Guess Which Hand

Happy Valentine's Day to All!!!!

My Aimee just walked up to me and said guess which hand.  I picked one and she said, "no, that's not the right one." so I picked the other.  To my surprise, she holds out her hand and there is her TOOTH.   She mentioned she had another loose tooth several weeks ago, but to have it out with no tears, or fuss or any drama is just amazing to me.  It came out during lunch again -  thanks to an apple.  So now both bottom center teeth are out Ü

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 I just want to express my love and appreciation to my family and how thankful I am for each one.  Jared, Julianna, Thomas, Brian, Janet, Kelli, Rob, Elena, Kacie, Allan, Darin and Aimee.  You are all amazing and I'm so thankful to have you in my life.  Yes, Jeff is still my valentine and oh how he makes my heart twitter-pate.
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Here are some pictures of Aimee and Darin at their school Valentine Party.  It was a candy land theme and they both had a lot of fun.

Snow in Texas

We had a wonderful weekend.

Allan went on his Freeze-er-e and yes, he did get a little cold.  Overall he had a great time and really enjoyed shooting a rifle.

Elena and Kacie attended a fantastic multi-stake valentine dance sponsored by our stake and had a great time.

Elena also had a fun date Saturday afternoon with Josh Riding, Cassie Gardner and David Jones.  They went to the Gardner's and made crapes. 

On Sunday, I went with Jeff to Kerrville.  It was their ward conference.  The weather was cold driving up, and to my surprise, others who arrived after us told us it was snowing!!!!!   I know it is nothing big to my kids in Utah, but for us Texans, any snow is worth celebrating. Ü  By the time I was able to take these pictures, the snow had turned into sleet.  It was a great day to be in the hill country.

Bobcat Award

Tuesday night Darin had his Blue and Gold Banquet where he received his Bobcat Award.  He also got to participate in the flag ceremony and carry the American flag.  Way to go Darin!!

Favorite Hymns

Here lies a new week with new adventures to come.  What will they be????  I look forward and I'm ready to tackle whatever may come Ü

Two hymns have made a big impression on me in the last few weeks.  They were sung in our Stake Conference and the beautiful messages in them have been a source of joy and delight in my life.  The love the Savior has for each of us and his encouragement to stay strong in the gospel sings out to me in these hymns.  How Firm of Foundation (Hymn 85) and Behold a Royal Army (Hymn 251).  I won't share all the verses; however all verses are awesome.  Here is a verse from each hymn that stands out to me.

Fear not, I am with thee;
Oh, be not dismayed,
For I am thy God and will still give thee aid.
I'll strengthen thee, help thee, and cause thee to stand,
Upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand.

Behold! A royal army, with banner, sword, and shield,
Is marching forth to conquer on life's great battlefield.
Its rank are filled with soldiers, United bold, and strong,
They see his signal flashing and shout their joyful song:
Victory, victory, thru him that redeemed us!
Victory, victory, thru Jesus Christ, our Lord!
Victory, victory, victory, Thru Jesus Christ, our Lord!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM

I just want to wish my mom the happiest of birthdays ever!!!!

She is traveling with Kevin to go see her mother, my grandma Tressa Pearson.  I hope they have a wonderful visit and that Tressa  is able to feel of the love Lola has for her.  That would be a wonderful gift for my mom.

Grandma Pearson is in a nursing home and has taken a turn for the worse.  She is not able to recognize what a spoon or fork is used for any more.  If she could be granted the gift of knowing that Lola is there, that would be a miracle.

Cinnamon rolls to the RESCUE

Yesterday, I made a double batch of cinnamon rolls for Jeff to take to work.  The cinnamon rolls were a big hit and did their job to make people happy.

I had a few left over rolls for the kids and low and behold, it was the right thing to pull our Darin's loose tooth.

There was just enough rolls to share with my camp assistants as we traveled to Camp Sionito.  It provided a wonderful smell in the car and was yummy in the tummy.

Exciting, Awesome, Marvelous, Wonderful News of All

This is one excited mom and Aimee who just had the most exciting, awesome, marvelous, wonderful day of all!!

Jared was matched yesterday with San Antonio Medical School.  Yes!  That means they are coming to San Antonio.

Also, my dear, sweet, most awesome and wonderful husband took me out to up grade my phone and I am now a proud user of an iPhone. Ü