Sunday, January 10, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Christmas Eve at Grandma Charla's & Grandpa Paul's
It is a tradition to go to Brandon's parents house on Christmas Eve. We eat lots of yummy food, break a pinata, exchange presents, & the kids do the nativity. Here is a picture of Emma when she was going to be a lamb (not so happy) & then instead she got to be Mary (a definite change of attitude. Don't worry though, she didn't get to be Mary because of her bad attitude, it goes by age & the one who was supposed to be Mary didn't want to).
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Date with Grammy, Papa, & Chase
For Christmas each year my parents take us on a date with them. This year my brother Chase had just gotten home from his mission so he got to come with us which was a lot of fun. We rode the Front runner to Salt Lake and then went to an Imax movie and then to dinner at Biaggi's. Spending time with my family is my favorite thing to do!!! Thanks Grammy & Papa!!!
Christmas Dinner Exchange
For Christmas this year instead of drawing names we did a "Favorite Things" exchange. So we each spent $10 on everyone (the same thing, different colors) and we decided it would be more fun to exchange the gifts at dinner. We went to Windys Sukyaki and in between each course we would open one person's gift. It was so wonderful to spend time with the girls and much more fun than drawing names!!!
Go Aggies
Maddie did the Aggie Cheer Camp and then got to perform at half time. She loved it and did a great job! The other girls had a lot of fun watching the game. We love the Aggies!!! 11.7.2009
New Moon
Here are some pictures of some of my friends & family when we went to New Moon the night before the opening. It was a fun night! 11.19.2009
Monday, December 21, 2009
Sydnee's Baptism
Sydnee got baptized on December 5th. It was such a neat experience! She and her friend, Kali, got to sing at it and did a wonderful job. The bottom pictures were taken by Kali's dad (thanks Eric). I can't believe that we have an 8 year old! She is such an amazing little girl!!!
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
What I am Learning
There are a lot of things that I am learning or I guess just recognizing more lately.
1. When things happen in life, both big and small, you realize who your real friends are and a lot of them are family.
2. What really matters in the end is how you conduct yourself on a day to day basis. When I meet my Savior when this life is over, I don't want to hide from fear and regret. I want to be able to feel good about the person I am and look at Him and know that He is proud of me.
3. That I have a big testimony and know that I do have a loving Savior who is always there for me. I need him often, every day in fact. I know that families are so important and the reason why we came on this earth is to be able to earn the right to be eternally with our families. What a blessing the temples are and the power of the priesthood to seal families together forever!
4. That I am so blessed to be a mother to four of the most beautiful girls. I love being a mother and I am realizing how fast time flies. Taking in all of the small and tender moments with them is so important. And the crazy, emotional, and destructive moments are times when humor is important (or locking yourself in your room and praying for patience).
5. That I don't need any more drama in my life. I have enough with my girls.
6. That I am so grateful that I married someone much better than myself. He is such a wonderful person and gives me drive to become that better person.
7. That some days it is okay to give up for the moment, as long as it is a short moment.
8. That I will never have a clean house for longer than 2 minutes after the girls get home from school. This is really hard and frustrating for me and I know that there needs to be a balance. Time spent with my kids is more important than having a clean house (I'm continually trying to tell myself this).
9. Whenever I am having a bad or off day, I can ask myself if I have said my prayers, read my scriptures, been to the temple lately, etc. and every time I can say no to at least one of these things. Like I said before it is the small and simple things that make the difference.
10. And on a lighter note, you pay for what you get when it comes to appliances. I don't know how many more times I can epoxy my handle to my microwave.
1. When things happen in life, both big and small, you realize who your real friends are and a lot of them are family.
2. What really matters in the end is how you conduct yourself on a day to day basis. When I meet my Savior when this life is over, I don't want to hide from fear and regret. I want to be able to feel good about the person I am and look at Him and know that He is proud of me.
3. That I have a big testimony and know that I do have a loving Savior who is always there for me. I need him often, every day in fact. I know that families are so important and the reason why we came on this earth is to be able to earn the right to be eternally with our families. What a blessing the temples are and the power of the priesthood to seal families together forever!
4. That I am so blessed to be a mother to four of the most beautiful girls. I love being a mother and I am realizing how fast time flies. Taking in all of the small and tender moments with them is so important. And the crazy, emotional, and destructive moments are times when humor is important (or locking yourself in your room and praying for patience).
5. That I don't need any more drama in my life. I have enough with my girls.
6. That I am so grateful that I married someone much better than myself. He is such a wonderful person and gives me drive to become that better person.
7. That some days it is okay to give up for the moment, as long as it is a short moment.
8. That I will never have a clean house for longer than 2 minutes after the girls get home from school. This is really hard and frustrating for me and I know that there needs to be a balance. Time spent with my kids is more important than having a clean house (I'm continually trying to tell myself this).
9. Whenever I am having a bad or off day, I can ask myself if I have said my prayers, read my scriptures, been to the temple lately, etc. and every time I can say no to at least one of these things. Like I said before it is the small and simple things that make the difference.
10. And on a lighter note, you pay for what you get when it comes to appliances. I don't know how many more times I can epoxy my handle to my microwave.
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