PROMISE YOURSELF

I loved this...thought I would pass it on.

PROMISE YOURSELF
by Christian D. Larson

To be so strong that nothing can disturb your peace of mind.
To talk health, happiness, and prosperity to every person you meet.
To make all your friends feel that there is something worthwhile in them.
To look at the sunny side of everything and make your optimism come true.
To think only of the best, to work only for the best and to expect only the
best.
To be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your
own.
To forget the mistakes of the past and press on to the greater achievements
of the future.
To wear a cheerful expression at all times and give a smile to every living
creature you meet.
To give so much time to improving yourself that you have no time to
criticize others.
To be too large for worry, too noble for anger, too strong for fear, and too
happy to permit the presence of trouble.
To think well of yourself and to proclaim this fact to the world, not in
loud work, but in great deeds.
To live in the faith that the whole world is on your side, so long as you
are true to the best that is in you.

Funnies From This Week

Stevie - We were at the park on Wednesday and Stevie ran over to me and said "Mom, I need your camera to take a picture of those boys. They look really cool." Here is the picture of the "cool" 8-9 year old soccer players at the park. Boy crazy already...

Jake - I was telling him that Kennadi is going to babysit them this weekend. He said "Mom, I'm tired of you saying babysit. We are not babies, we are kids. I'm going to call it Kidsit from now on. Okay?" Okay Jake.


Kelly - Loves hummus. She grabbed my bowl and went to town. She was having too much fun and I let her keep it for a while.

Independance Day

Sad but true...my kids shamed me into buying a flag for our house. They have been asking why we don't have a flag at our house...and they asked more than once. So we have a flag now to celebrate holidays. It has also been fun trying to figure out how to respond to questions like "What does freedom mean Mom?" They are the ones teaching me, I tell ya.

Here are a few pictures from our parade day with the Evans family on the Fourth. Park City's parade isn't all that exciting if you ask for my opinion, but the kids had such a great time. And the flag cake is one that we made for Steve's birthday.

Swimming Lessons

The first week of swimming lessons was pretty darn cold...in the 50s some days with some rain. But we braved it and even stayed after most days to swim some more. Then the rain finally stopped! It has been over 3 weeks of rain here and that is pretty unusual for sure. We were getting tired of the song "It's raining, it's pouring, the old man is snoring...."

This last week was the second week of lessons and the weather was awesome. Perfect temps for us. Stevie loved her first round of lessons and had a smile on her face the entire time. Very proud of her. Jake loves his class this time too. He had boy teachers and that was a big hit. He is very comfortable in the water and loves to go under and swim for a bit. His problem is he is so crazy in his movements and can't relax enough to actually swim further. Steve is going to work with him more. And Kelly didn't have lessons but she loved the time in the pool later on. She kicks her feet like a little polliwog and loves to splash.

Even though it is hectic getting all of the prep work done to get to the pool with all 3 kids, pack lunches, make sure they aren't drowning etc....it has been worth it. I have truly enjoyed seeing the excitement on their faces every time they realize it is another pool day.

Gift or Decorating Idea

My friend Katrina is a great artist. I love her work and am lucky to have a few of her paintings in my home. She also just painted a picture of my Dad's childhood home for me to give to him for Father's Day. Thank you! She does paintings from photos or on site too. Here is her site if you want to know more...http://thedailydelights.com/

Happy Father's Day

Happy Father's Day to my husband and the father of Jake, Stevie and Kelly. Thank you for being a wonderful father, for being so hands on, for giving me time away to recharge, for working hard to provide for our family...for just being you.

Seattle

Well...it has been almost 3 weeks since we returned from Seattle...but I am finally making new posts. Sara, Brittoni and I traveled to Seattle for our Annual getaway and met up with Julie on her home turf. I have heard that Seattle is having an unusual amount of days in a row without rain and I was happy to be there during that spell....because Utah has been experiencing Seattle weather for the whole month of June...rain rain rain.

It is such a beautiful area. We had a great time, plenty of time to have girl talk, shop, eat, and for r & r. Of course we had to indulge in the "Twilight" attractions nearby too...good times. Team Jacob!

It was really cool to see where Julie lives and spend more time with her cute family. Thanks for hosting! Where to next year?