Halfway there

Only two years to go!

Tagged by Stacy

My friend Stacy tagged me on Monday, so here goes. Facts about me in 4`s:

4 shows I like to watch:

1. Brothers and Sisters
2. Lost
3. 19 Kids and Counting
4. The Forgotten

4 things I`m passionate about:

1. Healthy food
2. Twilight
3. Scrapbooking
4. Not allowing Aidan to hit

4 phrases I say a lot:

1. Stay out of the dishwasher.
2. Did you go poo-poo?
3. Drink your milk.
4. Go find your lion.

4 things I have learned from the past:

1. Hug your grandparents.
2. Wear shoes if you have a little one who scatters his toys around.
3. Mama always says you get more with honey than with vinegar, and she's right.
4. Count to five(sometimes 10) before you discipline your child.

4 places I would like to go:

1. Italy
2. France
3. Hawaii
4. Spain

4 things I did yesterday:

1. Talked to my friend Heather
2. Ate grilled chicken and rice and green beans for dinner
3. Watched Lost
4. Played with my dog

4 things I'm looking forward to:

1. Bryan's graduation
2. Warmer weather
3. Eclipse
4. Aidan`s birthday party

4 things I love about winter:

1. SNOW!! (on the rare occasion that we get it)
2. Jackson`s birthday
3. Ashley`s birthday
4. Mama`s birthday

4 things on my wish list:

1. whirlpool bathtub
2. A yukon hybrid
3. trip to the beach
4. new dining room table

4 friends to tag:

1. Laci
2. Melissa Smith
3. Christi Mayo
4. Lacey Costner

Today`s Happenings...

-Aidan said hi for the first time.
-I found organic yogurt that has servings of vegetables in it, brought one home for Aidan to try, and he loved it.
-Aidan did not empty his dresser drawers.
-I discovered that Mobile Web is harder than I thought to use.
-Aidan can now say Daddy, so I`m holding out for Mommy.
-Bryan and I cleaned the church building
-And then waited in line for a year at Walmart
-My friend Christi had her baby-SO CUTE
-Thought for half a second when I saw the baby pictures,"Oh, how sweet. I want another one."
-And that's how long that thought was appealing.

Inspired By Cousins

Two of my cousins recently did posts on internet and blogging safety and keeping our kids safe in the digital world. They had a lot of good tips on how to do this and links to a lot of great articles about these topics. Since I would like to keep my blog public as long as possible, there are changes that I'll have to make on here. I'll remove our last name until I decide to go private, so if anyone has suggestions for blog names that don`t include any of our names at all, then I'd love to hear them. I'd also love your thoughts on blogging safety. The last thing is something that one of my cousins mentioned in her post about this, and that is to please not use our last name in any blog posts or on a list of blog links or give out any of our personal information. I'm pretty sure that I don`t have to worry about that, but you can never be too careful. Thsnks for understanding, and thanks you two for your blog posts. Now if there was a way to be safer on Facebook. I hate that I get friend requests all the time from people I don`t know.

Blogging Funk

It has been a while since I blogged. A lot has happened, some good, some not fun, and some sad. I`m trying to sort through pictures that I want to post, so bear with me.

How cute are these?

I clicked on a link on a friend`s blog, and while browsing the site I came across these phototinks, and thought I would try to make one. They turned out to be really easy to make. If anyone`s interested, the website is www.widdlytinks.com and then click on the phototinks link on the left.


Digital Scrapbooking Photo Tinks by WiddlyTinks.com

A Wonderful Thanksgiving

We have much to be thankful for this year. It has been a busy one, complete with a move, some challenges and interesting moments. We had a great Thanksgiving, a delicious dinner with my awesome family, visited my dad`s parents, and had yummy desserts and time with my grandma, aunts, uncles and cousins at Grandma`s house. I am thankful that...

1. I have an eternal marriage to a wonderful man who is hard-working and a wonderful father.

2. A healthy little boy who adores me.

3. Parents who raised me in the true gospel.

4. My wonderful in-laws who raised my husband in the true gospel and are loving grandparents to Aidan.

5. Grandparents who love me, and who raised my parents to make righteous choices in their lives.

6. Aunt Ellen, and the love she always showed me. I miss her the most this time of year.

7. Papa, and the wonderful, kind, loving man he was.

8. That I was present at the marriage and sealing of my cousin Miranda to a wonderful young man.

9. The Plan of Salvation.

10. That we sold our house.

11. That we are healthy, the roof over our heads, and that Bryan is able to go to school full time and that I am able to stay home with Aidan.

These are only some of the things that I am thankful for. I would be sitting here all day if I chose to list them all. It is wonderful to be as blessed as we are, and I know that it all stems from the Savior, who was willing to give his life so that we may all enjoy so many blessings.