I. love. rain. I do! Last night we had quite the rainstorm, nothing like the rainstorms we experienced in Iowa, but it was awesome nonetheless. I loved waking up this morning to the smell of wet cement and wet grass. I loved how green everything looked. I loved seeing the puddles in the road showing that the storm we experienced was more than a little drizzle - we got a good earth quenching rain. There is nothing that compares to the beauty of the gorgeous spring blossoms with drops of rain glistening as the sun came up from behind Mt. Timpanogos. What a beautiful spring morning.
Thursday, May 8, 2008
I love rain
I. love. rain. I do! Last night we had quite the rainstorm, nothing like the rainstorms we experienced in Iowa, but it was awesome nonetheless. I loved waking up this morning to the smell of wet cement and wet grass. I loved how green everything looked. I loved seeing the puddles in the road showing that the storm we experienced was more than a little drizzle - we got a good earth quenching rain. There is nothing that compares to the beauty of the gorgeous spring blossoms with drops of rain glistening as the sun came up from behind Mt. Timpanogos. What a beautiful spring morning.
Monday, May 5, 2008
Tooth Fairy visits!
What a weekend! Joseph lost his first tooth on Saturday, right there at Chick-fil-A in the mall! How exciting is that!?! He couldn't have been more excited to call everyone and let them know the big news and show everyone at Nate and Cassie's wedding Saturday afternoon. Loosing the tooth got me thinking... what's the deal with the tooth fairy? Where did that come from? What does she do with all those teeth? (Joseph's question) What is the going rate for the tooth fairy? yikes! If you're curious too - see what i found here. Also, here are pictures of Mahlia, Joseph and cousin Gage dancing with the bride! (please pardon the cell phone pic.'s) Congrats Nate and Cassie!!! We love you!!!
Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Happy Birthday Mom!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM! Today I get to send a mighty we love you to my Mom! Mom, thank you for all you do for us. I'm so grateful for all the wonderful things you've taught me - and all the amazing things you've done for me... some of which we talked about on our ride home on Sunday, not appropriate for posting! ;o)10 Things I love about my mom:
1) your favorite color is yellow - nice and cheery and sunny!
2) your laugh!
3) how much you love your grandkids
4) you have always been there for me
5) you were my biggest cheerleader during election time in Jr High and High School
6) John gets to call you "squirt" (how many guys have a nickname for their mother-in-law like that!?)
7) you love to travel - and we love having you travel with us!
8) you come from a really special line of amazing women
9) you understand me
10) that you're not just my mom - you're one of my very best friends!
I hope you have a really great day and you know how much we love you!!!
Monday, April 28, 2008
Just a thought
I found this today - it's from Music and the Spoken Word. I found it very interesting and decided I need to be more willing to try to do things that I never thought I could. I read the blogs of my cousins and friends and I'm so impressed with your creativity! Thanks for inspiring me to try new things!
The Joys of Creation
Delivered By: Lloyd D. Newell
Nancy was eight years old when a teacher looked at her drawing and spoke six words Nancy would never forget: “You’re not very talented, are you?”
The words not only embarrassed her, they burrowed inside her, creating a firm resolve never to make a fool of herself by attempting to draw or paint again.
It took more than five decades for Nancy to outgrow this image of herself as a clumsy, artless, and uncreative person. Today Nancy knows something she wishes she could have understood when she was eight: the reason we create is not for the praise of others but because we love something so much we want to see it exist.
That’s what creative people do. They bring to life things that didn’t exist before.
Creativity is one of the great, mysterious hungers we all have as mortal souls, and there are as many ways to express this divine drive as there are people who feel it. Some of the most creative people in the world never pick up a paintbrush, sit down at a piano, or fill a page with words. Yet because of them, the world is filled with scented gardens, warm quilts, and loving relationships. Sometimes the most important thing we create is as simple as a smile.
Many of us have something we’ve always wanted to try to do but never quite got around to it—perhaps because we lacked the confidence, or maybe because we were afraid we would fail. The good news is this: when we set aside our fears and begin to create, we make not only our lives but our world more meaningful and more wonderful.
One wise man put it this way: “God left [the] world unfinished. . . . He left the problems unsolved and the pictures unpainted and the music unsung that man might know the joys and glories of creation.”1
1 Attributed to Alan Stockdale by Sterling W. Sill in Conference Report, Apr. 1960, 70.
The Joys of Creation
Delivered By: Lloyd D. Newell
Nancy was eight years old when a teacher looked at her drawing and spoke six words Nancy would never forget: “You’re not very talented, are you?”
The words not only embarrassed her, they burrowed inside her, creating a firm resolve never to make a fool of herself by attempting to draw or paint again.
It took more than five decades for Nancy to outgrow this image of herself as a clumsy, artless, and uncreative person. Today Nancy knows something she wishes she could have understood when she was eight: the reason we create is not for the praise of others but because we love something so much we want to see it exist.
That’s what creative people do. They bring to life things that didn’t exist before.
Creativity is one of the great, mysterious hungers we all have as mortal souls, and there are as many ways to express this divine drive as there are people who feel it. Some of the most creative people in the world never pick up a paintbrush, sit down at a piano, or fill a page with words. Yet because of them, the world is filled with scented gardens, warm quilts, and loving relationships. Sometimes the most important thing we create is as simple as a smile.
Many of us have something we’ve always wanted to try to do but never quite got around to it—perhaps because we lacked the confidence, or maybe because we were afraid we would fail. The good news is this: when we set aside our fears and begin to create, we make not only our lives but our world more meaningful and more wonderful.
One wise man put it this way: “God left [the] world unfinished. . . . He left the problems unsolved and the pictures unpainted and the music unsung that man might know the joys and glories of creation.”1
1 Attributed to Alan Stockdale by Sterling W. Sill in Conference Report, Apr. 1960, 70.
Sunday, April 20, 2008
Joseph's haircut
BeforeI just had to add a quick note about Joseph. Dad cut his hair last weekend and while we knew it looked great, as I took a picture of him just after Dad finished cutting, I was shocked as I noticed how grown up he looks! My boy is growing so fast! Time flies and before you know it you are looking through your viewfinder and it takes your breath away that your little blonde baby cherub is almost 6 and getting taller and taller every day! Here is a before the haircut and after....
p.s. after reviewing this post I must make mention - Joseph wanted his hair "extra spikey". So, John really does do a good job with Joseph's hair - it just looks kinda crazy doing the "extra spikey" thing in the above photo. Ü
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