPPED TO THINK ABOUT THE AMAZING OPPORTUNITIES THAT THIS WILL BRING INTO OUR LIVES. WE PRAYED FOR SO LONG ABOUT WHETHER THIS WAS THE RIGHT DIRECTION FOR OUR FAMILY AND THE RIGHT CAREER FOR NATE. AFTER MANY NIGHTS OF WORRY AND PRAYERS WE KNOW THAT THIS IS THE RIGHT DECISION, AND I AM SO GRATEFUL TO MY HEAVENLY FATHER THAT NATE HAS BEEN GIVEN THIS OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE THE CAREER THAT HE WANTS. I KNOW THAT IT WILL NOT BE EASY AND THAT THE NEXT YEAR WILL HOLD MANY TRIALS, BUT I ALSO KNOW THAT IF ANYONE CAN DO IT, ITS NATE. HE IS SUCH AN AMAZING HUSBAND AND FATHER, HE HAS SO MUCH FAITH THAT EVERYTHING WILL WORK OUT AND THAT WE WILL BE OK. IT IS BECAUSE OF HIS FAITH THAT I KNOW THIS TO BE TRUE. I LOVE YOU SO MUCH NATE, YOU TRULY MEAN THE WORLD TO ME, I KNOW THAT I CAN BE A PAIN AND THAT THINGS ARE NOT ALWAYS PERFECT, BUT YOU ARE THE BEST HUSBAND AND FATHER I COULD EVER ASK FOR. I HAVE ALL THE FAITH THAT YOU WILL DO GREAT THIS NEXT YEAR, YOU ARE GOING TO BE AN AMAZING PARAMEDIC AND I CAN NOT WAIT TO SEE THE OPPORTUNITIES THAT THIS WILL BRING INTO OUR LIVES. "TE QUIERO MUCHO"

HOGLE ZOO

For those of you who don't know, my Brother Rod and his wife Melinda are soldiers in the US army and are currently in training. While they are in training their little boy Reid is in Utah staying with his Grandma and Grandpa Epps. Nate and I decided while we were up North for our anniversary that we wanted to take some time to see him, so we decided to go to the zoo. We picked Reid up in park city and Grandma Ann, Joshy, my friend Ashlee, her mom and nephew Bodie all met us there. Although the Zoo was not as exciting as I remember we had a blast hanging out with family and friends. It was fun to see Izzy with all of her cousins, she had a blast riding the train, and watching all of the animals. I think Reid's favorite part was the "animaltronic Dinosaurs", although he was too afraid to get close to them, especially the one that sprayed water on him. Joshy's favorite part was the choo choo train, he was so excited to ride it. I loved seeing his excitement at the sight of the train, his eyes instantly lit up, and of course his excitement every time he saw a new animal. Posted below are some pics of our fun day, hope you enjoy.

4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY

(FOR TIME AND ALL ETERNITY)
FOUR YEARS AGO I MARRIED THE LOVE OF MY LIFE AND THE BEST FRIEND THAT I COULD ASK FOR. OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED

*HAPPINESS

* FIGHTS

*TRIALS

*SICKNESS

*FINANCIAL BURDENS

*BACK SURGERY AND 2 FOOT SURGERIES

* TWO ASSOCIATES DEGREES

* ACCEPTANCE INTO THE PARAMEDIC PROGRAM

*TRIPS TO THE CABIN, CALIFORNIA, IDAHO, IOWA, DUCK CREEK, FISH LAKE AND ARIZONA

*STARTED OUR LITTLE FAMILY WITH THE BIRTH OF OUR BEAUTIFUL BABY

ISABEL SHERYL BUYS

WHETHER GOOD OR BAD, EVERYTHING THAT WE HAVE GONE THROUGH THE LAST FOUR YEARS HAS MADE US HAPPIER AND STRONGER! I CAN NOT WAIT TO SEE WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR US! I AM SO GRATEFUL FOR NATE AND ISABEL, FOR THE CONTINUOUS JOY, LAUGHTER AND LOVE THAT THEY BRING INTO MY LIFE. I AM SO GRATEFUL THAT THIS LOVE AND HAPPINESS WILL BE ETERNAL (CELEBRATING OUR 4 YEAR ANNIVERSARY)
(OUR FOREVER FAMILY)

Future Paramedic

Nates Acceptance Letter
For those of you who don't know, Nate has been accepted into the paramedic program!!!! I am so proud of him and we are both so excited for the future. Along with the excitement comes nervousness and anxiousness.. I am nervous because it is going to be one of the hardest years of our lives, not only will Nate be in school three days a week, but he will also have 1-3 clinicals a week and a 36 hour work week on top of that. I worry about not seeing him as often as I would like and not having our tender family moments that we so often take for granted. I am anxious because I don't know how we are going to financially afford everything, and I wish so badly that I could take the burden of Nate having to work full and go to school away. But such is life and along with every life change/challenge we have to rely on the lord and have faith that everything will work out. I am so grateful to have the gospel in my life and the faith to know that no matter what happens life will go on and everything will be okay. I am so grateful for Nate and I am so proud of him and I know that he is going to make an amazing Paramedic, I love you so much babe! You are the best husband and father that Bizzles and I could ask for. I know that things will be hard for us this coming year but I know that we will make it through. You are an amazing person and I know that you are going to do great!!! I love you Babe!!

Quack Quack Creek

Alot has happened since our last post.

Izzy is now ten months old and she is gabbing, pulling herself up to everything and crawling all over the place. Her favorite things to do are swim, eat and play with her Dad and Grandpa. She also loves playing with all of her uncles, and for the past three weeks she has loved playing with her cousin Kolby who is visiting for most of the summer.

This past weekend we went up to Duck Creek for our annual vacation with Nates family and we had a blast!! Izzy had many firsts while we were there

Her first Four wheeler Rides:

Her first Camp Fire:

Her first Marshmellow:

Her first Smore:

And Suprisingly her first bath in the sink:

And First time seeing Uncle Kolby: