Political Laughs

Sent to us by Natalie & Steve.  Thanks for the laughs and

thought that we would pass it on.

Julia Taking A Ride

John taking Julia for a ride Thursday in the sled through the kitchen and front room.

Below she is smiling special for the camera!

Our Valentine's Day Sledding Trip

For Valentine's Day our family went sledding at the park.  It was by far our most successful sledding venture!  Rachel and Alissa were both able to walk up and down the hill and Rachel was so excited that she could carry the sled up by herself.

Julia got tired of the hill after a few rides... she must have thought that it wasn't big enough!  Her favorite thing was to be pulled around in the sled.  Every time that I would stop pulling her, she would start kicking her legs and saying "Uh,uh,uh" until I started again.  She was asleep in about five minutes.

Alissa and Rachel enjoyed playing at the park.  They thought that it was so  cool that their snowsuits gave them a lot of added speed on the slides.  They went from playground to playground and would have continued all night, but Julia woke up and was ready for food.  Even while we were changing and packing up, 

Rachel kept sledding!

Our Visits With Mormor

Here is a picture of our family visiting John's grandparents at their house.   John's Grandma has cancer which will most likely take her life within the next month or two.  Although this is a difficult time for everyone, we are grateful that we have an opportunity to spend time with her before she passes on.  How lucky we are to have 'time'... so many wish for even a few moments with a loved one after their death to let them know how much they are loved and how much they have influenced and touched the lives of those around them.  We have been reflecting on the privilege of knowing such a wonderful lady in this life.  John has been so grateful for the memories of them he has growing up and for their wonderful example of love and service.  Most of all we are grateful for the hope and knowledge we have of life after death because of the atonement of Jesus Christ.  Because Christ over came death, we will all be resurrected and receive perfect bodies.  Because Christ suffered for us, we can, through faith in Christ and repentance, be made perfect through Christ and have the opportunity to live with Him and God (our Heavenly Father) again forever.  We believe that there we can live together with our families forever.  This knowledge of God plan and His love for us gives us so much hope and comfort in this life.

Our Family Home Evening

John helping Alissa cut out her crown as part of tonight’s Family Home Evening activity.  Our lesson was “I Am a Child of God” so they each got to wear crowns to help them feel special and remind them that they are each a child of God.

Rachel conducted and again this week we sang some of our traditional favorites... “I Am a Child of God”, “Once There Was a Snowman”, and “Popcorn Popping (which Julia can now do some of the actions to so she gets so excited).