i dunno...

...who she looks like, they all look similar...but different...

They are in order of baby #2, 1, and 3....

the "ooooo" face....

....you know the one...here are my three girls and theirs...who is who??

Once again, baby #2, 3, then 1....

..a new soul...

...welcome to the world Baby H...
...all 6 lb 12 oz, 17.5 in of you...!!!


...soo loved...

"...love little children with a perfect love..." -Moroni 8:17 (Book of Mormon)

play'n school...

...love how the girls play together these days. We go to library story time weekly. At home, L called little M over the rug and told her to sit down, and proceeded to hold up a book and 'read' it to her just like the story time lady. Then L got some letter blocks and held them up:

L: M, what letter is this?
M: 'B'
L: what sound does a 'B' make?
M: Buzzzzzz

So smart, a bee does go buzzz.....

Mother's Day...

...I was looking forward to our church Sacrament meeting today because I knew the children would be singing a song to the mothers. I had been practicing this song for a couple of weeks with the girls and they had it down. Then L got sick and couldn't make it to church. I was sad. I know it's a little thing, but I was sad. Well, we recorded the girls singing it for me this evening before bed. First they had to sing the "I love Daddy/Mommy" song, then the Mother's Day song:
"I often, go walking in meadows of clover. And I gather armfuls of blossoms of blue. I gather the blossoms the whole meadow over. Dear mother all flowers remind me of you." Thanks girls! (remember to pause my music to hear this well!)

Another great mother's day gift I recieved today was from L. Because she was sick, my sweet husband got up to comfort her in the night and ended up on the floor by her bed when she woke up this morning. He told me, she leaned out of bed first thing, looked at him and asked, "where's Mommy?" Then, my little girl who is just entering the world of personal pronouns and full sentences said, "Mommy makes me feel better." Awww.... Then continued without prompting: "Mommy makes dinner... Mommy makes cookies... Mommy makes cookies in the oven."

“Motherhood is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind. It places her who honors its holy calling and service next to the angels.”

watch your cart!

...had an interesting experience awhile ago at the Orem Costco. I was thinking about it again today and thought I would share, one to be aware, and two because it was so bizarre. So...I walked up to the shopping carts and chose one placed by itself to the side of all the other carts, it was all set up to load the kids. I put them both into the double cart. Little M started to complain about hers. I reached behind her thinking I was going to move one of the straps or something, but instead felt something sharp. I quickly pulled her out to find a pair of scissors! Not just ordinary scissors you would carry in your purse (too sharp and long for that), or not even the kind used by a Costco worker. These were the thin long handled kind with the small sharp scissor top, surgical scissors. And they were placed just right so that the handles were open hanging out the back of the seat and the open sharp points were sticking straight up angled towards baby's bottom, but too thin and matching in color to the cart to be noticeable. With the way they were placed, there was no way that a child could not have somehow been affected by them. I had been lucky enough that one, M was in a thick diaper and two, in putting M into the cart I pushed the points towards the back of the seat so they were just scratching her, otherwise...
I gave them to a Costco worker explained and then even placed a complaint with Costco...never heard a thing from them...wow...watch your cart!

we believe...

...the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly, we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.


I'm a reader. I'll admit, I usually have a few books that I'm reading all at the same time. I love reading and it influences my life in many positive ways. I've taken advice on which materials I choose to read from people I consider wise or people who seem to be entertained or uplifted in similar ways to me. I try to update my book list (see my links) not to let people know what I like to read, but to myself remember the things I learn from books.
The times when reading has the most influence for me is when I'm in need of some advice or direction. Lately, I've noticed that if I read a parenting book/article about an issue I'm having in parenting, then I immediately feel more confident in my own abilities and better able to handle situations. Even if I don't really agree with or follow the advice! Even if I only get something I can use from one little sentence. I see this is how I learn. By studying, pondering, then action. I want to do God's Will. With the little store of knowledge I build and my own intuition I feel I am adding to a list of resources that God can use to do His Will with me, especially in motherhood. I feel more prepared. If I fail to do these things for a time, I feel a little out of control of my life.
Thus it is with my reading of the Scriptures. The Bible. The Book of Mormon. The words of the current Prophets and Apostles. When I fail to read them for a time, I feel a deep lack in my life. A hunger. A hunger that is immediately filled when I commence reading these sacred words. Once again a feel a flow of direction and confidence from God enter into my life. I feel it so abundantly that it makes me wonder why I would have stopped reading in the first place, if I knew all along what great value it is to me?