Kelsey's Senior Homecoming

 This is always my favorite part!

 Cute kids! Good Friends! Fun date!

 DIP!

 LOL! This is my favorite!

 SO lovely!

Nice Job on the corsage!

Create!

I have been busy making beautiful things!

My favorite view

 Tonight while I was making dinner, I looked over the bar above my sink and this is what I saw.........My heart melted and I grabbed my camera to take a picture of my boys! I love that man! He is so good to me. Loves my kids. Takes good care of us!
And that little turkey Calvin! He melts my heart.........

Then Calvin slid off his dads shoulders and Jeff gave me his super cute smile............
I made them tri tip roast, homemade rolls, cheddar squash bake, and loaded potatoe casserole. Oh my goodness I love Sunday dinner with my family. It is the ONLY night of the week Jeff is home for dinner with us and I make it amazing just for him. I sure do love my family!

Cam, Ken and Calvin!

I really just love and adore my children. My goodness having 3 teenagers gets a hair overwhelming at times.......But I really do love them all and enjoy each days new adventures!

Kenady brought home her school pictures yesterday~ MY GOODNESS if she isn't a darling little blonde girl! She just looks so stinkin' cute in her 7th grade picture!
Kenady is my tender hearted little gal! She is just so tender and sensitive. WE sure do love our Kenady.

Cameron and Calvin are my boys. They are best pals. Cam is 14 and Calving is 9. They are so good to each other! They make me laugh out loud EVERYDAY! The other day after school they were having a snack of peanut butter and apple slices. Camer put his peanut butter in a little shot glass sized paper cup and sat down on the chair. Calvin, watching him do this, just grabs the huge tub of peanut butter, (because we go through a lot around here, I buy the HUGE tub) and plops it down on the table and says "Cameron, that is how a girl dips apples in peanut butter. This is how a man does it." Then he dips his apple in the tub of peanut butter!

I really Love these kids!
Thanks you Dear Heavenly Father for sending them to me! My life is kinda lonely all day while they are at school. Where would I be without them?

Have a Great Day!
xoxoxoxoxoxo

Kindness begins with me

I really love people who are kind. They make me have faith in humanity. They are the best of people. Last night I held my darling girl in my arms while she cried her little eyes out because she had to let some boy down easy. She is so good. So sweet. So kind. She felt so bad this boy was so crazy about her and she only likes him as a friend.

She says "Mom, he is so awesome. He is so sweet and nice. We have so much in common with the gospel and just who we are inside. I just don't want to be tied down to one guy. I want to have fun. I hate hurting people. I hope he doesn't hate me and I hope he will stay my friend. I sure hope Heavenly Father will help him understand why this is not the right time to steady date."

If this wasn't a time to teach kindness and love, I don't know what is. WE talked and prayed together. This life is so hard. I am so glad for lessons about kindness and love. We are all children of a Heavenly Father who loves us. He LOVES each of us. We can help each other through this mortal life that is so filled with pain and suffering. I hope I can be better everyday at being kind.
I believe this quote to be true~
Be kind to unkind people~they need it the most ♥

I also believe~
The BEST and most clear indicator that we are progressing spriitually is the way we treat other people~ Marvin J. Ashton

The message is clear........I want to be kind to everyone for that is right you see. So, I say to myself, remember this, Kindness begins with me!

Be kind. Teach your children to be kind. Teach love and forgiveness. Do as the Savior did.

Have a Great Day!

Creative Dating :D

 

Kelsey got asked to Homecoming!

 Hey you little "Hot Tamale"!
Can you connect the "DOTS"?

 There is a "Big Hunk"
Not some "Dud" or "Goober"
who wants to make your "Starburst"

 Don't break my heart to "Pieces"
but be a "Lifesaver" and

 Be my "Sugar Baby" @
Homecoming

 She pulled the candy bars off and connected the dotted letters on back!

Spelling his name Kenny......His name is Kendal Carter and he called me Tuesday all in a panic hoping he wasn't to late to get Kelsey as his date to Homecoming!

I sure do think this creative dating is fun! I think they were just starting to do it when I was in high school. Kelsey is so PICKY about how she answers! I was in Wal Mart for a hour trying to help her figure out a great way to say yes!
WE ended up getting a big yellow dump truck and put a box of honey buns in it and a sign that said..........You can haul my honey buns to the dance!.......Pretty cute!

She is at a new school this year and was super nervous she wouldn't get asked. She did, and now we are on the hunt for a modest dress! I want her to borrow or rent...........sounds easy right? When she is a size 2, flat chested and 5 feet tall, this is hard! They are all at least 6 inches too long or strapless. He is her height! So she can't wear heels haha.We are not giving up! She is going to go look again today at some other gals houses.
I am so proud of my beautiful girl. She has always been the kind of girl who sees people for all they are, not just their looks. She is going with the nicest kid. She says she got the best guy taking her to the dance. She has had a lot of fun dating in high school. She has done a lot more than I ever did. She has made some solid friendships through all the dances and group dates she has been on. She is very fortunate to have all this experience. I am grateful she hasn't been seriously involved with anyone. Takes the stress off me. We sure do love our girl. She is a choice spirit for sure!
Last night when she came home from the football game, she talked of all the players that she gave an encouraging hug to after they lost the game. DO these girls know the difference they can make in a young mans life for good? I hope so!
She came home to a letter waiting for her from her friend on a mission. To hear her read me his letter, hear his testimony and the expression of his gratitude for her constant support and uplifting words made my heart swell! He told her "you are so solid Kels, Solid in the Gospel. Reading your testimony in all your letters has made mine grow in so many ways."
Sometimes the things that really matter are the simplist! She sure has had her share of loneliness and rejection as well as heartache and disapointment.
Life doesn't always make sense when we are experiencing disapointments and heartache. We can find ourselves asking "why me?" The Lord has a plan for us! He loves us and is so aware of our situations. I see him bless my girl everyday with what she needs. He knows her. He loves her. He will always bless her as long as she is faithful. Thank you Dear Lord for helping her feel special and loved as she makes others feel special and loved. We are all really here to lift each other up! Encourage each other! Love each other.
Who's on the Lords side? Those who love another as he has loved them.

Make it a great day!
xoxoxoxooxoxoxoxooxxo