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Wednesday, July 28, 2010

Four Years Old Plus Two Birthdays Still Makes Five Years Old...

Sarah was a little spoilt this year as her birthday party was two weeks after she turned 5. Because i knew she wasn't old enough to appreciate not celebrating her birthday when she turned 5 (she had been counting down the days for MONTHS!) she got to have a cake on her real birthday and open presents we had for her and then she got her "Monkey Cake" (Sarah is in LOVE with monkeys) on her party day.

The weather held out (which i was very grateful for) and instead of rain we got 104 degree weather (well, with the heat index anyway)! Needless to say our plans for the sprinkler were well received and most of the kids had a great time getting good and wet.

It's hard to believe my youngest daughter is 5 already and at the same time i think, she's still so young and yet i feel like she's been in our family forever. It's funny how time goes by.

Well, Happy Birthday to my sweet, lovable, feisty, cuddly, moody, blue-eyed, curly-topped, Sarah-Bearah! These past 5 years have been an absolute delight and an adventure! I look forward to the rest of forever with you!

The first cake on her real birthday...

Singing "Popcorn Popping in the Apricot Tree" as

Sarah's pick for the Family Home Evening song.

From Immanuel...So she can read her books at bedtime.

"The Party Day"
Get ready...get set...

GO!!!!

They had a great time running through the silly sprinkler.

Boys only...

Now just the girls...

The Birthday Girl

Sarah's good friend Sammi

Lovely Asia!

The Monkey Birthday Cake

Singing...

A mouth COMPLETELY stuffed with chocolate cake!

There were lots of people at my house...

it was quite warm and despite setting the AC below 70,

the house still said it was over 80 degrees!!

Thanks to everyone that came and made it a special day for our Sarah!

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Mother in the Making...

One evening I was looking for Sarah and turned into her room to find this glorious picture you see above. Luckily for me, she is still partially deaf from when her ear drum burst and so she didn't even see or hear me sneak up, until I went away to get my camera and then took the first picture and the flash went off. I LOVE that she was pretending to read to her baby. It touches my heart so much and life becomes all the more rewarding when I come across sweet moments like this one. As I was posting this picture I also noticed the monkey haven she has going on here. Monkey quilt, monkey pillow, monkey pajamas, Curious George in the background, and then she turns the page for me to see and she's even reading about monkey's! I love this little Monkey of MINE!!

All about John & Nicola

Well, John is the extremely handsome red-head, of course, and I'm the little one in front of him! John is a marriage and family therapist and I am a domestic engineer as well as a dental hygienist. We met in June of 2000, were engaged by the very end of September 2000, and were married December 16th 2000. We have four lovely children as you can see below and love life and all that it has brought and taught us! We love to talk, have friends over, cook and eat food, camp, and pretty much do anything as a family.

All About Edy

She is fun-loving and pretty much always wants her way (who doesn't) and 90% of the time it works out well as she's a good girl with righteous desires and is extremely responsible and mature for her age. However that 10% of the time where we actually don't agree on something, she can be a little devil! She is a huge help with Jack as these two are best buds! Jack likewise adores her and she is the only one out of his other siblings that he'll let parent him. Eden is also in the fifth grade and loves to read. She has a passion for horses and all animals really and also loves to cook and bake.

Top 7 Favorite of "The Complete Life's Little Instruction Book"

{Why 7 and not 10...because I haven't found three more I really like the best yet. AND these are in no particular order either.}

1. Remember that life's most treasured moments often come unannounced.
2. Hold puppies, kittens, and babies any time you get the chance.
3. To help your children turn out well, spend twice as much time with them and half as much money.
4. Be happy with what you have while working for what you want.
5. Watch for the big problems. They disguise big opportunities.
6. Learn to listen. Opportunity sometimes knocks very softly.
7. Never give up on anybody. Miracles happen every day.

The Duty of Mothers...

The duty of the mother is to watch over her children, and give them their early education, for impressions received in infancy are lasting. You know, yourselves, by experience, that the impressions you have received in the dawn of your mortal existence, bear, to this day, with the greatest weight upon your mind. It is the experience of people generally, that what they imbibe from their mothers in infancy, is the most lasting upon the mind through life... Children have all confidence in their mothers; and if mothers would take proper pains, they can instill into the hearts of their children what they please. You will, no doubt, recollect reading, in the Book of Mormon, of two thousand young men, who were brought up to believe that, if they put their whole trust in God, and served Him, no power would overcome them. You also recollect reading of them going out to fight, and so bold were they, and so mighty their faith, that it was impossible for their enemies to slay them. This power and faith they obtained through the teachings of their mothers.

-Brigham Young