Quote of The Week

I wanted to start a quote of the Week. Hopefully it will help all of us moms out there to realize how wonderful, important, and necessary we are. We are the foundation of what our world is going to be made of...and sometimes we need a pat on the back! Good job Moms!

"Little by little our charitable acts change our natures, define our characters, and ultimately make us women with the courage to say to the Lord, 'Here am I; send me'."
---Elder Dallin H. Oaks

Kids & Baby G

Cousin K came over to our house to play last week. We love her to peices! The kids had a great time, and even though the weather wasn't as good as we would have liked, we still had fun playing!
Baby G is growing SO fast, and he is a little angel ;) he loves to smile and coo and hang with the family. We love him so much!

Playing at the Park!

The kids love going to the park and playing. They would stay there all day if we let them. Grandma came with us, and the kids had a great time taking her around to all the fun places Papa had shown to them(my dad takes them to this park a ton!). Ricky taught them to fly a kite...in fact it was the dollar kite that stole the show! There were a lot of other families at the park that day, and they were all trying to fly their expensive(and massive) kites, he he he, jokes on them. It was a super fun day!

DREAMS

DREAMS

I've been thinking a lot about dreams lately.
It's something I thought I gave up on a long time ago. Every time a new season of "SYTYCD" begins, it stirs up the usual turmoil of soul wrenching pain over unfulfilled dreams. For those of you who don't know this about me...there were only two dreams I had when I was younger; one was to be a great mom, the other was to be a professional dancer.

I look on in envy at those who seem to be achieving their dreams. I feel frustration by my lack of motivation, and fear of criticism. I see moms who seem to do such a better job with there kids than I do, or people I grew up dancing next to that I have to turn on the TV to see now.
How would it be if my life were different?
Would I be happier?
Where is my road? Am I on it? Is there truly 'a time and a season'?

So many things to contemplate into the wee hours of the morning.

Then there is the question of what makes up a life of meaning and finding balance in that life.
That is if finding a life of meaning equals happiness...which is all we really want anyway, right?
Some days I want to conquer my fears...
Others... I just want to make it through the day, holding onto the hope that some day my dreams may come true.

So life continues on in all it's mysteries, and while it may SEEM that some have what we lack...well, that is just how we see it. I would wager that if we asked the right person, they would see something much different.
And so it goes...with hope for the future.
Now what?

Computers

Okay that took me at least 2 hours, whew! I may have just set a new world record in computer retarded-ness...but, now I feel like I'm keeping up with the Joanses (aka Petersens)
;) he he he
Love you Ash!
Hope you like our new look!

PICTURES!!!

Danny and Ricky playing the new wii

Big B pretend reading to Ben, and he eats up every word :)

Ricky Jr.
He He He, they are SO cute!
This is how Ben fell asleep for his nap last week

Big B being an awesome sister, she loves her little bro
"I'n see mom"
"Look at us mom!"
our first thumb sucker
Baby G is so stinking cute!
Hanging with uncle Chris
Hanging with Aunt Britt
Their favorite outfits...

"Cheeeese"
Riding on dad...
Happy Birthday Ben!
Spider-man everything

Grandma getting some loves from baby G

MOMS DAY!

It has been a while...I'm uploading new pictures right now. Thank you to all our friends who check up on us and get bothered when we don't have any new pictures up :)

Mothers Day
disclaimer: to anyone who reads this...please be aware that the thoughts and opinions expressed here are honest, grammatically flawed, and possibly PG.

As Mothers Day approaches, I am reminded how un-fun it can be. Instead of planning a well deserved day at the spa I am stressing over presents that need to be bought, cards that need to be carefully read and written... to find the perfect one for all 3 of my moms, babysitters for my night out that dear hubby wants me to plan, and then there is the question of friends. All of my friends are moms, so do I get presents for them too? OR, will that piss them off because now they have to go out and get a present for me as not to be rude for forgetting it is also my mothers day?
You can see the dilemma, "Mothers Day" quickly becomes "Stressed Out Day"

SO...
I have personally invoked the, "DO NOTHING DAY" instead of "Mothers Day"
Rules: (feel free to repeat this to yourself)
No presents for anyone but myself
No children for the entire 24 hours
No cooking, cleaning, laundry...
No finance report to hubby on money spent for my personal day
All intimate relations shall be based upon my level of interest and be about my pleasures
(add any others you would like)

I think that if all Moms everywhere took this approach to mothers day we would all be much happier Mommies :)