Saturday, September 24, 2011

E's Big 8

My biggest little boy turned the big eight! I can't believe that he is old enough to be this big.
We held his baptism on his birthday, and he was so excited I don't think he slept much the night before. He was also confirmed a member of the church and was given the gift of the Holy Ghost.


We also had his birthday party the same day which was a little much I think. Next time with M we'll have the party on a different day.
It was a lot of fun though, our home was filled with family and friends and it truly was a joyous day.
Seeing your baby get baptized is very emotional, I don't know how much of it has to do with hormones, but I got pretty choked up. I'm so proud of him to make such a grown up decision.
In the weeks leading up to the main event there were several moments when Lamaze breathing was needed; I was overwhelmed with wondering if he was truly ready, if he was as prepared as he could be to accept the responsibilities of being eight years old, if his father and I had done everything we could to teach him everything he needs to know, and it was very nerve wracking! But ultimately, I realized that Heavenly Father knows what He is doing when He says that eight is the age of accountability, and it's the small and simple things that lead to being prepared to enter the Kingdom, not the deep mind boggling mysteries of God, those don't need to be figured out now.
It was a day when my heart fully felt a shout of joy! Look at this face, I don't know that it gets much sweeter than that:

Monday, September 19, 2011

I Don't Understand

Why does the crossing guard push the crosswalk button 18 times consecutively so the 'bee-beep' repeats over and over again? (This is not an exageration, I counted today).

Why don't maternity pants have pockets? Just because I'm rotund doesn't mean I couldn't use a handy place to stow my keys now and then.

Why do some car tire rims look like they're going backward when the wheels are really going forward?

Why do some flies come into my house and just fly around in circles? Couldn't they just do the same pointless activity outside?

Why is it acceptable to leave a shopping cart directly behind someone else's car, so they have to move it before they can leave the parking lot?

Why does bacon taste so good?

Why do little boy dimples melt my resolve?

Why do we still observe daylight savings?

Why am I always the one cleaning around the toilet when I am not the culprit of the messes? I make my target 100% of the time.

Why are there multiple 'Real House Wives of...' shows on TV, isn't one set of trashy rich people enough?

Why are my children so enamored of the Power Rangers?