Gettin' Ready for Church

Easter dresses... 2 1/2 months early

Trying to get the wiggles out in an attempt to be reverent for the next 3 hours.

little man of the house

It is so much fun to have Carson running around our house. This little boy adds such a different dimension to our family. When we were expecting him I asked Kenadee if she wanted a brother or sister. She told me she needed a brother so she could have a prince to dance with. He does have to play with plenty of princess things, but this kid is all boy. Just give him some food and a football and he's happy.
Carson has found that the most efficient way to eat his Cheerios is to dump them all out. It only took two full boxes in one week for me to find a new shelf for the cereal.

Chick Magnet?

I guess I'm a sucker for short guys with chubby cheeks and toothless grins who pull their pants up way too high.

Yes, this is our son. Yes, he is dressed in purple. But, it really goes well with the berry waffles Curt made us for breakfast. And look at how happy he is to have made such a wonderful mess.

With that adorable smile and those bright blue eyes, he's figured out he can get away with pretty much anything.

REMEMBER

Think about what this word means to you.
It will mean something different to each of us,
but to our family it means to:
Remember the Savior--
Everything he has given us
and how much he Loves us.
Remember that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is True.
Remember to Study the Scriptures,
Remember to be Grateful
and Remember to Pray.
Remember who you are and what you Believe.
Remember to be Kind to each other.
Remember what is most Important and
let the Insignificant fade away.

Remember that you are a Child of God,
Unique, Special, and Wonderful.

The 'Babe' of Bethlehem?

In Junior Primary, during singing time, we were decorating a Christmas tree with various ornaments, talking about their symbolism, and singing songs to go along with them. We pulled out one ornament that showed baby Jesus in the manger with a quote from President Hinkley--

"May the Babe of Bethlehem be the object of our worship and the focus of our lives..."

I asked the kids if they knew who the babe of Bethlehem was.
One little boy answered "Mary"
I had a hard time not laughing out loud.
I'm sure she was cute, but.....

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas!

Yesterday we started pulling out the Christmas decorations. The girls were so excited they could hardly stand it. I told them they could decorate one of our little Charlie Brown trees for their room. I obviously wasn't quick enough in getting out their box of ornaments, so they took matters into their own hands . With their cousin Madelyn's help, this is what they came up with in their quest to make the most beautiful tree.

We have a jump rope garland, hair bows, dress-up jewelry, Barbie accessories, plastic baby rings, doll brushes..... They even used their bed knob as the tree topper. What a beautifully creative way to start the Christmas season.

While the kids were doing their holiday interior designing, Curt and I were having fun trying to figure out the living room. We found our pre-loved Christmas tree at the D.I. and I think we were happily surprised with how well it turned out.

I love when everything is decorated, the boxes are put away, the house is kind of clean, Christmas music is on and we can sit and sip hot chocolate in the glow of the Christmas lights.

I like this picture because I was trying to capture how cute this wreath looks when I hung it in front of our mirror, but if you look close you can see Carson playing with the ornaments he just pulled off the tree. He thinks he's so sneaky!

Reflections of Christ

Do you ever feel like you're raising one more kid than you gave birth to?

I don't know if this is what I was envisioning when I bought this little tractor and thought of all the fun the kids would have with it. But, for my kids, there is nothing more fun than playing with daddy.