Just Wrong!

I will never understand Spring in Utah.

See my beautiful tulips buried in the snow?

The poor things come up to show me that

winter has left-but no the snow comes back!

Again & Again!

It's Wrong!

Note: I wasn't willing to go outside and take these poor pictures of my tulips

so Kaitlyn did it for me! She also couldn't pass up a chance to take a

picture of herself! Look how cold she is! I am so glad I sacrifice my

child's comfort for my blog!

(but those who know her know how much she loves flowers

and won't turn down a chance to go look at them- so

really I am just feeding her love of nature!)

My Camera!

My camera is dead.

May it rest in peace.

I have had the same point and shoot since

Sydney was born.

I like my camera because

I knew how to use it.

I knew how to download, how to

take movies.

I knew its limitations. It can't take

good indoor pictures, it takes a minute to turn on,

it takes a minute to take the picture.

But I knew how to use it even if no one else did.

So I need help.

Of course I want the awesome cameras out there

but (M) that (O) isn't (N) going (T) to (E) happen.

(all feel for me)

So what is a good point and shoot?

Where is a good place to buy one?

I can't go without my camera for long

so please help!

Family Home Evening

The weather is getting so pretty.

So we took Family Home Evening outside.

Last fall Monte and I bought some

baseball mitts and balls for our family.

So we played catch in the backyard for the evening.

Besides realizing how much spring cleaning

my backyard needs we had a lot of fun.

My favorite part was when we first started,

Connor ran back in the house and came back

with his glove.

That would be an old snow glove he found

in the hall closet.

(And the ball is not sitting on the trampoline,

he through that great pitch!)

Guess we need to go shopping for a

glove for Connor, since he was

too little last year but not this year!

Ice Fishing

So Monte took the boys ice fishing Saturday morning.

They woke up at 4:30a.m.

Then I was back in bed by 5a.m.

It was -14 degrees where they fished.

Chandler was freaked out at the beginning

because he has never been that cold before

in his life!!

They seemed to have so much fun I couldn't

wait to post all the pictures they took.

But it was so cold there our

camera batteries froze!!

But the good news is

They didn't catch any fish!

Yeah, no smelly fish in my house I have to

pretend to be proud of!

My Baby and Always My Baby

It is so wierd to watch my family growing!

I watch Connor getting bigger all

the time and then I see

Britton now. He is taller than me,

he talks deeper, he is just getting older!

It seemed to go so fast and here is my little guy

following in his footsteps.

But no matter how old they get

they will always be my

BABY!!!

I am not one that enjoys being tagged (hint! hint!)

But I have nothing else to blog about

I am going through cruz withdrawl!

one word answers

Give one word answers with no explanation, then tag five bloggers

1. Where is you cell phone...drawer

2. Where is your significant other... napping

3. Your hair color... cute

4. Your mother... friend

5. Your father... papa

6. Your favorite thing... time

7. Your dream last night... oscars

8. Your dream goal... forever

9. Room you're in... family

10. Your hobby... reading

11. Your fear... teenagers

12. Where do you want to be in 6 years... family

13. Where were you last night... home

14. What you're not... skinny

15. One of your wish-list items... itouch

16. Where you grew up... Visalia

17. The last thing you ate... steak

18. What are you wearing... pjs

19. Your tv... off

20. Your pet... no way!

21. Your computer... lap

22. Your mood...content

23. Missing someone... parents

24. Your car... empty

25. Something you're not wearing...shoes

26. Favorite store... target

27. Your summer... longing

28. Love someone... Monte

29. Your favorite color... yellow

30. Last time you laughed... today

31. Last time you cried...week

and I tag...Ginny, Jody, Jodi, Michelle, and Charlene!

Yes you are welcome!

Book of Mormon Challenge

Our book club this last month took on quite the

challenge, we read the Book of Mormon in

1 month time. (Please Note the shortest

month of the year was chosen!)

When our dear friend Sara said this was her book choice

for the month we all gave her a pretty

bad time about it! We teased her about

being the bishops wife, and on and on and on.

For my friends who are not members of my faith,

the Book of Mormon is 531 pages long, two columns

on each page of small text! But I soon discovered

AGAIN, the most amazing book I have ever read.

You cannot read this book and not feel completely loved

by your Father in Heaven. What an amazing

God he is to love us and give us

everything around us. He gave His Son for us.

His Son willingly gave His life for us. My love for my Savior has grown.

Thank you Sara

for taking the teasing and giving our group a wonderful

life altering experience.

If you have never read the Book of Mormon from cover

to cover in a month. I challenge you to do so. It is

a lot of reading but when you read it all at

once you learn so much! You see the BIG picture.

You see why it is so important.

You want to be a better mother, wife, and human being.

I know this book is true. I know it was written by

prophets of old. Give it a try you will not regret the hours

it takes you!

We are Home!

Look at this ship! It is incredible! I

was shocked at how big it was!

We had such a fun time.We swam with dolphins. That

was the experience of a life time!

We got to hold on to their fins and they

raced us across the pool!

I have a great video of that.

Another really fun thing we did was

ride horses on the beach. I am not a

great horseback rider but it was fun. We

enjoyed the beautiful private beach that we got to ride along.

Overall, we enjoyed spending time together.

It is amazing that with time alone together that

you remember how much fun you can have with one another!