When in situations of stress we wonder if there is anymore to give. We can be comforted to know that God, who knows our capacity perfectly, placed us here to succeed. No one was foreordained to fail. Let us remember that we were measured before and were found equal to our tasks. When we feel overwhelmed, let us recall the assurance that God will not over-program us; he will not press upon us more than we can bear.

Monday, March 29, 2010

18 months!



I just love this little one! She is getting so big! According to the doctor's measurements, in the past 3 months she has grown 3 inches. No wonder she's been sleeping so much! Her statistics are her weight is almost 22 lbs (16%) height is 31 inch (38%) and her head circumference is 19 in (91%). They have all slightly changed from the last appointment. She's so wonderful! I just love her!

Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Bountiful Baskets!

I don't know if you guys have ever heard of the food co-op called bountiful baskets. It's all over Utah, Arizona, Idaho, California plus some! It's completely ran by volunteers and people get online every Monday or Tuesday and pay $15 for your order. The general organizers see how many orders they need to fill each week and then because they have such big orders they are able to get produce and the same price a grocery store would purchase it. Then because it's all ran by volunteers, those who order get it for that price as well. You pick it up on the next Saturday. It's different every week and you a TON of food! I've been doing it now for the past month or so and I LOVE it! All this food in the picture cost me only $15! There is no way I could get this much at the store for that price! Plus I get veggies and fruits that I've never tried so I get a new experience with it as well! You guys should really check it out and see if there is a site where you live. Just go to www.bountifulbaskets.org and check it out! This past weekend while I was gone Todd picked it up for me and then sent me this fabulous picture... I guess his mom never taught him to not play with his food! :)

Saturday, March 06, 2010

Taste of Summer!



This past Saturday Todd and I were able to go to the temple while my brother and his family watched Lily. We then went to the Washington Rec Center to their pool and played. It is such a cool pool! It's way too much fun! We were there for four hours! Way fun! Then we went to my brother's house and had dinner and played some monopoly card style. A super fun game by the way. It's basically fast paced monopoly! It was such a good day and we had a blast! The two kids in the picture with Lily are Kourtnee and Bubba my niece and nephew! They love Lily and she loves them!

Thursday, March 04, 2010

She's been busy!


So Lily has been SO busy lately!
She just runs in our family room back and forth back and forth!
She's gotten so tired of being inside lately. She gets so excited when I tell her to get her jacket, because she knows we're going outside!
Today I was cleaning the kitchen and she came in and grabbed the broom from me and went away at the floor. I hope that sticks! Yeah right!
She is becoming so funny! She'll tell you what certain animals say, such as the elephant, monkey, cow, snake, lion/tiger, dog and duck. A lot of times that's how she'll distinguish between the animals, it's so fun to watch her learn.
She loves the wonder pets, dora, and mickey mouse clubhouse.
She loves to get into the fridge, if she hears you open it, watch out she's coming!
She's obsessed with pushing buttons (obviously loves the lap top I'm on right now).
She's already starting to try and put her own shoes and socks on, she'll sit and try to do that for at least 20 min at a time.
As I've been sitting here typing this up she got into our cabinet and got out some cereal and brought it to me so I could give it to her. She's hilarious!
She LOVES to eat, if she has just eaten and you start eating, she'll still beg!
She's learning to CLIMB on things... not a big fan of that! I'll walk into the kitchen and find her on the table... not so fun for mom!

We love her! She really is the light of our lives! Lately she's been kind of ornery and I think it's a precursor for the terrible twos. But I'm just hoping it's a short phase...