{Me thinks....School is back in!!! --Hallelujauh!!}

The LAZY {and somewhat busy }
days of summer are over for another year.........
Not that I didn't have a good summer or enjoy him at home but I'm so excited for some routine and seeing people and doing things again. SO like I said HALLELUJAH!!
Last year we were here they grow up so fast!!! This year is another wow I think he grew a foot seriously crazy!! He is getting to be such a BIG boy!!!He was so calm and ready this year okay so maybe I was too, but tomorrow might be a different story sending miss L to Kindergarten but with kolten he was more than happy to go back to school!! Ready to get back to learning and working hard and see his friends. He is such a joy and I will miss him during the day sure love this kid!!! {He is so cute he said he wanted to go to the old house so we could get a picture by the fence where we've always gotten one every year since he started school so we went before school started and took a few...he's right I miss it too! plus its tradition!}

My handsome boy is growing up --- actually they all are!!! I guess thats means I'm growing up too eh..lol.
I am a blessed and lucky mamma to have these four....
can't wait to share pics of L's first day tomorrow and some of both of them!!ME THINKS

is for my children...I hope they know how very much we love them and want the very most for them but above all to learn what the

the important things in LIFE are.. and I hope each of us do too....

Wish I could say I wrote the following too but I didn't....

The Important Things in Life

Sometimes people come into your life and you know right away that they were meant to be there, to serve some sort of purpose, teach you a lesson, or to help you figure out who you are or who you want to become.

You never know who these people may be - a roommate, a neighbor, a professor, a friend, a loved one, son or daughter, or even a complete stranger - but when you lock eyes with them, you know at that very moment they will affect your life in some profound way.

Sometimes things happen to you that may seem horrible, painful, and unfair at first, but in reflection you find that without overcoming those obstacles you would have never realized your potential, strength, willpower or heart. Illness, injury, love, lost moments of true greatness, and sheer stupidity all occur to test the limits of your soul. Without these small tests, whatever they may be, life would be like a smoothly paved straight flat road to nowhere.

It would be safe and comfortable, but dull and utterly pointless.

The people you meet who affect your life, and the success and downfalls you experience, help to create who you are and who you become. Even the bad experiences can be learned from. In fact, they are sometimes the most important ones.

If someone loves you, give love back to them in whatever way you can, not only because they love you, but because in a way, they are teaching you to love and how to open your heart and eyes to things. If someone hurts you, betrays you, or breaks your heart, forgive them, for they have helped you learn about trust and the importance of being cautious to whom you open your heart.

Make every day count. Appreciate every moment and take from those moments everything that you possibly can for you may never be able to experience it again.

Talk to people that you have never talked to before, and listen to what they have to say.

Allow yourself to be happy because you have every right to. Remind yourself always that you are the blessed Child of God, and believe in yourself because unless you believe in yourself, it will be hard for others to believe in you.

You can make anything you wish of your life. Create your own life and then go out and live it with absolutely no regrets. And if you love someone tell them, for you never know what tomorrow may have in store.

Learn a lesson in life each day that you live!

Today is the tomorrow
you were worried about yesterday.

Think About it? Was it worth it?

- Author Anonymous
Have a GREAT week...

{Thankful Thursday...}

THANKFUL 4
A} adoption {over and over again!}
B} bikes
C} children
D} D
E} exercise
F} friends
G} gospel
H} house
I} imaginations
J} journey of life
K} Kolten/Karsen
L} Lauren
M} Masen
N} new school year
O} oh so quiet times lol
P} people
Q} quilts
R} rain
S} smells
T} Time
U} U!
V} vacation
W} water
X} xrays
Y} yogurt
Z} zzzzzzz's

RIGHT NOW
Outside my window… its dark and the crickets are chirping
I am thinking... I need to go to bed and I need to help kolt write a talk for primary, and that I can't wait for the fence to be done this weekend soon anyway!! and some grass yah!!!!
I am thankful for… feeling a little more organized today, thankful to be done school shopping and to have found jeans to cover L's plumber problem I hope! poor girl, I took k for his school shopping day on tues and lauren today it was fun to spend time with them alone school supplies and clothes all done labled and ready 2 go!

From the kitchen… we have alot of memories already, alot of talking and always a dishwasher that needs emptied everyday
I am wearing… camo capri's and a black hoodie

I am creating… change...... i hope.... to have a better home everyday or at least trying too!
I am going… to get back into routine next week with school starting and the busy ness returning
I am reading… my scriptures as usual but don't' have a good book to read right now but got some good ideas what I want to read soon...

I am hoping… to get fit, be more patient, loving and kind but most of all I'm hoping my kids will remember all the fun things we do and the memories we are making!!

I am hearing… K2 snore right now other then that quiet its nice....

Around the house… everybody is sleeping, k2 just got fed, the house is pretty clean and I'm thankful for the peaceful moments I do get once in awhile

{ thankful for a gno once in awhile much needed and so fun!! }

some of my favorite things… is watching my kids play nicely together and help each other.

-is harvest time

and the smell of fresh cut hay

-is lazy Sundays when church isn't' in the afternoon

and people who inspire me to change for the better and make me think again.

Life.

the good the bad all of it cause it means I'm still here and

thankful for every bit of it!

{This blog inspires me immensely if you haven't followed this girls past year take some time to scroll back through it over her journey of the past year.

It will make you so very thankful for all you have.

We all fight different battles I pray this is never mine.}

What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.
HAve a great weekend!!!

{if I were to .....}

.....have a house of my Dreams it might include a few of these things....
pics from here and there and pretty much everywhere....

I love window seats doesn't it look so cozy love it...love the white bright kitchen...an organized mudroom would be a must!!!love the fresh look of this dining rooman awesome master bathroom...and a wraparound porch love them...complete with some rocking chairs cause when I'm old I want to sit and rock and watch my grandkids play and be holding D's hand beside me....with an outside kind of like these examples....complete with the picket fence heck yeah!!but then I'd remember thatso I'll keep dreaming....

and continue being happy and content right where I am NOW:)

"As you create a home, don't get distracted with a lot of things that have no meaning for you or your family. Don't dwell on your failures, but think about your successes. Have joy in your home. Have joy in your children. Have joy in your husband. Be grateful for the journey."-Marjorie Pay Hinkley

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Here are Five simple rules to be happy:

1. Free your heart from hatred.

2. Free your mind from worries.

3. Live simply.

4. Give more.

5. Expect less.

what are your dreams??

{CaTCh uP and Me THINKs..}

SO fun we went camping/waterskiing for three days about 3 and 1/2 hours from here with two of D's sisters it was so fun {except for the wasps and three people getting bite or stung which is it?? and my brother in laws unfortunate accident with the knee board and his big toe which resulted in a hospital visit and spent the rest of the two days propping his foot up} so here are the disgusting pictures! warning you might puke!---------------------
D's love of his life well except me of course

tough guy kolt!so cool M

so content and cute K2

cute L loving her little cousin Spencercuddling after a nice long day skiing and playing

making some supper notice M sound asleep on the bench he was out for the night tired him out!

the perfect waterfront camping spot

playing in the water

me and K2 chillin on the shore

keeping the bugs and sun away from him

in all our camp face glory ready for home !

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ME THINKS
some of my favorite quotes and thoughts...

“The challenges you face, the growth experiences you encounter, are intended to be temporary scenes played out on the stage of a life of continuing peace and happiness. Sadness, heartache, and disappointment are events in life. It is not intended that they be the substance of life. I do not minimize how hard some of these events can be. When the lesson you are to learn is very important, trials can extend over a long period of time, but they should not be allowed to become the confining focus of everything you do. Your life can and should be wondrously rewarding. It is your understanding and application of the laws of God that will give your life glorious purpose as you ascend and conquer the difficulties of life. That perspective keeps challenges confined to their proper place–stepping-stones to further growth and attainment.”—by Richard G. Scott

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"Despite the changes which come into our lives, and with gratitude in our hearts, may we fill our days — as much as we can — with those things which matter most," President Monson said.

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"The way I see it, we only have one life. You just live it the best you can. Going back is not an option. Going forward is. It's never to late to go after what you've dreamed of-to earn a degree, to learn to sky dive. But sometimes we forget that when we go after our dreams, we have to give up something to get there. If the exchange is good then great. " Go for it.

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I love that because isn't it so true usually always to get to where we want to be there is always something we have to give up whether its time, money, talent, friends whatever it is its usually worth the exchange. Overcoming our challenges taking a step forward and learning growing changing, and making the best of what we have. Going forward everyday with faith, love and making memories each day despite what is thrown at us.

Realizing that the very most important things in this life is our families, our faith and our testimonies. Everything else could be taken away from me but my family and the others is what keeps me going what makes me happy and what helps me through each day, each stepping stone is worth crossing if its with my family and founded on my faith in my Saviour.

Isn't that the truth.

Live life to the fullest! Have a great week!

{ Thankful Thursday.....}

I am so thankful the princess friend party is finito... an hour and half with five girls, 2 boys {mine} some bracelet making, cupcake cones and corn dog eating, pinata loving princesses later.... we survived and I'm pretty sure they all had fun!
I am so so thankful for the big help K is to me most all the time but especially today and to his sister and her friends he was so nice to them all and helped them make there bracelets and entertained them by playing puppy tag with them...what more could I ask for!!

my baby is growing up........pretty sure he had fun too though lol!!
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here are some pics from our family gathering the other night with my bro and his in laws...I'm so thankful for my brothers and sisters {missing 2 in these pics but love them all and am thankful for the example and love they each bring to our family...}
....so this was my first haircut and color of the weekend..which I liked for a day {love the highlight job} but not so much the cut for me..... you know how it looks great when they do it in the salon....... then you try to do it the next day and it doesn't look so much the same way as they can do it anyway ...
yeah I just think once a backcombing, hair teasing, hair spraying freak always a freak.....I just can't stand it when my hair moves or is near my face like so....{excuse my laughing face...ugg}
...As you can tell we are always laughing pretty much when we are all together....

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so Monday I went back and went even shorter on the 'do.... but I love it so much more...a nice change for now I'm sure it will be back up soon enough but for now yeah.. it works and feels so much better.....

......next up is my little tribe and the little one behind the camera sure love them... so thankful for each one {even though I feel a little claustrophobic sometimes when trying to feed Karsen and keep him from getting squashed by his {{{ loving}}} brothers and sister!!!

Fun times all of it they are such great little helpers and love K2 and each other so much and I am so very thankful for that.....
so there it is ..... for today lol!!
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so thankful for milestones every little one is so exciting for all my kids no matter what stage of life!! But for K2 yesterday he smiled for reals for us and it was the best thing ever......................... I just love this little man!!! So thankful for him in our lives!!!

There. he. goes.head. held. high.and.roll ...roll ....roll .....baby


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“If we fill our hours with regrets over the failures of yesterday, and with worries over the problems of tomorrow, we have no today in which to be thankful”

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“So often we dwell on the things that seem impossible, rather than on the things that are possible. So often we are depressed by what remains to be done and forget to be thankful for all that has been done.”

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HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!

{Me thinks Monday...}

Two posts in one day.. what a crazy wet cold summer we are having. Seriously maybe two weeks its been nice and warm other then that cold and wet.

Anyway that's not what I was going to say..but it was a good weekend we had L's birthday, a family get together with my little bro's future in laws to talk wedding plans fun times my sister took a bunch of pics maybe I'll get some from her....it was a fun night!
BUT the happiest news of the weekend my sister Liv flew to England after receiving a two week clearance visa to see her husband and I'm so happy she made it safely over there!
My kids were so tired on sunday though it was crazy but I put them to bed early last night and got a lot done around the house that needed a pick me up. Finished a good book, cuddled and rocked my sweet baby boy, had a secret gift dropper offer last night you know who you are -- thank you so much!! It means a lot!!
Seriously I have been so spoiled!! A couple of my friends made me blankets and a beautiful quilt that took some time on both hands to make they are all so beautiful !! I have some seriously talented {sewing} friends!

And the little K2 is chubbing out I love it! Here is his I'm full, happy and content look!! He is getting more aware and I swear he smiled right at me today couldn't get him to do it again but I know he meant it!!He loves his tongue!!! He just found it and loves to stick it out!! Classic eh!!
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Me thinks
some things I'm loving!

{some of the links didn't work and it keeps underlining everything not sure how to fix it}

a rocking chair finally {this isn't mine well its the one I bought except with black trim can't wait to get a crib and set up the nursery }!

a good solid change table!a fun diaper bag from hereone of these baby wraps love it! thanks jodi! from moby wraps these cute bottles can't wait to use them!! They are from here K2 is a soother baby yeah! I love this one except I want it in all white so cute!love this bag don't have it just want it ha!------------------
okay for a real what matters
ME Thinks here it is


Some signs and symptoms of inner peace:
A tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than on fears based on past experiences.
An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment.
A loss of interest in judging other people.
A loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others.
A loss of interest in conflict.
A loss of the ability to worry (this is a very serious symptom).
Frequent, overwhelming episodes of appreciation.
Contented feelings of connectedness with others and nature.
An increasing tendency to let things happen rather than make them happen.
An increased susceptibility to the love extended by others, as well as the uncontrollable urge to extend it.

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If you have some or all of the above symptoms - please be advised that your condition of Inner Peace may be so far advanced as to not be curable. If you are exposed to anyone exhibiting any of these symptoms, remain exposed only at your own risk.
- Saskia Davis -

How would it be if we all had inner peace I often think about how as we get older I think those things come a little bit easier {maybe way older j/k} But how awesome it would be if we all had these symptoms inner peace.

“There is a criterion by which you can judge whether the thoughts you are thinking and the things you are doing are right for you. The criterion is: Have they brought you inner peace? If they have not, there is something wrong with them / so keep seeking! If what you do has brought you inner peace, stay with what you believe is right.”
Peace Pilgrim quotes

HAVE A GREAT WEEK!!!!