A tribute to my loving little brother

Andrew John Arnold, August 28, 1995-September 20, 2010
My little brother Andrew found out he had cancer in August of 2007 and after a 3 year struggle he finally lost the battle on Monday, September 20, 2010. I love my little brother and family very much. my parents and siblings have had to put up a lot with Andrew, and i not so much since i have been going to school for the past 3 years while he has been dealing with this. My family is strong and loving and we are all going to miss Andrew very much. I know he is in a better place, with no pain, where he can roam around and keep an eye on us from heaven. We love you Andrew. There have been so many joyous moments we have had together and i will cherish them forever.

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this is his obituary:

September 20, 2010 Andrew John Arnold, age 15, passed away in the loving arms of his family after a courageous 3 year battle with liver cancer. Andrew was born on August 28, 1995 at Jordan Valley Hospital in West Jordan, Utah. His family moved to Heber when he was 1 year old, where he enjoyed a wonderful childhood running around with his friends.

He loved to go camping, hiking, and being with his family. He loved the outdoors and adored going camping in the winter with his loving father. He had a great obsession with movies and has quite the collection.

In Andrew's short life he became a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at age 8. He received the Aaronic priesthood at age 12 and was ordained to the office of a deacon. He was ordained to the office of a teacher at age 14. Andrew received an honorary eagle award the same day his brother, Spencer, received his eagle award from the Boy Scouts of America. He received honors for high attendance all through elementary school prior to him being diagnosed with liver cancer shortly after his 12th birthday. After he was diagnosed, he spent 3 months receiving multiple treatments at Primary Children's Hospital. After months of treatment the doctor pronounced him terminal.

Shortly thereafter we were given the wonderful opportunity to go to Disney World, compliments of Nelson Family Enterprises. We enjoyed a wonderful family time creating many new memories. When we came home we were greeted with a wonderful surprise. The family room of our basement had been finished by our loving neighbors and friends. Andrew was blessed to receive a camping trailer, which he had always wanted, thanks to the Make a Wish Foundation.

Andrew was preceded in death by his grandmother, Raphela Arnold. He is survived by his parents, Dan Kay Arnold and Teresa Marie Arnold and by his siblings: Alyssa (Jake) Craig, Spencer, Sarah, and Shayla. He is also survived by both his grandparents, John and Lois Harvey, and Kay and Mary Arnold.

Funeral Services will be held Saturday the 25th of September at 11:00 a.m. at the LDS Stake Center located at 500 N 550 E Heber City, Utah. There will be a viewing on Friday from 6-8 p.m. and on Saturday from 9:30-10:30 a.m. at the Stake Center. Interment will be at the Heber City Cemetery.

Special Thanks to Alpine Home Health Care and Hospice, Hess Cancer Foundation, Heber 9th Ward, the community of Wasatch County, and Make a Wish Foundation.In lieu of flowers donations can be made at any Zions Bank to the Andrew Arnold Donation Account

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this was his blog: andrewarnoldupdate.blogspot.com

"faith is not willing your own desires into existence. its not concentrating on some result or believing in something you want with all your might, trying to make it come true. the first principle of the gospel is not faith in ourselves and in what we desire but faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and in his will. When we exercise faith in him, and in his timing, we can be assured that all things will work together for our good, however painful they may be for us at that moment. if someone you love dies, it does not necessarily mean that your faith was lacking. it may mean that for reasons we may not know in this life, it was the Lords will that [he] pass on. one day we will understand why. real faith is knowing that the Lord loves us with all of his heart so we can trust in him with all of our hearts. one day he will explain all things and wipe away all of our tears."
This is a quote from John Bytheway in his book "Righteous Warriors"

THERE IS WAY TO MANY PICTURES OF ANDREW OVER HIS LIFE TIME, THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THEM.

August and September

So school started and that's been going good. i am really enjoying my classes, and im so proud of my husband even though he works graveyard shifts he hasn't missed a single class. im trying to train my dogs to come when i call them and that is so difficult. they do really good when its one dog at a time, but two and they pay attention to each other not me. its gonna take a lot of work to get them to come the first time i call them. Work is work. other than that life is good, i found out today my little brother Andrew isn't going to be with us very much longer, and i cried like 4 times while at work, i wish i had a different job sometimes where it was easier to get time off work so i could travel to Heber. Better news, my mother in law has less than two weeks til her wedding and i still need to buy a maroon blouse.

the lake

we went to the lake in middle of june, before we left on our vacation, but i just barely got the pictures on cd, so here are some of my favorites, which i must say MY DOGS LOVE WATER!!!!

this is lydia and her soon to be husband scott. aren't they cute :)







this is lyndsey being covered in mud











little joshy and banjo








my very white husband, and kazooe and banjo-they were so much fun in the water, i wish i lived closer to the lake so i could take them all the time.




this is jake and lynds getting ready for the ski-doo ride. and banjo chasing after them










banjo







kazzoe and banjo






and my puppies digging, kazzoe started the whole first and dug it about a 1 & 1/2 feet before banjo decided to join in on the fun. i think they dug the whole 3 feet deep and 5 feet wide when they were done with it.

Ants! i hate ants!!

so we have an ant problem, Jake and i went away for the weekend up to Arizona with some friends and we came back to an ant nest living in our backyard, crawling all over our floors, and eating our dog treats. it took Jake and i an hour to vacuum them up just so we could sit at the desk and not have ants crawling everywhere. it was really funny to watch my husband run everywhere vacuuming the walls, the dog kennel, the desk, the computer. i wasnt much help but to point in the direction of which he needed to vacuum next...just thinking about it sends chills down my spine :) we got some poison and set it out and they went away, but they keep coming back. if anyone knows of a good way to get rid of ants please let me know.

Summer/ School/ Garden

so i started my business calculus class on July 5th and now school ends on Friday.
only getting four hours of sleep at night during the week days is killing me, because i get done with work, have Jake help me with my homework and then getting to bed by two and up at 6 AM. soon summer school will be over and there will be two weeks before school starts up again. so far for Jake and i its been trying to catch up with the money since we got back from our vacation, i didn't realize how difficult this would be, we live and we learn. my garden is huge i came back from Virginia and everything in my garden was green, huge, and tall. i did a lot of weeding, even pulling out a few sunflower plants just so sun could get to my other plants. my pumpkin plants are huge, i am hoping i get a lot of pumpkins. other than that, life is good-just trying to keep the house clean, go to work, and pass my class.
these sunflowers are about 7 and 1/2 feet tall. there was 7 plants but i pulled 4 out so now there is only 3. our lettuce plants are so big, that we have been able to cut pieces off and feed them to our iguanas. it feels so good to be self-sufficent even if its only a little bit.