Our Family: some oLd pictures....

"Throughout our lives, we must deal with change. Some changes are welcome; some are not. There are changes in our lives which are sudden, such as the unexpected passing of a loved one, an unforeseen illness, the loss of a possession we treasure. But most of the changes take place subtly and slowly. Day by day, minute by minute, second by second we went from where we were to where we are now. The lives of all of us, of course, go through similar alterations and changes. The difference between the changes in my life and the changes in yours is only in the details. Time never stands still; it must steadily march on, and with the marching come the changes. This is our one and only chance at mortal life—here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief. Opportunities come, and then they are gone. I believe that among the greatest lessons we are to learn in this short sojourn upon the earth are lessons that help us distinguish between what is important and what is not. I plead with you not to let those most important things pass you by as you plan for that illusive and nonexistent future when you will have time to do all that you want to do. Instead, find joy in the journey—now. Let us relish life as we live it, find joy in the journey, and share our love with friends and family. One day each of us will run out of tomorrows. " Thomas S. Monson

July 29, 2009

some oLd pictures....

so i came across some old pictures that i LOVE...they are of Nick and I when we lived in Hawaii, and when my good old friend Jenna came to visit us and help us move back here...we had so much fun there and it was amazing..every day we got to go to the beach and play, skim board, buggie board and watch the most amazing sunsets i have ever seen in my life...i miss the warm Hawaiian sun that gave me a nice Hawaiian tan unlike now were i mostly get burned if i go in the sun....i wanted to make sure some of these pictures are in my blog journal cause they are a big part of my life! some time i will post more and share some good story's about our Temple mission in Hawaii!
The pictures of us all dressed up are from SR. Ball in high school and was the most fun dance i ever went too...we rented a viper and a Corvette for our friends and went out on the town...people all over town thought we just got married and were saying congrats everywhere we went, even a cop the pulled us over for doing burn outs said "oh is it your wedding day" we just laughed and said no, it was funny cause he said he just pulled us over so he could check out the car.
the last picture is one of me just goofing off in high school with some friends and it make me laugh every time i see it so i had to share it!

Kaylin's Funnies!

set up: nick and kaylin are playing video games.

"your not very good dad, you should let me show you how to do it"

"Iam really snart, i know stuff " (snart: meaning smart)

set up: kaylin wants to sleep in our bed.

"kaylin you need to sleep in your own big boy bed"

"but that is my 3 year old bed and I'm 4 so now I can sleep in this bed with you. its a 4 year old bed"

set up: kiptin pulled the filter off the vacume and I couldn't figure out how to put it back on.

"oh mom why did you take this off, let me fix it"

"no kaylin leave it alone, let daddy fix it"

"I can do it...see mom, fixed"

(a very stupid mom moment for sure...its sad when your 4yr old is smarter then you)

“One’s life….cannot be both faith-filled and stress-free….Therefore, how can you and I really expect to guide naively through life, as if to say, ‘Lord, give me experience, but not grief, not sorrow, not pain, not opposition, not betrayal, and certainly not to be forsaken. Keep from me, Lord, all those experiences which made Thee what Thou art! Then let me come and dwell with Thee and fully share Thy joy!’ Real faith….is required to endure this necessary but painful developmental process.” Neal A. Maxwell