gratitude

Today, November 20, 2009, I am grateful for "life" - the spirit body my Heavenly Parents created giving life to a nascent intelligence; the physical body my earthly parents gave me making possible a second estate of life and learning where both the spiritual and physical powers allow me to grow and have joy. Part of my experience has included giving the same opportunity to other spirits. Another part of my experience has included sharing every part of life with an eternally connected friend. The permanence of this connectedness, from Heavenly Parents to earthly parents, to child, and to generations past and future is what "life" means to me. I am grateful that life endures beyond death along with all the traits, capacities, and powers inherent in each living being.

Thomas has a cold and was having a hard time the other night. He struggled to breathe, grunting and moaning in spurts to clear his airway, followed by exuberant cry's for relief. I listened, feeling pained and helpless. I soon felt stir a firm faith that Heavenly Father through the Priesthood would bring calm and peace to Thomas. A blessing was given, his breathing improved, and my heart was comforted. Thomas is fine, but seeing him suffer I could not hold back giving him all that I could. Life is a precious gift that is made permanent through the eternal sacrifice of our Savior. He could not hold back the love he has for all of us. He gave all, so that our spirits and bodies could reunite in perfect form, and each soul could be reunited with parent and offspring connecting all in one eternal "life."

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Old Baby New Baby

Jack is moving on. He's no longer a baby, in fact, this little Casanova thinks he has a girlfriend. I asked him a few questions, this is what he said: "Alex is my girl friend. I like her because she has pink jamies. I went to her house and she kissed me a lot, and she loved me. I was her home teacher, I taught her to 'walk in the light.'" Today at Sunday dinner he said Alex and him laid down on the floor in nursery and made snow angels together. Watch out girls...here he comes.

Thomas is pure joy - new, soft, cuddly, chubby, pure, clean, close to heaven, inspiring! He smiles, laughs, and gurgles, but that's enough to entertain us for hours. I wish we could bottle up these new baby feelings, just in case this is last.

spooky halloweeny

Thought we would make homemade root beer, instead we bought some A&W and added dry ice.

Eliza = princess Leia

Grandma and Grandpa Olson came for Halloween weekend. We carved pumpkins, went to the ward trunk or treat party, ate good food, stayed up late, wrestled, and watched Princess Bride (with the ginormous fire swamp rat and sweet lines like: as you wish, true wuv, and inconceivable).
Thomas = Ewok. Cooper was DarthVader and Jack was Luke Skywalker. Tyler was George and Corina was Lucas.

Big Day

This is it! The moment Cooper's been waiting for. He is now officially in Kindergarten!! He had is first big day on September 2nd and he's is loving it all! He loves the bus ride, his friends, Mrs. Schroeder, his homework...you name it-he loves it!!

Here's the little stud on his big day

Jack and Eliza excited to see their brother get home from school.

Just off the bus!
(All kindergartner's are bussed from the elementary school to
their kindergarten class on campus and back again).