Just having one of those days....

I opened this e-mail that I got from my dad today, and it was RIGHT when I TOTALLY needed it! Thanks Dad! :)

To those of us who have children in our lives, whether they are our own,grandchildren,nieces,nephews,or students...here is something to make you chuckle.Whenever your children are out of control,you can take comfort from the thought that even God's omnipotence did not extend to His own children.After creating heaven and earth,God created Adam and Eve.And the first thing he said was"DON'T! "

"Don't what? " Adam replied.

"Don't eat the forbidden fruit." God said.


"Forbidden fruit?
We have forbidden fruit? Hey Eve..we have forbidden fruit! "




"No Way! " "Yes way! "


"Do NOT eat the fruit! " said God.



"Why ? "



"Because I am your Father and I said so! " God replied, wondering why He hadn't stopped creation after making the elephants. A few minutes later,God saw His children having an apple break and He was ticked! "Didn't I tell you not to eat the fruit? " God asked.




"Uh huh," Adam replied.



"Then why did you? " said the Father."I don't know," said Eve.



"She started it! " Adam said.



"Did not! "



"Did too! "



"DID NOT! "



Having had it with the two of them, God's punishment was that Adam and Eve should have children of their own. Thus the pattern was set and it has never changed.



BUT THERE IS REASSURANCE IN THE STORY! If you have persistently and lovingly tried to give children wisdom and they haven't taken it, don't be hard on yourself. If God had trouble raising children, what makes you think it would be a piece of cake for you?



THINGS TO THINK ABOUT ! 1. You spend the first two years of their life teaching them to walk and talk. Then you spend the next sixteen telling them to sit down and shut up.



2. Grandchildren are God's reward for not killing your own children.



3. Mothers of teens now know why some animals eat their young.



4. Children seldom misquote you. In fact, they usually repeat word for word what you shouldn't have said.



5. The main purpose of holding children's parties is to remind yourself that there are children more awful than your own.6. We childproofed our homes, but they are still getting in.




ADVICE FOR THE DAY: Be nice to your kids. They will choose your nursing home one day.



AND FIN ALLY:



IF YOU ! HAVE A LOT OF TENSION AND YOU GET A HEADACHE, DO WHAT IT SAYS ON THE ASPIRIN BOTTLE:




"TAKE TWO ASPIRIN" AND "KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN"!!!!!

Ward Christmas Party

Our ward Christmas party was Dec. 12. The kids were way excited about being in the program. Sammy got to hold the STAR and Austin was a SHEPARD. They did a good job and we had fun!
I didn't get a whole lot of pictures. I really struggle with poor lighting.

After dinner and the program we of course had a special visitor. The kids were so EXCITED except for as you can see was NOT! I actually thought that she would do okay but I was wrong.

But afterwards she was pretty proud of her goody bag. :) Right when we got home she got that bag open and popcorn EVERYWHERE!

We are still here

Just a quick note to let everyone know that no I have not forgot about my blog. I have been so busy between the holidays, making cakes, and then working extra hours. I hope everyon had a wonderful Christmas and are having a great New Year! I will be posting all those pictures very soon.

Finally his Birthday!

Austin turned six on Saturday! He was so excited that it was FINALLY HIS BIRTHDAY! After Sammy has her birthday in June he always thinks it is forever before it gets to be his.

This year we had his first party that he got to invite friends. It was a Fireman's theme and they had a lot of fun! He was so excited about the presents everyone brought! So thank you everyone!

We had our family party on Sunday and had dinner and cake and ice cream of course. We had a lot of people and a lot of fun! Thanks everyone for coming!

Brownie points EARNED!!!

I just have to say how much I LOVE my husband! He is the BEST! I can't believe that we have been married for 8 years now and have three WONDERFUL kids!

Our anniversary was on Tuesday, and Curtis made it such a wonderful day!

We went to St. George for what I thought was to shop and take Taryne to a Dr. appointment. We went and had breakfast at the Marriott (they have the best omelets)! Curtis told me I had an appointment at 10:30 but would not tell me for what. He drove around and then pulled up at the St. George Day Spa! He basically dropped me off and said "see you in about 5 hours." What?! What are they going to do to me?! He just told me that they were going to take care of me. And that they did. It was WONDERFUL!! I got the WHOLE works! Massage, Exfoliation, Facial, Pedicure and Manicure! I have never been pampered like that and I enjoyed EVERY minute of it! But that's not all! When Curt picked me up he had my sister's truck which I thought was just because he loves to drive it, but nope, Curtis had taken Taryne to her appointment and then Jenn to our van and Taryne home and stayed with the kids that night! THANK YOU JENN!

Yeah!! So Curtis and I went to the Olive Garden for dinner. Yum! Love it! and then went to the movie. I know! Great huh?! But that's STILL not it! He also got us a suite at the Marriott that night! Yes, It was AWESOME! Talk about the BEST ANNIVERSARY EVER!!

THE BEST HUSBAND EVER!! I LOVE YOU BABE!!!

Thank to everyone involved!

Now for a trip down Memory Lane. A quick glimpse and the last EIGHT years.

Now EIGHT thing I LOVE about CURTIS:

He is my BEST FRIEND

Is a great provider

Three wonderful kids

Loves to play with the kids-a GREAT DAD

Cooks dinner and even brings it to me when I am at work.

Folds Laundry and helps clean house

Leaves me SWEET notes

Gets the kids up and ready for school

I LOVE YOU CURTIS!

Our Birthday Girl!

Yep! Today our baby girl Taryne turned ONE! We celebrated today with family. We had dinner and cake and ice cream. We also did a little Rock Band too!

Taryne is SUCH a SWEETHEART!! We love her to death!! She has been such a good baby!

Some things about Taryne:

7 lbs 1 oz when she was born-same as me and Sammy both were. :)

She is her brother's shadow

Loves to make everyone laugh

Loves to gives hugs

Does NOT like to get dressed-especially long sleeves

Loves bath time-actually just loves the water

Not a picky eater WHATSOEVER! (edible or not)

Likes the kittys

Likes to sing and dance

Just learned to blow kisses

Can show you that she is ONE

Quite the daredevil

Loves to eat Crayons-hence the Crayon birthday cake

Likes to play with trucks
Very fond of ice cream

Just learned to feed herself with a spoon!

She is an early and happy riser

She is her Grandpa's little buddy!

She loved her presents! Thank you everyone for coming and celebrating with us and for the great gifts! We had a really good time.


Here are some pics of our Rock Band! Jake was awesome!!

Here are some pics of Taryne eating her cake! Yum!

I thought this cake fit her perfectly!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TARYNE!!!

WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!

Trick-or-Treat!

We now have enough sugar to keep us going all year!

Thursday was the PTA Halloween Carnival. The kids always have so much fun there! They love to play the games and win prizes! I personally go for the food. :) Austin even won a prize in the costume contest!

Friday Curtis and my sis took the kids trick-or-treating. (I had to work) They had a lot of fun but I am sure Austin was especially in heaven-that kid LOVES candy!

Taryne Turtle
Austin the Fire Fighter
Sammy the Good Witch