President Hinkley

I so loved President Hinkley.....I was sad to hear of his passing yet happy to know that he will be reunited with his sweet wife and has found rest after a life full of service. He was truly the prophet of "my"day. I have always loved and appreciated his great sense of humor and his enthusiasm for the gospel. I am grateful for his inspiring words to always be a little better and stand a little taller, that we not be satisfied with mediocre. There is so much the Lord stands willing to bless us with if we but do our part. I love his concern and faith in the youth. I love the way that I felt after he spoke. That 'I can do this' attitude. President Hinckley was an amazingly humble and loving prophet. He had the ability to make us all feel like a very close friend, even if we never had the opportunity to meet face to face. What an amazing legacy.....

Sickly Sleeping Beauties...

Emma and Erin both have a tummy bug! It all began last night right before dinner. So much for enjoying my chicken enchiladas. I'll spare you all of the gross details but they started throwing up within a half hour of each other. Just enough time to clean up and bathe one before moving to the next! So we are all pretty pooped! Today the girls were resting and watching TV one minute and the next this is what I found. Too cute! Erin loves to let Emma take care of her. Emma is such a good little helper to me, especially today as I am sterilizing my house!

Catching Up....

Life has been a bit crazy around here lately and I have still have lots of catching up to do! We had a great trip out to Utah for Christmas despite all the winter coughs and little Erin's first ear infection. It is amazing how fast it all went by. We packed a lot in though. We were able to spend lots of time with the family, enjoy a white Christmas, the kids attempted ice skating & sledding, we played lots of games, shopped and what holiday would be complete without lots of yummy treats! Thanks to Nate & Kristy we are now also Wii fans! We had a blast with Guitar Hero. Ryan was quite the pro while it took me like 4 times to make it through without getting booed off the stage! On our trip home we stopped by the Grand Canyon which was truly beautiful and just amazing! We didn't spend alot of time there, it was mostly a 'been there, done that' stop. We are all now trying to recoup and catch up! I also received a new calling - primary president. So life has been a bit overwhelming to say the least. I have much to learn but am blessed to work with such wonderful ladies!
Maybe if I'm lucky I can get Christmas put away this weekend! How sad is that?

Merry Christmas!

Christmas isn't about the presents wrapped under the tree but rather the presence of family wrapped around the tree.

Merry Christmas to all of our friends and family! Our relationships with each of you are some of the greatest gifts we posess!

Christ Mas

Seth asked me if I knew what Christmas meant. I wasn't sure what answer he was looking for. He told me that in spanish the word mas means more and so Christmas means that we need MORE of CHRIST! His primary president is hispanic and told them this last year. I just thought it very appropriate for the season and suprised he has such a great memory!

Christmas a bit early..

What a fun and busy weekend we had! Seth's team the Warriors won the last of their pre-season games which means they won all 3 games! What a great start to the season. He is lucky that he gets to play with a great group of friends from church, hence the name the Warriors - Stripling that is! Grandma Rosie & Grandpa Harry came to visit and brought Christmas with them! The kids had so much fun opening presents early, introducing them to Tin Star and getting to see the production of Gloria with them.

Falcon Celebrations

Friday the kids had their 6 weeks award celebrations. They are both doing well in school. Emma is really working hard on her reading and enjoys her first grade teacher and class. She received Outstanding Conduct! That means she is a good little student and got no marks! And Seth is also working hard in third grade. He made the Principals Honor Roll and received the Story Falcon award for his class! I can't believe that he gets real grades! He still seems like my little baby! They are growing up so fast.