Live In the Moment

And I wish I could remember what we ate, and what we talked about, and how they sounded, and how they looked when they slept that night. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get on to the next thing: dinner, bath, book, bed. I wish I had treasured the doing a little more and the getting it done a little less” (Elder Ballard’s talk May, 2008 quote by Author Anna Quindlen speaking of her children)

- I put this on here to remind me to take time to enjoy the little things in life, or to enjoy the moments that make some of Life's Precious Memories.

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Peas

I'll try some of that.

You call this food!
I really don't think I like this.
Yuck! I really don't like this.
I love you still. But perhaps not your taste in food.

And that is how she discovered she did NOT like peas. We'll try again later. Maybe she'll change her mind.


Friday, January 7, 2011

I'm Late, I'm Late, I'm Late

The song from Alice and Wonderland comes to mind right now. That's just what life feels like right now. Hopefully I will get all of the pictures I took during the holidays on the blog.

In the meantime...I got some CTR or "Choose The Right" rings for the girls. They loved them. I told them what they meant, the lady at the store told them what they meant, and I reminded them again in the car. I still wasn't sure if it had stuck that it's supposed to remind them to "Choose The Right" and that means to be nice, etc. Then Meredith was being kind of ornery (yes, it happens) and Emily says, "I'm taking my 'CTR' ring off because Meredith is not 'Choosing the Right'." So then of course I try the next 10 minutes to tell her that the ring is supposed to remind HER to "Choose The Right" not anyone else.

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Emily Didn't Want to Sleep

Emily wasn't ready to go to bed yet, so she poked her head out of the door and told Daddy, "I can't go to sleep. My dream isn't ready yet."

I was out doing Young Women stuff so Nathan just watched a movie with her. A nice Sunday movie. Daddy/Daughter time. I'm so glad when the girls get that.

Friday, November 19, 2010

Music - Our Family Update

Next to family and religion my most favorite thing in the world is music. I love to share good music with my girls. And they like it as well. We love Peter and the Wolf and Carnival of the Animals. I especially love the Carnival of the Animals because we can pretend we're those silly animals and my girls love to dance with it in the background. I have lots of short video clips with them dancing to this. Somewhere...

This school year Emily began taking piano lessons. Meredith joins her for a little of it. She wants me to teach her, but I want her to wait. They've been discovering the piano together though. This morning they were sitting on the piano playing around. Emily and Meredith started talking about what it sounded like when they played something. Emily told Meredith, "it's flying" as she played a little melody. Meredith played some bass notes and says, "It's angry." She played some middle notes and says, "It's happy." And I'm thinking while they are in the middle of their conversation, "Woo Hoo! That's exactly what I want! Yes, Yes, YES!"

They also love to sing with me at the piano. They have their own little "stage" that they perform on. The little ledge by the fireplace. We work on a song a week, and you can actually hear the words. I'm so glad I can share one of my favorite things with some of my most favorite people, my precious little girls.


Tuesday, November 9, 2010

I Love Being a Mommy

“Motherhood is near to divinity. It is the highest, holiest service to be assumed by mankind. It places her who honors its holy calling and service next to the angels.” Boyd K. Packer, Ensign Nov. 1993

Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Wrapped Around Her Little Finger

This little baby girl must know she's got me wrapped around her little finger.



I can't believe she's 4 months old already!


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Dress Ups

So, the girls have expanded their horizons to dressing up...the stuffed animals
...and the baby. And she's a pretty good sport about it too.


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