A way to help

I am sure everyone has heard about the devistation in Japan. I am also sure that a lot of you are feeling helpless, like me. On a friend's blog, he said that he really wished that he could do something, not just watching the tragidy unfold on TV. I feel the exact same way. I have found something we can do and thought I would pass it on. The church is low on blankets for humanitarian aide. DI has kits you can go pick up and make into blankets for the church. Or you could go and buy your own fabric and batting and make some that way. I am going to look into the DI kits next week since they are closed up here in Ogden until Tuesday. Or I would be willing to split the cost of making a few blankets with someone else and help sew them. Let me know if anyone is interested in that.

I have cute kids

So my kids did some cute things over the weekend. Belle is going to be the next musical hit. She loves to strum Matt's guitar and she will sing a little tune to her strumming. It is so cute. I will try to record it, but every time I have pulled out the camera to record her, she stops. No joke. I hope I can catch her. It is so cute.

At church yesterday, Beckett got tired of using only one piece of track (silly me for not packing more in the diaper bag). He than got pretty ingenious and decided to take apart all of the big legos that I packed to make a bridge with for his track. After taking them apart, he lined them up to be his new track, which was much longer than the single track I packed. The only problem was that the track kept moving apart and it frustrated him. Luckily the kind couple behind us brought smartees to church and kept him happy.

I'm a big kid now

Here is something I want to remember: Beckett can button and unbutton his own shirt now. Buttoning is a little more difficult, and usually he needs help, but he can do it. Last night he did one button all by himself. I almost started to cry. There were times that I thought he would never learn (he is the type of kid that if he has no interest, there is no way you are going to get him to do it), but I am so happy that he can do it now. The trick now, will be to get him interested in getting dressed all by himself. Both my kids would stay naked all day if they could, even in this cold weather.

Funny story on how I got him interested in buttons. One Sunday at church, Beckett was starting to get bored and restless. I had on a jumper that had big buttons on the straps. I thought, "Maybe I can distract him with unbuttoning my strap on my jumper?" It totally worked. He was fascinated with pushing the big button through the hole. Unfortunately, he realized there was another big button on the other side and undid that one too. I didn't think anything of it until I noticed some guy watching us. I got really embarrassed and the game soon ended and found something else for Beckett to do. Not to self, don't let children undress you at church.

The Church

Today I am grateful for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Today is April 6th, a historic day in our Church. It is the birthday of the organization of the Church, Christ's resurrection is believed to have happened on this day, also his birth is believed to be around this day, and many other special things have happened on or around this day in our Church's history. Add to that list the wonderful General Conference we just had, and therefore I felt today would be a good day to express my gratitude for it.

I grew up in the Church. I never really questioned it's truth. I have just always known. I have had my difficult times that have tried my testimony, but it has never diminished. It has given me my family, my beliefs, my strength, my endurance, my path, many of my friends, and so many other things. I know this is what everybody says, but I don't know where I would be without it. I know I would probably have a similar disposition and personality. But I know I would have the strength of character that I have now. Not that I am some amazingly strong person, but through the trails that I have gone through and how they taught me to turn to the Lord, I am much stronger than I would have been. I can even say it has saved my life and given me the reason to keep on truckin' on. It one of the reasons Matt and I survived the past few months. This Church is a huge part of my life and I am forever grateful for how it has blessed my life. I am grateful for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Here are the promised pictures of my new 'do. Enjoy!