"Each of us is under a divinely spoken obligation to reach out with pardon and mercy and to forgive one another. There is a great need for this Christlike attribute in our families, in our marriages, in our wards and stakes, in our communities, and in our nations.

We will receive the joy of forgiveness in our own lives when we are willing to extend that joy freely to others. Lip service is not enough. We need to purge our hearts and minds of feelings and thoughts of bitterness and let the light and the love of Christ enter in. As a result, the Spirit of the Lord will fill our souls with the joy accompanying divine peace of conscience."

--Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Point of Safe Return"

Hope you all had a wonderful Easter!

Nathan finding an egg with help from Jason and Leslie

Little Grant on the move - he found out there was money in those eggs at Great Grandma and Grandpa's house...he had his pockets filled with coins by the time all was said and done.

My little Sean...growing up....still enjoying the egg hunt

Nathan and my mom

my other "little" boy...no longer interested in the egg hunt - but content with a soda and with giving out hints to the little ones.

The little bunnies hard at work coloring Easter Eggs on Saturday afternoon!

The annual Humpty Dumpty Egg...don't know who started the tradition on that one!

The ABC's of Me....I've been tagged!

A- Attached or Single: Attached
B- Best Friend: Royce
C- Cake or Pie: Cake....white wedding cake, or thick rich chocolate with chocolate frosting.
D- Day of Choice: Friday
E- Essential Item: Lipstick
F- Flavor of Ice Cream: Chocolate Mousse Royale at Baskin Robbins (they only have it in January!)
G- Gummy Bears or Worms: Gummy Bears for sure.. I've never even eaten a worm..and won't!
H- Hometown: Fresno, California
I - Indulgences: Beads
J- January or July: January!!!! Summer is best ignored and skipped right over...but i'm trying to change my attitude about it.
K- Kids: 2 girls, 2 boys....i love them all! (1 son in law and 2 grandsons too!)
L- Last Movie seen in theaters: Vantage Point...i kept my eyes closed the whole time because it made me totally carsick and i ended up with a migraine....Royce loved it though!
M- Marriage Date: February 19, 1983
N- Number of Siblings: 1
O- Oranges or Apples: Apples (in a crisp, preferably, with vanilla ice cream)
P- Phobias or Fears: Snakes - horrible fear of them.
Q- Quote: "Always remember Pooh, you're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think." - Christopher Robin
R- Reason to smile- blossoms on trees, children laughing (copied you Caleen), flowers, laundry done!
S- Season- Autumn... but, I love Spring too...(I copied you again Caleeny)
T- Tag four- Krysta, my niece Emily, Breena and me British Pal, Stella
U- Unknown fact about me- I want to learn to fly a plane
V- Vegetarian or oppressor of Animal: I love to eat vegetables...WITH meat! haha.
W- Worst Habit: Staying up too late
X- Xrays or Ultrasounds: what about them? xrays are quicker but i always worry that they'll give me cancer...so I guess ultrasounds
Y- Your favorite food: Japanese
Z- Zodiac: Sagittarius - that strange man horse combo! i always felt really sad about that!

Aren't these absolutely precious??

These are made by my friend Julie....I was showing her how to take pics of the things she's made and also how to post the pictures onto a blog or website. They are just so cute that i went ahead and posted them here just to show them off! Very nice Julie!

Nathan's 1st Birthday....more cake for us!