So proud of my little girl :)

My little girl goes to a school in Orem that is near my parents home. My parents live on a road that has no side walk and is narrow. Makayla's bus stop is on that rode just right in front of my parents home. My mom drops her off at the stop and is there when she gets off the bus. On Thursday of last week my mom told me this little story-

The bus usually comes about 1/4 to 4 and at 4 there was still no sign of the bus. My mom was getting concerned so she was about to get into the car to go find her at the school. She looked down the road and saw my little girl walking, red faced and out of breath. Makayla told her that her bus driver's bus broke down so they had to get onto another bus. The bus driver thought it would be an okay idea to drop all the kids on her route off at a church about a mile away from her bus stop. The driver asked all of the kids on Makayla's normal bus route to get off and walk home. So Makayla did just that. She didn't sit there and cry or freak out she just did as she was asked AND she actually knew were to go. I am so proud of my little girl for just dealing with the situation and walking down the hill onto carterville road all the way to Grandma's house.

Okay now that I have mentioned how proud I am of my daughter, let me just make one thing clear I AM IN NO WAY IMPRESSED OR PROUD OF THE BUS DRIVER WHO THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO DROP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL KIDS OFF 1 MILE FROM THEIR STOPS AND TELL THEM TO WALK HOME!!!! There are k-6th graders on that bus and that means 5 year olds. COME ON LADY! I was not impressed with this bit of info and my mom decided to investigate and make sure Makayla's story was correct and sure enough it was. So I got to call the head guy at the transportation office and complain. Does anyone think I am blowing this out of proportion? Had to get that off my chest, sorry to those that think I am just complaining :)

I love warm weather!

We took the chance last weekend to play in the water. The kids LOVE playing with the water table and doing cannon balls in the "pool" ha ha ha. They spent the time counting down, jumping in and saying CANNON BALL with a small 2 inch splash following a very dramatic jump. Hopefully this weekend we can let them play out in the water again. It sure keeps them busy for a couple hours until they decide they are done and come running in the house soaking wet.................then it keeps me busy for the next hour cleaning up. Oh well, that is what being a Mom is all about! :)

the wise man.........

The Savior said:
"Therefore, whoso heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, who built his house upon a rock—
"And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not, for it was founded upon a rock.
"And every one that heareth these sayings of mine and doeth them not shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand—
"And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell, and great was the fall of it" (3 Nephi 14: 24–27).
It is interesting to notice that the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew against both houses! Living the gospel does not mean that we will everlastingly escape adversity. Rather, it means that we will be prepared to face and endure adversity more confidently.
~Elder Rafael E. Pino of the 70

This is true! Everyone has to go through challenges in their life.................it is those that have the lord on their side that are able to stand strong against the winds that satan blows against us EVERY day. I guess I have learned that my troubles may be different but they are not worse than the person next to me. In a way it helps me keep my head up and my sights on what is really important in this life.........my family. So today I will put a smile on my face ready to go against the winds of tomorrow.

I love being a mother :)

Happy mother's day! I just love celebrating mother's day. There are so many reasons why I love being a mother but here is a list of a few-

Makayla-

My little "princess pea"! She is a spit fire and I love what she brings to our family. She is bossy, the cruise director and super concerned about how everyone is doing and what everyone is doing. She spent all day yesterday making sure that I knew that she knew it was mother's day and she was really concerned that I had enough presents. She kept bringing me stapled pieces of paper with little pictures on them and each one would say "for muthrs day" as if I was going to forget. Makalya I love you my little "princess pea"

Kaden-

My little buddy. He is one sensitive little boy and I love his cute little voice. I love how he sounds like he is "singing" everything he says. I love how he runs up to you with his arms wide open to hug you as if he hasn't seen you in months. He is a happy carefree little boy. He makes me laugh and smile every single day. I love watching him grown and learn.

Jason-

No I am not his mother but I enjoying being a mother along side him. He supports me and he is a great father. I think our parenting styles compliment each other very well. We have a lot of the same views and concerns for our kids. He pushes me to be the best mother I can be.

I love my family and I love being a mom! So happy mother's day to all the great moms out there!