Mother's Day

I had a great Mother's Day and was very pampered. TC did all the dishes and meals, got me flowers and cards. Savanna made me the sweetest book in kindergarten. I love it! I had a great day at church and then we went to a friend's baby blessing and spent the rest of the day relaxing at home. I'm so grateful for my 3 beautiful children that have made me a mom and have helped me learn how to be a better person. I'm so blessed to be their mother. I'm so grateful for my own mom who has sacrificed so much for me and is one of my best friends. My mother-in-law is also an amazing person and is such a great example to me. I'm also grateful to my wonderful friends who are mothers who are great examples and supports to me. Happy Belated Mother's Day to all you amazing moms out there! I know your work is hard but it is so important. Try not to feel guilty when you're not doing it perfectedly. I often do that. But if we are doing out best that will always be enough! Here's just a couple of pictures from that day.

Linnea-15 months

Linnea is now 15 months! We are seriously in love with this little girl! She is so much fun and the sweetest, cutest little toddler! At 15 months Linnea:

.Loves to dance
.Loves to laugh
.Loves to chase and be chased
.Loves to sing
.Loves to take a bath and asks to frequently
.Loves lollipops and popsicles
.Loves to be outside
.Loves animals especially dogs
.Loves to play with her blocks and Mr. Potato Head
.Loves to carry around shoes
.Loves stuff animals especially her cat named Piper
.Says "Aww" when she sees something cute
.Loves to give kisses and hugs
.Is very, very friendly! Waves hi, bye, and blows kisses to almost everyone she sees!
.Has started to throw some tantrums when she doesn't get what she wants
.Favorite food:grapes,yogurt
.Favorite book: "The Eye Book" by Dr. Seuss." She'll bring it to TC or I to read to her.
.Loves to stack and sort things
.Loves to help us put away laundry
.Says more words than I can keep track of. I would guess she has said at least more than 30 words. New words I can think of that she's said I haven't listed last time are: Clark, happy, birthday, baby, doggie, James,apple, banana, ba ba, (for pacifier), pop (for lollipop and popsicle), poop,diaper (well it's more "per" she doesn't say the whole thing),snack,nap,and lap,more,mine,and pretty. She has put words together a couple of times but not too much. She has said "My momma!" and "Hi Doggie!"

Love this little girl!

Ft. Lauderdale Temple Dedication!

Last weekend from May 2nd to May 5th we went to Florida for the Ft. Lauderdale temple dedication and celebration. We had a wonderful time and are so happy we were able to go! We got in late Friday night. Saturday we spent the day hanging out (it was a stormy day) and then went to a cultural celebration that night in honor of the Ft. Lauderdale temple put on both the youth in various stakes in the area. It was a great time and President Uchtdorf was there. There was dancing, singing and other tributes to the Saints in Florida and the history we have here. Then Saturday we were able to attend the temple dedication at 9 a.m. in the celestial room. What a wonderful experience that was! It was so neat to be in the temple with all my family there. President Uchtdorf was there presiding along with Elder Christofferson and Elder Rasband. I forgot my camera that day but my mom took pictures that she is supposed to be emailing me soon.  The spirit in the temple was so strong! After Pres. Uchtdorf gave the dedicatory prayer I swear the room was brighter! The members here in South Florida have been hoping for a temple for a long time and I'm so excited for them to have one! We weren't able to do a session since the temple didn't open to the public until Tuesday but I look forward to attending the Ft. Lauderdale temple in the future. That afternoon the kids and TC went to the beach since it was so stormy the day before (I was going to go too but we couldn't find a parking space and then Linnea fell asleep in the car so I just dropped them off.) They had a fun time at the beach. Then we spent the rest of the day with my family enjoying pasta dinner and hanging out together. We left Monday morning. It was a quick but memorable trip! Here's some pictures!

Hanging out on Saturday

At the cultural celebration

You really can't tell but that's President Uchtdorf

Fun at the beach-I love all the pictures of Savanna and Clark playing together!

Hanging out Sunday evening

Jonathan just got his associates so my mom got him a cake to celebrate.