GOOD DAY

This was like 2 weeks ago but I wanted to post about it, cuz it was a wonderful relaxing day... my parents have tons of snow up in Morgan, so my dad and other "men" built a hill for tubing in our backyard!

He had to gas up mid-way through, it took alot of horse + man power to build this thing...

"The Builders"- Marty and my brother Ryan...

Ingrid and Brooks, love the boots...

Cousin Katie and Ruby

It was just such a beautiful day, and afterwards we all ate tacos and homemade cookies, the girls spent time making hairbows and then we all played cards...It was the best day I've had in a long time. Cousin Katie showed me this recipe for cookies, it's an old family recipe and sooo good....I made them just a couple days later at my house with the little ones doing most the work...

Grandma Cheltina's Whole Wheat Cookies

1 c. oil, (I use 1/2 applesauce), 2 c. oatmeal

1 1/2 c. brown sugar, 1/2 c. nuts (optional)

2 eggs, 1 c. semi-sweet choc. chips

5 T. canned milk (I used regular milk?), 1 c. raisins

1 t. vanilla, 1 t. cinnamon

2 c. whole-wheat flour, 1 1/2 t. baking powder

1/8 t. nutmeg, 1 t. salt

Mix all dry ingredients , add wet ones. Bake at 375 for 10 or less minutes. Depending on if you want underdone cookies or not. They freeze good too! So Yummy!

The Heart Day

In light of Valentine's Day, I just want to say how grateful I am for such a wonderful guy! I had a really bad day on Sunday...I was kind of be-littled and attacked, by a girl, in front of other girls in my presidency, about the way I was doing/running things...I haven't felt that way in a long time...I thought I was trying really hard and doing my best?! Anyway I got a really sick feeling in my stomach and couldn't shake it. For a day or two I just felt really bad about myself and questioned alot about myself and who I was...it was wierd , I don't know why I let things eat at me so much...anyway Martys' really helped me pipe back up...he played this song (the one that is playing right now if you have your volume up) for me and I had never really listened to the words before until then. He helped me get over it and feel good about myself again and supported me as I talked and talked about it to him... (he knows I am not a "RED personality" and think too much about what people think) and I love him dearly for being my best, best friend....here goes to a great hubby.....might I add handsome too...p.s. the next song on my playlist if you are here that long is one of my favorites for lovey moments...

SERIOUSLY?!

A Horses' Instinct?

Tummy Time

"Okay, this isn't so bad, I can maybe see why my mom periodically lays me on my tummy, to grow strong, lift my head, get some excercise....lets see , it's getting a little hard...it's been over 25 seconds..." "Alright, lets see, if I give it my all, maybe mom will be proud, I just gotta push a little harder, maybe I can hold strong 30 more seconds..."

"Uh, no, this sucks, I'm done, forget pleasing anyone, this is my call and I'm uncomfortable!! Maybe if mom would do this more often, I could get used to it...but I have a feeling she doesn't like to hear me cry my eyes out..."

We snapped these pictures on our way out of town, last Sunday, before heading to my parents for dinner.........yes, still drowning here in O-Town.

Should have made an igloo, then I could spend time OUT of my house.

It was acutally super-bowl sunday this day...look how exciting the game was...until the last 3 min. anyway...both my boys were awake for that. Liam had other pressing matters to wake up for besides the game of course...

Tributes to Pres. Hinckley

Go to these two websites...one is from Glenn Beck a national radio/CNN personnel, also a convert later in his life (his conversion story is really cool by the way) and the other I don't know who it's by, but it was emailed to me and is really neat...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DONH655IR1E

http://www.glennbeck.com/content/articles/article/200/5127 (on this one scroll down to Jan. 30 and his "Glenn's tribute to late LDS Pres. Hinckley")