Moms

Decided to click on this http://lds.org/conference/talk/display/0,5232,23-1-851-37,00.html

that was on a friends blog.  Read it. :)  Just wanted to make my comments on it. :)  So it is about mothers. :)  Elder Ballard is giving council.   At the end he gives this council to children :

What can children, even young children, do?  Now, you children, please listen to me because there are some simple things you can do to help your mother.

You can pick up your toys when you are finished playing with them, and when you get a little older, you can make your bed, help with the dishes, and do other chores—without being asked.

You can say thank you more often when you finish a nice meal, when a story is read to you at bedtime, or when clean clothes are put in your drawers.

Most of all, you can put your arms around your mother often and tell her you love her.

I have to say, I remember being so touched by this.  Shortly after this was said my then 2 year old turned to me and said " I need to clean up my toys!"  I remember how I was amazed that the Spirit had grabbed her attention for those brief moments that SHE was being addressed by an apostle of the Lord.  I was reminded again, of the precious little girl(s) I have been entrusted with.  

A few conferences ago, I remember loving this being said:  Children are an inheritance of the Lord.  It's from Psalms. - it is so true. :)  

Now I best get off the computer and take the rest of Elder Ballard's advice that he gave to mothers.  Which is to basically 

1. Remember that mother hood comes in moments.  Some hard, some joyful.  Focus on the shining moments of joy and satisfaction.  

2. Don't overschedule (you or your children)  make sure there is time for the family to be a family.  

3.  Find some time for yourself.  Water cannot be drawn from an empty well.  Make time for something that will help that well, and enrich your life.

4. Pray to the best Parents of all, for guidance.

My favorite, and most needed quote came from author Anna Quindlen 

:)  slightly changed: 

 Treasure the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less.

I think I need that on my walls some where!

Mia's 4th Bday!

Grandma and I took Mia to a Sleeping Beauty play for her birthday!













Love the picture of her grin on the left. :) Sleeping Beauty signed her book and she loved meeting her. She wants to meet her "next time" too. I told her to ask her dad to take her to Disney Land! :)


These are the invitations that Mia & Kaylee made for Mia's bday.































Lastly the cake I made her. Impressive only because I turned the Cinderella cake form into sleeping beauty! :)

Swimming

Heading to swimming, excited and picking!









The first week of swimming lessons was getting them over the screaming. The second week, the fear was gone so they got to actually learn something! :)
The cutest thing: one day as I was "working on the computer" I could hear Mia in the front room giving her baby swimming lessons. She made her baby do everything she had learned in the lessons! :) It was so CUTE and FUNNY! She even would talk like her teacher MS Shannon and say the same things she did! :)

















These are just mainly pictures for my sister and mom who have wanted to see them swimming. At the end are a few videos for their enjoyment. :)












We went for a walk to walgreens for FHE and the girls fell asleep. This is what Dustin captured:



Kaylee looks really comfortable!

Total Randomness

So, this is just a randomness of thoughts & happenings lately.

Yesterday I said "come on kiddo" to Kaylee. Mia:"that's not nice, we don't say that"
I tried to explain that Kiddo was just fine to say, (several times) her response, "No mommy, it's not nice and it makes Heavenly Father sad."
In an effort to further explain myself: "Mia, kiddo is okay, we don't say things like 'stupid' or something. that isn't nice."
Mia: "That's what you say when you play the 'colors game' (Doctor Mario) with dady and you mess up. You say stupid and dang it."
I just laughed. Why do those kids have to listen so closely and learn so much?


Dustin met me for raquetball, coming straight from work. Mia didn't see him until 9pm when he was tucking her in, she said, "Daddy, where were you?!" (this isn't in a question voice, but more of a scolding one) "You are supposed to come home after work daddy!"

So the other day Dustin opened the freezer and yellped a little. "What is this one the door?" (Something had spilled on the door edge that I forgot to clean up) "It ripped my arm hairs off!" I laughed, cause it was a sticky something that spilled and I have no idea where it came from. And my hubby is just funny.
The next day I opend the freezer and what do I see?
4 of Dustin's arm hairs sticking to the mess on the fridge! I don't know who was worse, me for not remembering to clean it the first time, or him, for not cleaning it with his nasty arm hairs sticking on it! :)



Can I just say that I have had the best past few days! Fri I ran in the morning. Showered, took the kids to swim, cleaned, met a fun couple for some raquet ball (that was my first time playing and I had a blast) played volleyball and even a little basketball. Sat went shopping found some great deals that I had to put some on hold cause I have all of these $10 off your $20 purchase at khols things. But you can only use one at a time. :) So I am taking hubby tom. to use some. It's great to get clearance dresses for my girls that are even summer for $5 get four, still pay 10 bucks! :) Oh, then I went waterskiing! :) I am loving life right now! :) Bad thing is that i have been having the "time to have a baby feeling" from upstairs. I am like, Just let me have a little more fun with my body before it gets fat and lazy again! :) (we have a lake powell trip comin up!)