Blessing Day

Tom blessed our daughter today and she looked like an angel in her white dress. We are so thankful for our family and friends who traveled to be with us on this special day! We are so grateful for all of your love and support!

Funny!

I hope that I never come to this with my children!
Tough Love vs. Spanking - Most of the American population thinks it improper to spank children, so I have tried other methods to control kids when they have one of 'those moments.' One that I found effective is for me to just take the child for a car ride and talk. Some say it's the vibration from the car, others say it's the time away from any distractions such as TV, Video Games, Computer, IPod, etc. Either way, my kids usually calm down and stop misbehaving after our car ride together. Eye to eye contact helps a lot too. I've included a photo below of one of my sessions with my son, in case you would like to use the technique. This works with grandchildren, nieces, and nephews as well.

I Can't Help It!

Someone at the store yesterday asked me how much longer I had and when I said 2 1/2 weeks, it was a little shocking! It's not very long! I can't help but be excited when I think of dressing her in cute little outfits. Thanks to Laura for passing on her obsession of owls. I found this shirt at Target and the other picture is what's on some pj's I found at Old Navy.

I've been tagged!

I've never been tagged so here goes.

10 years ago:
1. I was in 8th grade
2. I was on a rec soccer team
3. I can't remember anything else back that far

Snacks I enjoy:
1. ice cream
2. fruit
3. candy
4. pickles
5. cookies

Things I would do if I was a millionaire:
1. payoff all debt
2. put away some retirement money
3. donate to humanitarian aid
4. put away some for savings
5. go on a vacation

Jobs I have had:
1. escrow assistant
2. loan specialist
3. teller
4. customer service
5. dining room server

I tag:
1. Erin
2. Becky
3. Jeanette

Super Saturday

I went to my sister's Super Saturday today and made this cute vinyl board. They had the mission president's wife come speak and it was awesome! She had an abusive father and her first husband was abusive, so she talked about how important we are as daughters of God and how we should make sure our husbands and children are treating us as such. She was very adamant about children talking to their mothers with respect. I'm so glad I have a wonderful husband that was raised by a such a great dad who taught him how to be respectful to women. She also made mention of something she wished she had done while her kids were growing up and that was she would shut her bedroom door when she prayed instead of leaving it open. Her point was how important it is for our children to see us praying. The other point that hit me strongly is that a husband and wife have to put in 100% not just 50/50 and how important it is for us to put our husbands first and then our children. She said that you can't make it to the celestial kingdom with just your kids, you have to have your husband and vice versa. It's funny how I knew that but never thought of it like that. I guess I just always assumed that we would put our kids first. I wish I could have recorded her talk. I love it when I feel so spiritually fed!

Pregnancy

Unlike my weird sister-in-law, Erin, I do not like being pregnant. It's not quite the party that I thought it was going to be. In some ways I wish I could stay pregnant so that I don't have to go through childbirth and worry about my baby even more. But then I can't wait to hold her in my arms and finally be able to bend over or sit without being in pain. I should just be glad that I only have to be pregnant for nine months instead of two years like elephants! (FYI-I am not convinced that I have a pregnant glow, I think it's from sweating all the time because it's so stinkin' hot!)

Happy Birthday!

HAPPY 40TH BIRTHDAY LAURA!! We love you and are so grateful to have you as the oldest and wisest sister! (You can thank Liz for the cute picture, I stole it off of her blog.)