Trials

"No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such quailities as patience, faith, fortitude, and humility. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we endure it patiently, builds up our characters, purifies our hearts, expands our souls, and makes us more tender and charitable, more worthy to be called the children of God...and it is through sorrow and suffering, tiol and tribulation, that we gain the education that we came here to acquire and which will make us more like our Father and Mother in heaven." Orson F. Whitney

Thanks Jenet for sharing this quote with me!!

Happy 7th Birthday Sweet Courtney

I can hardly believe my sweet little Courtney is 7...CRAZY! She had a great day filled with breakfast in bed, birthday wishes at school, an AWESOME b-day party at Jump and Shout and a late night with cousin Kate. Stay tuned for a b-day update tomorrow...I need to go to bed!! We love you "Nanny" happy birthday

Nanny McPhee

For the past week or so, Courtney's two front teeth have been wiggly...and sticking almost straight out! They would hang over her lip when she closed her mouth so I named her "Nanny McPhee". But when she got off the bus yesterday one of them was literally hanging by a thread...

So after a traumatic few minutes dad prevailed!! And now she looks even more like Nanny!! But we still love her!

6 Months old

I can hardly believe my baby is 6 months old today!! Where is time going?!? Slipping away that's for sure. We have been practicing on his "sitting" skills...they're improving! He prefers to be perched upon my hip (or on anyone's hip who will hold him) rather than on the floor so he isn't moving around much...which is fine with me considering he is my last!!
He's growing so fast we had to cut the ends of his pj's off...when we did those piggy toes came right out!! Needless to say we quickly got new ones-he's sporting them in the picture above...they say "Rad like Dad"! Gunner asked what does "rad" mean-man I'm getting old!!

Valentine's Day 1 Month Late

I know Valentine's Day was LONG ago but it was so fun I had to post even if it was a month ago!! We started the morning out with pink heart shaped pancakes...I'm gorgeous I know...
and ended it with a picnic at our neighborhood park and KFC for dinner

Then on Sunday we decorated the table with our fun red "special" occasion glasses, rose pedals, candles, and sparkling cider! Perfect...spent with the ones I love the most!!