Today they are 3!

Do I HAVE to??

So I was talking to a friend yesterday and we were giving each other our list of things we have had to do this week. I found myself saying, " I had to take dinner to this family. I have to get this ready for the Blue & Gold. I have to...: You get the picture. LOL!

Here is the thing I didn't HAVE to I CHOSE to. I did catch myself. We had a little laugh but it really stuck with me. If I choose to say yes to a calling, or an assignment, or if I volunteer to do something well then I need to realize that. I choose to serve, SO I should do it with a happy heart not grumbling the whole time.

I choose to be a den leader, a provident living coordinator, a school volunteer, a mom, a wife, and a friend.


On a deeper note: As a spirit child of my Heavenly Father I chose to come to this earth gain a body and try my hardest to make it back to live in his presence. Of all my choices I am most happy about this one!

I am a Cub Scout Momma!!

I have joined the ranks of busy moms who get to spend at least an hour a week with a room full of wild fun boys!!! Yikes!

I think it will be fun. Here we go....

Just when you get bored...

... they come along and give you an interesting "gift" to spice it all up.


NO I AM NOT PREGNANT!!!!!! Bummer 'cause that would help explain my belly. LOL!!

What I just learned...

Okay so it was more like a revelation.

Cody has this OBSESSION with hats (stocking caps) and gloves. He calls them his SUPER HELPERS. ( I will get some pictures soon of his little get-ups.) Now this is cute but also INCREDIBLY frustrating because I spend a LARGE portion of my day putting on his little gloves. This strikes at the most inconvenient times. Such as I'm in the shower, washing dishes, cooking, trying to eat MY food, and well some others I will not share. ;)

So as I looked at him two minuets ago and yet again put on his gloves a VERY powerful thought hit me. How many times a day does our Heavenly Father do the same thing for us? Okay so maybe not gloves and hat but our own super helpers. How many times do we ask for the same thing over, and over, and over?

The difference? Cody can now put on his own hat, and one glove. Am I doing my part to help my Heavenly Father help me or did I lay it all in his lap?

Christmas

So here is our Christmas tree.  Don't go all crazy about all the presents most of those belong to James' mom, dad, and three sisters that will come over for the rest of present opening.  They bring them over the night befor so it cam look all perty!

Here is James holding the kids back so that they all come out togeather.  (I love his camo jammie pants!!)

Santa did good.  He got the lil' boys new noisy booms.  GO SANTA!

Tyler is trying to figure out how he is going to play his wii game.  HUMM...

Elizabeth is getting to be such a good reader.  She had to read the whole front of her wii game.Connor and Cody have fallen inlove with trians this year.  So their big gift from Mom and Dad was a train set.  It is safe to say they LOVED IT!  LOL!

Tyler and Elizabeth finally figured out we now have our own Wii to play games on.  Mom and Dad ROCK this year, if we say so ourselfs!

I hope you all had a wonderful Christmas!

Today is your birthday.nananna

..It's my birthday too yeah!

Okay so it is not my birthday.   6 months and 4 days to go...  Anywho it is my moms birthday today.  She is getting old.  Aren't we all?  I called her for her big day.  Not a big deal you say?  Well really it is.  I haven't talked to my mom for a little over three years.  Crazy you say.  Why yes, yes it is.  Why did we not talk?  Probably something stupid was said but hey that happens.

I am not sure how long this will last.  I am not sure how this will all go.  Here is to a new year and hoping it goes better for our relationship.