Decide this day....

My oldest son M will be turning 7 in about a month (tear) and a goal I have set for myself is to re-read the Book of Mormon before his birthday. I want to spend time over the year until he turns 8 having one-on-one time reading and studying the Book of Mormon. I know he is young but I want him to have a testimony, no matter how small, of the Book of Mormon. I don't want him to be baptized  just because I say so!!!!!!

As I was reading, I was struck by a couple of verses in Alma 5: 15-17. It reads:

"Do ye exercise faith in the redemption of him who created you? Do you look forward with an eye of faith, and view this mortal body raised in immortality, and this corruption raised in incorruption, to stand before God to be judged according to the deeds which have been done in the mortal body?

I say unto you, can you imagine to yourselves that ye hear the voice of the Lord, saying unto you, in that day: Come unto me ye blessed, for behold, your works have been the works of righteousness upon the face of the earth?

Or do ye imagine to yourselves that ye can lie unto the Lord in that day, and say -- Lord, our works have been righteous works upon the face of the earth -- and that he will save you?"

I hope to stand before God and know that I did the very best that I could while I was in this mortal body. I know that He knows each one of us on a very personal level. He wants us to do our best. And even more, He wants to help us do our very best!! He is there to listen. He wants us to live by faith, knowing that He is there and that He cares. We need to listen to the still, small voice of the Holy Ghost and follow it's promptings.

I have a lot to work on!! I know that the Savior lives and loves each one of us!! He will help us get through the tough times. Rely on Him!! He will help you!!!

For more info on the Book of Mormon, go to http://www.mormon.org/. 

Idlewild Park!

First off, let me apologize for the poor quality of the pictures!! I forgot my camera at home and had to buy a disposable. I was so bummed!! I just didn't want to miss any moments, bad pictures and all!!

For our anniversary, we decided to finally use the tickets we had for a super fun family park called Idlewild. It's a WONDERFUL family park. It was voted #1 Kids Park in the world!! (I think!! Either that or #1 family park!!) Any-who!! It is a great place!

The first pic is taken in a place called Storybook Forest. It has every nursey rhyme you can imagine as a walk through adventure. I don't remember the story behind the pumpkin but it was the boys favorite little house, so we had to take a picture!!

Here is little A trying to pull the sword from the stone!! He tried for a VERY long time and was extremely determined to pull the sword out!! He became a bit frustrated and then turned to M and said, "Your turn!!" I guess he wanted to see if M could do it!

 And here is M trying with all of his might to pull the sword out!! Little A is watching carefully, hoping his big bro can do it!! But M didn't have as much determination as Little A!! He quit in like two seconds and said, "I'm EXHAUSTED!" It was amusing!!

 Here is a pic of my wonderful hubby and the kiddos in front of the teapot house! My hubby is such a good sport!!

 And here I am with the boys throwing money in the well and making wishes!! M told me all of his wishes! I told him that your wishes are like secrets and you keep them to yourself. He then looked at me and shrugged his shoulders and asked, "What did you wish for Mom?" I guess he doesn't mind sharing his wishes!! He's a sweet guy! Little A didn't care about wishes! He just like throwing money in the hole!! Super funny!!

After Storybook Forest we went to the new wave pool they just put in this year. It was a blast!! I would have posted more pics, but it would take forever to scan them in!!

If you ever get the opportunity to visit PA and want a great place to go, check out http://www.idlewild.com/. There is so many wondeful things there! Besides all the rides there is miniature golf, a place called Racoon Lagoon for little kids to ride rides, a huge pool with a bunch of water slides, a place called Mr. Rogers Neighborhood, a circus, an old western looking town where you can sovenior shop and eat good grub and much much more!! It's a blast and I'm glad we got to go!!

Thanks for stopping by and have a wonderful day!!!

Happy 10 Year Anniversary!!!

Tomorrow, my hubby and I are celebrating our 10 year anniversary!! I can't believe it's been 10 years!!

We had a crazy 10 years, as any couple probably does, but it's been amazing!

 I love this guy more than words can describe!! I love that we have eternity! I love that we married in the temple, even though it was hard for me. To not have my mom there with me was incredibly difficult. I am extremely grateful for the sacrifices we made to be sealed in the Washington D.C. temple!!

 I am excited for the next 50 years. To watch our children grow up and make their own lives and their own choices (gasp!!) will be entertaining to say the least!!

 This man is wonderful and I love him more than anything else!! I love his hugs, and his kisses (hehe) and am excited to see what the future beholds for us!!!

Love is a splendid thing and I will be forever grateful to this man for sharing the gospel with me and for sticking by my side when no one else could. I love you Adam!!! Happy 10 years!!!

Our (somewhat) Glorious Bounty!!

FINALLY after months of planning and hard-work and sweat, our gardens are producing!!! YEAH-O!! We have a family garden so this isn't even scratching the surface of what we have!! It's a tremendous blessing to be able to walk outside and have fresh produce to eat anytime you want!! And this is the first time we have grown corn and I have to say, it's DIVINE!!! My hubby is responsible for that!! He's an amazing grower!! I'm a tad bit jealous!!

I haven't been able to personally go to the garden because I tore a ligament in my ankle from climbing on a chair! GO ME!! I am quite clumsy and the older I get the more clumsy I am.

Any-who!! Have a beautiful day! All I can think about is how in about two months, I will have my HALLOWEEN decorations up!! HEHEHE!!

Thanks for stopping by!

Saddle up!

I guess it's time to buck up and get ready because I have an entire herd to reign in!!! (Wow, that was a whole lot of twang there!! At least in my head there was!!)

Yesterday I was officially called as the primary president in our branch. (Primary president is "in charge" of the children in my church . Check out www.lds.org). Woah. I always wondered what it would feel like if this ever happened. Once again I say....woah. I know most people probably feel the same way but there is no way to describe it. Scary, overwhelming(in a good way), exhausting (once again in a good way!), but fun!! I love the kiddos in our Primary. They are amazing. The knowledge they have and their love for the gospel overwhlems me!! I tear up pretty much every time they speak.
I love this gospel!! I especially love the children. 

Everyone wonders why there is so much excitement for me. I didn't grow up in the gospel. I joined when I was 18. I missed Primary and Young womens and jumped straight into Relief Society. Not that it's a bad thing, but I like experiencing it. Especially with my kiddos.

Anyone out there have any advice, PLEASE don't hesitate!! I am very open to any advice. I love all of you that follow this little ol' blog! You are all inspirational to me!!!!

FUN blocks

I've been wanting to show my fun blocks for awhile (like since the beginning of May) but life is crazy!! But I love these blocks! They scream SUMMER to me and I adore summer!! I love picnics and since picnics are FUN, I put the two together with a littlw whimsy in the form of ants!! Be kind to my art! I don't have any fancy machines, just paint and brushes!! I love to create and do things for free!! Or at least as close to free as possible!!

Thank you for the followers who leave such lovely comments!! Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy the summer!!

Craft/ homeschool wall!!!

Part of my business latley has been the creation of my WALL!!! I didn't take a before pic and I wish I would have!!! See the yellow color?? The whole room was yellow!! I wasn't crazy about it!!! So I took some paint that my mom had from painting her house and some of the colors from around my house and painted rainbow stripes on my wall!!! Can I just say how much I love it!! I didn't do the whole room because that would be crazy....right??! Plus half of the room is our T.V. room/ family room. We are looking to make our basement our living area but that will wait until next year!!

My wonderful hubby made the white shelves and I made the book/ picture ledges. I wanted areas to hang jars from and my hubby did it wonderfully!!! LOVE THEM!!! And the book ledges were made from some scraps I found at my brother's house! I saw them somewhere for $10 a piece and thought, hey I can do that!! They are awesome and my kids love them!!

This weekend, we are receiving a kitchen table from the in-laws and so we are making a desk for this wall by cutting our old table in half and smacking it on the wall. Hope it works!! Will definitely have to post pics of that project!! =)

Have a lovely day!! Stop back and drop me a line!!