Apparently I have lowered my standards to blogging once a month . . I never thought the day would come. lol Things have been SO crazy up here in Washington. I feel like I am always running and having somewhere to be. The ONLY days we have a break is Friday anymore. Araleigh has started playing soccer and has practice every Thursday and games every Saturday. It has been SO much fun for her and us. I love having her so active and her having places to be and things to do. She is on the team with her two little friends and she loves it. Canden has become just as good at soccer as she is. . . . he is just natural though.
Araleigh is so big. I cannot believe that she will be 5 this year. She is a sweet thing. We went to church by ourselves today because Cory and Canden were sick. I realized how much I really love spending time with just her. She is so interested in everything and loves talking about it with me. She tries to act a little older than she is and its so cute. She is really getting into the soccer thing. Every Saturday morning at 6 am when she gets up she comes in to get her shin guards and cleats on --- when her games are after noon. lol She doesn't take them off she absolutely loves it. Dance is still great for her she is really enjoying that as she always has. Its fun to watch her because she has so many Barbie movies that they dance in and she knows how to dance like them and always repeats them. It's cute. Whats funny is Canden is right there with her doing plie's and pirouettes . .. its really funny. He is loves to mock her and does EVERYTHING that she does. Araleigh loves to paint and draw . . . and her favorite thing to do right now is play cards. We play everyday. She loves Gold Fish and Old Maid (princess style!). we are really having fun interacting and playing games as a family.
Canden--- oh the little heathen. He is the star of the family right now . . . he seems to light up the room even if he is dumping pudding or juice all over the carpet. The way he does things is so funny. . . he always has has a smirk on his face that I will never be able to describe and it kills everyone who sees it. He is trouble with feet. I have to have my eyes on him at all times or else he is always in trouble. He is talking SO much now. Full sentences . . . . no more one word phrases anymore. Almost always his saying is "mom, where my occa (soccer) ball?" He's so cute. He is really into asking questions. I have a couple friends that when he see's them he says "Where's Becka (beckom)?" or "Where Carson?" Its so cute. I seriously cannot believe how much he is growing. Unfortunately we have hit the terrible twos at --- well walking so he's been in them a while. He is very aggressive and attacks everyone as soon as they are at his level. If I get down to pick something off the ground -- he is on my back in seconds. I am really nervous about going to the beach and swimming and anything this summer because I will have to have a leash on him. I sure love the kid though --- he makes life interesting and we are always laughing with him around. He is mini Cory. cutest thing he does right now is sing with me. He LOVES Araleigh's preschool songs and our songs we sing at bed. He sings at the top of his lungs and is really learning them well.
As for me --- I am just trekking along with life. I have found some true friends here that I am getting close to. It has made life so much better and fulfilling finding such great people to spend so much time with. We are excited for the summer because we will be doing a lot with them I suspect.
Overall minus the normal everyday stresses of work (as always right?) Life is good. We have grown to love it here and have started creating our lives here. I am not sure what life will bring in the future but for now we love where we are and the wonderful people that the Lord has brought into our lives. It truly has made the difference for me.
I was visiting teaching last week and came across something that has stuck with me and I can't get it out of my head. The message was that our purpose is to strengthen personal testimony, family, and then serving the Lord. This was what I loved: "We can do this work in the Lord’s way only when we seek, receive, and act on personal revelation. Without personal revelation, we cannot succeed. If we heed personal revelation, we cannot fail. The prophet Nephi instructs us that the Holy Ghost will show us “all things what [we] should do” (2 Nephi 32:5). We must allow ourselves to be still enough and quiet enough to listen to the voice of the Spirit."
This is SO comforting to me. I have found that my weakness lately has been in getting direct answers to prayers --- I keep asking and asking and lately nothing. But when I read this I found so much comfort in that if I truly heed personal revelation I WILL NOT FAIL. I will know what to do when the Lord wants me to. I just love that. I am comforted in this . . . if I take the time out of my busy life to truly ponder --- and listen for the Spirit --- I will receive what I know I am searching for. The Lord loves me and loves all of us . . . and he wants us to know Him and be guided by Him.
Pictures will come as soon as I get them on my computer! Loves of Soccer pix and Canden being his cute self!
Araleigh is so big. I cannot believe that she will be 5 this year. She is a sweet thing. We went to church by ourselves today because Cory and Canden were sick. I realized how much I really love spending time with just her. She is so interested in everything and loves talking about it with me. She tries to act a little older than she is and its so cute. She is really getting into the soccer thing. Every Saturday morning at 6 am when she gets up she comes in to get her shin guards and cleats on --- when her games are after noon. lol She doesn't take them off she absolutely loves it. Dance is still great for her she is really enjoying that as she always has. Its fun to watch her because she has so many Barbie movies that they dance in and she knows how to dance like them and always repeats them. It's cute. Whats funny is Canden is right there with her doing plie's and pirouettes . .. its really funny. He is loves to mock her and does EVERYTHING that she does. Araleigh loves to paint and draw . . . and her favorite thing to do right now is play cards. We play everyday. She loves Gold Fish and Old Maid (princess style!). we are really having fun interacting and playing games as a family.
Canden--- oh the little heathen. He is the star of the family right now . . . he seems to light up the room even if he is dumping pudding or juice all over the carpet. The way he does things is so funny. . . he always has has a smirk on his face that I will never be able to describe and it kills everyone who sees it. He is trouble with feet. I have to have my eyes on him at all times or else he is always in trouble. He is talking SO much now. Full sentences . . . . no more one word phrases anymore. Almost always his saying is "mom, where my occa (soccer) ball?" He's so cute. He is really into asking questions. I have a couple friends that when he see's them he says "Where's Becka (beckom)?" or "Where Carson?" Its so cute. I seriously cannot believe how much he is growing. Unfortunately we have hit the terrible twos at --- well walking so he's been in them a while. He is very aggressive and attacks everyone as soon as they are at his level. If I get down to pick something off the ground -- he is on my back in seconds. I am really nervous about going to the beach and swimming and anything this summer because I will have to have a leash on him. I sure love the kid though --- he makes life interesting and we are always laughing with him around. He is mini Cory. cutest thing he does right now is sing with me. He LOVES Araleigh's preschool songs and our songs we sing at bed. He sings at the top of his lungs and is really learning them well.
As for me --- I am just trekking along with life. I have found some true friends here that I am getting close to. It has made life so much better and fulfilling finding such great people to spend so much time with. We are excited for the summer because we will be doing a lot with them I suspect.
Overall minus the normal everyday stresses of work (as always right?) Life is good. We have grown to love it here and have started creating our lives here. I am not sure what life will bring in the future but for now we love where we are and the wonderful people that the Lord has brought into our lives. It truly has made the difference for me.
I was visiting teaching last week and came across something that has stuck with me and I can't get it out of my head. The message was that our purpose is to strengthen personal testimony, family, and then serving the Lord. This was what I loved: "We can do this work in the Lord’s way only when we seek, receive, and act on personal revelation. Without personal revelation, we cannot succeed. If we heed personal revelation, we cannot fail. The prophet Nephi instructs us that the Holy Ghost will show us “all things what [we] should do” (2 Nephi 32:5). We must allow ourselves to be still enough and quiet enough to listen to the voice of the Spirit."
This is SO comforting to me. I have found that my weakness lately has been in getting direct answers to prayers --- I keep asking and asking and lately nothing. But when I read this I found so much comfort in that if I truly heed personal revelation I WILL NOT FAIL. I will know what to do when the Lord wants me to. I just love that. I am comforted in this . . . if I take the time out of my busy life to truly ponder --- and listen for the Spirit --- I will receive what I know I am searching for. The Lord loves me and loves all of us . . . and he wants us to know Him and be guided by Him.
Pictures will come as soon as I get them on my computer! Loves of Soccer pix and Canden being his cute self!
