My First Car Accident

Well after 28 years it finally happened for me. My very first car accident. I am fine, no damage to me, just shaken up a bit. The driver that hit me had no insurance or registration. She was also driving without a license. Needless to say she was not happy with me for getting in her way. I am so grateful my boys were not with me. I would have some explaining to do about the words coming out of her mouth.

So now we need to get our car fixed:(

Protect our Families

Put the kids down for a nap today...all 3 of them! :) I thought I would check out the latest information on proposition 8 from this blog and ended up in tears thinking about the direction this world is turning. Having 3 boys I know that as a parent it is going to be hard enough raising them to be moral in this world as it currently stands. Read through some of these articles, watch the videos and debates and it will give you a glimpse of what we could be facing with our children in the very near future if this proposition fails.

I have to say that when my 4 year old asked me the other day why a boy and a boy don't get married it infuriated me. I don't know if it was just a simple statement of observation or if he heard about this somewhere but I will not teach my children, nor should anyone else, about homosexuality at the age of 4. Instead I used it as an opportunity to teach him what I know is correct. "Marriage between a man and woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children."

To read "The Family, A Proclamation to the World" click on this link: http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=e1fa5f74db46c010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&sourceId=1aba862384d20110VgnVCM100000176f620a____

Twin Falls Idaho Temple Dedication and Youth Cultural Celebration

Yes, that is President Thomas S. Monson and directly behind him in sunglasses, my wonderful father-in-law.

The highlight of our summer was the Twin Falls Idaho Temple Open House, Youth Cultural Celbration, and Dedication. As many of my family members have said, I can not express in words how amazing these experiences were. It only made sense in my mind that these were truly "tender mercies" from the Lord that I was experiencing.

"When words cannot provide the solace we need or express the joy we feel, when it is simply futile to attempt to explain that which is unexplainable, when logic and reason cannot yield adequate understanding...truly we are blessed by the tender mercies of the Lord and made mighty even unto the power of deliverance (see 1 Nephi 1:20)." -Elder Bednar

I will forever be grateful for the blessings of this amazing summer!

Blog Resurrection!

After a very short and very busy summer I have found that blogging was last on my priority list. For anyone out there (Katy) who even checks my blog anymore I hope that this post will give you a bit of hope that I am back. I am making no promises as to how frequently I will be updating. I have reached a new and very exciting phase in my life. I have 2 boys in school. I am a room mom for Will's kindergarten class which keeps me occupied 2 mornings in the week. Our boys are involved in art classes, swimming lessons, and other activities that keep me busier than I have ever been with them. I LOVE IT! I have found that as my kids grow life just gets more enjoyable. Each new phase is something to be enjoyed. So sorry to all of you who still are in the phase of life where you spend all day at home and can find time to blog, but I am just not that girl anymore. (Please sense the sarcasm in that last line. I don't mean to offend any of you.)

Hopefully I can blog again soon about the wonderful summer we had. Most of which is blog worthy. I just need to find the time.

I am off to get the boys hair cut, and then swimming lessons. :)

Best Photo Shoot EVER!

Yesterday was the first day for the temple open house. They are having the "VIP" tours this week. Yesterday's tours included all of the missionaries from the Boise Idaho Mission. The mission president and his wife asked if I would be willing to take a photo of all of them in front of the temple as it would be the only time that all of them were together at the same place and time. I had no comprehension of how large this group would be. In my mind I imagined about 30-40 missionaries. The first group arrived and I was overwhelmed when I had to arrange approximately 70 missionaries. Just as I was feeling ok with everything the mission president's wife approached me and told me that they were still waiting for about 100 more missionaries. I honestly thought she was joking. About 2 minutes later a bus pulled up and sure enough over 100 missionaries joined the group. I have to say that as they all got organized for the photo I could not contain my emotions. Luckily I was wearing my sunglasses, but I just began to sob at the sight I was beholding. 200 missionaries gathered in front of the House of the Lord. What a beautiful sight. I felt such gratitude to these young men and women for the sacrifices they are making and for the marvelous work they are involved in. I received another confirmation in my life that I belong to the only true church upon the earth. I feel such gratitude to a loving Father in Heaven for blessing my life with such amazing experiences such as these. I look forward to the next 6 weeks of the open house and dedication for the Twin Falls Temple and the special experiences I, and many others, will have.

Check out my Slide Show!

My blog background makes my photos look a bit transparent so the quality doesn't look that great. To view these images in better quality click on the image.

First Summer Campout

alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5216036719024011442" />

Last week Brent was gone overnight in Sun Valley for a Law conference. We were not able to join him because of some scheduling conflicts. I decided that the boys and I had to plan something super fun since dad was doing something super fun without us. So we decided to go camping. Yes, me and all 3 boys went camping without dad. How did I do it you ask? Well, we only had to travel as far as the backyard. The boys loved it. We read books together for a couple of hours until it got dark. Then we looked at the stars for a while. I have to be honest, I was not looking forward to sleeping on the hard ground when I had a nice comfortable bed ALL TO MYSELF. But I resisted the temptation of sneaking inside and actually spent the entire night in the tent with the boys. We had such a good time. The boys made me keep the tent up the next night so they could do it again.

If you are ever looking for cheap summer entertainment, camp in your own backyard.