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Tuesday, April 10, 2012

St. Patrick's Day

The St. Patrick's Day leprechaun brought the kids gold coins, lucky charms, green gum and flowers in green water. We tried to make the flowers turn green but no such luck. Next time we are using carnations.

sulphur springs

Dave had a week off of work so we took the kids out of school one day...80 degree weather thank you very much...to go to Sulphur Springs. It was SO FUN!

Professional Day at School

The kids had their yearly professional day at school. Trevor was not having any of the dressing up part of this day but Ashlyn got into it. She just had to wear this dress and of course she looks beautiful.

Thursday, April 5, 2012

I liked this idea

Book reading with kids : click here

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Free ice cream cone at Ben and Jerry's--TODAY!

Check it out: http://benandjerrys.com

Go to your local Ben and Jerry's ice cream shop to get your free cone! YUMMY!

Monday, April 2, 2012

XOXO

Right before bedtime two nights ago Corbin walked into my room, looked me in the eyes and then crossed his index fingers and then made a loop with his other fingers, crossed his fingers again and then walked out, straight faced and not saying a word.

I laughed so hard. What was that?!!! I called for him to come back and asked him what that meant (surely he can't be learning gang signs in preschool, right?!!). Then he told me that it meant, XOXO...hugs and kisses...and my heart melted. I love that kid.

I made him come back and do it again so I could take pictures. :)

Tuesday, March 27, 2012

BOOK OF THE WEEK

EYES LIKE MINE
(March 26, 2012)

I loved that this story's message was based around LDS pioneer history. It made me want to read more about the early pioneers in our Church's history. In fact, if anyone has suggestions let me know.

The book itself is ok. It isn't very funny, it isn't life-changing. It just is what it is...just a touching book dealing with hard topics.

NUMBER ONE SPEECH

"Winning is not a sometime thing; it's an all the time thing. You don't win once in a while; you don't do things right once in a while; you do them right all the time. Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing.

"There is no room for second place. There is only one place in my game, and that's first place. I have finished second twice in my time at Green Bay, and I don't ever want to finish second again. There is a second place bowl game, but it is a game for losers played by losers. It is and always has been an American zeal to be first in anything we do, and to win, and to win, and to win.

"Every time a football player goes to ply his trade he's got to play from the ground up - from the soles of his feet right up to his head. Every inch of him has to play. Some guys play with their heads. That's O.K. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body. If you're lucky enough to find a guy with a lot of head and a lot of heart, he's never going to come off the field second.

"Running a football team is no different than running any other kind of organization - an army, a political party or a business. The principles are the same. The object is to win - to beat the other guy. Maybe that sounds hard or cruel. I don't think it is.

"It is a reality of life that men are competitive and the most competitive games draw the most competitive men. That's why they are there - to compete. To know the rules and objectives when they get in the game. The object is to win fairly, squarely, by the rules - but to win.

"And in truth, I've never known a man worth his salt who in the long run, deep down in his heart, didn't appreciate the grind, the discipline. There is something in good men that really yearns for discipline and the harsh reality of head to head combat.

"I don't say these things because I believe in the 'brute' nature of man or that men must be brutalized to be combative. I believe in God, and I believe in human decency. But I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear - is that moment when he has to work his heart out in a good cause and he's exhausted on the field of battle - victorious."

--Vince Lombardi

In the Faith of Christ