Thursday, November 27, 2008
Family Pictures, Take One
Mike's parents have a beautiful backyard, so we took the opportunity to take family pictures today. Can I just say, it's a joke with a 16month old! Out the window goes my dream pictures that I was planning in my head!! :) We got some good ones though, and I'm not giving up yet! You want lots of outfit changes, right?(By the way...I still have a LONG way to go, but I bought new pants this weekend! Size 14!! I've lost 16 pounds! My goal is 31 more--but it's a race against time as we are officially 'trying.' We'll see! It was fun to feel skinny-ish, though!)
Any of these you want to see on your Christmas card?
Today I am grateful for modern technology that lets me take hundreds of terrible pictures without going through that much film!
Today I am grateful for modern technology that lets me take hundreds of terrible pictures without going through that much film!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
A Fashion Show For Grandma...
We got a few packages from Grandma Craven and Aunt Jillisa--yeah for packages! Here is a fashion show for them to enjoy...(fyi, getting Katelyn to smile for the camera is...pretty much impossible...I know my child looks like a dweeb in most of these, but we love her anyway!)
Thanks Mom! You're a life-saver!Today I am grateful for packages and Moms!
Sunday, November 23, 2008
Young Women OF Excellence
Last Tuesday we had our big Young Women in Excellence evening. I'm SO proud of my girls! They have done such great things this year and worked so hard amidst their personal struggles! Man I love them!
We started our Young Women In Excellence Week by talking in church on Sunday. We prayed about this and were preparing for weeks. In our ward, among the adult members, we are fighting an attitude of negativity and a lack of hope for our youth. Many of the adult members of the ward that I have talked to seem to think that our Young Women are beyond help--and hope. Sunday, I think we started to maybe change some minds. Two of my girls spoke about Divine Nature and Individual Worth, and then my second counselor and I spoke along the same type of vein. All of the girls participated in singing one of the value songs by Janice Kapp Perry, and it was awesome! Picking that song was truly inspired, I'm sure, because almost everyday this week someone stopped me to tell me about how the musical number had affected them; about how it had reminded them of how tough it was to be a teenager and had given them a reason to care about our girls. YES!
Tuesday night we had a fun evening celebrating all the great things our Young Women do, each and everyday. It was a bit shorter then I had hoped, but I think it helped everyone there, and each of the girls to remember how much they are loved and how great they have the potential to become--and how great they are today!
Each mom decorated a table for the girls, and here are just some quick snapshots of their accomplishments. If you ever come to my ward to visit, you're in for a treat! These girls are the best! Wish I had a picture of all my girls--but these will have to do as a shout out!
We started our Young Women In Excellence Week by talking in church on Sunday. We prayed about this and were preparing for weeks. In our ward, among the adult members, we are fighting an attitude of negativity and a lack of hope for our youth. Many of the adult members of the ward that I have talked to seem to think that our Young Women are beyond help--and hope. Sunday, I think we started to maybe change some minds. Two of my girls spoke about Divine Nature and Individual Worth, and then my second counselor and I spoke along the same type of vein. All of the girls participated in singing one of the value songs by Janice Kapp Perry, and it was awesome! Picking that song was truly inspired, I'm sure, because almost everyday this week someone stopped me to tell me about how the musical number had affected them; about how it had reminded them of how tough it was to be a teenager and had given them a reason to care about our girls. YES!
Tuesday night we had a fun evening celebrating all the great things our Young Women do, each and everyday. It was a bit shorter then I had hoped, but I think it helped everyone there, and each of the girls to remember how much they are loved and how great they have the potential to become--and how great they are today!
Each mom decorated a table for the girls, and here are just some quick snapshots of their accomplishments. If you ever come to my ward to visit, you're in for a treat! These girls are the best! Wish I had a picture of all my girls--but these will have to do as a shout out!
Today I Am Thankful For My Young Women: Missy, Gabbie, Teresa, Gabrielle, Hannah, (Kayla and Tabitha too!)
Sad Day To Be a Couger...
Well...posting backwards today. Saturday--what a sad day to be a cougar fan. Rumor is that it's better for the Conference to have Utah win, but really, we're just bummed around here that BYU didn't win. Although, as Mike would say, they self-destructed.In any case, I thought these were cute pictures. We babysat Kara, Elena's (my project buddy and vinyl lettering partner) baby girl on Saturday morning while they went to the temple. Andrew and Elena are avid Utah fans, so of course I had to dress Kara accordingly!
We'll still rise and shout for the cougars--but maybe a bit more quietly this week! :)
Today I'm Thankful To Be A Cougar!
Just like Grandma-
Of the many cherished memories I have about my Grandma Craven, one always includes cookies. It seemed that Grandma always had some sort of cookie in her freezer--and 9 times out of 10, one of the types of cookie would include gingersnaps. So when Mike picked gingersnaps as our Sunday-afternoon-cookie-making-activity, it took me right back to Grandma Craven's house.
Today I am thankful for Grandmas...and for cookies! :)
Today I am thankful for Grandmas...and for cookies! :)
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