Our Family: Fall Yardwork

Braxton's Funnies & Brianna's Milestones

Mom says "Can you clear your plate?" Braxton's response, "I preferate (prefer not)!" January 2010

Mom asks, "Whose birthday is it?" Braxton says, "Jesus's birthday." Dad says, "Who is Jesus?" Braxton responds matter of factly, "The one who blesses everybody!" December 2009

Mom is explaining 'Away In a Manger' to Braxton...He asks, "Why does Jesus have to sleep on the hay." I tell him Jesus didn't have a bed...Braxton says, "He can sleep in my bed Mom." December 2009

James tells Braxton to go in and go to the bathroom before we go. Braxton turns to dad and says, "Are you going to come in and keep me company." November 2009

Braxton looks at me as we're eating dinner and says, "Mom, Jesus is a disciple of God, huh." November 2009

James was running down the Tower Falls trail in Yellowstone with Braxton when he stopped and said to James, "Running takes the run out of me." 9/2009

Braxton tells us, "The sunshine goes down, and the dark comes up." 4/2009

I was explaining how Dad goes to work and Mom works at home. Braxton told me, "You don't work, you go to stores." 3/2009

Favorite Quotes/Thoughts

Gratitude isn't a feeling that happens to you. It is a choice about what you choose to see in the world and how you choose to interpret and respond to what you see.

The happiest people don't necessarily have the best of everything. They just make the best of everything.

Be the change you want to see in the world. --Ghandi

Chances lost are Hope's torn up pages. --Five For Fighting (Chances)

What you are is what you bring. --Five For Fighting (Chances)

Seize the moment...Think of all those women on the Titanic who waived off the dessert cart. --Erma Bombeck

The love of God is like the ocean, you can see it's beginnings but not it's end.

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Fall Yardwork

Yep! I'm that far behind on blogging...I'm super excited that there is a hint of Spring in the air. Well, barely, but I can keep hoping. The days are a tad longer, aren't they?
I just wanted to post a pic of most of the plants I went crazy buying last Fall. I found a landscaper at Sam's club. I struck up a conversation with her about potting soil and found out she was doing commercial landscaping. She gave me a KILLER deal on plans and I'm excited to see it all come together.
After I promised James we were done planting, I went out a got a few more plants on even better clearance. I created a huge job for me and James to get them all in and run the water to them. We'll see how many of them survived our frigid temps of wonderful Cache Valley in the sea of inversion. I'm way excited to be back outside playing in the dirt.