Jesus Take the Wheel

*Sorry, I'm getting spiritual and sappy in this one! But turn up your volume, the music in the video makes such an impact!

Today I went to church with my parents. With Sean being out of town, it is always nice to have some help during sacrament!

Today made me reflect a bunch on the church. I love the fact that no matter where you attend church, it will be the same. You learn the same principles, and feel the same spirit no matter what building you are in.

The Sunday School and Relief Society lessons really hit home. It was shocking how much the related to one another. The topic of Sunday School was "Trust in the Lord" and Relief Society was about turning the pressures of the devil into a positive and how to overcome temptations.

I would not ever say that I am a "bad person" or that I am not living my life the way that I am supposed to. But of course there are always temptations out there, and of course I am not PERFECT (shhhh, don't tell Sean!). There is always room for everyone to improve in their life, and today really made me reflect on those aspects of my life that I could put more effort into.



On my drive home from my parents house, the song "Jesus Take the Wheel" came on. I'm not sure if it was my prego emotions )that's what we are going to blame) but I got completely teary eyed and spent the rest of the drive reflecting on my life as well as the life of my family.

It is hard to think that every decision I make is going to have a huge impact on my children. Every little detail of my day to day life will help shape them into the people they will grow up to be. Even a small bad decision can make a negative impact.

This was not the first time I have heard this song....as a matter of fact, I've probably heard it a hundred or more times. Maybe it was the fact that it was bad weather and I too had a sleeping baby in the back seat. But this time listening to the song I realized that I need to take the words to heart. I need to let Jesus Take The Wheel.

If I put my trust in the Lord, there's no way he is going to steer me wrong. He will help me face the temptations of the devil, and will help me be the best Mom and Wife I can be. Setting a good example and shaping these little ones into the best they can be.

First day of Nursery!

Last sunday was William's first day of Nursery.

(yah, kinda blurry)

I'm not sure who was more excited?

Me

or

Him

We talked up Nursery so much.

The treats

The toys

The friends

and The leaders

Our next door neighbors are in the Nursery, so William was already familiar with them, and so he was comfortable staying without me.

But as soon as I dropped him off, he went straight for the little broom/vacuum thing. And I was told that he spend most of the time cleaning up the floor!!

Yup, sounds like my son!

When I picked him up after class, the leaders told me that he did not have a picture that he colored, because he was too busy cleaning to stop and color!

(luckyly this week they talked him into coloring!)

Boy was it AMAZING to pay attention in class.

I was able to take notes

follow along in the scriptures

and I actually knew what the lesson was about at the end of class!

Sacrament meeting was another experience. Sean wasn't at church because he got called out to work, so I had to attempt keeping William in the pew on my own.

(I love his "cheese" face!)

Lucky for me, there were many friendly people around willing to help me corral my child into a 4 pew circumfrence!!

And he spent most of the time sitting with the family in front of us.

That is until they started to read him his "noah" book, and he started YELLING the animal sounds every time a page was turned!

"Baa Baa Baa" is not the most sacrament appropriate noise!

So, after about 20 minutes of attempting it, we called it quits and went home!

What a WONDERFUL experience having a little one in nursery! I can enjoy this peace at least until July!

BLAH!

My house has NO personality. I wish I could throw paint on the wall, wallpaper for accents, or SOMETHING...
I'm in such a design rut. I hate that I can't do the things I want.
Does anyone have a tip?

Landlords Landlords Landlords

This morning while blowing my nose my ear popped...nothing too out of the norm. There's been a lot of pressure there lately. But apparently this time was different because I immediately became overwhelmingly dizzy and sick to my stomach.

I have spent the majority of today laying down!

Oh, but I've decided that our neighbors must think they live next to a bunch of different toned HORNS and WHISLES! Because at the rate my family has been blowing their nose lately, You're bound to hear some strange noise every 5 minutes!!

But I have decided that if the room does not stop spinning by tomorrow morning, it will be time to go see the doctor!

On another note, it's funny how a Landlord is first to call you THE DAY BEFORE rent is due, just as a "friendly reminder", but when you call them with information of a leak and a soaking wet floor, they don't return your phone calls!
Sean's been calling them all day, but we are yet to get a return call.

So, we made the most of the situation and played with William's Aquadoodle!

Now we are just hoping the Landlord calls back soon.

William's first official haircut!

Well today was the day...William got his first official hair cut. Trust me, it was FAR past time.

First of all, the before pictures:

Ok, granted the wind is blowing in these pictures, so it makes it look a lot worse, but you get the point. These were taken yesterday, so you can see how long it was!

And William was being difficult today, so we only have a side view of what the hair looks like after the hair cut. But hey, you can compare it with the one above to see the HUGE difference!

And then we have the "in the process of" pictures! They take the cake. Poor kid had a rough time. The second Allyson put him in the chair, the tears started streaming, and never really stopped until it was over and he was down playing with the dogs!

Hopefully tomorrow he will cooperate a little better, and I can get a good picture of his beautiful new hair cut!!

He is such a handsome boy now!

What a great day!

Today William and I headed down to my parents house. It was a day spent cheering up Grandma and well, chasing Grandpa around the house!!
William really LOVES his Grandpa. He is like a little shaddow that is constantly under my dad's feet. Poor guy might get stepped on quite a bit because of this, but he doesn't mind. As long as he can be Grandpa's right hand man, he is content!

We spent all day with my Mom so that my Dad could go out and run much needed errands. But Grandma spoils William too much, and lets him play with and do whatever he wants. When he was done with his mad dash, it looked like a tornado had hit the house! Talk about a mess!

When Grandpa got home, William got to help him replace all of the dead bolts in the house!! William loves him a screwdriver!

But as with any little one, something has to go missing in the process. This time it was one of the screws. Guess where we found it? (sorry the picture is kinda blurry)

Yup, the screw was inside the bullet hole in the wall!! Smart little bugger!
(check out how small the holes are!)

Also, Grandpa had to get the eggs from the chicken coop, and William insisted on going with him. But no socks or shoes would be involved. So when he came in, his poor toes were frozen!

But of course, Grandpa was there to warm them up!!

Boy do we love family time!

Ultrasound - Week 10

Today I had my first doctor's appointment. I am exatly 10 week, and everything is going great. It is so fun to see and hear our baby!
With my doctor's office, I get an ultrasound each visit, and they put it on a DVD for me as well!! I love having it to show off!!