{ M's Big Day...and a little ME thinks.}

This boy turned 8 on the 14th and made an awesome choice to be baptized a member of 

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

 {lds.org} this past weekend

 HE was so excited:)  and so Happy:) 

My beautiful talented, & amazing friend Rhonda took some priceless pics of M a few days ago that captured Him precisely .....

real smiles i can't get out of him and the love of life in his eyes captured in a few pictures that very much describe him:) 

and will always be a treasure just like him:)

8  y e a r s o l d

so some winner mom moments for the day :

I got the time wrong it was an hour later than 

i told everyone 4 pm not 5 pm ahhh 

and he forgot his change of underwear and socks oops 

crazy around here getting ready....not good things to forget ha ha

It was an awesome short program..... 

perfect talks tailored especially for him:) he was so good and reverent and thoughtful. We had dinner at our house afterwards did up a fun tablescape which he loved and was so excited about....He felt special & loved and it was so fun to see him drink it all in and be so excited...  

{well contrary to what this pic states:)

I sure love these guys thanks to all those that were able to come:)  These are the moments that matter. The bonds that connect and the most important steps in our journey here . Not much else compares at all...

 

 

 

 

 ......and Sunday he{and about half of us} crashed after church its 

been a long time since he took a nap

 

not much has changed almost looks the same it reminded me of this picture of him at about 7 months old so cute:) 

seems like yesterday he was that old how is he 8 already:(

 

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ME THINKS

its been awhile since I've laid it out and did some me thinks thinking and writing:)

But like everybody its busy around here and 

summer is almost here we have a month left of school and life is crazy and summer is filling up

 and calenders are marked up for everyday....

kids are loving being outside all day,  tired of school and getting all summer bronzed already....

track and field..... father and sons.....

snack days and b-ball, sick kids, a BUSY husband , pool passes and swim lessons, tennis lessons and fun things to fill our summer time with....trips to plan and

good neighbors who help out  

{we have the best neighborhood everyone watches out for everyone the kids roam and play and really play and get dirty from sun up to sun down most summer days... its fun when were all on the same page and know that they are okay ..... and in a sense getting those days we grew up with drinking from the hose... playing cops and robbers, riding bikes, running though the sprinkler, painting, playing and a very few fights and tears:)

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So much is changing around us its insane to watch the kids get older the world get crazier and watch people drop like flies from the things that used to matter there isn't time for sitting on the fence anymore or getting offended at every little thing..... its so sad..

....So many of us make a great fuss of matters of small consequence. We are so easily offended. Happy is the man who can brush aside the offending remarks of another and go on his way.”
― Gordon B. Hinckley

Life really is to short 

I love this quote from the last conference in April by bishop stevenson full talk here

""You are an eternal being. Before you were born, you existed as a spirit. In the presence of a loving Heavenly Father, you trained and prepared to come to earth for a brief moment and, well, perform. This life is your four minutes. While you are here, your actions will determine whether you win the prize of eternal life....... In a sense, your four minutes have already begun. The clock is ticking.....

So what are we doing with our 4 minutes?? wasting it? worrying about what others are doing? instead of what we can be doing to improve our own lives and minutes within our own walls around us...

Forget others walls and minutes and improve on our own individual ones because those are the ones that matter for each of us when we pass on. Set the example you hope your kids, family friends will want to follow in there 4 minutes.....

The clock is ticking, the kids are growing, the time is passing... whether we are using our 4 minutes wisely or foolishly...... worrying about the things that don't matter in the long run aren't worth one second of our time and energy. We can't let others ruin our days, years and moments ....we have to do our best and put our best foot forward to set the way and path for those around us to follow and learn from. 

If we constantly wait for others to serve us and cater to us we will never be happy or progress because we are spending so much time wanting others to make us happy and thinking of only ourselves that in return we feel sorry for ourselves and we get nothing but misery. 

If we want change we have to be that change, we have to make things happen and change our 4 minutes back  into something worth watching later on.

"Often the best way to see the needs of others 

is to stop looking at our own"

"A negative mind will never give you a positive life."

4 minutes isn't very long at all.

What are you doing with yours?

Have an awesome Week:))