Attitudes

No, this post is not in response to my 9 month old's needy attitude.. although she has been lately..

Kurtis and I both had our birthday's this month.. 27 and 25 respectively! Crazy that another year has gone by. We didn't really do much.. just a few nice things for each other, lots of treats and a couple little buys. I also don't have any pictures because our camera has issues.. lots of them.

I do have some thoughts on life..with my newfound wisdom of another year.. hahaha! It really comes from this month's Ensign, which I thought was excellent! I'm only going to put in a couple quotes that caught my eye.. ironically about trials. I feel so blessed with my life right now that I feel bad when I complain about things. How selfish and impatient am I! But eventually we will have trials, and the Savior can be there with us, no matter what size they are.

Apostle Orson F. Whitney explained "No pain that we suffer, no trial that we experience is wasted. It ministers to our education, to the development of such qualities as patience, faith, fortitude and humility. All that we suffer and all that we endure, especially when we endure it patiently, builds up our characters, purifies our hearts, expands our souls, and makes us more tender and charitable, more worthy to be called children of God...and it is through sorrow and suffering, toil and tribulation, that we gain the education that we have come here to acquire." (having patience is my personal trial I think...)

Elder Richard G. Scott taught that "the Lord is intent on [our] personal growth and development...Progress is accelerated when [we] willingly allow Him to lead [us] through every growth experience [we] encounter...If [we] question [every unpleasant challenge]...[we] make it harder for the Lord to bless [us]." (Ahhhh.. so true! I'm a questioner.. and complainer.. and whiner.. which brings me to my final quote..)

Elder Jeffrey R. Holland wisely counseled, "No misfortune is so bad that whining about it won't make it worse."

So, having an attitude of gratitude and patience is good. Thoughts for you on this sunny day.. gotta go, baby's unhappy! ahhhhhhhhhh grant me patience please! :)

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While we're young and beautiful..

Ha! I just have to laugh at my title..because I totally don't feel that way today. However, last weekend was a youth (16-18) winter formal for our Stake and Kurtis and I went as chapperones. I usually don't agree to these dances but when Kurtis asked me if I wanted to go I responded, "I get to wear a pretty dress???" And was therefore excited to go. So we got all dolled up.. I wore my bridesmaid's dress from my cousin's wedding, Kurtis in his manly duds and Sarah in her Valentine's dress (clearance from Old Navy!) and headed to the dance. I immediately took off my shoes (because I'm practical) and put on socks I'd brought. So much easier. We danced around with Sarah who got ooooh's and aahh's from the girls and stole the evening and even got to dance a few alone when someone graciously offered to hold our clingy child who promptly fell asleep. She was a bit scared by the lights and loud music I think. Anyway, we also had our picture taken... and I have to say I think it's the BEST dance picture I've ever taken.. period. Its got my favorite man and woman in it and I look great! I couldn't ask for more. Thanks to my wonderful husband who forced me to go in the dance circle for the first time ever, making my horrible dancing look good and for being such a stud on the dance floor! These dances are so much fun when you're older..but they help keep you young and beautiful. :)

New tricks

Gotta really clean up the house now.. Sarah can crawl! She's still getting the hang of it but she can move! She can also pull herself up on just about anything.. as seen here (you've got to tilt your head, sorry!)

She is also moving a lot in her crib, as I mentioned in a previous post and is finding the most interesting positions to sleep in.. she almost always ends up sideways like this

And speaking of clean, I knocked over the Cheerios the other day and figured, 5-second rule and put Sarah on clean-up duty. I think more Cheerios were smashed in the effort but she enjoyed it! Has the pendulum of cleanliness swung too far in the other direction? Naw...

Our valentine

Valentine's day was pretty low-key this year. Our neighbor graciously offered to take Sarah for a couple hours while we went out to lunch. It was supposed to be her nap time but our neighbor just couldn't let her cry it out..oh well! We had an OK lunch at an OK Mexican place (my choice, I thought it would be good) but it was nice to get out on our first official date alone since..Sarah was born I think!

We made Valentine's for all the cousins with Sarah's handprint and Grandma Tucker sent Sarah this cute bib and a bear that she LOVES! All in all, as long as we got to spend it together, that's all a girl could want for Valentine's Day. Notice the Cheerio on the chin.. love it!