Not for the Faint Hearted

I just found a set of pictures from last summer and as I flipped through them I was reminded about how thankful I am for my son...and that I should never forget to make the kids wear their bike helmets!

Princess Wishes

Last week Isabelle and I went to Disney on Ice with my sister Cassie and her daughter Amy. It was a magical evening! The girls were entranced and I'll admit, I was right behind them! It's so easy for me to get excited about things when I think my children will enjoy them
I tried to add a video of Isabelle, but it didn't work. Oh well!

Remodel?

Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
I have a cleaning fairy,
you should get one too!

If you've never ventured into Isabelle's bedroom, be thankful. She has a small room that we packed an unreasonable amount of stuff in...poor girl. She's always complaining that Ryan has a bigger room.

So this past week my cleaning fairy Kellie came and helped me clean out all the boxes I had stuffed in her closet (storing her old clothes),


take down the crib, rearrange furniture and finally vacuumed!


Isabelle's closet now.


Isabelle's beautifully clean room!

Izzy said, "(sigh), this is much better."

When Ryan came home from school we all hung out in her peaceful place and then Ryan looked at his room and complained that now his room is smaller. Funny kid.

So, thank goodness for my cleaning fairy, I think you all should get one too!

Pride & Prejudice Music

I added the song from Pride and Prejudice that I posted about last to my playlist. It's the first song but I couldn't figure out how to take the shuffle off, so you have to skip around to find it. It's called "Top of the World". Enjoy.

Romantic Movie Moments

I've seen a lot of romantic movies from the classics like Casablanca (magical) to the nowhere near classic like the remake of Christmas in Conneticut (not so magical). In all of the accumulated romantic moments, I think I've decided the most romantic is in the Pride and Prejudice with Keira Knightley (don't panic if you are a fan of the A&E version, so am I. I much prefer Colin Firth).

The moment is when Darcy walks through the misty morning to her at the end and the music is so incredible, Wow. I think it's a combination of the music and the artistry and then his sweet speech to her. I stayed up later than I should have last night to catch that moment on TV and (sigh) it was wonderful!

Jazz Game

Scott was given tickets for the Monday night jazz game, so we enjoyed FHE lesson in the car and headed to Salt Lake. We had a marvelous time! It was an exciting time, the children enjoyed their treats, and we all enjoyed being together. Go Jazz!

Sunday tricks

I may have found the secret to helping Ryan cope with church! This Sunday I forgot something at home so Scott was going to run home to get it. We decided to send Ryan along to allow him a minute to burn some energy before sitting again in Primary. When he got back he had a few more wiggley moments, but he did so well!!!
I decided to take the same tack for our home teaching visit. Right before our home teachers arrived I had both Ryan and Izzy run up and down the stairs 10 times. After which they both decided to do a few jumping jacks. When our home teacher arrived they sat down next to him and listened to the story he had to tell them out of the Friend. He gave a nice short lesson and they did great! This may not seem all that relevant, but after last month's visit both children ended up in timeout - it wasn't pleasant.
I'm not sure what I'll work out for next Sunday, Scott thinks it would be inappropriate for me to send Ryan running around the building before he enters the primary room, so we'll see.