Some more photos from Laela's 6 month photo shoot

Thanks so much Kim!!!!

6 months old

Here are all my girls at 6 months old... who do you think Laela looks like?

Ayden

Alex

Laela

I have always thought she looks like Ayden but this convinced me that they all just look like themselves. What do you think?

By the way...I wanted to have a picture of all my girls at 6 months wearing the same shoes and bow with a different dress. Bummer that I can't find the bow for Alex. Oh well.

Aydens picture

Recently Brad found a picture Ayden drew while we were cleaning up. When we looked at it I was a little concerned since it seemed like an angry picture. The people had mean faces and it looked like they were holding guns or swords and their hands were in fists. I thought back to psych 101 where you learn that what kids draw can be a direct correlation to how they are feeling. I thought about everything going on in her life to see if there was something she could be upset about...but I couldn't think about anything. So I took the picture to her and asked her to explain it to me. Turns out she just has a good imagination. With a pretty excited tone of voice she told me about a family who lived underground and it was dark so they needed flashlights (oh flashlights, she even drew the light coming out), there was a girl on top of the ground that was mad that she couldn't be underground too (explains that angry face), the mom was in a short part so she had to crawl, the girl was eating a cookie waiting for her mom (she pointed it out to me that you can tell it is a girl because she is wearing a bow), the dad was being brave and fighting off the bear (so that is a sword), and the families pet alligator was waiting for them to come play a game with him (the game is all set up). Goodness, I don't know why I didn't figure all that out by myself. I love the imaginations kids have.

My hearth is full...

This past weekend of general conference was so amazing. I feel really emotional and humbled today. I feel so grateful for my life and I have such a desire to be a better person. I want to keep these feelings. I want to keep this perspective and not get lost in the silly things of the world. I want to keep the unbelievable love I have in my heart for everyone. Of course the most powerful moment during conference when Elder Jeffery R. Holland spoke (watch it here). I don't think 16 minutes ever went by so quickly or that any words I have ever heard before had such an effect on me. The power of the spirit that resonated from him was nothing I have ever felt before. I want to bear my testimony to my friends and family. I know the Book of Mormon is the Word of God. I know that it is a testament of Jesus Christ. I know that Joseph Smith was a Prophet of God and that our Prophet today, Thomas S. Monson, is also a Prophet of God. I know that the Church of Jesus Christ is the restored gospel of Jesus Christ and that it is the same that was in ancient times. I know that by following the commandments and being a believer of Christ and by keeping my sacred covenants with Him I will be blessed, my family will be blessed and I will be happy for eternity. I am so unbleiveably grateful to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latterday Saints. I say these things in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.