Week 10

Saturday, March 5:  A miracle happened today.  For the last two days I have made myself sick thinking that I had lost these two cards that have more than a thousand memories captured by our camera.  I looked all over for these and couldn't find them anywhere.  While cleaning out all of the rooms in my house and not finding them and then realizing that I had lost them...I was just sick with worry...

Sunday, March 6:  Brendan gave a talk today in Primary.  He did a really good job.  He helped in the writing of his talk on prophets.

Moses was a prophet in the scriptures.  He used a staff when he walked—just like this one.  This one belongs to my uncle Christopher.  Jesus asked Moses to lead the Israelites out of Egypt. 

The people followed Moses.  They came to the Red Sea.  They were afraid because they could see an army behind them. 

Moses told them not to be afraid.  He raised his hand over the sea.  A strong wind began to blow.  It divided the sea.  The waters went up.  The people walked through on dry land and they got away from the army.  It was a miracle! 

Just like the people in the scriptures we can follow our prophet today. Our prophet today is President Monson.  He teaches us to be nice and to go on a mission.  I want to be nice.  I want to go on a mission.

I will follow the prophet.

In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.

Monday, March 7:  Andrew turns 15.  We had so much fun celebrating with Andrew and the family.  We stopped at the dollar store and the kids insisted on getting him a great ball shooter that ended up breaking before it worked.  Gotta love the dollar store.  It was fun to come over and celebrate with the family and then watch the boys dance to double dream hands.  What memories!

Tuesday, March 8:  Who doesn't love lazy Tuesday mornings where Dad stays in his pjs and plays Candy Land with the kids in the morning?  I absolutely love it when my husband takes the time to play with our kids.  They eat it up, too.  Love it, love it, love it.

Then later on that day we were able to stop by the park on the way home from running errands.  The kids were good for us while we were in the Sprint store getting our new phones.  This was the first picture that I took with my phone.  By the way, we LOVE this park.  My children make friends at it every time that we go.  In the middle, there is a spaceship where they pretend that they are on a mission to mars.  In the summer time there is a little water place here, so I bet it will be a hit then, too.  AGAIN, Neil is such a good dad to his kids.  I'm not sure who has more fun at the parks-Neil or the kids.  One of my favorite things that we have been doing at the park is running races.  Usually it is the last hurrah before we go to the car.  Today's race was starting at the basketball court, running down to the other end, around the hoop, to the tree in the distance, and then along the tennis courts and back to the car.  I believe Brendan was the winner.  He has become such the runner.  Maybe we'll run a half marathon together someday.  :)

Wednesday, March 9: This little stinker named Lincoln kept on getting up after mom had put him to sleep.  This picture was taken at 10:45 at night after he had been asked to get back into bed several times.  He ultimately ended up in our bed and finally falling asleep there.  Bedtimes and naptimes...my favorite times of the day.

 

Thursday, March 10: It was Chelsea's idea for us to take our second trip to the $1 theater this year.  And we loved it! (Except for the fact that the last 2 movies have been shown in 3D and they charge $3 for each ticket.  I don't understand the fad with 3D movies that are not action packed...just cartoons for kids.  It really throws off--triples, really--the budgeted money that I was planning on spending that day.) But we all just fell in love with this movie.  I loved it!  It has a cute little message  :)  Thanks Chelsea for the idea for the fun afternoon.

 

Friday, March 11: Fun day at mom's.  We rearranged some things in the living room and brought out the cedar chest from my mom's room and put it in by the piano.  Of course this means that we needed to open it up and go through it and some memories, too.  The morning was a great one of reminiscing and sometimes I just think that you need those days.  Plus I loved that we were able to do that right before Chelsea getting ready to leave.  Man, I am going to miss that girl so much!