The Man of my Dreams

I truly have an awesome husband. He has had a rough semester and an especially hard few weeks. He has worked so hard at work, at school, and at home. He is a wonderful husband (he bought me flowers this week for no reason -ah, so sweet!) and he is a fantastic father. I am so grateful for him. Here are a few pictures I took this month of the man of my dreams.



















Thanks you, Kenny my dear, for being so wonderful!

Ye Are the Light of the World

My cousin posted this on her blog and I thought it was a beautiful reminder of the blessings and responsibilities of living in this great country.

President Harold B. Lee:
Men may fail in this country, earthquakes may come, seas may heave beyond their bounds, there may be great drought, disaster, and hardship, but this nation, founded on principles laid down by men whom God raised up, will never fail.

This is the cradle of humanity, where life on this earth began in the Garden of Eden. This is the place of the New Jerusalem. . . . This is the place where the Savior will come to His temple.

We are living in a time of great crisis. The Country is torn with scandal and with criticism, with faultfinding and condemnation. There are those who have downgraded the image of this nation as probably never before in the history of the country.
I plead with you not to preach pessimism. Preach that this is the greatest country in all the world. . . . It is the nation that will stand despite whatever trials or crises it may yet have to pass through.

We must be on the optimistic side. This is a great nation; this is a great country; this is the most favored of all lands. While it is true that there are dangers and difficulties that lie ahead of us, we must not assume that we are going to stand by and watch the country go to ruin. We should not be heard to predict ills and calamities for the nation. On the contrary, we should be providing optimistic support for the nation.

You must remember . . . that this church is one of the most powerful agencies for the progress of the world, and we should . . . all sound with one voice. We must tell the world how we feel about this land and this nation and should bear our testimonies about the great mission and destiny that it has.

If we do this, we will help turn the tide of this great country and lessen the influence of the pessimists. We must be careful that we do not say or do anything that will further weaken the country. It is the negative, pessimistic comments about the nation that do as much harm as anything to the country today. We who carry these sacred responsibilities must preach the gospel of peace, and peace can only come by overcoming the things of the world. Now, we must be the dynamic force that will help turn the tide of fear and pessimism.

(Excerpts from a talk given at Ricks College Devotional Assembly, “Have Faith in America,” October 26, 1973, and printed in two sources: Ye Are the Light of the World: Selected Sermons and Writings of Harold B. Lee, 340, 350-351, and The Teachings of Harold B. Lee, edited by Clyde J. Williams, 365-366.)

Our Little Engineers

Tyler got a K'nex for his birthday in January, and has patiently been waiting for Ken to have time to construct it with him. Ken and I are only a week away from finishing this semester but Tyler got tired of waiting and decided to try his hand at it all by himself. He was doing great but gladly accepted some help from his big sister, Sydney, when she offered. They have spend the last few days in the garage building a roller-coaster and having a blast. They had so much fun and are very proud of their end result. Ken and I are quite impressed too, it looked awfully intimidating sitting their in the box and even more so now that it is put together. Great job, guys! Enjoy the ride!

Fun at the Park

No Words, just lots of pics...












The End!

Easter/Conference Weekend

This week I've been doing homework like crazy and haven't had the chance to blog about Easter or conference weekend. I don't have much so say expect it was awesome and I am so grateful to be a member of the church. I'm so thankful for my Savior, Jesus Christ. And for a living Prophet, Pres. Monson.

When I was a kid I thought conference weekend was a day off for good behavior. I thought Pres. Kimball was just cool like that. I didn't understand what General Conference was until I left home and moved to Utah. Now it is something that I look forward to every six months, like a present I can't wait to open. This year seemed especially special celebrating Easter and General Conference on the same weekend.

I have to admit Easter snuck up on me. We never dyed Easter eggs. We had our Easter baskets and Easter egg hunt on Sunday, which I never do. Well, now I can't say never. But, I usually do all the commercial Easter stuff on Saturday, and reserve Sunday for the true purpose of Easter. It still worked out just fine. I was short a few items for our Easter feast so instead of mashed potato's we had potato chips. (No Kidding) Saturday night when I realized I needed a few things from the store I started to panic. I knew I would have to go to store or things wouldn't be just right. But then I decided that things didn't have to be just right and we could improvise. I actually loved that I didn't spend the day rushing around cooking and cleaning. It was much more relaxed and so enjoyable.




I hope all of you had an awesome weekend too!

Sugar & Spice

Lately when Daric gets tired he gets really ornery. He will bat his arm around and say NO! I think it is kind of funny and cute and I wanted to get in on video. I did get some attitude, but I also got some lovin'. (warning: when I'm talking to my babies I get a little cheesy, okay, maybe even a little obnoxious. Bare with me.)


BTW-This kid will NOT say mama. I know he can, but he WON'T. Usually, whenever I say...say Mama, he says...Da Da. I love that feisty little guy!