Mothers Day 2018

See that tired guy on the other side of the table.  He's kind of my rockstar.  Man I'm grateful for him.  He let me sleep in, made breakfast, cleaned the kitchen, made dinner, cleaned the kitchen.  Thing is this doesn't just happen on Mother's Day.  He lets me sleep in all the time and if he's around in the morning he makes delicious egg burritos and he cleans up far better than I do.  Tonight for FHE we talked about personal revelation.  Stemming from President Nelson's GC talk.   This guy right here is the single best thing that has ever come from my own personal revelation.  Man I love him.  He still makes my heart do flip flops.   When he's in the room everything around me lights up.

My Zina Zee made me that rhubarb streusel cake with warm vanilla sauce. It was to DIE for.  One of my all time favorite desserts.  She even went out and harvested the rhubarb herself.   Also.  I hope she always wants to be my friend.  12yr old girls are the VERY best thing ever.   I love her.   I'm grateful for her shining example.  Her good friends, her passion, her grace.  She is turning into a beautiful young woman with righteous desires. 

We slipped down to Utah hunt for a new van.  We spent some time on temple square. 

Here we are on top of the conference center.  

 Sarah loved all the princess's in their white dresses outside the temple.

 I loved telling the kids about the time Grandma Judy took me on a date to the Lion house - even before I'd even been out on a date with Mark.   We sure do miss that Grandma Judy.  I always order the same thing.  Salmon, mashed potatoes, squash, salad and a Lion house roll with honey butter!

 Ah, Utah in the spring.  We love you!  We took the kids on a few little hikes (little because Wilson is a self proclaimed non-hiker and we have to coax him with baby hikes... :)

 Creek Exploring at the beginning of Spanish Fork Canyon

 Box Canyon with all the Thomas'.  We enjoyed s'mores and singing around the campfire afterwards.  

I'm not a perfect mother, and neither was my mother, or my mother-in-law or their mothers.  But there is one thing that they all had and if I can but pass that on to my kids then I will have deemed my efforts a success.  Simply, that it is through Jesus Christ that they will find happiness.  By serving and loving others as he did.  He is the way, the truth and the life.