Wanting

I've discovered lately how much it hurts when you want something so much that you can't have. At least for me I know I eventually will have it. It doesnt take the hurt away for now though. Sometimes I feel like life is happening around me but I'm stuck in place. I have however had peace in knowing everything happens for a reason, and that through trials we learn and grow leaps and bounds. I also know that everything happens in Heavenly father's time, when he knows its best. And sometimes we just cant have what we want. For now while Im waiting, I think it would be nice to be a bear. Why a bear? Well....

"If you're a bear, you get to hibernate. You do nothing but sleep for six months. I could deal with that.
Before you hibernate, you're supposed to eat yourself stupid. I could deal with that, too.
If you're a bear, you birth your children (who are the size of walnuts) while you're sleeping and wake to partially grown, cute, cuddly cubs. I could definitely deal with that.
If you're a mama bear, everyone knows you mean business. You swat anyone who bothers your cubs. I could deal with that, too.
If you're a bear, your mate EXPECTS you to wake up growling. He EXPECTS that you will have hairy legs and excess body fat.Yup. I wanna be a bear."

Doesn't that sound great? =)

ABC's

It is amazing to me how fast Sydney learns....she had this down in less than a week.

So Excited....

That THIS girl, is finally home!

Wahoooo!!
Cant wait to catch up with my sister again!

What We've been Up To

This summer we have.......

~Gone Camping to Lake Wallowa.

~Booked a cruise for Novemeber. (Wahoo!)

~Consumed many slurpees.

~Had many Bachelorette nights.

~Watched lots of soccer. (Marshall plays, Sydney and I watch)

~Witnessed the birth of a sweet baby boy. (Just me)

~Went to Beehive Camp. (Just me)

~Made an endless number of invoices.

~Received some bad news.

~Gone through some rough trials.

~Shed lots of tears.

~Had my sister come home from her mission!!

~Gone to the park. A lot.

~Discovered a love for sushi and Yoplicity.

~Tried to pretend a certain BFF is NOT really moving at the end of summer.

~Realized we have some seriously amazing friends and family!

Here's hoping the rest of the summer is fabulous!

Out of the mouth of Sydney...

Sydney has become more and more fun and she continues to talk like crazy, as you can imagine, she comes up with some pretty funny and sometimes weird things to say! Here are a few =)

~As I'm cooking dinner she comes into the kitchen and says "Mom!" when I ask "What?" she responds "peace out!" then turns around and goes back to the living room to play

~Sometimes when Sydney toots, we will ask her "who tooted??" and she will respond with a straight face "Olivia tooted" (her cousin)

~Also after she toots we ask her "what do you say?" to which she normally replies "excuse me" but occasionally we will get something like "BIG toot!" instead.

~If you ask her who is pretty she will normally respond and say "Uncle Bubba pretty" or "Uncle Dustin pretty" or name other uncles

~If you ask her "where do we go poo poo?" she will normally say potty, But sometimes she says "bathtub!"

~Me: "Sydney do you want a hot dog for lunch?" Sydney: "No." "TWO HOT DOGS!"

A bird? A plane? A SYDNEY!

Here is Sydney showing you how to be a bird. Just in case you were wondering how. =)

New Love....

I have a new love thanks to my SIL Julie..........what is it you might ask?

THIS

Yes, sushi! It is so dang good! Thanks for introducing it to me Julie! Regular sushi dates will be a must!!