Thursday, September 22, 2011

HOPE YOU KNOW


So, I stumbled across this quote and a video on another blog and it seriously brought me to tears I know I am not the only one that has hard times, but sometimes it is just good for me to remember that Heavenly Father is aware of my struggles and my needs and he will bless me in ways that I can't even comprehend. Everyone has their own set of hard times or struggles, and if I just continue to have faith and do what I know I am supposed to, I will be blessed. It may not be tomorrow, or next week, heck . . . it may not be for years. But the blessings will come. I find myself thinking "it will pay off, this will improve, it will all be worth it" and it will. I just need to remember to be a good wife, a loving mom, and a good friend to others around me. You never really know when someone right close to you may be struggling with something. But you could be the difference that helps them in some way. I have to remember that when I kneel down to pray and I don't know what to say other than "hope you know, I having a hard time", I don't even need to say that. He knows and he will bless me with answers to my prayers. He will surround me with people that will inspire me, patience with my kids and everything that is going on, and inspiration as to what to do. I just need to stay close to Heavenly Father in the hard times. It's like what Ben says when I tell him I don't feel like praying, he tells me that is when I really should be praying. Blessings will come, I have faith and really do believe.



(I know this is not a fun post to read, but this is real life. Real life is my house being a mess, my kids screaming at me and me screaming at my kids, and just having those moments where you just feel like you are barely hanging on. And it is just good to know that I am not the only one that doesn't have a perfect life. It's a good reminder to me that I always need to work on things)

Wednesday, September 21, 2011

FIELD TRIP TO THE ZOO

Mason had a field trip to the zoo for preschool. Luckily Ben was able to come with me and the 3 kids, other wise I'm not quite sure I would have been able to do it. Mason and Luella had a lot of fun watching and looking at all the animals.

















This may have been my favorite part. We went and saw the big big gorilla. He came and sat down right in front of Mason and Luella. Luella was so scared, she started calling out for Ben. The gorilla just sat there eating his food and looking at us. Then I asked Lu if she was a monkey and she got mad at me and said NO.

Saturday, September 10, 2011

UTAH STATE FAIR

We decided to take the kids to the Utah State Fair! It was a lot of fun. The kids loved seeing the animals, the rides and having a few little fair snacks.

We saw the rabbits, and there were a lot of different kinds of them. We got to hold one on Ben's lap and let the kids pet it.
Luella got to hold one and she was fine and then all of a sudden she wasn't so happy.
This is a rabbit if you can believe it. It looks just like a puff of fur.
I think the cows were one of the kids favorite, or may they were my favorite. They were HUGE! I just couldn't believe it, so fascinating.



We tried to get Sam and Mason to smile at the same time, but they couldn't agree on positioning themselves in the shark.
There were kangaroos, which the kids loved.

Here is Ben and the kids watching the sea lion show. It was pretty fun to watch.


It is always a lot of work to do anything with our little kids, but they love it and I always have to remind myself that even though it is hard, and they aren't going to be on their best behavior the whole time, it is worth it. They really do love these fun little outings.