An AMAZING Family

Last Saturday my family (parents, siblings, etc.) pulled out all the stops to raise money for an amazing family in need.  I felt so blessed to be a part of this adventure.  I was also sincerely humbled by those neighbors in my own ward, and a long all-but-lost friend, that came to help me help others.  This was perhaps the first of many opportunities for the People Helping the People to bring about a magnificent feat.  We had a goal we thought would be tough to reach and ended up doubling it!  I especially enjoyed my children learning how blessings can come to those who are willing to help others.

Thanks to everyone who supported us in this.

To the family we helped, WE LOVE YOU!

Spring Break Broke the Bank!

We had a FUN-tastic Spring Break this year!  It started off with a relaxing Easter, in which I had to let Syler color my egg because 2 wasn't enough.  He would have preferred all 12!

Then we headed off to Vegas for a short family vacation!  We hiked a trail in Red Rock Canyon, thoroughly enjoyed ourselves at the Lied (pronounced Leed) Childrens' Discovery Museum, and had a blast at the pool!  We also took a day trip to St. George to watch the beautiful Cadence perform at her dance competition!  Even Zander agreed the vacation was a hit--and that's tough to come by.

Here are (quite) a few pictures of our trip!

I Love My Girls!

How exciting!!  A couple weeks ago got a surprise phone call from one of my dearest friends.  That's right, our other dearest friend was in town (for about a minute) and we got to have lunch with her and her girls!  I can't tell you how much I love these ladies and their children.  I don't know how I would have made it through my teenage years without them.  They'll never know the depth of the love I feel for them.  I love you Annalyn and Andrea!!!

Madness in March!

I can't believe this crazy month is almost over! 

A lot of crazy things have happened this month--maybe they were just big, bad and ugly so they seem like a lot.  Hmm...

Anyway, the best thing that happened was Baxter went on his first overnighter with Scouts!  He had a blast and couldn't wait to tell me every step of it.  There were bison, hikes in the rain, pranks with scout leaders, everything that makes a scout camping trip fun.   He made sure to tell me all the things we didn't have packed--mess kit, pocket knife, mattress.  (Mom thinks it's time Baxter learns to pack for himself.)  Guess we'll make a master list for Scout camps. 

I waited to post this so I could include pictures, but I don't know where Baxter put his camera. 

Good-bye March!  Welcome April.

Why do LDS women stress?

As Latter-day Saint women, we are practically obsessed with anxiously engaging ourselves in good causes. Maybe it's subliminal.

Glancing through the hymnal last Sunday I noted that as sisters in Zion, we who are called to serve are all enlisted to go marching, marching forward because the world has need of willing men to all press on scattering sunshine. We wonder if we have done any good in the world today because we have been given much and want to do what is right, keep the commandments, press forward with the Saints, choose the right, and put our shoulders to the wheel going where He wants us to go. However, as the morning breaks high on the mountaintop, truth reflects upon our senses, and while we still believe that sweet is the work, we also realize that we have work enough to do ere the sun goes down.

And thus we ask Thee ere we part, where can we turn for peace?

(I found this on a friend's blog and LOVED it!)