Tonight Ty and Ben were snuggling with Jonathan on the couch and Ty said with a big grin "Mom aren't you jealous??" He knew that of COURSE I would be SO jealous of Jonathan getting that cuddle instead of me! This week I did feel really jealous about something. And it kind of made me think of all the things that are bugging me. And get annoyed at Jonathan about dumb things. And wonder "how is this where we ended up?" Nice right? Since we all have felt jealous at some point (oh, not you? I'm so ... VIEW POST
What I would have said…..
In our church they do this strange thing that strikes fear, or at least greatly increases the heart rates of its members. In front of a couple thousand people at Stake Conference our leaders, when inspired to do so, will call up individuals to speak in front of the whole congregation. No warning- no preparation- they are just asked to speak from the heart for a couple minutes about what they believe. I LOVE IT (well, I love it from the moment the names are said and mine is not one of them) it's ... VIEW POST
Yip-PEE!!!!!
I thought this photo of Ben and Ty cheering at Jacks Flag Football game last Friday was appropriate. Today I had a little unexpected "hallelulah!" moment. Seriously I felt so grateful and it was for such a silly thing. Boys come with the distinct advantage of being able to pee anyplace without it being too much of a hassle, or so I thought. Ben just figured out Potty Training a couple months ago and the first time we went to a park where the bathroom was locked we had some issues. He couldn't ... VIEW POST
Happy Birthday Ben!
Ben you are the best. I cant talk about you without melting just a little bit. You are one of the most loving people I know, it's unconditional and immediate. One of my favorite things in the world is how you randomly say "I love you mom" through out the day because I love you SO much too. Thanks for being such a fan of our family- I love how you tell people (yes random strangers) all the names of everyone in your "fa-muh-yee" even when they are not quite sure what you're talking about. Riding ... VIEW POST
Unwritten
I just had a crazy week of cake making which means I am sick of TV. When the kids are gone I watch/listen to shows while I work- DVR, Netflix, right now I am catching up on Downton Abby on Amazon Prime, (yes my brain IS part mush.) So today I just wanted to listen to some music while I cleaned. I found a CD in our music library that I used to listen to 7 (almost 8!!!) years ago while driving back and forth to UCDavis when Ben was a new baby. It was "Day Of Praise", a CD by Hillary Weeks, one of ... VIEW POST
Thanks Jack
Jack thanks for being my perfect middle boy- the one who is like glue between the bigs and the littles. Thanks for going backpacking with the bigs..... ...and still liking to play Ninja Turtles with the littles (even if you dont like me taking your picture doing it.) Thanks for being the fun kid you are. Ty would follow you anywhere and I heard Scott tell his friends "yah Jack is cool." Thanks for being the ONLY ONE out of the 7 of us who actually did my Family Home Evening ... VIEW POST