spring is happening in our home!

A couple weeks ago we went to the local co-op to look for boots for my boys. While Josh was looking at the boots Jerron disappeared for a split second, and when it took more than 100 seconds to find him I was starting to feel adrenaline kick in. Quickly I ran to the area where they keep the animals and sure enough there was my farming boy staring at the new chicks. We took some time to let him enjoy them and then we decided to pull out a bunny. This boys has grown up with fuzzy animals all around him, but when he saw these bunnies his face really lit up. It didn't take long before we decided rabbits would be a fun animal to have around and Easter would be perfect timing. So we picked up 2 Rex bunnies that are 6 weeks old, I really wanted lop ear but couldn't find them. A week later a lady I took photos for gave me a call to tell me she had some lop ear rabbits and giants, which get up to 30 lbs! She ended up giving us a 6 month old lop ear and I think Josh fell in love with the area of Elmo.
This is when Spring really started to kick in at our house! I went to check out some chicken coops and the guy had some kittens, so I picked one up for my niece's birthday, then I ended up bringing 2 of them home because I remembered how loud kittens are when they are alone. This is how we ended up with 2 kittens when we moved to Price 2 years ago. Then a day later 6 eggs hatched and the chicks were brought to us. So in our garage and basement we had 11 babies. This time of year really reminds me of all the time I spent at my grandpa's farm over 20 years ago. It was such a long time ago, but I have such fond memories.
The joy that lights up in Jerron when he sees these Animals just reassures that he was named after the right man. For those of you who do not know we were positive what we would named Jerron until he was a few hours old. We had decided we wanted to give all of our children J names and I loved the named Daiden, so we decided early on that we would name him Jayden. During my 5th month of pregnancy we found out that is the second most popular name so we decided not to go that route. Long story short my family has a history of passing down names as middle names, we decided to stick with Josh's family tradition of passing on his middle name. One day I was thinking about my grandpa Ferron and how he had accomplished much in his life and he had a good heart, many qualities I wanted passed down to our son, so we changed it just a little and that is how Jerron got his name.
My grandpa Ferron was a farmer and businessman. He ran a successful auto part store. His name is still pretty well known in Carbon County among those who grew up here, although he passed away 20 years ago. He was a cowboy, the real kind. He always had animals. He was a down to earth type of guy who seemed to live the words of the book "How to Win Friends and Influence People" everyday.
Seeing Jerron's interest in these animals gives me hope that he will follow in his great-grandpa's footsteps some day. Not to mention the Gardner half smile he likes to flash when he is being naughty and funny.
It really is a great time of year! This is My favorite season for sure. The kittens are gone now, but Josh really liked one of them so I have a feeling he will be coming back to stay. I really am blessed to have some wonderful men and boys in my life. The two I live with are the best, and there are even more I am lucky enough to count as family and friends who make this world better just by being in it. This time of year how could I not reflect on the biggest influence, my saviour. It is amazing the things that he has done for my individually, and still continues to do. We are so blessed in so many ways. I could not express the importance of this season in words, how every single thing reflects some part of the atonement and gospel. I am really grateful for the life I have chosen and been given, it is undeniable that someone is looking out for us.

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