More Aiden-isms



The other day while we were driving home Aiden said “Mom, trick-or-treating is over, next time I will be Ironman”

I was so eager to explain Christmas to Aiden and now every morning driving to school he asks “can we go to Christmas Mom?” one day he said “Mommy where is Christmas, is it lost?"

Annie picked Aiden up from school and while driving home a song came on the radio and he said to Annie “Jesus wrote this song!”

Aiden is already in control of the radio, he tells me he wants me to put on “Jonny Cash” or he wants to listen to “Colbie Caillat” and he wants it on “hard” instead of loud.

Aiden has already started his Christmas list, he told me “I want lighting McQueen for Christmas, a motorcycle with a helmet, and a four-wheeler!” Every commercial he sees he tells me and Michael “Christmas is going to give me that!”

At home or in the car Aiden will say “I’m a teacher mom, use whispers”

He always asks “Mom who bought this?” When I tell him I bought something he’ll say “actually Michael did” or “Thanks Mom!” Yesterday I told him Grandma bought the napkins he was using and he said “I love you Grandma!!”

Aiden thinks it’s hilarious to say “Mom! Mom!” and when I say “what?” he laughs and says “never mind.”

Christine was watching Aiden the other day and said he and Sarah had gotten into a fight so Aiden yelled “DAMIT! DAMIT!” and Sarah responded “SHUTUP!” I of course blamed Grandma because everyone knows that is her choice of swear words and I never swear!!

Aiden colored all over my kitchen floor this weekend, when I asked him why he did it he said “I didn’t do it, the Shaggy Wolf did” when Michael said “I don’t think so” Aiden quickly changed his story and said “Bear did it!”

This morning Aiden said “My Harley boots have germs on them.” I told him I would clean them, he said “I will lick them!” I said “ew!” he laughed and said “I’m just teasing you.”

Top 10 things I love about my husband!!



1. I love that he is a righteous priesthood holder

2. He is absolutely brilliant!! He knows everything about everything!

3. He spoils me rotten!! How many husbands cook and clean and sew?? Not to mention the manicures, pedicures and back massages he gives me!!

4. He is a wonderful husband and father

5. I love his sense of humor

6. He is a fabulous cook (my personal favorites are his ribs and lemon chicken!)

7. He is handsome and charming

8. I love his deep sultry voice

9. He has the most attractive smile, and the cutest dimples!

10. I love his cute little butt (Yes I said it!!)

Soap Box Sunday

I am so grateful we have the opportunity to attend church each Sunday. It really does give me the spiritual pick me up I am so desperately in need of each week. It is also so fulfilling to watch my Husband continue to grow in the church. Yesterday Michael blessed the Sacrament for the first time. I could tell he was a little nervous but he did a great job! He was very deliberate and clear in giving the blessing. I am so proud of the righteous priesthood holder he has become. He also received his first calling yesterday!!! He is a member of our Christmas Planning committee!! He will be sustained next week!

This week I want to share my testimony on the law of tithing. This has been something I have struggled with in the past because I always feel so poor!! I use to pay my tithing and then expect something in return. When I didn’t get anything I felt discouraged.

One day I was listening to David Ramey (who is Baptist by the way) on the subject of tithing, he said “The tithe, which is a scriptural mandate, was not instituted for God's benefit because He already has all the money He needs. He does not need our money. Tithing was created for our benefit. It is to teach us how to keep God first in our lives and how to be unselfish people. Unselfish people make better husbands, wives, friends, relatives, employees, and employers. God is trying to teach us how to prosper over time.”

It was then that I decided I would pay my tithing without expectation. I couldn’t afford it, I literally had no room in my already tight budget but I decided that I was going to put God first and that I was going to be faithful. When I did this every month I seemed to get by, checks magically appeared in the mail!! Seriously! I got refunded on things I hadn’t expected or received money back on purchases.

Lately, we have really struggled financially, when I look at our income and outgoing expenses I get very stressed out because we are always in the negative. We continue to pay our tithing faithfully and we seem to get by and we continue to receive financial blessings such as renting out our STL house or being refunded on accounts that were over paid 3 years ago!!

I testify that the law of tithing is a gift from our Heavenly Father and will help us learn to become more Christ like if we will pay it faithfully and without expectation we will be blessed.

Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow

It is official, winter is here! Even though the winter solstice is still 6 weeks away, I am counting this as the official start of winter because it snowed for the first time this week (yes, I know it actually snowed last month, but I was out of town so I’m not counting it!).



Although winter is not my favorite time of year, because I don’t like to be cold, there are a few things I’m looking forward to. I absolutely love the holiday festivities! I love listening to Christmas music and I love to drive around looking at the Christmas lights. I am looking forward to having my family over for Thanksgiving dinner, to making a turkey, and baking pies. I can’t wait to put up our Christmas tree and to make my traditional Christmas candies!!



I love to play in the snow with Aiden – sledding and building snowmen. I love it when it snows turning everything into a winter wonder land. I love the snow covered mountains especially at sun rise or sun set when the sun casts a pink hue on them or during the night – it is truly breath taking to see the white mountains against the midnight blue sky.


(I took this picture yesterday on the way home from Grandma's and it looks even better when you blow it up)

Finally, I am looking forward to snuggling up with my sweetheart on the couch in front of the fire watching our favorite Christmas flicks and slipping hot chocolate.

November 4, 2008

The United States made history this election day by putting the first colored president in office. While Obama wasn’t the candidate I voted for I am happy I was able witness this historic event. It really is amazing to see how far we have come as a nation in terms of civil rights. It was just 90 years ago that women received the right vote. I am very grateful for the brave women who suffered unmentionable atrocities so that women could have the right to vote. To read more on the woman’s suffrage movement view the following link. http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/suffrage/nwp/tactics.pdf

Soap Box Sunday

We had a very powerful lesson in relief society yesterday on gratitude. The lesson started off listing off people who we knew were truly happy and then another list of people who were unhappy. After much discussion we came to the conclusion that the stark difference between people who are truly happy and those who are not is gratitude.

Robert D. Hales of the Quorum of the twelve apostles said “Gratitude is a state of appreciation, an act of thanksgiving, which causes us to be humble because we recognize an act of kindness, service, or caring from someone else which lifts us and strengthens us.” Conversely, he said “Ingratitude is the attitude of being unaware or not recognizing when someone has assisted us or helped us or, even worse, when we know we have been helped and have not given thanks privately or publicly.”

What struck me the most in this lesson was a point on entitlement, how often do we say to ourselves “why is this happening to me” or “I’ve done everything I’m supposed to” or “this isn’t fair”. I have often heard myself say these things as if I’m entitled to something better or as if what I have isn’t good enough. This is how Satan wants us to feel because we become so blinded by our selfishness that we forget how blessed we are which ultimately leads to unhappiness.

I have been the recipient of countless blessing, enumerable services and acts of kindness. I would be remised if I didn’t say how appreciative I am for my Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ for all the blessing I enjoy in my life. I am incredibly thankful for our families who have helped us in so many ways!! I am thankful for the people who positively influence and shape our children’s lives. I am grateful to the mothers of our children who work hard to provide for them and who affectionately care for them. I am grateful to my son who has taught me not only to love but what true joy is. I am grateful for my Husband who has gone without so many times so that I don’t have to, who always puts my needs first, and who loves me unconditionally. He has been an incredible example to me in so many things and I am very grateful to have him in my life!

Trick-or-Treat!!

This year by far was the best Halloween we’ve had! Aiden was finally old enough to fully understand and appreciate trick-or-treating!! Of course he dressed up as Spiderman! He’d asked me the night before what I was going to dress up as so Michael and I decided to go as the Dread Pirate Roberts and Princess Buttercup. We really couldn’t find much in the way of costumes the night before Halloween but I did find a princess crown and wand. Michael was able to make a mask out of an old black shirt; the rest of his costume was easy, black shirt, pants and shoes. When Aiden saw my costume I told him I was a princess to which he replied “Mommy, where’s your princess pants?





Rose and Phil came to our house with the boys to pose for pictures on the porch; this has been a tradition of ours for three years running.



After pictures we all headed to Grandpa Robbins to trick-or-treat.



Then we went to Christine’s for dinner and trick-or-treating. It was so fun to watch Aiden and his cousins run from door to door yelling trick-or-treat!



There was a one house with a witch passing out candy. Aiden was very scared until I turned her in to a nice lady with my fairy princess wand.



At the end of the night we headed back to Christine’s to watch Ichabod and drink hot chocolate.