Passions

In my life there are many things that I am passionate about. One that I hold dear in my heart is my passion for Music. The power of the melody and lyrics flood my heart with emotion, romance, pride and humor. I enjoy a wide variety of music ranging from Doris Day to Green Day. I feel blessed to have been involved in music for many years of my life. I have found a way to express myself through music time after time. We all have a few songs that make us break out dancing, want to listen to over and over, cry all the way through the song (every time it's heard), or make us reach to change the station. Recently I have added a small music selection to my blog. Each of these have a way of touching my heart. Here is why:

Dream by Priscilla Ahn: I love the simplistic melody and lyrics of this song. As a little girl I had similar dreams and experiences as in the first verse of this song. As a young girl I asked God many times to bless my life in the same ways as said in the second verse. I just hope that I'm old and grey when I die. Feeling like my life has been fulfilled as in the third verse.

Story by Brandi Carlile: I feel that it is appropriate. I have written many posts that tell you the story of who I am, where I've been and how I got to where I am. My husband Brett doesn't really like this song for how crazy the chorus gets. But to me... the entire song expresses happiness, sadness, pain and comfort. The part where it says: You see the smile that's on my mouth. Its hiding the words that don't come out.... I am grateful for the people in my life that recognize my smile that covers the words that don't come out. Thank You to All of you! And thanks to Brett for making me feel like a million bucks :)

September by Earth Wind and Fire: Is the song that I play to brighten my day. It's also the song Ethan and I love to dance to. That little guy can bust a move!

Three Little Birds by Bob Marley: Don't worry about a thing. Cuz every little thing is gonna be all right. This is my message to you. I believe that everything doesn't always turn out like you plan..... It's better!

Today it is obvious that I am thankful for MUSIC.

One Down

Project #2 is finished. For my Nieces birthday I decided to make her an apron. It was a lot of fun to make and she loved it.

Today I am thankful for My Family

So Excited to make one of these...

Check out this beautiful temple picture!

I just wish I had everything else in the picture.

Today I am thankful for great friends

Projects

Lately I have found myself almost knee deep in fun projects.

Project 1 - A new play area for Ethan and all his TOYS

So since we do not have wet concrete to carve Ethan's name and hand prints into now or in the near future. I thought it would be fun to paint Ethan's name and stamp his handprints into the concrete of his new play area floor before we cover it with foam squares. I was doing great with my finger painting skills and then I was on to the hand stamps. Well........ I dipped Ethan's right hand into the paint and proceeded to stamp the floor. As I placed his hand his little fingers went squish, squish, squish. Shoot!!! "Oh I will do better on the left hand." Squish squish squish. Well... at this point I had a left and a right Squished hand prints. "Maybe if I stamp his hands faster next time will work." NOT. I couldn't have only three squished hand prints so I preceded to the fourth. And no my Son does not have four hands. ;) All in all I think it turned out pretty cute. We hope to have this play area finished in the next few days (fingers crossed). More pictures will follow.

Project 2 - In progress... But here is a sneak peak.

I went to one of my favorite shops in town

Look what's in side

Having a great time.

Today I am grateful for... my camera

Ringing in the New Year 2010

We celebrated the New Year 2010 at a Camp in Heber. We had so much fun playing games, sledding and spending time with Brett's family. The roads were snow packed so we would all pile on top and flat bed trailer being Craig's truck. He would haul us all up to the top of the hill and we would ride our sleds down to the bottom of the hill. It was so much fun. When there were a few that did not fit in the trailer those people would sit on their sleds, hold a rope and hold on for dear life. Every time someone would tumble off and many would follow.

Aunt Collette and Ethan

Ethan and his new Best Bud, Scout fell asleep on the way home.

One of my New Years Resolutions is to always write something I am grateful for at the end of each post I make. So....

Today I am grateful for running water :)

Merry Christmas

May we wish you the happiest Christmas anyone ever knew. We had a Christmas full of wonderful memories to remember.

Cookies and Milk for Santa

Our Tree

Ethan's Christmas Pajamas

We continued our Christmas celebration by going to see Ethan's Birth Mom Kirsten and her family the day after Christmas

This Christmas was my favorite so far. It was so much fun to watch Ethan's excitement as he opened his presents. He learned how to say Santa and Ho Ho Ho and he does it so well.

Many times during December I found myself thinking about the story in the Book of Mormon of when Samuel prophesied of the birth of Christ. How would it have been to have witnessed the signs of Christ's Birth so far away?

I pray that each year to come will be filled with the magic of Christmas and the reverence of the birth of our Savior.