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Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Monday, January 28, 2008
A Wonderful prophet
The prophet I've grown to know and love the most passed away Sunday evening the 27th. This is the prophet that I've grown up under. I have a testimony of him as a prophet and the things that he counseled and commanded us to do. I love Gordon B. Hinckley and although he will be missed, he now gets to be with his wife again. He was a wonderful prophet!
Saturday, January 26, 2008
Sterling's first taste of FOOD
We had so much fun watching Sterling eat his first bite of rice cereal. The kids laughed sooooo hard. In fact, I can't recall a time where I've heard Garrett laugh so heartily. Well, with the exception of when Dad(DJ) tickles him.
A New Home
Two weeks ago from yesterday we went to look at a home that was for rent. We liked it a bunch and decided we would love to spend the next 2 1/2 years there. So we packed up and moved out in one week. And now everything is unpacked and moved in. WHEW! I really hate moving, but we couldn't resist a home with a yard!!! All we have yet to do is putting up pictures and then I will post pictures of it.
DJ turns 28!
On January 9th, we celebrated DJ's 28th birthday! He came home to a bunch of balloons hanging from the ceiling. Each balloon had a special note in it and he popped them all to read our messages.
My very easy, simple cakes. One for eating and one for...
...stuffing his face in! DJ had to go on a scavenger hunt to find his present and one of the clues were hidden inside one of the cakes. He wasn't allowed to use his hands, so in he went. The kids LOVED it! They said he looked like Santa Claus.
My very easy, simple cakes. One for eating and one for...
...stuffing his face in! DJ had to go on a scavenger hunt to find his present and one of the clues were hidden inside one of the cakes. He wasn't allowed to use his hands, so in he went. The kids LOVED it! They said he looked like Santa Claus.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Christmas Season...and a lot of pictures
We love Christmas time! I took 112 pictures while on vacation so beware!
Before we left to visit our family in sunny AZ we had our own little Christmas at home. It is so fun now that our kids are older. Before going to bed on 'Christmas Eve', we put cookies and milk out for Santa. Garrett looked at DJ very sternly and while pointing his finger said, "Don't eat it Daddy!"
Opening their presents.
Garrett lined all of his old and new (Christmas) cars up in a line. (This is his favorite thing to do) He was very proud of it. I'm glad I'm not sitting in one of those cars. Talk about traffic!
And then we flew to AZ. We spent the first little while visiting with my parents. Dad showing off his hand muffs! Funny father.
Shelley's tree is growing big. All the light blue coloring is new growth.
Daddy throwing up the kids in the air. They love that!
Then my family had our Christmas party. We had a delicious chocolate fountain. We played our white elephant game and just visited. It was very fun!
The white elephant gift we brought for the game...
How do I look blonde??? This was the white elephant gift I got to take home!
The next day we had DJ's family Christmas party. Maelie and two of her cousins. We ate a great dinner, acted out the nativity, and then played a white elephant gift exchange game.
Garrett as a wise man
Maelie was one of the 4 angels. Too many kids, so you have to double up roles. However we had only one Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus.
Meet Rudolph. This deer sits in the Palmer home and every year is very festive.
On Christmas day we had fun opening presents. Every one of DJ's siblings were there which was really neat.
Before we left to visit our family in sunny AZ we had our own little Christmas at home. It is so fun now that our kids are older. Before going to bed on 'Christmas Eve', we put cookies and milk out for Santa. Garrett looked at DJ very sternly and while pointing his finger said, "Don't eat it Daddy!"
Opening their presents.
Garrett lined all of his old and new (Christmas) cars up in a line. (This is his favorite thing to do) He was very proud of it. I'm glad I'm not sitting in one of those cars. Talk about traffic!
And then we flew to AZ. We spent the first little while visiting with my parents. Dad showing off his hand muffs! Funny father.
Shelley's tree is growing big. All the light blue coloring is new growth.
Daddy throwing up the kids in the air. They love that!
Then my family had our Christmas party. We had a delicious chocolate fountain. We played our white elephant game and just visited. It was very fun!
The white elephant gift we brought for the game...
How do I look blonde??? This was the white elephant gift I got to take home!
The next day we had DJ's family Christmas party. Maelie and two of her cousins. We ate a great dinner, acted out the nativity, and then played a white elephant gift exchange game.
Garrett as a wise man
Maelie was one of the 4 angels. Too many kids, so you have to double up roles. However we had only one Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus.
Meet Rudolph. This deer sits in the Palmer home and every year is very festive.
On Christmas day we had fun opening presents. Every one of DJ's siblings were there which was really neat.
After the morning chaos, we went to visit my sister Shelley's grave. We were able to sit down with Maelie and Garrett and teach them about death and the resurrection and about Christ. We read from the scriptures some verses about the atonement. It was a really neat experience. What better thing to do on Christmas. I am so grateful for my Savior and ALL he did for me.
A very happy boy!
We went to Bounce U to celebrate DJ's brother's graduation from college. It was so much fun and we had the burns to prove it. I learned quick to raise my arms as I went down the slide.
In the Bounce U chair!
We went to Cracker Barrel for breakfast with Kristen and Gary one morning. As you can see, the kids LOVE them.
DJ flew home on the first to start school on the 2nd and i flew home a couple days later. I was very nervous to fly home by myself with three kids, but they did AWESOME! They loved take off and landing. While we were waiting in the plane to take off, Garrett said, "it's not working" and as soon as we started he said "yeah, it's working"
Now we are home. We are very thankful to all those who allowed us to stay with them. We had a great time!
He won't lay flat on it anymore, he wants to sit up! Wow, 4 months and growing!
A very happy boy!
We went to Bounce U to celebrate DJ's brother's graduation from college. It was so much fun and we had the burns to prove it. I learned quick to raise my arms as I went down the slide.
In the Bounce U chair!
We went to Cracker Barrel for breakfast with Kristen and Gary one morning. As you can see, the kids LOVE them.
DJ flew home on the first to start school on the 2nd and i flew home a couple days later. I was very nervous to fly home by myself with three kids, but they did AWESOME! They loved take off and landing. While we were waiting in the plane to take off, Garrett said, "it's not working" and as soon as we started he said "yeah, it's working"
Maelie asked "are we going up a mountain?" when the plane was initially taking off. It sure feels like it.
Now we are home. We are very thankful to all those who allowed us to stay with them. We had a great time!
I put Sterling in his bouncy chair and this is what he does now.
He won't lay flat on it anymore, he wants to sit up! Wow, 4 months and growing!
Back to blogging
Wow, almost a month of not posting. That's a record!
I got this from my mom and thought it was really good.
I Wonder
What would happen if we treated our scriptures like we treat our cell phones?
What if we carried them around in our purses or pockets?
What if we flipped through them several times a day?
What if we turned back to get them if we forgot them?
What if we used them to receive messages from the text?
What if we treated them like we couldn't live without them?
What if we interrupted our favorite program to take just one verse?
What if we gave them to our kids as a gift?
What if we made sure our friends and family were on the same plan?
What if we stepped out of a meeting, just to read one encouraging verse?
What if we used them when we traveled?
What if we used them in case of emergency?
What if we interrupted our dinner to read them?
What if?
I got this from my mom and thought it was really good.
I Wonder
What would happen if we treated our scriptures like we treat our cell phones?
What if we carried them around in our purses or pockets?
What if we flipped through them several times a day?
What if we turned back to get them if we forgot them?
What if we used them to receive messages from the text?
What if we treated them like we couldn't live without them?
What if we interrupted our favorite program to take just one verse?
What if we gave them to our kids as a gift?
What if we made sure our friends and family were on the same plan?
What if we stepped out of a meeting, just to read one encouraging verse?
What if we used them when we traveled?
What if we used them in case of emergency?
What if we interrupted our dinner to read them?
What if?
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