Sneak Peek

Aaron's Baptism Pictures

Invitations will be arriving in your mailbox shortly. 

But I wanted to give you a sneak peek at my handsome little man.

My compliments to my good friend and photographer, Michelle at Mish Photography.

You did a beautiful job!! 

(Of course, it helps that he's such a good lookin' model to shoot.)

Before I know it, we'll be getting his mission pictures taken.  (Sniff-Sniff)

Isn't it Great...

He's finally Eight!  Aaron's Birthday Rock

The Perspective of a Child

Leave it to children to put things into perspective.

Moriah (3)

Little Mo recently received some significant road rash on her arm. She was not too fond of the scab and kept saying, "Get it off! Get it off!" I took each opportunity to remind her that Heavenly Father and Jesus made her body so it would get better all by itself and the scab is how that happens. A few days later, when her arm was feeling better, she excitedly announced to her brother, "Aarno!" (She either calls him Aarno or Aarna.) "Jesus made my arm feel better!"

Rebekah (6)

Bekah offers some of the sweetest prayers I have heard. The other night she gave a thankful prayer. Amongst the many things for which she thanked her Heavenly Father were her heart and heaven. She thanked Him "for my heart, so I can live" and "for heaven, so the dead people can have a place to stay until they live again."

Aaron (8)
Aaron also prays from his heart, and sometimes it catches me off guard. The kids recently saw part of a scary movie with a babysitter and it really got to Aaron. I assured him that he could ask Heavenly Father for help, so he did. "Please help me to not be such a chicken."

Emma (9) Bekah recently did something because her friend, Lydia, wanted to do it. Afterward, Emma and Bekah were having a discussion about making good choices and peer pressure and the like. Out of nowhere, Emma asked, "What are you going to do when Lydia starts drinking?" Gail assured her that Lydia was not going to start drinking, to which Emma retorted, "You don't know that. You don't know the future."

Aaron's 8th Birthday

Beautiful Kids!  (Mo is in her pajamas, well I guess it's better than the diaper she usually runs around in)

 Presents!  Before:

 During:

After:

 Cake:

I can't believe he will be baptized in a few short weeks!  (Invitations will be coming soon)

I know everyone tells you kids grow up fast but I didn't really believe them
until it happened before my very eyes!

Bekah's 6th Birthday

Birthday Rock

 Chuck E. Cheese with her best friend Lydia, (not pictured - she was playing air hockey with Aaron)

 Birthday Presents:

And cake.

She had a wonderful birthday.  I can't believe she's 6 years old!

We Forgot...

Mo's Birthday Rock.

No-Melt Snowman

My kids love making snow men in the winter, but we've only had one really good snow storm so far. 

I saw this idea on a ward members door, (so I copied).  Thanks Tomer's for the cute idea.