Frogs?!?!?!

So look what Isaac has found. A petrified FROG... Yes we live in the city... No I dont know where it came from.. I am sure that one of our lovely cats gave it to our home as a present... but really... how gross! It is fluffy and hard...

I would like to give you a little insider on our conversation...

Isaac: "Check out what I found mom... It is a frog!"

Me: "What are you talking about? Is it alive?"

Isaac: "No it is dead. The eyes are opened and everything! It is SOOOO cool!"

Me: "Get that thing out of my face! I am sure it is super germie!"

Isaac: "Oh yea, I am going to go wash the germs off my hands!"

So he put the FROG on my clean kitchen counter and washed the germs off his hands...

I AM A ROCKSTAR

There are a million trillion things I coulda woulda change about myself. My hair is too thin...If I could just loose a million pounds and fit into a size -93 then I would feel so much better about my looks... The scar on my nose is so ugly... my ears are too pointy... I could go on and on right?!?!?

In the past few weeks something has change within my spirit... These things dont matter to me anymore... To be brutally honest.... I REALLY LIKE MYSELF... So for those of you out there reading this thinking... ARROGANT... go ahead and think that... But for my sake I will say it again... I REALLY LIKE MYSELF.. are there things I can change and improve on? Sure but for today here is a short list of things I think make me a ROCKSTAR

• I am spiritual
• I am a good mom
• I love my husband deeply (Really is there much not to love?)
• I can grow tomato plants
• I am a really good friend
• I know who I am and I am Not afraid to show others
• I have a Utah accent that sounds out loud and clear when I say mountain
• I can laugh at myself
• I love to make lists
• I sing well
• I am a Returned Missionary
• I have not killed of the plant start Val gave me... In fact I have helped it grow big and strong
• I finish what I start
• I am a good scrapbooker
• I am crafty

My list could go on. In fact I may just keep adding to this list so that when I have a super duper bad day I can look back and know that I know that I am a daughter of God. That I am loved by others. But more important that I had a day where I publicly said with NO shame... I REALLY LIKE MYSELF.

For all my blogger peeps... and all the sneak peekers... take a moment today to like yourself.. Let me see it on your blogs!!!! If you are a sneaker... write it on a piece of paper and stick it to your fridge for all the world to see!!!

My Bucket List

A friend "tagged" me the other day. This particular tag asked for my bucket list. So in no particular order:

• Have my home so organized that even the most organized guru would be impressed
• Go on a trip with Marc away from all children
• Get a really good tan... this isnt even something possible for this pasty white bride
• Stay in bed all day with Jordie watching Anne of Green Gables
• Catch up on all my scrapbooking
• Take Isaac all over the U.S. just to see all the roadside attractions we have in our book
• Take Ammon to Legoland again
• Teach Noah to say Mama
• Adopt a daughter... or more!
• Have our adopted children sealed to us. Oh what a joy this will be!

So here is my dorky list. I am sure that it will different tomorrow!

Some of you know that I have been home from vacation since Thursday night. Most times after we get home I unpack PRONTO... This go round life was in PRONTO mode and I simply did not have time. Today I tackled my luggage...
I also tackled a 2 hour nap...

Why Is It?

Why is it that Ammon has to LOVE this frog costume that is a size 2T when he is wearing size 5?

Grandpa's Heart

It has been said that Grandpa Ike has a loud heart. With this heart he is able to calm and lull his children and grandchildren to sleep. Our little Noah quickly learned that he loved to listen to this special mans heart.

The Creek

In the back yard of my parent home there is a creek. The Creek has magical powers. It draws little boys to it (big boys for that matter too.) The boys gather rocks and stones as they are pulled towards the creek. Once there the stones MUST be tossed in. The purpose of this act? I dont know... but I can guess that there is a freedom in this process.. The freedom to be just what they are made to be... [A BOY]





The kids were thrilled to help grandpa build up his water fall. They would wade down the creek in search of the PERFECT rock to add to the sound of the fall. They did a wonderful job and accomplished the sweet sound of water!