New Found Love

Joey and Lydia have decided that they really like to wrestle. They just started throwing themselves all over my bed or on pillows or on the couch. It is fun to watch them. So far Lydia handles Joey's roughness pretty good...I just stay close by, in case.

Daily Quote

I think this is one of my new favorites. I had forgotten I had this. We need to focus on the good we have done in our lives instead of nit-picking all the things we did wrong or could have done better or differently or looking only at what others have accomplished.

"People who have given up are ruled by their darkest mistakes, worst failures, and deepest regrets. If you want to be successful, then be governed by your finest thoughts, your highest enthusiasm, your greatest optimism, and your most triumphant experiences."

Daily Quote

One way to out think people is to make them think you think they’ll think you’re not really thinking what you are trying to get them to think you think. (confusing, no?)

Some Favorite From the Last Couple Weeks

I am trying to figure out how to put more photos together without making one long line so we will see how this works. I can't quite figure out how to write by my photos when laid out this way, but it is a work in progress. Just enjoy these cute photos!

Playing in the tube at the park // Joey and Momma // Posing

Just satisfied with her pickle

Lydia and Momma

Buzzing her big lips

Daily Quote

*In all choices we make we demonstrate what we believe.

*If we didn’t have trials we wouldn’t grow.

*The surest way to make yourself happy is to make someone else happy.

Daily Quote

"A happy marriage is not so much a matter of romance as it is an anxious concern for the comfort and well-being of one companion."
–President Gordon B. Hinckley

Daily Quote

Just a Stranger –Jim Hess
Just a stranger
He seemed an ordinary man
To look upon him there’s no way that you could understand
What he did for you and me
Anything but ordinary

Just a stranger
Walking on the road to Galilee
Stretching forth his hand, the sick were healed, the blind could see
He reached out a hand to all mankind
That through his plan we all could find – that we are
Anything but ordinary

Just a stranger
Reaching out a hand to those in danger
Of listening but not hearing
And those who look but do not see
But this stranger
Can heal your broken heart and soul and make you whole again
If you’ll open your heart and let him in

How could this stranger
Feed the multitude with little bread
Make the lame to walk, confound the wise and raise the dead
What he did in Galilee
And what he’ll do for you and me
Is anything but ordinary

Just a stranger
Reaching out a hand to those in danger
Of listening but not hearing
And those who look but do not see
But this stranger
Can heal your broken heart and soul and make you whole again
If you’ll open your heart and let him in

If you’ll just believe you’ll see
Then he’ll no longer be
Just a stranger



"Like the polar star in the heavens…there stands the Redeemer of the World, the Son of God, certain and sure as the anchor of our immortal lives. He is the rock of our salvation, our strength, our comfort, the very focus of our faith. In sunshine and in shadow we look to Him and He is there to assure and smile upon us." –President Gordon B. Hinckley (General Conference, April 2002)

Daily Quote

"Keep your courtship alive. Make time to do things together—just the two of you. As important as it is to be with the children as a family, you need regular weekly time alone together. Scheduling it will let your children know that you feel that your marriage is so important that you need to nurture it. That takes commitment, planning, and scheduling. "(Elder Joe J. Christensen in Conference Report, Apr. 1995, 86; or Ensign, May 1995, 65)

Continued catch-up from last week

Time to say goodbye to the boys...they head off to EFY about 10:00 Monday morning so mom could take them to breakfast before checking in. It ended up taking a REALLY long time and mom ended up taking them to lunch too.

Sexy Trio - Look out girls!

Helping pick raspberries after saying goodbye

Joey really enjoys stacking things. We got him these blocks for Christmas last year. I took this picture right before the tower toppled...it was his tallest yet.

On Tuesday the 30th we decided to go out to eat for lunch...Chuck-A-Rama is always a good pick because there is such a variety for the kids and I just may be able to get full. You can eat all you want for one special price. It is great....actually, for our 3 year anniversary that is where we went for dinner because we had Joey with us and I was pregnant with Lydia. Danny finished eating way before Joey and I, so he just watched us. I think I could have stayed a while longer but it was getting late.

Joey always throughly enjoys himself when we eat at Chuck-A-Rama

*My hunky hubby*

Beautiful Flowers outside of Chuck-A-Rama...just had to stop

Mom and I made SALSA!

Lydia loves to eat...I believe at the moment it is tomatoes.

After doing the salsa, mom came with me to the Riverton Senior Center I was to sing at. It was really fun to have her there. It was the first time I sang at this particular one and it went really well. Pat (the lady in charge) gave me their monthly newsletter and it had at list of a bunch more Senior Centers in the area with contact info. Pat said that she would be more than willing to be a reference for when I call any of them. So exciting!

Still getting tons of raspberries! I made freezer jam with these ones and the ones I already picked....it made 5 half pints. Danny was trilled!

Wednesday evening mom and I went to my cousin's Julie "Sprinkle" which is the same as a baby shower just smaller. She already has a little boy and girl and this baby will also be a girl. She is due on July 18! Not too much longer.

Me * Julie * Mom

My Grandma Hall always make everyone a baby quilt. This is the one she made for Julie's expected baby. So cute!

Grandma Hall * Me


Grandpa Hall * Me

Grandpa and Grandma Hall have a wonderful garden...always have. This year they have tons of rhubarb and Grandpa pick me some so it could make Strawberry-Rhubarb jam. Can't wait. Thanks Grandpa!

Oops! One More Photo

I missed putting on my picture of Danny and Lydia...silly me.

Last Sunday

Well, I have alot of catching up to do...there has been alot of happenings the last week. My mom and brothers came from Denver last Saturday. Daniel and Spencer and their friend Robert were headed to EFY in Provo. It was so fun to see them for a few days and to have my mom here for a whole week!! Joey and Lydia LOVE their uncles and of course Grandma.

Spencer * Me * Daniel

Kisses!!

Grandma Berg * Joey

Spencer * Daniel * Robert * Joey

Daily Quote (More Catch Up)

*"There is a tendency to think of change as the enemy. Many of us are suspect of change and will often fight and resist it before we have even discovered what the actual effect will be. When change is thought through carefully, it can produce the most rewarding and profound experiences in life." –Marvin J. Ashton (General Conference, October, 1979

*Prayer should be the key of the day and the lock of the night.

*Through trials and tribulations, a good person becomes a great person

*No legacy is a rich as honesty.

*"A person’s beauty is seen not with the eyes, but with the heart and even though hardships may ravage one’s outer shell, they can enhance one’s character and perspective." –David L. Weatherford

Daily Quote

Just a Stranger –Jim Hess
Just a stranger
He seemed an ordinary man
To look upon him there’s no way that you could understand
What he did for you and me
Anything but ordinary

Just a stranger
Walking on the road to Galilee
Stretching forth his hand, the sick were healed, the blind could see
He reached out a hand to all mankind
That through his plan we all could find – that we are
Anything but ordinary

Just a stranger
Reaching out a hand to those in danger
Of listening but not hearing
And those who look but do not see
But this stranger
Can heal your broken heart and soul and make you whole again
If you’ll open your heart and let him in

How could this stranger
Feed the multitude with little bread
Make the lame to walk, confound the wise and raise the dead
What he did in Galilee
And what he’ll do for you and me
Is anything but ordinary

Just a stranger
Reaching out a hand to those in danger
Of listening but not hearing
And those who look but do not see
But this stranger
Can heal your broken heart and soul and make you whole again
If you’ll open your heart and let him in

If you’ll just believe you’ll see
Then he’ll no longer be
Just a stranger