I watched this Mormon Message tonight and really liked it. How often do we dwell in our troubles longer than we need to? What I mean by that is how often do we let our troubles completely consume our lives and not let us see the joy in them?
I loved the things that Elder Worthlin said in this video. Learn to Laugh! I am getting better at this one, of course I'm not perfect at it.
Here is a story that I can laugh at now, that counts right, to at least be able to laugh at it later?
On Sunday we were sitting in Sacrament meeting trying to keep our girls under control, which is usually a chore. I was holding Emberly on my lap and she was kind of fussing. I thought that maybe she would like to stand next to me on the pew. I picked her up and moved her over, but I guess my angle was slightly off because I bonked her head on the back of the bench. She immediately starts to scream, of course, so I picked her up and started to head out of the meeting. Kately was sitting at Chris' feet and I tried to step over her, but I knocked her head in to the pew in front of us. Needless to say, she started to scream. So, both Chris and I, girls in arms, headed out of the meeting. You ever feel like there should be an award for times like these? The Stupid Parent Award. We hereby declare Christina Myers the winner of this prestigious award.
The wife of the family sitting behind us caught me after the meeting telling me how funny, yet sad that was. Yes, funny, but sad, and remarkably stupid. Oh, well. Neither of the girls were permanently damaged and I cried longer in the lobby than they did, utter humiliation. But, guess what? I can laugh about it!!!
I would like to put a few pictures below that show you everything that I have had to love over the past little while. My family is wonderful and here are some fun videos and pictures to share.
I HAVE SO MUCH TO LOVE IN MY LIFE!!
Kately tells us what an elephant says. (I tried to get her to sing at the end of the video, but it didn't work, Just stop watching at the end of the elephant part, I wish I knew how to cut the video down)
Kately went around to about 25 of the 50 rocks that made a wall around this park and sat on everyone. She had to tell me as she did this, "I'm sitting on the rock, Mom."
I made this poster/poem for Chris' birthday!
Don't you love my wrapping job? All of these odd boxes actually had birthday presents in them :)
Chris got a tool set for his birthday from my parents
Happy Birthday Daddy and Uncle Jacob! 31 years-old
Kate's cousins dug a whole in Grandpa's sandbox and what did Kate decide to do? Sit in it of course, and get stuck.
The Renaissance Fair
Here is a link to a Google Story of us going to the Renaissance Fair
Emberly learned to climb the stairs all by herself!
Sweet Dreams my loves!
Emberly's first pony!
Zions National Park
Zions National Park
SmOREOS, yum yum yum
I think the squirl liked the hashbrowns more than we did
Kately taking Emberly for a walk
"Look at the rock mom!" "Hold still so I can take your picture, Kate!"
Easter Egg Hunter
Easter Eggs are fun!
Family Fun at Grandma Myers'
Singing her new favorite song: Let it Go! (we're not quite sure how she knows it, since she had never seen the movie before this)
Watching her favorite movies: The Fishie Movie (Finding Nemo) and the Wizard of Oz
Who said you need to be able to walk to play Ring-Around-the-Rosies?
Emberly and I (in the stroller) playing follow the leader with Kately, way up there!
Park Time Fun with my Sis
Our friend Reed
Kately's little house under the playset
Will she go down alone?
She did it!
Kately closes her eyes and says, "Grandma, it's dark!"
Kately and her new diabetes purse to hold all of her equipment
Mom and Kately wearing the cool slippers Grandma Dew made us for Christmas
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