My Blog

Just incase (is that one word?) anyone missed my email about my blog, here's the address. Mostly I just felt the need to post something on this blog because nobody has in a while! So that's actually all I have. :) Love you all!
Charity

Let the record show

I planned this reunion! Mom, feel free to print it off for your reunion scrapbook. I really did get around to scrapping it. Not many pictures for it though, huh. The Disney reunion was MINE! :D

Sisters love!

A little something that was being passed around on Facebook - but I know not all of you are on that crazy social network, and I wanted to share it with you.

IT'S SISTER WEEK!!!!! If you have one sister, or more, who makes your life interesting and fun, is a blessing in your life, generally makes life worth living by being around, copy and paste this to your status!

I feel blessed to have FOUR sisters, and TWO sisters-in-law (my sistas from other mistas) - and you're all awesome! It's only too bad that we don't live a little closer to each other. Lots of love to Julie, Angela, Amy, Sarah, April, and Charity! I'm grateful to have you all in my life.

Family Home Evening: The Creation

We didn't play with our Christmas Play-Doh until last night. New Year's Eve was as much of a party as we could handle without it. :D But I decided that this part of the gift would go well with a creation lesson. So we used the nursery creation lesson and then got busy. It was a hit! Above is a tree (in case you couldn't tell).

Below: a monkey and a whale

Before and after: a lion and a lamb
Poor lamb never really had a chance. :)

Christmas fun

Well, we had a great Christmas!

New Baby Fun

Two things

Two unrelated things:

1.) Nauvoo! Some of you have talked about applying for cast or
volunteer staff positions for the 2010 Nauvoo Pageant and we couldn't
be more excited! Applications are happening now; you can apply at: http://www.nauvoopageant.org/

In the past we have had family stay at our condo, and having received
special permission to do so. But with Ray now serving as the director
we don't feel comfortable asking special privileges that others are
not allowed. The good news is we now have a motor home we would love
to share with any of our beloved family members. Please let us know
if you are interested in using this option and when, so we can
accommodate as many as possible. We love our family and love Nauvoo,
and love when the they all come together!

2.) A new arrival! I don't know how many of you know about this, but
Kevin and Emily have been trying to adopt a baby for over a year now.
A couple weeks ago they were blessed with a newborn baby boy through
LDS Family Services. He was born a healthy little 7 lb. 4 oz. baby;
his birth mother was Polish and his father African American. He is a
handsome, and already well-loved little boy. We are thrilled their
family has been blessed in this way, grateful for the mother's choice
to give life and a chance at a happy home, and impressed with the way
the Wilsons have consecrated their hearts and home throughout the
adoption process. We pray the adoption process will continue to go
smoothly (a six-month-long process, at best). Thought you might want
to know, so you can share in their joy....