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I’ve posted Lots and Lots….
Okay so I’m cleaning my kitchen … so I have lots of time to think…so I’ve been doing just that. I think that I’ve figured something out about myself… I think I stick to things I KNOW I can do…and I try not to stray to far from that. What I mean is about two weeks ago my running buddy asked if I wanted to run a half marathon with her. I was really excited…but the closer it gets…the farther away I want it to be. So I was thinking…maybe you should just do the 10k…you know you can do that. But then I think, “Agnes…this is just like you….not wanting to push a little more because you don’t want to fail.” It’s like I’d rather stay in the light than take that faithful step into the dark… I HATE that about me. Then I think… “how many times have you just settled for what you know you can do…instead of reaching what you really want to do because you are too afraid to fail?” I don’t want to end my life thinking…”humm, I wonder if I could of been good at that?” I what to know that I tried things that I wasn’t quite sure I could do…and in some cases I found success and if I didn’t it’s okay because ATLEAST I tried. I think that’s why primary president is SO hard to me…I feel like to be perfect at it … is just out of my reach. I guess the next part is really obvious…just change your attitude and practice MORE FAITH…they say it really can take you far…father than you ever dreamed of. It’s good to know there’s a Father in Heaven who believes WE can do more than WE believe we can, that knowledge makes having faith in yourself a little easier.
Guess who’s been married for 6 years today…or yesterday depending on how you see it…it is 12:15am at this very moment so it’s really the 30th now…anyway…) Yup, Timothy and I just celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary!!! this next June we will be able to say that we met 10years ago! Crazy how time flies…I still feel like that young girl starting her first year of college.
We are Lucky to share this day with a few of our friends… So I need to make some “shout outs”Margie and Ryan Happy 6th Anniversary!!!! We miss you!!! We think about you all the time and we feel so blessed to share this day with you both…Hope all is well!
Today My sweet husband took me to Gordon Biersch a yummy resturant then we walked through the outdoor mall to pass the time before seeing a movie. Can I just tell you that I am NOT a fan of scary movies and “I AM LEGEND” is crazy SCARY! it was WAY too intense for me…I jumped at everything! It didn’t seem like it was going to be a scary movie, because I saw the previews…and maybe I’m like way weird about stuff like that…but it was PHYSCO!!! My sweet husband was kind enough to put me out of my misery…I hid underneath my coat for about 3-5 min and he decided to be nice and leave with me. I can’t do it…I just can’t do scary movies. It’s cause I get up during the night to deal with kids and Ella and I have a crazy imagination and my mind “gets the better of me.” We walked into another movie, JUNO as it had just started. It was a good way to end the night. I laughed hard and loud, I cried… and that to me is what movies are suppose to do to you. It would of been even better if she didn’t have such a dirty mouth. Anyways…
Sorry I haven’t been posting….I am almost done transfering ALL of my posts to my new host site (Blogspot) WordPress is just soooo slow. I have like 7 more posts and then I will update you all on the last couple of weeks at our new Family blog: ourgroveoftrees.blogspot.com Oh and I’ve been tagged like three times…. so I’m gonna post the 7 things you may or not know about me soon! We should be all updated on our new site with in the next two days! Happy New Year guys!!!! I can’t wait see what 2008 has to offer!!!
Okay, so I know I take my kids out to play and stuff, but by their reaction today…you’d think they have never seen the outside of our house! I was making Chicken Cashew salad (we were going to the park for a picnic) and I needed some mayo…so I called a neighbor to ask if we could use some. She said,”come on over” and I said to my kids Come on we are going to Lujan’s house. Now this is where they went crazy…running all around the living room, jumping they went crazy…they were super excited…but then Ezra’s eye met the corner of this…
And he looked like this…
So he spent some time on the couch with ice…
It looks really bad up close, but I thought I would spare you the details…he will definitely have a black eye 
I guess we need to get out MORE
At The Picnic With Mary and Beth! (Tim’s sisters)
The kids played…
Tim came to see his sisters…
The cookies went fast…
Everyone had fun…
So a few days ago the kids were running around wearing plastic bags….I think I’m gonna stuff a bunch of these in their stockings…They’ll LOVE it! Ive got tons of plastic bags. I’ll have even more after all the holiday shopping!
PAINT….
Okay…So I started to paint and I wasn’t pleased with the color…so, I had to get other paint. It was too similar to the color I already had… and so I decided to “play it safe” and pick a tan color. Hopefully I’ll fix my wall soon!
”Christmas Corners” in our home…
Ezra’s Preschool Field Trip to the Store!
Our
Church Ward Party….
At our party the Primary Presidency( Jolyn Sarah and I) had a “kid craft” Table. We let the kids frost ice cream cones and decorated them like trees!
SANTA!!!!!
Ezra told Santa he wanted a Dragon… Mara said,”I want a Robot” …huh?
Sunday after Church….
We finally got our Christmas tree up!!! Yea!!! The kids had more fun playing with the little Manger, my neighbor Becky brought over. It has this button that tells the story of the little baby Jesus and sings. They love it… Now Ezra has memorized the first few lines of the story. The other day I heard him say to Mara,”Mara, I’ll hold down the button… and you dance.”
And TODAY… Ella wanted To snuggle with Ezra…. “Wild hair” woman…
First Cut…
Just before we went “home for the holidays” Tim cut the lawn for the first time. It grew in so well…hard to believe it was just seed and not sod.
So…When we got home from our trip the kids played outside ALL day long. From like 9am to 5pm or so. Stopping only to eat and get water. This is as a result of all that play. Mara didn’t get her nap…and so when she came in upset with Ezra…I told her to sit right there until I could clean her feet off. Before I knew it she was fast asleep. Ezra is the background wondering why Mara did not come back out to play.
Ezra loves to color boxes…This is his latest piece of art… a shark. He traced his toy shark then colored it in. I said, “Ezra your box has got to go in the trash now but mommy took a picture of it.” I would keep them all but then I wouldn’t be able to find my way around the house with all of his artwork. But at least he got this picture
Sweet Ella is FULL of energy! She crawls all around the house, pulls her self up to walk along the couch, takes stuff out of the dishwasher as I am loading…and anything else you can imagine! They grow so fast!
Now, this is cause I LOVE my hunny He now works mostly from home. At the office he would enjoy a good lunch at whatever Restaurant with his buddies…now it’s Peanut butter and jelly or Mac n’ cheese. I wanted him to feel like we can have good lunches at home too…so I made him this yummy salad. Yesterday I mad a Poppy Seed Spinach Salad (It seems like all I make is cookies huh?) and I had left over sugared almonds and Poppy seed vinaigrette dressing. So I Put tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, crasins, sugared Almonds, Swiss cheese, and Grilled Chicken all on a bed of Romain lettuce JUST for him….I made me one too…I didn’t want to be jealous of his I used the poppy seed dressing and it was so good! He loved it too…
Well, I got some cleaning to do…I’m painting tonight…I’ll post pictures soon
DAY 1 :
So we finally arrived at my parents house at 3:30am on Thanksgiving morning. The kids were super excited to see Grandma and Grandpa so even though it was really early in the morning and they would normally have been asleep…they were WIDE AWAKE. My mom made them hot coco and they finally settled down to sleep around 5am. It was so nice to see the home I grew up in…it’s has been over a year since the last time I was home, it felt good to be home.
Everyone in PJ’s with Grandpa!
Grandma at Thanksgiving dinner!
DAY 2 :
Tim went to the local University to get some work done on his lap top. Ezra went to work with Grandpa and Mara wanted to put on as much makeup as Grandma… and my mom loves her make up! My mom let her pick a nail polish color for her fingers. I painted them and when she was done she said,”I want to paint my lips…” she had been watching my mom and noticed her red lipstick. So my mom let her pick from a bunch of colors and I put it on her little puckered lips. Mara LOVES makeup. I told my mom that when ever we put her in our room to take a nap she goes through our bathroom to look for anything to put on her lips…the last time it was mascara.
After we got ready for the day Tim arrived and we met my dad and Ezra at Mexican store/ Restaurant and we all ordered food to take back to my dad’s store. my dad said it was fun to see his grand kids running around his store. I could tell he enjoyed having them around.
NAILS…. LIPS…..
“Snack time” for Ella…
Later on that day we drove to the Oakland Temple. We wandered around the Visitors Center looking at the displays, then we watched a movie. It was nice to be there. I honestly felt at peace… I love that feeling. Here are the pictures of our “Temple Trip!”
Day 3:
On Saturday I had scheduled for a photographer to take our Family picture for Christmas cards. He forgot about our appointment and so I took the opportunity to snap shots of my parents and random shots of Tim and the Kids! Okay…keep in mind that my mom is in her 50′s!!! I feel SO lucky to have her genes…too bad I can’t fit in her jeans…yep, you read that right…they lady has had six kids!!! All I can say is “WHAT?????!!!!!!”
“MOM AND ME”
MARA, TIM, EZRA….
Well, It’s getting late (11:30pm) and I need to get to sleep I’ll write about our final day tomorrow! Hope you enjoyed this post
Saturday we had our “Primary Program Practice.” This last September our ward was split. In our newly spilt ward I was called to be Primary President. The HARDEST CALLING I have ever had. I didn’t realize how much the Primary President was over. I’m starting to get real use to the word “DELEGATE,” But I still need to do it more I love the gals I serve with…everyone gives 100%.
We had the kids bring a sack lunch. After the practice in the chapel we had a picnic on the church lawn. Capri suns were provided for each child. It went really well…I’m glad we ended with lunch. The kids had a good time.
MOVIE NIGHT…
Later on that Saturday after we put the kids down for Bed Tim and I watched “The Pursuit of Happyness.” It was a good movie. I think we both realized just how lucky we were. We realized that we shouldn’t take anything for granted. We are blessed with so much.
I am a “crazy cookie person” Before we started the movie I told Tim that I was craving chocolate chip cookies, so I made a pan. When I was in High school I figured out how to make a really small batch of cookies (about 12) and for some reason they always turn out better than when I follow a recipe.
SUNDAY…. I got up early and made plates of cookies for each of our Primary Classes. I wanted to let them know just how pleased we were with them for all the work they did, and how well the program went on Sunday in front of the their family members and the rest of the congregation. I made snicker doodles and a cute little sign that read: GREAT JOB! THE PRIMARY PROGRAM WAS WONDERFUL, WE HARDLY HEARD ANY “SNICKERS” Love, Your Primary Leaders. The cookies were a hit! I think I am going to make it a tradition as long as I am the Primary President. It didn’t even feel like a huge job once I got started because I really wanted to do something special for the kids.
The best part about the whole day? The kids kept each other busy….Mara walked Ezra all around the house…. They took one of my belts and put it around his waist and walked all over the house. I asked them to stand still for a picture and I noticed Ezra had his tongue out like a dog. You think they want a dog?
My sweet Ezra loves to draw! This morning as I was getting ready he handed me this drawing and with proud said,”Look mom I drew you a picture of everyone!” I asked him to tell me who was who “Ella was the spider looking thing” (I think she’s crawling in the picture) then Mara, then Ezra, Daddy and one the other side of the beautiful rainbow table…MOMMY! I couldn’t stop laughing. He pays wonderful attention to detail…I look just like me! I Love “Red head” twist…
