Regan finished up her basketball season with a bang! The last two games she's scored 4 points and she made a beautiful shot during Saturday's game that DJ somehow managed to catch on video, totally by accident! What a way to end the season! Way to go, Regan!
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
What do you do when it's 2 degrees outside?
Pretend like you are going to the beach!
Sounds like a good idea to me!
Sounds like a good idea to me!
Sunday, December 6, 2009
If you didn't get the chance
We went to the Stake Center this evening to view the First Presidency Christmas Devotional. I have been looking forward to this for a while but had no idea what I was in for this evening. The music was so beautiful it pierced my soul and I had trouble controlling my emotions throughout the whole thing. If you didn't get the chance to hear it, take a few minutes and at least listen to the music clips. The talks were fabulous as well but there was just something about the music that touched me. Please visit LDS.org and take a listen!
Friday, December 4, 2009
Happy Birthday, Buddy!
Our little Kaleb turned 4 years old today! It's been a strange day, I've just spent much of it looking at this little boy wondering where the last 4 years have gone. Even though I have the twins, for some reason, he's still my baby boy. I know that sounds weird but it's the truth. I will never forget the moment he was born--I could hardly believe that we had a baby boy. I guess I just figured we'd keep on having girls since we seemed to be doing that pretty well. He was born 5 1/2 weeks early and had a bit of a rough start spending a week in the Special Care Nursery. I wasn't able to hold him much at all during that time so I spent the days sitting in the rocking chair next to him holding his tiny little hand and praying that he would be okay. The girls were dying to meet there new brother and it killed me to not be able to take him home and be together as a family. I remember being really emotional during this time, partly because of hormones being completely out of wack but I was really scared that he wouldn't get better but after a rough couple of months in and out of doctor's offices and the hospital, his little body got stronger and things got considerably better. You'd never know by looking at him now that he started out so tiny. He's a little tank, not chubby, just solid as a rock! I love him so much--I can't imagine life without him. Some of my favorite things about Kaleb are:
*his adorable smile, complete with dimples
*his sparkly eyes when he smiles
*his kindness towards his siblings
*his layed back personality
*his enthusiasm for life-he seriously gets excited about the littlest things, namely a candy bar
*his love for everything having to do with cowboys, he's got it in his blood (he's going to be a "cowboy missionary"
*his facial expressions-if eyes could talk, his would
*His love for grandma's and grandpa's
*his ability to entertain himself with a stick and a rope
*his honesty- he tells me exactly how he's feeling, what he needs, and what I should do about it
*his determination to do whatever his sisters do
*his stinking cute personality.
*his stinking cute personality.
I love this little guy! Happy Birthday, Buddy!
Family History Friday
On what date were you married?
December 27, 1995
What are your memories of that day?
It was really a wonderful day. I still can't believe we chose to be married 2 days after Christmas. My poor mom & mother-in-law! How they ever pulled that one off, I'll never know. But I'll be forever grateful. I will never forget the feeling I had being in the temple with DJ and so many of our family members & close friends. It truly was a little slice of heaven on earth! I feel so fortunate because both sets of my grandparents were there and my Grandpa Johnson performed our sealing. Though I can't recall a lot of what he said, I can remember the spirit that was in the room while he spoke, it was so strong. I have always had a lot of respect for my Grandpa and specifically appreciated the great amount of love and respect he always showed my grandma so it meant a lot to me to have him perform our sealing. We were married in the Salt Lake Temple two days after Christmas on a very cold day. We had our wedding luncheon at the Chuck-A-Rama, yes, you read that right. The food was really great, just wish they didn't have to call it by that name. DJ and I have chuckled about this over the years and when we attend other wedding luncheons at "upscale" restaurants, DJ almost always makes the comment, "the food was WAY better at Chuck-A-Rama." Anyway, funny thing is, we had our wedding luncheon before we got married, just worked out better that way because of the time we had set in the temple for our sealing. I remember waiting for DJ at the restaurant thinking he'd be at least a few minutes early, after all, all of our guests were already there. No…he was there right on time. He had an eye appointment across town to get new contacts and had allotted just enough time to arrive at the luncheon right on time. He wasn't stressed one bit…I was because I grew up with a dad that made sure we arrived to everything at least 15 minutes and if it was any less than that, we were late. At any rate, I was happy to see him and we enjoyed a fun meal visiting with family and friends and then we were off to the temple as mentioned above. Once we got out of the temple, it was late afternoon and the weather was beautiful but really cold so we hurried to get pictures with the family. Everyone was sweet to hang around while we did the whole picture routine. I love looking back at pictures of this day because my nose is red and DJ has his shoulder's slightly shrugged with his hands tucked in his pockets in most of the pictures. He was one handsome guy in a Tux, and still is!
December 27, 1995
What are your memories of that day?
It was really a wonderful day. I still can't believe we chose to be married 2 days after Christmas. My poor mom & mother-in-law! How they ever pulled that one off, I'll never know. But I'll be forever grateful. I will never forget the feeling I had being in the temple with DJ and so many of our family members & close friends. It truly was a little slice of heaven on earth! I feel so fortunate because both sets of my grandparents were there and my Grandpa Johnson performed our sealing. Though I can't recall a lot of what he said, I can remember the spirit that was in the room while he spoke, it was so strong. I have always had a lot of respect for my Grandpa and specifically appreciated the great amount of love and respect he always showed my grandma so it meant a lot to me to have him perform our sealing. We were married in the Salt Lake Temple two days after Christmas on a very cold day. We had our wedding luncheon at the Chuck-A-Rama, yes, you read that right. The food was really great, just wish they didn't have to call it by that name. DJ and I have chuckled about this over the years and when we attend other wedding luncheons at "upscale" restaurants, DJ almost always makes the comment, "the food was WAY better at Chuck-A-Rama." Anyway, funny thing is, we had our wedding luncheon before we got married, just worked out better that way because of the time we had set in the temple for our sealing. I remember waiting for DJ at the restaurant thinking he'd be at least a few minutes early, after all, all of our guests were already there. No…he was there right on time. He had an eye appointment across town to get new contacts and had allotted just enough time to arrive at the luncheon right on time. He wasn't stressed one bit…I was because I grew up with a dad that made sure we arrived to everything at least 15 minutes and if it was any less than that, we were late. At any rate, I was happy to see him and we enjoyed a fun meal visiting with family and friends and then we were off to the temple as mentioned above. Once we got out of the temple, it was late afternoon and the weather was beautiful but really cold so we hurried to get pictures with the family. Everyone was sweet to hang around while we did the whole picture routine. I love looking back at pictures of this day because my nose is red and DJ has his shoulder's slightly shrugged with his hands tucked in his pockets in most of the pictures. He was one handsome guy in a Tux, and still is!
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Jordyn's Funnies
While tucking Jordyn in to bed last night she looks at me with a big grin and says, "Mom, I was born with fashion!"
You have to know Jordyn to appreciate this comment. The girl LOVES clothes, cute hairdo's, bracelets, headbands, necklaces, etc. No, I don't foster this, in fact, it scares the heck out of me because I've never been one to buy the latest fashions in jewelry, clothing, etc. She almost always has her next days outfit put out on the floor complete with socks shoes, bracelet, headband and she is up bright getting herself all decked out for the day. Can you imagine what it's going to be like when she's a teen?? Yikes, I really try not to think about it!:)
You have to know Jordyn to appreciate this comment. The girl LOVES clothes, cute hairdo's, bracelets, headbands, necklaces, etc. No, I don't foster this, in fact, it scares the heck out of me because I've never been one to buy the latest fashions in jewelry, clothing, etc. She almost always has her next days outfit put out on the floor complete with socks shoes, bracelet, headband and she is up bright getting herself all decked out for the day. Can you imagine what it's going to be like when she's a teen?? Yikes, I really try not to think about it!:)
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