AAHHH, Retirement!

For any of you who know my mom, you know she is one of the hardest working people there is! She has been a school teacher for 20 years, but her time as a professional teacher is coming to an end. This is her last year teaching, and she is about to join my dad in the world of retirement. She has definitely worked hard for many years, and now she can finally take some time and RELAX! I know she will continue to teach and touch many lives in different ways, but here's to your retirement, mom!!!
We had a family celebration dinner last weekend. It was very fun and VERY LOUD!!

Love Story meets Viva La Vida

This is amazing! This is one talented guy! Oh, and pause my music at the bottome of my blog before you press play...

Gone Fishin'...

Ken had to work this weekend, so Nicole and I decided to take the kids on an "adventure". We went up to Tibble Fork and went FISHING! I have never been fishing in my life! Surprisingly, it was fun. We didn't catch anything, but we had fun!

Mr. Tough Guy

Aden had to get two cavities filled today. They were his first ones, and he was SO BRAVE! He only cried one little time when he got the shots. I was more nervous than he was...

The BIG K

Aden and I went to Kindergarten Orientation yesterday. We had fun, but we were both a little nervous. I was sitting there looking at all of his fellow school mates, and I got thinking--What if he doesn't make friends? What if he gets picked on? What if he doesn't like his teacher? What if he needs me, and I am not there? All these thoughts were going through my head. My baby is growing up, and I am not always going to be there to protect him! It's scary! Just at that moment, Aden looked up at me and said "I'm nervous, Mama." I explained to him that it was okay to be nervous, and that most of the other kids were probably nervous too. But he jumped right into the activities, and I think the nervousness went away...at least for him...

Our Little "Mother Hen"

Jayne has always been a little "mother". She is so good with her two little brothers, but today she has a different little one to take care of. She and her friend Ashlyn found a BABY BIRD at school!! Of course they had to bring it home, since it's nest and mother were nowhere to be found. This is the tiniest little thing I've ever seen! They have been finding worms for it, and it actually eats them! We aren't quite sure if it will make it through the night...cross you fingers for little "Floob"! (Did I mention that I have a giant fear of birds?!? This one doesn't count though.)

One Lucky Girl...

Okay, it's confession time again... I have been in a little bit of a "slump" lately. I haven't been a very happy person, and I haven't been very fun to be around. I have been very focused on ME and all the things that are not going the way I think they should. Let me just say it, I have been very selfish lately. I have been having one giant pity party for the last few months! I have been so focused on all the "bad" things that I haven't opened my eyes to see that I am so blessed!
I had a total "Ah-ha" moment yesterday in Relief Society. I know, imagine that, right?!? I went to bed on Saturday night really not feeling up for 9:00 church, and I really had no desire to go. I woke up Sunday morning (right at 8:00, with exactly an hour to get up and going--perfect!) with a really strong feeling that I needed to go to church, and especially all three hours. I walked reluctantly into Relief Society (our church is backwards, and we have sacrament last) and our lesson was about being true disciples of Christ. The whole thing was amazing, and I felt like the lesson was written just for me! We talked about how instead of approaching things in our life with anger, we should approach them with love and look at our trials as a teaching/learning experience. I could totally relate to everything, and it was like a lightbulb went off in my head! I am so blessed with so many things and people in my life that I have no reason to be unhappy or angry all the time. I have an amazing husband who loves me even when I am not fun to be around, I have three healthy and happy kids who are so good to me, and I have the blessing of the Gospel in my life...which I need more now than I ever have before!
To top things off, I answered the door today and there was our neighbor standing there with a delivery for me--a dozen long stem red roses from Ken (which also tied in with my "life lesson" to see the beauty of the roses and not the thorns)...I really am ONE LUCKY GIRL!!