Precious Moments...Caught on Film, well you know!

In today's society where they have camera's everywhere; I was grateful to have a camera in our cell phones! Out little boy was caught on "film" doing whatever it took to get on T.V.!! He is just so amazing, and so cute; I can't stand it! It's astonishing me, dare I say it, how beautiful my son is!!!
And I can't even begin to describe how beautiful, and exquisitely angelic our little girl is. She was fed, and then put in a bouncer to "hang out"; before too long she was out! Probably still dreamin' of heaven! I just wanted to add these two pictures! Love ya!
Kitch

HaPpy bIRthDaY to mE!

Oh, it came again. It's as if those grains of sand keep droppin' no matter what is going on! Before I knew it, it was my birthday and I turned 29. Wow, just repeat that...slowly; let it roll over your tongue and slip through the lips. Twenty-nine. It seems so weird to say, even more strange to comprehend. However, I like where I am, I know where I'm going, and I've learned from where I've been. :-)
Last night we celebrated my 29th birthday with my wife, my kids, my sister (Jenny) and nephew (Hayden), my sister-in-law (Sarah) and my other sister-in-law (Wendi). Sadly some family and my father and mother-in-law, and all my brother-in-laws were working or otherwise detained...but it was nice to have a gathering anyway, but there was definetly something missing! *you know who you are! :-)*. Angela made me my favorite, chicken enchilada's, Spanish rice, enchilada sauce, and then we had ice cream and cake! It was all so good! Then Angela and I took the kids (after watching Grey's Anatomy, of course) for a little drive up to the Provo LDS Temple, and then we made our way back home.
It was a special and rare occasion that we had and shared, to reminisce upon our previous years at BYU and being single...and then me reaching the realization that it was almost 10years ago that I, as a young missionary, had entered the MTC! I graduated from High School ten years ago! Man, last night we realized how quickly time flies by, and how we are quite literally caught up in the whirlwind and rapture of the smallest moments. Our lifes are just a collage of ongoing interconnected events and experiences; now I know we all know this...but it didn't feel like it had been 10 years.
I have had an incredible year, and I am so excited for the next year; to see what happens, where we will go, what we accomplish, etc. Oh, the anticipation and possibilities of the year to come!! Hopefully everyone will have some part to play in the next year of my life; I so enjoy and love my family members and friends! You all mean so much to me! Thanks for making last year so great, and for all that you brought "to the plate!" I can't wait for "the next course!"

The Dash

The Dash
The Dash
By Linda Ellis
I read of a man who stood to speak
At the funeral of a friend.
He referred to the dates on her tombstone
From the beginning to the end.
He noted that first came the date of her birth
And spoke of the following date with tears,
But he said what mattered most of all
Was the dash between those years.
For that dash represents all the time
That she spent alive on earth
And now only those who loved her
Know what that little line is worth.
For it matters not, how much we own,
The cars, the house, the cash,
What matters is how we live and love
And how we spend our dash.
So think about this long and hard;
Are there things you'd like to change?
For you never know how much time is left
That can still be rearranged.
If we could just slow down enough
To consider what's true and real
And always try to understand
The way other people feel.
And be less quick to anger
And show appreciation more
And love the people in our lives
Like we've never loved before.
If we treat each other with respect
And more often wear a smile,
Remembering that this special dash
Might only last a little while.
So when your eulogy is being read
With your life's actions to rehash
Would you be proud of the things they say
About how you spent your dash?

This was on a friend of a friends blog that really touched me! I do hope I can say a was a kind, loving and great friend! I love all of you! Angela