Alphabet Soup

2.09.2009

1.17.2009

So, Christmas just ended today at our house. Sad, but true, we just took down our tree and all of our decorations this afternoon. Our house looks so barren. We had a very fun Christmas. We spent a lot of fun time with cousins and got some great gifts. One new tradition we started this year was that each night we shared a story about Jesus. By Christmas Eve we had gone through the life of the Savior. It was good to help Will learn about the true meaning of Christmas. We taped the pictures on the wall in our living room (we don't have pictures there yet) but I would like to put them into a book. Here is the link where I got the stories. Click on the picture to read the story.

Lincoln is 1

Just for Bethany

Happy Birthday!

12.03.2008

Cute kids

Basement

Before

During

After

We love playing in our basement now. Cleaning and painting were not very fun, but we sure love the results.

Lincoln

"Some mothers seem to have the capacity and energy to make their children's clothes, bake, give piano lessons, go to Relief Society, teach Sunday School, attend parent-teacher association meetings, and so on. Other mothers look upon such women as models and feel inadequate, depressed, and think they are failures when they make comparisons. . . . Sisters, do not allow yourselves to be made to feel inadequate or frustrated because you cannot do everything others seem to be accomplishing. Rather, each should assess her own situation, her own energy, and her own talents, and then choose the best way to mold her family into a team, a unit that works together and supports each other. Only you and your Father in Heaven know your needs, strengths, and desires. Around this knowledge your personal course must be charted and your choices made."
-Marvin J. Ashton

2.09.2009

Just for Ava