Our Pursuit Of Happiness: March 2013

10 years of falling in love:)

(pics taken Jan 18, 2013)

Every man who truly loves a woman and every woman who truly loves a man hopes and dreams that their companionship will last forever. But marriage is a covenant sealed by authority. If that authority is of the state alone, it will endure only while the state has jurisdiction, and that jurisdiction ends with death. But add to the authority of the state the power of the endowment given by Him who overcame death, and that companionship will endure beyond life if the parties to the marriage live worthy of the promise....

But this gift, precious beyond all others, comes only with a price—with self-discipline, with virtue, with obedience to the commandments of God. These may be difficult, but they are possible under the motivation that comes of an understanding of truth

-President Gordon B. Hinckley

My dear husband has taught me so much and I value ALL that he has taught me.

One of the first things I started learning from my husband, boyfriend at the time, was how to love and how to be loved. He is selfless, humble, sweet and kind. He still amazes me to this day! I love you, Good Man!

Matthew wanted proof that his foot "popped"

It's been 10 very good years!

Moments of Love

(pics taken March 3, 2013)

Sariah was blessed this past Sunday, March 3, 2013.

It was a beautiful. It was beautiful to have her Daddy give her the blessing, it was beautiful to have family there and participate, it was beautiful to have friends there and participate, it was beautiful to have this baby girl presented with a name and a blessing and it was beautiful to be full of joy.

Our Sariah is our light and our anchor.

There are a lot more pictures and a few details to record. This is just a small glance.

Our little ladies

(pic. taken early part of 2011)

I would speak of the sanctity of womanhood. President Hinckley has eloquently captured what the Lord has repeatedly inspired His servants to say of His precious daughters:

“Woman is God’s supreme creation. Only after the earth had been formed, after the day had been separated from the night, after the waters had been divided from the land, after vegetation and animal life had been created, and after man had been placed on the earth, was woman created; and only then was the work pronounced complete and good.

“Of all the creations of the Almighty, there is none more beautiful, none more inspiring than a lovely daughter of God who walks in virtue with an understanding of why she should do so, who honors and respects her body as a thing sacred and divine, who cultivates her mind and constantly enlarges the horizon of her understanding, who nurtures her spirit with everlasting truth.”1

We love our little ladies and feel so blessed to have four of them in our home, teaching us and reminding us how special God's creation of women is.

Our Sweetheart

(Mar. 3, 2013)

This girl is awesome and we are very proud of her!! We went to parent teacher conferences last night and we thoroughly enjoyed them. The girls teachers are great! And my girls are great!

Aleah is 7.5 years old and has learned so much in that time.

Aleah is a very kind and has a genuine concern for others. She loves learning, helping and accomplishing her tasks. She is the "go to" in her class. She loves her friends and family and works at trying to be a good friend.

Aleah we love you!!!

Oh, and on an academic note, she excels in her reading and does very well in her math and writing.

Reading is her favorite thing to do!

She likes to play soccer.

Her favorite food is Mac and Cheese.

She enjoys reading lots of different kinds of books.

She likes puppies.

And here are a few faces of our sweetheart.

Flash back

(pictures from mar/apr. 2010)

These pictures were saved in a draft I never posted. I probably never posted because I never wrote anything to go with them. When I looked at this draft I had to post because I love that squishy little face. Muah!

Nani is 3.5 is these pictures and they make me realize how fast time goes by. Look at that beautiful face! I love you Nani!

It's fun to see how much her personality has developed.

Nani surprises us all the time. She makes us laugh with all the funny things she says and she surprises us with the small things she notices and remembers.

We are so proud of this girl!!

Last night at parent teacher conferences we were able to hear how wonderful this girl is. (of course we know, but it sure is nice to hear someone else tell you too:))

She is doing so well in reading, she is at a grade level above. She really enjoys writing and understands the different areas in language arts. She does well in math (numbers, counting, comparisons, grouping, etc.) An she gets along really well with other kids. She plays with lots of different kids, boys and girls.

We love you, Beauty.