Bug

We got the bug too. Not fun. Like my sister I have piles of laundry to do and it's only 11am. Right now it seems to only be Leland and hopefully it doesn't spread to Lucy. Poor kids.

Incident #1 - next to our bed on my foot. It was all between my toes.
Incident #2 - LJ was in my lap and it went all over my shoulder, arm, and down my leg
Incident #3 - I caught in my hands before getting her to the trash can

Oh the joys of being a mom!

Green Eggs and Ham

Leland really likes the book "Green Eggs and Ham". We like to quote it during dinner time a lot when she says she doesn't like something and refuses to eat.

"Try them! Try them! And you may. Try them and you may I say."

Last night we were having breakfast for dinner so I asked Leland if she wanted to really eat green eggs and ham. She thought that was so neat. She helped Chuck put green food coloring in the eggs for her omelet.


While eating she would say "I like green eggs and ham!!" with a big smile on her face.

Fun Times

It is so much fun to watch our girls play together. Leland loves Lucy so much and wants her to run around with her so bad. Their new favorite thing is to take a bath together. We have always just had them shower with one of us, but now that Leland knows how much fun a bath can be she wants one all the time.

A recent conversation with Leland:

LJ : (while pulling on Lucy's arm) Get up Lucy!
Mom: She can't get up Leland. Please let go of her arm.
LJ: No, I want her to get up.
Mom: Well sweetie, she's not big enough to stand up.
LJ: But I want her to be big like me so I can play with her.

My Aunt Barbara got us a little wagon that is supposed to be for Legos, but Leland found a much more fun thing to do. She calls them "Donkey Rides"


On Monday we went to Harrisonburg for a few hours to visit with my sister Christine and her family. Todd's parents live there. He took the kids out on a ride on the Gator. They had so much fun. Leland loves visiting her cousins.

Pleasant Sunday

Sunday Chuck and I both gave talks is Sacrament meeting. We were supposed to give them last week, but since we were sick we were able to postpone them. I usually am pretty nervous about speaking in church but I felt very prepared and wasn't that nervous. During the beginning of Sacrament meeting I sat with the girls in the congregation and Chuck sat on the stand. I had asked some friends to sit with us to help with the girls while we were speaking. It was a little weird to go from the congregation directly to the pulpit because your not as prepared for the amount of people that are there. I spoke on prayer and building a testimony, Chuck spoke on "Be strong, Be courageous"

After church we decided to do another drive through the countryside. It was so nice. I really love the farms and rolling hills. We were out during sunset so it made for some gorgeous views. Leland enjoys seeing all the cows, although the other days as we were driving she kept saying that she saw rhinos. I kept telling her no that they were cows, but she insisted that they were rhinos.

Pres. Hinckley passed away

This evening we received a call from Chuck's sister in Las Vegas to tell us the sad news of the passing of our Prophet and leader of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, Gordon B Hinckley. He was 97 and has led our church since 1995. I am so grateful for the gospel in my life and the direction that this man has given to me in my life. I know that he has had a joyful reunion with his sweet wife, Marjorie.