Missions and Snorkels

Matt's parents received their mission call yesterday! They are going to BERLIN, GERMANY!! I am so excited for them. I am glad that we will be gone while they are gone. I don't think I could handle thinking about them eating Morrissa's pot roast without us!

Funny story, Ruby and Cooper were taking a bath the other night. Coop was lying on his back and a certain part of his anatomy was poking up. Ruby looked over and said, "Is that a SNORKEL? Can he breathe out of that?" I was crying because I was laughing so hard!

Craziness

This picture is sooo Cooper! It is hard to catch that kid!

I was getting out the next size of clothes and putting the things that were too little in a pile and Coop put his spiderman "uniform" in the pile all by himself! Even though that outfit is totally up his bum I almost cried. He is growing up so fast!

Newsflash! Ruby asked me to do her hair! She has let me do it twice now!
It was a dream come true!

This is our new favorite activity. Water in a pan with a squirt of dish soap and a straw will keep my dudes busy for hours!

We are still on the waiting list for North Carolina. My guess is that we will end up in Indiana. We are thinking about selling our house. It kills me, but it would be nice to be able to pay for school. I just wish I knew what would happen for sure!

Happiness

My cousin, whose daughter is in the hospital, has the greatest quote on her blog. If you can't see the bright side of life, than polish the dull side! I love that. Life is often rough, but happiness is a CHOICE! My favorite scripture is 2Nephi 5:27 And it came to pass that we lived after the manner of happiness! I love that. We have made it our family scripture. I have asked Ruby to remind me of that when I am not as pleasant as I should be (which is too often)!

President Hinkley

Monday morning when I told my kids about President Hinkley Ruby said, "Mom, I was praying for him, do you think that helped?" I told her I was sure it did. Then she said, " I always say, when a prophet dies, give him the word of God!"

I love when my kids would do their 5 finger testimony in nursery and they would cheer, "Gordon B. Hinkley" !! I love that man and know that he is a prophet of God!

"In all of living, have much fun and laughter. Life is to be enjoyed, not just endured." GBH (thanks Kare Bear)

Grad school here we come!

We just found out that Matt has been accepted to Indiana University for the MBA program. We are on the waiting list for University of North Carolina and are still waiting to hear from the University of Texas in Austin. We don't know where we will end up but now we know that we will be going! We are really excited! Yea Matt!

Cool site! See where I ran!

Super Cooper

One of Coopers super powers is to get hurt! Last night he pulled a table down on himself at Grandmas. I turned around as he is screaming to see both of his arms pinned under one of those folding church tables. It looked so freaky! Poor guy! He just wanted to cuddle for quite a while but then he was running around being his crazy self. He has bruises on both sides of the arm. He didn't seem to mind it much today, but I kept having this feeling I should have it x-rayed. So I took him in and sure enough it is fractured! Crazy kid! He loves the splint and keeps thrusting it forward and saying "To infininty and beyond!"

Ruby told me today that she wants to be a vet when she grows up. A few seconds later she said, "Or maybe I will work at McDonalds". Cooper wants to be a dog catcher! I just want to go to bed. 4 hours at the doctors office was plenty for me!