April already?

WOW! how this year is flying I guess we are having too much fun. Easter was a tot of fun this year. Major and Dallas are at such a fun age to do the whole Easter bunny thing. Dallas is getting so much better with communicating and it is a lot easier on B.J. and I. B.Js parents came down last Thursday so they could come to Majors 2nd tee-ball game. It was awesome to see Majors cheering section. We had Tanner and Shasta, Marla, Bert, Melayne and Dally-dog and I yelling and screaming for him. He was so excited. Thank you to all that came to cheer for Major. After the game we all went to Barros pizza and ate dinner. Always a fun party when the Wootans are in town. Then on Saturday Major had another game and then later that day We went over to Ethan and Jenn's to dye Easter eggs. It was awesome we got Mattas mexican food and just hung out and visited. On our way home we called the Wootan clan and they came over to color another dozen eggs. My boys went to bed at 12:15 on sun. morning and then woke up at 7 Easter morning. I was so worried they were going to be bratty from lack of rest but they were champs. I took them for a 30 min drive so they could nap over to Ethan and jenn's house to see my family for a little whilefor Easter. I love Easter it is such a wonderful holiday It was a little different not going to Church. I felt like I needed to get ready and get my boys ready and go to the church house. I am grateful for the atonement and for Jesus Christ sacrifice for me in my life. I know he loves me and is mindful of my trials. I was talking to a close friend the other day and we were talking about how hard relationships are. I have struggled with some relationships in my life. I have learned through counseling about core beliefs. We all have core beliefs some people have a core belief of waking up at the crack of dawn and working all day. (Thats one of my dads core beliefs) other people have a core belief about going to school and getting a degree. (Thats one of my husbands core beliefs.) We get core beliefs from our childhood, or even later in life if we feel that some decisions we made have been positive thing in our lives, we tend to make it a core belief. The problem sometimes with our core beliefs that we feel so passionately about are beliefs that we tend to think that other peoples core beliefs are wrong or stupid. I know I have been guilty of this. I am trying to look at the way other people do things and not think negative thoughts about how they go about their lives because what works for me just might not work for someone else. I know earlier on in marriage I struggled with some of the ways B.J. or even his family did things. It was very different than the way my family did things. My first husband went on a mission and his family was wonderful, spiritual, sweet and all that. Now that I am divorced and married to B.J., who is not a return missionary, now for 8 years, he is a way better match for me and so is his family. I am sad I went through that VERY difficult time in my life, but soooo..... grateful I have B.J. as my husband and the two little turds that I do. B.J. and I have had our struggles in marriage but we have worked through our differences and continuing to compromise. Compromise is a necessity in marriage. It is hard for stubborn people like me but sometimes things just aren't worth fighting over. I have some awesome pictures coming from our beach trip and Easter. Life is wonderful, my kids are healthy, and B.J is a stud. Love you all!