5guysnMe
Thursday, June 14, 2012
BIG TRUCKS!
Yep, that is just a street sweeper, but that's how much they love a good truck! :)
Monday, June 11, 2012
Summer Joy!
We had a fun family home evening tonight... which we haven't done in a while either (shock again, I know!) :) Earlier this year we started to study the Family Proclamation. Our lesson focused on this sentence "Each is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents, and, as such, each has a divine nature and destiny." And we had a fun time!
We watched a great video by Elder Uchtdorf
We read a great scripture:
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Alma 5:14
14 And now behold, I ask of you, my brethren of the church, have ye spiritually been born of God? Have ye received his image in your countenances? Have ye experienced this mighty change in your hearts?
And then we took a simple outline form and wrote our names. Then using each letter in our name, we thought about how our Heavenly Father sees each of us and our divine nature.
If only I looked like that cutout... gotta love marty's face and kaika's ears! Then we roasted marshmallows... no idea how that connects to the lesson but they were sure yummy!
Happy summer! :)
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Damage Control
1- throw a toy at Neville's head, be sure to draw blood
2- try to flood the bathroom AGAIN (succeeded last night)
3- poop in crib
Any other suggestions? :)
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Fred by the Numbers
June 28
1- interrupted nap
1- fall from a window (above the garage)
1- landing on a driveway
1- daddy's blessing
2- ambulance rides (to Mckay Dee and then to Primaries)
2- trauma teams, ready and waiting in emergency rooms
5- doctors
6- EMT dudes
1- CT scan
9- Xrays
1-nurse to hold his head still
8- hours of exams
2- freaked out parents
???- freaked out loved ones, neighbors (THANKS for the help and prayers! We needed them ALL!)
3- brothers who got treated to Wendy's (thanks Hallidays!)
1- magic bag from Aunty Nana (full of treats)
1- trip to Provo with Aunty Kahi and Uncle Mike
1- giggle for Uncle Matt's visit to the ER
3- bruises (ribs, hip, bum)
2- scratches on the back
9-lives (or angels, assigned to keep him safe)
1- miraculous safe baby
June 29-July 5
1- bump on the head from a flowerpot
1- fall down the stairs on his bum
2- hours of rough breathing (don't worry no turning blue)
1- scrape on the knee
1- spider bite
1- doctors visit
1- xray (yes again)
3- escapes out the front door
1-frazzled mom
love to all! hawaii, here we come! :)
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Debts
I had an awesome talk with Hinu the other morning. Several times in the last couple of months, he has asked me to buy him things (like books) and then he will pay me back later. He does a great job of paying me back, but I was starting to worry that he was falling into the "credit trap" of buy now, pay later. He asked me again yesterday, to buy him a book on sale and he would pay me back. I started to explain to him about debt and then realized that he would need more from me than just a lecture. So, I explained to him that one of my greatest regrets in life was running up debt. When BYUman and I got engaged, I owed several thousand dollars in credit debt, and I was humbled and forever grateful that he was willing to love me and marry me in spite of the AWESOME wedding present I was giving him... debt. My debt days are not yet over, but it is one of the wishes of my heart... that I had never started with debt, and that I will be able to pay it off. My beautiful son listened to my story and before I was even done and getting to the "moral of it" part, he smiled at me, gave me a hug and said "I understand Mom". What a gift. I did make him a deal that if he would earn the money for the sale price of the book, I would make up the difference. But he already understood and accepted my words and so I felt OK to offer him that small gift in return.
I have seen him grow and mature in numerous ways this past year. When his Aunty Hanu was here, she taught him that he needed to start preparing to receive the priesthood. What a great lesson for me as a mother, and for my son who took her words to heart. She was such a gift during BYUman's illness... she gave my children the love and attention they were desperately missing. She told me later
"i was so impressed with hinu and how he stepped up and never complained and i LOVED just hanging out with him on saturday-he is so fun!" I totally agree.
The debts I will owe people are too many too count.... when I stop to count my blessings, I am truly overwhelmed. Especially with BYUman's illness, but that's a WHOLE other post. Love you all!
Monday, May 16, 2011
Fun
Friday, May 13, 2011
INIKI
Harry is yelling from the other room "EPIC FAIL, MOM!!!" and laughing his head off! :) So in desperation, this is what we did....