I Love My Mom

I think that this is the only picture I have of just me and my mom. I should really change that! Isn't she beautiful? Too bad I look the least like her, out of all of my sisters. Oh well, some's better than none. I think that she really is the best mom in the world. I would be lucky to be half as good as mom as she is. In fact, I was always scared to have kids because I knew that I could never be as good as she is, at everything. But, you try your best, and that's all you can do! Plus, I figured that my kids would, at least, have her as a grandma. Love you mom!

Remote Wars

I find it so hilarious that my dad gets mad when Max pushes the buttons on the remote, when he is one who taught him to play with it. I guess men are just born with the instinct to hog the remote.

Favorite Towel

Just wanted to say thanks to Lisa and Melissa for this great towel! I know it sounds crazy, but we really do love it! The little towels for infants, you know the ones with the hood in the corner, were so not doing the trick. Maybe Max just has a big head, but they never stayed on him, and the towel just wasn't big enough to actually keep him warm until I could get him dried. This is a full size towel, with half of a hand towel sewed on to make a hood. It is just what we needed. I think that I will make a couple more so I have one when I am doing the laundry.

Games!

I LOVE playing games! Our family tries to play games whenever we get a chance. We recently played an old favorite "Apples to Apples". I had forgotten how much fun this game can be. If you have never played it, you should give it a try.

Conference Weekend

I love conference weekend! A seminary teacher (Brother Troyer, for those of you who know him) once said that he thinks of conference like Christmas. I'm paraphrasing, but he explained that we celebrate Christmas because it's when Christ came to earth to teach; and Christ "comes to earth" to speak directly to our prophets to give revelation that we then hear at our conferences sessions.
So we should be celebrating each time we receive inspiration from our leaders, especially because it is meant for us at this time in our lives.
Every time I go into a conference session with a prayer in my heart, truly seeking guidance, I come out with the answers I was looking for. I love that feeling of importance to our Heavenly Father.

But even with all of the great advice we receive, it can be hard to keep those eyelids open the whole time. As you can see, our family likes to occasionally "listen" to conference. Uh Huh ;)

I guess HE has an excuse.