Remembering Kamber

In Relief society last week (yes I went to church) I have been really good about going since it changed to 9:00. Anyways, we had a wonderful lesson about Joesph Smith and how he endured all his trials. As I was sitting there I thought about how different trials are for everyone and how they come at different times of everybodys life. In my profession I am very blessed to be so close to so many people. I do hear their struggles and I leave the salon sometimes very happy and other times very sad. On Sunday I couldn't stop thinking about Kamber and how hard it must be for my brother Ethan and my sister-in-law Jenn. I thought about how much easier it would have been for Joesph to say "To heck with it all!" and take the easier road. I look at Jenn and see her still smile back at me when I smile at her and every time I think in my head how can she smile when she has been through so much. I admire that she can go into a swimming pool and have fun with us. I honestly think we don't know how strong we are and we learn through our trials. I think the Lord knows we can endure things that we in our wildest imaginations think that we couldn't. I have seen a gal in the past and I guess you could say she is a counselor or therapist her name is Debbie and she told me that she believes that Kamber is a Guardian Angel for all of us in our family. I do believe we have angels all around us helping us everyday. I miss Kamper Bamper SO MUCH and I miss seeing her and Major play. Here are some cute pictures of our Kamber and her with Major. We love you Kamber.

Nice ending to a really crapy week!

When I say crappy I really mean too much to do and not enough time to do it. I had a pretty good beginning of the week, Major and Dallas have been in swim lessons for 3 weeks and it was really good for them. B.J. and I have 3 major goals this summer and they are getting Major swimming on his own with NO floaties, pooping one the potty ALL the time and starting him in preschool in August. ( by the way our swim teacher was not real happy when we told her that Major used floaties last year, she said that when kids wear them they tend to think that they can float and it gives them an idea that they are ok in the pool all the time. I don't think we will put Dallas in floaties ever.) I took the boys over to my moms house and we had a ton of fun this week. Wednesday is my big work day and I have had a ton of work cause everyone has to be HOT for graduation right. I got to the salon on wed. at 7:00 and left at 9:30 and the worst part is that I sat down twice for 10 minutes. I was so dead. Then on Thursdays Mindi and I play on this volleyball league and this past Thur. we played the best team although we competed we lost all 3 games. Saturday was another crazy day I went to work at 8:00 and was 30 min. behind by 10:30 I was planning to be done by 4:00 and didn't even leave until 5:30. B.j. and I took the boys to Serranos and then went and got ice cream. Today was alot of fun for me after church the kids and I took naps and then my parents came over to eat. It was really nice to have my mom and dad all to our little family. We ate spaghetti and then enjoyed some burnt cookies I made. I want to tell my mom and dad that it was fun cooking for them and having them over. We love you guys.

Honestly, Truly and Seriously

Ok I do know that guys have to adjust and itch and all that, but when my 3 year old is holding himself before he goes to bed I get just a little freaked out. He is getting too big and he is so much fun and a really sweet boy. Major and I were at my moms house and she has bunnies in an area of her yard that is fenced in so the dogs dont kill them and my mom wanted to make sure they were both boys so she didnt have any babies. We grew up with like 100 rabbits so I do know how to check out the sex of a rabbits. My moms bunnies have dug holes to stay cool and safe so my mom went and guarded one hole and Major stood over the other. I was trying to get them in a corner and kept missing them after about 5 tries Major says " Comon mom make the play!" Oh my hell I was laughing so hard I think I lost a little bit of my bladder he is so his father. Then after a couple of tries I hit my head on the Graipfruit tree and said "Oh damnit" It was just a reaction and Major says " Damnit oh damnit" I was trying so hard not to laugh. Then I have to explain that mommy should not say that and I was sorry. He is listening to everything I say and it is good for me cause I try to think before I speak. Try being the key word.