“The joy in motherhood comes in moments. There will be hard times. But amid the challenges, there are Shining moments of joy and satisfaction.” Elder M. Russell Ballard “There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different […]
Category: Hop-twins
It was a bittersweet moment to watch our two kiddies walk out of the door with paper caps and plastic table cloth gowns on for their preschool graduation. They were beaming and were very excited to be showing off for Mommy and Daddy. It was nice to have Daddy take the morning off for such […]
The week leading up to Easter we really wanted to focus on the real meaning of Easter. We read some scriptures verses of the Easter story. Though our intention was there we didn’t quite make it the whole week, we will shoot for next year again! It was comforting to know that when we asked […]
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Time To Catch Up
I realized the reason I don’t like blogging right now is because I’m so far behind that it leaves me overwhelmed. So without any more excuses here’s a big catch up. Like the rest of the world we celebrated Christmas too! This year was by far the best year yet with the kids. With all […]
As a mom, I feel like I repeat myself over and over and over again. I guess that’s how all parents feel sometimes. Pick up your toys. Put your shoes away. Eat your vegetables. Stop hitting your sister/brother. When I thought the kids weren’t listening, they proved me wrong and put a smile on my […]
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Proud To Be An American
We love celebrating the 4th of July! The kids especially love singing God Bless America and all things red, white and blue. Grandma bought adorable patriotic clothes and they proudly wore them to our ward pancake breakfast that morning. JD even wore his camo boots to show his support for the troops. After our breakfast […]
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Kick, Kick, Kick
One of the things I was excited about doing this summer for the kids was swimming lessons. Morgan, a cute girl in our ward, is a swimmer and does lessons in her very own pool. She did a half hour of one on one time with each kid every day for a week. When we […]