Natural Beauty

Rock Wall Climbing....

One Weekend we decided to do something fun and different...

So Rock Wall Climbing was the choice of the day...

Here we go... up.. up.. up. AND then... I got all the way to the top and went into panic mode.

The instructor said o.k. just let go of the wall and lean back.

I proceeded to tell him NOOOO!

I was determined to just climb back down the same way I climbed up.

He was not having that...

So finally after about 10 mins at that top,

My whole body was shaking and I was trying no to cry out of fear.

I finally started my way back down.

Dawn was even willing to hold my hand,

I finally let go of the wall about half way down.

Lets just say I was done rock wall climbing for the next hour...

I did FINALLY get back up, just not the highest wall in the building.

Bryan and Steve have the best time together, they both tried the hardest parts of the wall.
Awww my sweet honey, he was worried about me at the top, I love this man.

Double Trouble... Bryan and Dawn are Awesome and they really are some of our best friends. Good times always!

Round 2.... I went all the way to the top... yeah!!!

Cute Idea.. Family Fun Magazine

This is a fun idea that we got out of the "Family Fun Magazine".

Perfect for his Mrs. Whitfield his teacher.

Hunter is all excited Sunday night to do all of his Valentines for his class.

They are having a party.. Shoot I'm excited to be part of the party and help out.

Can You GUESS How Much This Bed Cost?????

- This is the most expensive bed in the world -

After four years on the top, the magnetic floating bed has been unseated by luxury designer Stuart Hughes. whose collaboration with Italy’s Fratelli Basile has created nothing short of the most expensive bed in the world–the Baldacchino Supreme.

Fratelli Basile’s Hebanon furniture evokes the timeless qualities of 18th century furniture while making use of modern craftsmanship. This bed, with its chestnut structure and ash wood canopy, is no exception. The exterior is lacquered, patinated and decorated with 107 kg of 24k gold. The bed also features the finest Italian silk and cotton.

Get the Answer when you leave a GUESS.....

Cherish this role.... I'm Trying!

“Mothers, cherish that role that is so uniquely yours and for which heaven itself sends angels to watch over you and your little ones. Yours is the work of salvation, and therefore you will be magnified, compensated, made more than you are, better than you are, better than you’ve ever been.

He is blessing you & He will bless you. Rely on Him, rely on Him heavily. Rely on Him forever. And press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope.”

-Elder Jeffrey R. Holland

This week, I have TRIED to Cherish my role as a mother. REALLY I HAVE.....

Cherish, not getting any sleep because Henry is on a NEW BORN BABIES Schedule...

Cherish, Hunter trying to find his independence AGAIN... we are on a constant roller coaster, he does so great with listening and obeying and then it just goes out the window...

Cherish, Henry not wanting to eat, and when I do try to feed him he throws the food.

Cherish, Hunter boy... getting up before the Sun comes up on Saturday and Sunday and DEMANDS... cartoons, food and drink.

Cherish, the crazy hour of sacrament meeting that we try to keep the boys quiet, when all they want to do it RUN!

Cherish, the constant picking the house up All day every day, toys, dart guns, BULLETS, Bullets, Bullets, did I say Guns and Bullets!!! I feel like a maid sometimes. I have never met a kid like Henry that can destroy a room as fast as I clean it up....

Cherish, the crazy mornings that we try to read scriptures, and only maybe get thru 2 verses ( if that)... no one is listening!

Cherish, the disrespect that Hunter shows me, this kid is 5 RIGHT? It saddens me sometimes when he talks back to me and it also drives me crazy with the constant comments. Really it just breaks my heart, I don't even know if he knows how much it makes me sad.

And than as I was writing this my mind became filled with good cherished moments. Funny how our hearts are softened... it must be those "angels" Elder Holland is talking about.

I do Cherish, the laughter of my two boys when they play.

I do Cherish, the time I have with Hunter in the car dancing and singing.

I do Cherish, the fact that Hunter loves to learn more about Jesus and our Heavenly Father.

I do Cherish, the amazing nursery teachers that love my Henry so much to teach him sweet songs.

I do Cherish, the conversations at bed time, even if they last WAY past bed time.

I do Cherish, Henry, SOMETIMES.. in the middle of the night. I get to sneak one more kiss in before I see him again.

I do Cherish, when Hunter comes home from school and gives me a cutout heart and says "this is for you and daddy, because I love you".

I do Cherish, the fact that we have toys for our boys to make a total mess of the house with.

I do Cherish, that I can look at them and see good boys that do make me smile more than frown.

I do Cherish, the hug that I get from Hunter after he is out of timeout and we tell each other we love each other.

I firmly believe that one of those Angels that heaven sends is my daughter. She is my Angel to help me to get through my days with her brothers. Maybe she knocks them in the head sometimes when I feel like I really want to. ha ha

I do Cherish, my role as a mother, Even when it can be the hardest day!

Doctrine and Covenants 14:7

And, if you keep my commandments

and endure to the end you shall have eternal life,

which gift is the greatest of all gifts of God.

D & C 14:7

Oh how I loved this quote for today... it was perfect for what I needed to hear, I find myself being a slacker and just sliding by doing the basic prayer and scripture study. That is if I do it all... this reminds me how the small and simple daily acts can only nurture my relationship with my Heavenly Father. I know the Lord speaks to me in simple ways, like these daily quotes... just kicking my butt.....I'm rededicated....

The greatest gift we could receive is a prophet's reward (matthew 10:41), even eternal life in the kingdom of God. Eternal life is the quality of life that our Heavenly Father and Savior enjoy; it is to have their everlasting joy and eternal felicity; it is to live forever as families in the presence of God (D&C 132:19-20,24,55). Elder L. Tom Perry said, " I believe that if we could create in our minds a clear and true picture of eternal life, we would start behaving differently. We would not need to be prodded to do the many things involved with enduring to the end, like doing our home teaching or visiting teaching, attending our meetings, going to the temple, living moral lives, saying our prayers, or reading our scriptures. We would want to do all these things and more because we realize they will prepare us to go somewhere we yearn to go. (Ensign, May 2008).