What do you do???

For the few that check in on our world I have a question for you. First of all sorry I don't post very often. I really don't have much going on lately. ANYWAY. My question is...

What do you do when you are having a bad day and you can't throw in the towel and quit. Your day is hard and you wish you could run far far away or even just get up and leave, BUT YOU CAN'T. WHAT DO YOU DO? ! ? ! ?

Basketball

Thanks to my good friend Penny.  We have pictures of basketball.  I am the coach for the 2nd graders and Aaron is the coach for the kindergartners.   Another good friend Jackie watches Mason for us on the sidelines.  He gets to play with her son James and loves it.  All four of us on the court have a fun time each Saturday playing basketball.  

Happy Birthday Bella Mack

Happy 1st Birthday 

Bella Mack

Something to share

So I am reading To Draw Closer To God by Henry B Eyring and just read a great thought I want to share. "Prophet Joseph Smith assures me and you that once we receive a simple truth, there is something simple to do to qualify for more truth: we have to live what we learn, with enough humility to obey and enough faith to work at it."

Wow cool right? I live most of what I have been taught but not all. So I can not expect to receive answers to my questions if I don't DO what he has already taught me!!!

Thanksgiving Tree Cutting Weekend

Christmas Day 2008

We had a lot of fun Christmas morning, but later that day was more fun. Aaron and I decided to get get things to play with as a family. After lunch we went sledding on snowboarding he in our neighborhood on a hill. Then came back and played more together. I think one of Aaron's favorite is Battle Ship. Merry Christmas. My newest hobby is movie making. I do movies of the holidays so let me know if you want a copy of Christmas because you joined us one day.

Christmas assignments for '08

Merry Christmas family here are our Christmas assignments-
We have done this Christmas rotation a few years in a row now and everyone seems to like to do it. In years past I just draw the names out of a hate and then try not to make it so you get the same person you had the year before. This is too confusing. From now on we will just simply rotate everyone down one, to the next person each year. For this year of 2008 Clint will buy for Josh----Chad will buy for Kristianna---Crystalyn will buy for Clint---Josh will buy for Chad --- and Kristianna will buy for Crystalyn. I'll keep track of all of this. The price limit is still at $25.00 too. That seems to be working. Mom is still trying to find something we can do before Christmas and then go out to eat to exchange the gifts. I think she is trying for the 19th of December so plan on exchanging gifts then. LoVe, Crystalyn

I want to testify of something amazing. The gift of the Holy Ghost. I was baptized and then received the gift at age 8. From there I grew and learned how to listen to the "still small voice." I can give my own personal experiences of how the Holy Ghost worked in my life, but not now. I want to tell you about Taylor.

Aaron and I would talk to him and try to explain to him how to look on the positive side of things. He would be given something and see what he didn't get. An adult would be handing out treats and Taylor would only want the best and biggest one. He would even step in front and grab it before anyone else would. Every time, without fail, when he would get back from a friends house and I would ask how it went he would cry and be so mad because of something small thing that happened. I just could not get that kid to look on the positive. I even took away ever toy in the house from Taylor and Cameron. They could receive them back when I thought they had changed their attitude towards life. It kind of worked to stop the complaining and fighting, but it didn't change his view of the world.

The amazing thing I want to testify is of Taylor and receiving the Holy Ghost. From October 18th and on, he has had a different attitude. He has said "thanks mom, I really liked it" OUT OF THE BLUE to me, so many times. He can understand there is plenty of candy to go around and time with his toys when they leave. He has been in this positive attitude for a month now. Instead of dinner being burnt he says, "the cheese is the best part, Mom."

I had no idea there would be such a fast change in him. I personally and so glad to have the Gift of the Holy Ghost in my life and am equally glad that my children will receive it. Taylor needs it already at school and now I know he will do much better with the decisions he'll face.

Taylor got bapized and received the gift of the Holy Ghost

Our first born son (Taylor) was baptized October 18th. We had lots of family come out for the whole weekend. It all started with a birthday party and went late into the night with games around the kitchen table. Everyone took a part in cleaning and setting up and even helping my boys get dress. That really saved me because I am still so sick. Tow more weeks and I hope to not be so sick all the time. We all had so much fun I hope you come again.

Guess What ! ! !

On the left is the head and on the right is the bum. You can see the feet and hands too. Isn't that crazy. It's only 2 centimeters big so that makes my due date May 16th. We are all so exited. Taylor and Cameron are exited too. Taylor wants it to be a boy and Cameron wants a girls. I think they both really don't care and are exited to have another sibling.

Cameron got to go with us to the ultra sound and he really took to her/him right off the bate. He has claimed it his, in his heart. He wouldn't let go of the picture all day. Very sweet. I think this baby is really ready to be here all ready. And exited to be apart of Taylor, Cameron, and Mason's world. I can hardly wait for it to come.