Life's Greatest Blessings: December 2013

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Happiness is not a station to arrive at, but a manner of traveling.
-Margaret Lee Runbeck

Tuesday, December 31, 2013

Santa’s Quick Return……..

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NEW YEAR’S EVE 2013

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FAMILY FUN at Cafe Ole….

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Snow Ski Adventure…….

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Fun in Emmett…..

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COMPLETE FLOP!!!!!!

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FROZEN with Cousins.....

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Friday, December 27, 2013

Christmas Day…….

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Christmas Morning….Part 2

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The Early Days!!

"Come what may, and love it"
-Joseph B. Wirthlin

Back in the DAY!!!

1 month before we were married!!

The BIG day!!

What a 'cute' couple!!

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Together FOREVER!!

August 19, 2000

Our Family

It's doesn't matter where you go in life, it's who you have beside you that makes it worthwhile.

Our Growing Family.....

"Please don't nag yourself with thoughts of failure. Do not set goals far beyond your capacity to achieve. Simply do what you can do in the best way you know, and the Lord will accept of your effort."
Gordon B. Hinckley

Best of Friends...

All Because Two People Fell in LOVE...

“Marriage, in its truest sense, is a partnership of equals, with neither exercising dominion over the other but, rather, with each encouraging and assisting the other in whatever responsibilities and aspirations he or she might have. In my judgment, the real essence of happiness in marriage lies not so much in romance as in an anxious concern for the comfort and well-being of one's companion. Thinking of self alone and of the gratification of personal desires will build neither trust, love, nor happiness. Only when there is unselfishness will love, with its concomitant qualities, flourish and blossom.”
-President Gordon B. Hinckley

FIVE under FIVE~YIKES!!!!

Tyler-5, Brandon-4, Kara-2 1/2, Emily-17 months, & Brooke-2 weeks old

"Oh, parents, we would plead, give good and happy memories to your children - not pampering or overindulging, not satisfying everything they fancy to - but memories of love, encouragement, of peace and harmony and happiness at home - memories that will bless and lift their lives wherever they are, always and forever."
L. Tom Perry

Happy Kids...

Tyler-6 1/2, Brandon-5 1/2, Kara-3, Emily-20 months, Brooke-3 months

"While we try to teach our children all about life, our children teach us what life is all about."
Angela Schwindt

Times have CHANGED!!!!

Jesus loves EVERYONE!!

True Happiness...

NEVER a Dull Moment!!

"Go forward in life with a twinkle in your eye and a smile on your face, but with great purpose in heart."
President Gordon B. Hinckley

Tyler~5 1/2 years old

Very EXCITED to be in FIRST Grade, Loves sounding words out, Enjoys playing outside, and helping Grandpa Brinkerhoff work on his BIG truck! Loves drinking Pop!

Brandon~4 1/2 years old

Is a BIG tease!! Can't wait to be in Kindergarten!! Loves holding and snuggling Brooke, Enjoys playing outside & riding his bike, and Loves going to Primary!

Best of Buds!!

Kara~3 years old

Loves looking at books, Enjoys being the BIG sister, Loves to play with her brothers, and Loves singing "I Am a Child of God!"

Emily~2 years old

Loves going bye bye, Is the best of buds with her Grandma Brinkerhoff, And is a little jealous of getting bumped from being the 'baby' of the family! LOVES playing outside with the BIG kids!!

Brooke~7 months

Loves to SNUGGLE, enjoys her baths, and did I already say LOVES LOVES to be snuggled!! Crawls & scoots everywhere!!

JUST REMEMBER...

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything... they make the most of everything.

Our Three CUTE girls...

Watch Out!!!

"If we put God and Christ first, all other things will fall into their proper place or drop-out of our lives."
Ezra Taft Benson

I am Blessed Because....

My Family is Healthy.
I live comfortably.
I know of my Savior and the Power of the Atonement.
I have the gospel in my life.
I have five BEAUTIFUL children to LOVE.
I have a family who loves me.
I can stay at home and take care of my kids.
I am warm when it is cold outside.
I am healthy and can take care of my family.

My Favorite Things

A clean house
Bedtime for the Kids
Being ALL together as a FAMILY
Getting a GOOD deal
Listening to my children laugh & play with each other
Mt. Dew
Rubbermaid Totes (trying to get organized)
Snuggling with my Children
Sunday Naps
Taking pictures of my kids
Talking to my Sister on the Phone
The smell of Baby Magic Lotion on my freshly bathed children
The way my husband takes care of our Family
Walmart & Costco

Something to Think About...

"The next time you're tempted to groan, you might try to laugh instead. It will extend your life and make the lives of all those around you more enjoyable."
Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin

The WHOLE Gang!!!

We love you Grandma & Grandpa!!!

The cousins.....

Families are FOREVER!!!

Cute Little Family......

Exactly a Week after Brooke's Birth!

My Goal....

“One day at a time--this is enough. Do not look back and grieve over the past for it is gone; and do not be troubled about the future, for it has not yet come. Live in the present, and make it so beautiful it will be worth remembering.”
Thomas S. Monson