And Thank-You I Don't Need Nuffing.

                                                         Aiden With His Parade Candy

My mother taught my 4-year-old nephew Aiden how to pray a few days ago. Recently he has been looking around the room and naming things he is grateful for during his prayers. Of course his prayers go on and on, but they are actually quite profound and mature. Especially one night when he said, "And thank-you God I don't need nuffing (nothing)." This prayer has particularly stayed close to my heart. John and I have so much to be grateful for. As I glance around me right now, I see a copious life of blessings including clothes, a soft bed, chapstick, scriptures, books, lamps, socks, shoes, a warm home, a beautiful baby growing within me, and an incredible husband who is constantly serving me. Now I could go on and on like my cute nephew does as he glances around the room, but for the sake of the post length, I'll stop here and say that I am grateful that I don't need nuffing.

Girl or Boy: Get on Your Detective Gear!

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We had our second ultra sound today and we were completely mesmerized. The ultra sound showed the baby's spine, face, arms, legs, head, feet, fingers, and toes as well as some distinguishable parts that determine whether it is a girl or boy. : )  When studying the images, our doctor said, "I'm 95% sure it is a __________ ." I laughed and said it looked more like a ________  to me and the doctor said it very well could be. We will be 14 weeks along this Saturday and the doctor said he really won't be able to know 100% until our next visit. Well, we aren't going to find out. We decided we would let the mystery remain and let everyone decide for themselves what they think it is through the ultra sounds that we will be posting. So get your detective gear on and get to work. Fun!

Don't Primary Kids Say the Darnest Things?

John and I have had the honor of teaching the 5 and 6 year-olds in our ward these past few years. We are teaching our third class now and we still love it. Every Sunday presents a new obstacle and usually a good belly-laugh-story. Last Sunday, I had the privilege of teaching about tithing. When I began to teach, I realized that our cute little kids did not understand the one tenth concept. I had mistakenly mentioned that we owed one tenth of our earnings to the Lord, which meant that I needed to somewhat explain myself to wipe away their crinkled forehead expressions. After spending about ten minutes on the math, the children finally began to catch on. So just when I thought I was off the hook for the remainder of the lesson, our bluntest little one raised his hand and asked, "Why should I give God my money? I don't even know God."