Cute Cuzins

I have three sides of cousins, mostly boys, but I have always been close to one cousin in particular.  This past weekend she got married and I am so happy for her!  I remember traveling in the car with her when I was young and thinking she knew so much about books and plays.  She was always quoting things and I wished I could be that smart!  We loved watching Clue and The Witches together.  When all the "Cool Dudes" came together we always had fun.  Anyways, so happy for Anneli and her new hubby, Brent!

Love this cousin so much!

All the "Cool Dudes" except Natalie. We love our Aunt Amy too!!!

Anneli's immediate family.  I miss seeing my Aunt Jannene regularly(:

In her (and my) heart

Normally I wouldn't write about spiritual things on this blog, however this is a half and half post and includes pictures of my niece, hence the personal blog that very few people know about.

So I was reading in Luke 2 today and the phrase "in her heart" stayed with me.  This was in reference to Mary pondering and keeping personal things about her Son in her heart.  This is my way of keeping things in my heart (journaling).  I loved this phrase because for the last few days I have loved getting a taste of being a Mom.  My Sister-in-law and niece, Eleanor, came to visit and I loved every minute, even when she was tired(: 

A lot of my friends and family know I am super sensitive to scents and babies are no exception.  The interesting thing that happened was I found the love for my niece overpower my other senses.  I got less sleep, helped clean up her boogers, helped change diapers, feed her, etc... and I found myself loving the experience.  I understand how Mary pondered things about her child (it probably was a little overwhelming being the Mother of the Savior though).  I honestly don't know how to put this into words, but it made me excited to be a Mom.  I love little E so much and would do anything for her and my siblings.  She has the cutest little personality and I have felt a fraction of what our Heavenly parents feel for us.  So here it is, some pics and best of all some videos!

Sweet Steph, yep we were both tired.

Yep, I know I'm cute!

Funny face

I heart Eleanor<3<3<3

She took this one herself

 

Debate

I missed the first debate and watched part of the vice presidential debate, but last night I had full intentions of watching the whole thing.  I watched for about an hour and then was just fed up.  Why do they have to argue about everything? Plus they are not that great about answering the question.  Really when it comes down to it they are both human, imperfect and will not change everything.  The way I see it is if Romney wins the economy will improve, I don't know about other things because it is such a big undertaking.  If Obama wins, then I feel we are closer to the second coming.  I ran across this picture today that I thought was great in regards to debating.  Anyway, just sayin;) 

Best Job

I have the best job!  I am not talking about my paid job at the police department, but one of the volunteer jobs that I have.  I feel loved, uplifted, close to the Spirit, happy, full of energy, full of purpose, understand what is really important, and stinking blessed.  I am not about to give away what I do, but any guesses?  I wish everyone could experience what I do!  I hope to do this for years or at least until I am a Mom. 

Baby Girl

Ever since I can remember my Bonus Mom has called me baby girl even though she married my Dad when I was turning 12.  I have always loved being her "baby girl" and have loved each of the nicknames that I got from all of my parents.  I feel so lucky, blessed, cherished, and really loved by each of my parents!

This last week they gave me some things from my childhood that I either didn't remember or missed a lot and brought back so many memories.  I am also lucky enough to have my baby book with my Mom's beautiful handwriting.  I thought I would share a few objects that are special to me.  

On the left is one of my favorite baby blankets, in the middle is something that embarrassed me a lot when I was younger.  I used to walked crooked, but I didn't know I wore a brace on my feet.  On the right was a tent that went over a card table for a fort I loved to play in.

My first picture and I love these bows they stuck on my head using honey

Believe it or not my hair went from being really dark as a newborn to really blond.
They kept this hair from my first haircut.