Sister Friends

I love seeing my girls getting along and playing with each other. They tend to fight a good amount and Abby doesn't seem to understand that Sophie is only two. There are rare moments, though, when things go just right and they seem like the best of friends.

Alice's Blessing

Alice was blessed on this last Sunday! She did so wonderful and was quiet the entire time. She looked so cute in her blessing dress and I don't think she spit up on it once! Lots of family came and we (along with another baby's family) filled up the chapel nearly to capacity. Nearly to capacity means the 2nd overflow wasn't *quite* all the way full. All the men filed up to the front of the chapel and barely fit into a circle around our little Alice. Her daddy gave her a wonderful blessing and now she's officially on the roll at church.

I really appreciated getting to sit and listen to the testimonies being born on Sunday. Abby and Sophie didn't really want to have much to do with their parents once they saw their fun grandparents and cousins. I even got to hand Alice off to her Grandma - so I was childless for a few peaceful minutes!

We're lucky to have three beautiful and healthy daughters in our family and I am SO grateful to be sealed to them for eternity. I love my family and I'm glad that we can be together forever.


I attempted to take some pictures of the girls together. The attempt didn't last long, so the pictures didn't turn out that well. I also need someone to remind me to NOT take pictures in front of the window. They turned out pretty badly. I'm also hoping my mom has a good picture of Tom and I with Alice on their camera. We'll see!

(I got this picture from my mom and thought I'd add it to my post.)

Spring Snow

I thought for sure it was springtime, but I don't think anybody told the weather that. I don't know how many inches of snow we got, but it sure looks like a lot! It will probably all melt today, so that helps me stay out of the doldrums. (Can I get a "woot woot" for The Phantom Tollbooth?)

Here are some pictures I took. At least the snow makes things look beautiful!

The poor lilac bush! It's pretty much folded in half because of all the leaves.

Baby acne makes me sad

I know every mother thinks their baby is the most adorable of all the babies. I'm no exception. I certainly think my little roly poly Alice is pretty darned cute. But she started getting baby acne all over her head this last week. It seemed a little less red today, so maybe it's clearing up. It just makes me sad when her perfectly smooth and soft skin is spotty and bumpy and angry looking. My other kids had it, so I know it won't last too long - but I want it to go away now! Sorry to whine.



We went on a "field trip" to BYU today. I, of course, forgot my camera. Hopefully I can get some pics from other sources and write a real entry on that.