Nauvoo Trip

Orson Scott Card

I went to a forum at BYU-Idaho today. Orson Scott Card was the speaker. He did such a great job. I really enjoy him as an author. He spoke on becoming heroes in our own lives. He talked about understanding the responsibility we have in our careers, homes, communities and religious endeavors to reach out and be a hero in our own way whether it be a grand jesture or something small. I loved the message he shared. After the forum he had a question and answer period. I didn't have any questions but loved hearing others. His answers were informative and witty. It really was a great 2 1/2 hours.

Do you love Edward Cullen?

I went to a Vampire party on Saturday for anyone who loves Edward. For those who don't know who Edward is - read the book Twilight. It was so much fun. Our host, Nanette, had us share our confessions of reading the book. Did we neglect our children? What lengths did we go to inorder to read the three books? It was really great to hear everyone's stories. Mine is simply reading all night only to be extremely grumpy to my family the next day. We played a quiz game and I did horribly. I must not be the fan I thought I was. I only got one question right. Oh well, my team one anyway. The best is my friend made us all a list of what our husbands should be saying to us. They were quotes from Edward through the three books. I won't post all of them but some of my favorites are:

"You will always be the most beautiful thing in my world."

"The outside world holds no interest for me without you."

"As if there were any way that I could exist without needing you!"

"Do you really have any idea how important you are to me? Any concept at all of how much I love you? Let me attempt to explain how I feel about you." (A husband should then list all of the wife's good qualities.)

Thank you Stephanie Meyer for creating such a great story - romance, action, and great writing.

Happy Halloween

I went to MaKyra's kindergarten Halloween party. They decorated sugar cookies and pumpkins. They played fruit basket (except with ghosts, witches, pumpkins, and spiders) and pin the nose on the pumpkin. It was so fun to see the kids in their costumes.
Halloween night our ward had a trunk or treat/carnival. We eat dinner and set up tables for our candy dispersment. MaKyra was a witch; Gabe, Thomas the Train; Parker, a frog. We did well. We have so much candy it is crazy.

Mystery Party

We went to a murder mystery party at Brent and Katie's house. It was a lot of fun. We were assigned a character and had to act and dress accordingly. Aren't we all lo0king so cute? I used three cans of black spray on my hair. It was not fun. Everytime I touched my hair I would get black all over my hands. Gross. It took a few days for it to all wash out. Next time I am buying a wig. It was a great party though. It is always fun when we all get together.

It's a Pirate Party!

"It's a Pirate Party!" (It is a Wiggles' song. I know all of them.) Well, MaKyra is having a Pirate Party at dance class. Everyone is going to be pirates. I wish I could go and see all the kids in their costumes, but I will be decorating for the Halloween Carnival at Kyra's school.

I'm the Mom

I love this video. I am sure many of you have seen it, but it is on here mostly for me. I watched it on yahoo.com but didn't know how to download it. Luckily, Kari emailed it to me. I am very grateful. This song is very true and funny. It is great whether you are a mom or have once been a kid. I think we have all heard or said these things. Thanks to the lady who wrote it and sang it.

Motherhood

Today my kids woke me up before I was ready to be awake. I was tired and felt instantly crumpy. I told MaKyra she could get her own cereal because I was going to sleep longer. She complained a little and left. I laid in bed frustrated about being woke up and irritated the kids were being so loud. All that changed when I heard Kyra say, "Gabe, what cereal do you want?" I heard her pour the cereal and milk. She carried the bowls to the table. Then she said, "Gabe, can you say the prayer?" She helped him through the prayer and they ate. My whole attitude changed. What great kids! It was just one of those moments I wanted to hold on to.

Deer Valley

My brother-in-law's boss owns condos in Deer Valley, near Park City. He invited the whole family to come down for the weekend. It was a lot of fun and a lot of kids. There were two condos with 3-4 bedrooms in each. They were really nice. It was really relaxing to get away and leave life behind. Matt's family is always so much fun.

Matt's parents have 22 grandkids with only ranging from 4 months to 12 years. We were able to get a few pictures of them. My favorite is the kids with their grandparents. It looks a bit chaotic and it is a true depiction of the weekend. I loved it. It is surprising with that many kids we had no conflicts. I guess if someone didn't want to play, the kids always had some one else to play with. Some of the kids are from warm weather climates and were very excited to see the snow and play in it. It was fun to see the whole family.