Scott's New Wheels

Scott has finally started to show interest in riding a bike.

All he needed to say is, "Mom, I want a bike."

That's all he needs to say and I go strait to the store.

Ever since Mark and I got married I have dreamed of Mark teaching our children how to ride.

But Mark has never wanted to push his interest on Scott.

I haven't wanted to either but I do want to see my son take an interest in the things that interest us.

So I've waited.

But now we're on our way.

Of course he needed a helmet.

I let him pick it out so he would want to wear it.

Safety first.

So to help him get the hang of it we take him to the church parking lot during the week.

Great place to practice, very few obstacles.

I don't know how long we'll need the training wheels and to be honest I don't care at this point.

I'm just so happy he's on a bike.

Book of Mormon Read-a-Thon

I can't say it enough.

MY YOUNG WOMEN ROCK!

We Read the entire Book of Mormon in two days.

TWO DAYS!

Can you believe it?

Incredible, we are, we are.

we started at 8 am on Friday morning and read till 10 that night.

We started again at 7 am on Saturday and finished late that night, I don't even remember when it was but the important part is that we finished.

We had so much support from the ward too.

Soper arranged for people from the ward to come and read certain parts.

Ginell and I made costumes for them all so they could dress up like the prophets they were reading for.

1- Some of my reading buddies, Lexi and Paris.

2- Here's Nephi Reading to us atop the boat he built.

3-You really can't only have one place and one person reading for the whole two days so we moved around a lot, had lots of people reading including listening to the churches recording.

4- Omni came to read to us of his prayer of repentance.

5- We also sprawled out and read to ourselves.

6- Oh how the girls enjoyed having our ward missionaries come over and read the parts of Alma and Amulek.

7- The Bishop came over in his armor and read for Captain Moroni.

8- We got each of the girls a black Book of Mormon and a marking pencil so they could follow along.  We also made them drop their cell phones in a basket as they walked in.  They got to check them over lunch and dinner and that was it.

9- Moroni, son of Mormom, came and read us the end.

It was so incredible.

One thing that really hit me hard was how all the prophets, like non stop through the book, spoke of their testimony of the Christ.

I mean, I always new that they were waiting for Christ to come and after he did they tried so hard to keep the people living in remembrance of Him, but I concentrated on the story I guess.

The vast majority of the book takes place before Christ comes but they all preached of his come.

Their goal was to bring the people to Christ.

Do I live my life that way?

Do I live my life so that people know that I am a desiple of Him?

It has really made me think.

Well, I have finished the Book of Mormon again and that means I get to share my testimony again.

I don't know how many times I have read it now, I kinda wish I knew.

But in many ways it doesn't matter how many times you have read it, so ling as you discover for yourself that it is true.

And I know that this book is a true book.

I know that the prophets were commanded to right the things that they did.

I know that by living my testimony of the gospel I will find true happiness and live with him some day.

I know that the prophets today speak of Christ just as the prophets of old did because they want to bring true happiness to the children of man.

I know that Joseph Smith was a true prophet of God and that he translated the gold plates.

I know that he Saw God the Father and Jesus Christ and commanded him to restore their Gospel.

I know that Christ lived.

I know that He suffered for my sins and the sins of the world so that I and my family could repent and live with Him again.

I know that he rose after the third day and later went to the Americas to show himself to them and preach to them.

I know these things because I have asked my Heavenly Father if these things are true and He sent the Holy Ghost who told it was true.

I know that all who ask, wanting to know Gods will for them will also receive and answer to their prayers also. 

I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.

Mark's Birthday

Oh I love this man of mine.

He is so perfect for me it bugs me sometimes.

He is my oposite in so many ways and I'm so glad cause I'm so annoying.

We didn't do a lot for his birthday but it works cause if you ask him what he wants to do he'll say stay home.

So we just hung out and gave him lots of loves.

Happy Birthday Babe!

You're the BEST!

Mash

 I love girls camp.

Always have and I hope I always will.

It makes me feel young.

I love my girls.

I love the other leaders I work with

I love the spirit that is there.

I love the mountains.

I love swimming in lakes

I love the hiking.

I love the messages shared.

I love the fires.

I love snacking.

I love the games.

I love the skits.

I love it all!

Well i don't love the singing but I can deal with that if it means I get to do all the other stuff.

We had an awesome place to camp.

We were super close to our own private lake with a zip line.

We had pretty great weather most of the time too.

We got to do an obsticle course that helped get the girls out of whatever shells they had built up, our girls get along super good anyway but stuff like this always helps.

We did a mock battle too.

Lamenites vs. Nephites

We got to climb the rock walls.

I gave the girls some tough love by yelling at them as they climbed.

They kept wanting to give up and I'm the only one who's allowed to quit things.

Never these girls, they can do hard things, and now they know it.

We went exploring in the woods looking for a moose.

Didn't find it but we played some fun pranks along the way.

We played so many fun card games.

I played a new one called "Spot It".

I'm buying it right after I write this because it was so much fun and I know that Scotty would love it as well as my family.

Us leaders stayed up late most night just chatting and gossiping and giggling like school girls.

I love these amazing women I get to work with.

I felt the spirit so strong.

Girls Camp has a spirit that can reach even the hardest heart.

It is probably one of the most sacred places for me.

I can't do it justice.

I want a daughter so bad just so I can go with her there.

But for now I'm just so happy that I have all these amazingly awesome young women on loan to me.

Oh That Face!

Can't have too many of a great thing!

And this thing is PERFECT!

Daddy Nose Best

One of Dean's favorite things to play with is Mark's nose.

He grabs is, "kisses" it, bonks his head on it.

It's just so out there and big, i guess he knows it'll fit perfect in his hands.

But really Mark's face is so cute that why wouldn't he want to admire it.

Maybe Dean will have the same nose someday and his kid will do the same.

I say let babies play with whatever toy they want so long as it's safe and puts a smile on their face.

And look at that face.

Museum of Natural Curiosity

Oh my goodness!

The Museum of Curiosity is A-MAZE-ING!

The boys loved it.

I loved it.

I wish I was a kid again so that I could play there with Scott and Dean.

They had an awesome water table with baby chairs inside the table so they could be safe and surrounded by awesomeness.

He loved that the most.

Scott was able to touch and feel and play with everything around him.

Sand, water, chopped up rubber, legos.

Pretending to be a vet, a pilot, a banker, Noah.

The things for your child to discover are endless there.

We loved every moment of it.

We are so glad the Grandma Karen has a pass for us to go play.

After wards the boys crashed before we got onto the freeway.