"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

April 17, 2016

Happy FIRST Birthday to our little bun bunz...

Your FIRST Birthday is here already!!
Its such a bitter sweet day for me...I have LOVED every second of you being so little and now we have hit numbers and those littlest times are just memories.
I would keep you little forever if I could! You have been SUCH an amazing blessing to me this year, in so many ways you will never understand.
You have helped me do and through so much. The love I have for you has no words...words could never describe the amount of love there is for you!
This last 12 months have shown me how to love more and appreciate all the small things and to take time to just BE in the moment and cherish those little moments, for they
truly dont last long enough. We blinked and here we are at your first birthday already.
I wasnt ready for you to come a whole month early but i wouldnt trade it for the world!
This morning you join the "pancake birthday club", Dad make a number pancake for each boy on their birthday and you got a #1 today with a candle and we sang to you!

I have not pushed you to learn new things too fast, I have wanted to keep you little as long as I could and you will learn all in due time so why push it!
You are learning things so fast now....
this month you started walking along furniture, you can walk super fast when you are holding onto things
you clap
you wave at us now
you love to say dada over and over
you say mama, i love to hear that so much
you jump up and down when you get excited
you get so excited when you see your brothers
you love peas and green beans
you are a pretty dang healthy eater...by far our best one
you dont like fruit tasting things very much
you dont like jello
you love to be outside
you want to be held all day
you snuggle up on me and I love that
you still love mickey mouse, its the ONLY thing on tv you will watch...thats why I did you birthday theme "mickey mouse"
you are about 18 pounds now...still our little baby and I will take you being little forever!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KARBON....i love you forever!

we took you birthday smash cake pictures last night and you were the CUTEST mickey I have ever seen!

good advice!

Be very careful if you make a woman cry, because God counts her tears. The woman came out of a man's rib, not from his feet to be walked on, not from his head to be superior, but from his side to be equal! Under the arm to be protected, & next to the heart to be loved.

brothers forever

brothers forever

the haslem family