Spiritually Fed!

I feel so uplifted and inspired after watching and participating in this mornings Solemn Assembly. I feel so blessed to have been able to stand and raise my right hand to sustain our new Prophet and First Presidency. I got emotional as I watched my amazing husband stand and do the same, thinking of all the saints all over the world showing their love and support with their sustaining faith. I have a renewed determination to sustain our Prophet not only with my words, but mostly with my heart and my actions, to be better. I love conference, and I especially love the oppurtunity to teach Skylar about a living prophet and share my testimony with her. I can't wait for tomorrow!! :)

My Skylar!

Oh, where do I begin?! This little girl brings so much light into my life, and seriously, SO much laughter! Everything is more with Skylar, sometimes that means more drama, almost always more noise, but mostly it means more love, more joy and more happiness than I ever imagined. As wild as she is, I can honestly say I wouldn't change her for the world. She is really sensitive to things of the Spirit and constantly surprises me with insight I wouldn't think an almost 3 year old capable of. I hope she never loses her excitement and ability to make everyone around her smile, and I hope she always knows how much her mommy loves her.

Happy Easter

What a great Easter we had this year. Of course I was so crazy I didn't even take pictures of the girls in their easter dresses, but we did take some the week before so I will just post those :) We had so much fun hiding the easter eggs that eventually led to the easter basket, and Skylar had a ball! More importantly, Skylar now knows that some mean men killed Jesus, but in three days he was resurrected. The only downfall was when I said "Skylar, do you want to be like Jesus when you grow up?" of course she said yes. Then she said, "When I'm big like Jesus, some mean men will kill me too?" Ummm....oops.

Princess Party

As soon as I heard Enchanted was coming out on video I wanted to have a princess party with Skylar to celebrate. We invited her cute cousins over to join in the fun, and it was a blast! We made princess wands and princess hats and ate pink star shaped rice krispie treats and pink princess popcorn. The girls had so much fun getting dressed up and making all the crafts. Thanks to everyone that came that made our princess party such a success, I can't wait to do it again!

7 Months Old!

Seriously, 7 months ALREADY!! I cannot believe how time is flying by! I just had to post about my precious little angel Kendall. It is hard to describe how much joy she has brought to my life, and to our family. Every night Skylar thanks Heavenly Father for sending her a little sister with "cute chubby cheeks" (her words :) She is always ready with a smile, and my favorite thing about her is the way she looks at me. She has the most adoring look that makes you feel like maybe, just maybe, you are actually doing something right. Paul and I are so crazy about Skylar it was hard to imagine feeling that way about another, but your heart truly does grow with each child. I love my Peanut!!

It was inevitable, I suppose...

My first call to Poison Control! Skylar's poison of choice? Icy Hot!! Ouch!! I imagine that didn't feel very good going down. The big question was, how much did she eat? How the heck do I know? If I would have been a good mom and been watching her, she wouldn't have eaten any! They left me with this awesome info. If she didn't eat very much, she should be fine. If she ate a lot, it is really serious and she has to be hospitalized. Hmm, so what should I watch for, I ask. Just look to see if she is acting differently than usual. Two minutes after while I was still on the phone she asked me if she could watch her ABC show again, so I think she will probably be okay :)

I love em, I love em, I love em!!!

I don't know what it is lately, but I cannot get enough of my kids! They are just so fun and bring so much joy to my life. I have been reading President Hinckley's biography and in it, it talks about Sister Hinckley's love for her children. She bawled every time one of her kids had to start school and once when a teacher kept one of her sons after school for something she marched down to the school and told the teacher "You can do whatever you want with my son all day, but after three o clock, he is mine!" I thought that was so sweet and I WILL be that mom crying her eyes out when Skylar starts school. I just love our life so much right now I can't imagine not having them with me all day, every day! Don't get me wrong, there are definite days where I feel like I need a break, but overall I am hooked! :)