"Life is to be Enjoyed...Not Just Endured"

Sunday, March 04, 2012

Juliet turns 1!!!!

Juliet Celeste turned 1 on January 28! She is so cute and so fun! She loves to make us laugh.

Here is she is at 1 year! SO CUTE!!!

This is one of my favorites of her. She is so cute!

Jewel on her blessing day

Pretty blue eyes and an infectious smile

She just looks so cute here!

Here she is at her party at Grandma and Papa Wright's house. I of course couldn't find the camera until the day after I needed it. :) So we have to settle for my camera phone pictures. Here she is opening presents.

Her cake

She loved the frosting and loved eating the cake!

We had a party at our house too the next day for her and here she is eating a cupcake with chocolate frosting.

Juliet is such a joy! She loves to play with her sisters. She enjoys listening when Daddy or Mommy play the piano and as soon as she hears it playing she crawls right into the room to listen. She just recently began dancing and loves the laughs and attention she gets. Juliet loves electronics and many times a day we will find her sneaking away with one of the girls Nintendo DS', a cell phone, or anything that she can get her hands on that she shouldn't. She is a picky eater and one thing she hates is bread. If I put bread in her mouth she will spit it right back out. She is busy and loves to get into the cupboards and drawers in the kitchen. She loves to take things off the shelf and is inquisitive with all she does. Jewels loves to listen to animal sounds and her favorite book is one called "Moo, Moo, Baa, Baa, La, La, La" she laughs every time I read it to her. She tries walking and will walk a few steps when she feels like it but isn't too interested right now in mastering it. Which I'm ok with. Once they walk they are a lot faster! She is getting so big and we love to hear her laugh and see her smile! Love you Jewel-Bug!

The Temple...I'm Going there Today!

I had the most wonderful, amazing opportunity to be the escort for one of my friends, Dawn, as she made the decision to go through the temple to receive her endowment. I was honored to be her escort on her special day. It was a lovely evening in December and we had a wonderful time. It was fun to go and be there to help her as she went through the temple.

Before we went up to the endowment I had the opportunity to sit in the brides room as I waited for Dawn to get ready. As I sat in there in awe at the beauty and splendor I was filled with peace. I took a moment and looked in the eternity mirrors. I looked behind me and I thought of those who had come before me. Who had strong testimonies and joined the church so that I was able to be in the temple at this time. I then looked ahead and thought of the generations that are to come and my little girls who are already here. Thinking about how all my decisions I'm making are affecting generations both ways. And how all I wanted was to keep all the links connected that we may all live forever together. How blessed we are to be members of the true church and to have the knowledge we have. It made me so excited for the days to come when I will be able to be with my daughters as they choose to go through the temple.

It was a beautiful evening and I'm so grateful for the opportunity I had to be able to be part of Dawn's special day.

Friday, March 02, 2012

"Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. Do You Know How Loved You Are?"

We had New Beginnings back in January for Young Womens. The theme for the night was "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star. Do you know how loved you are? " We went with gold, black, and white theme colors. The night was about the Young Womens program and how it works. One of my counselors found something that explained each of the YW values with a constellation. It was pretty cool. Many of our YW participated it was a lovely evening.

Here are the invites

Here is the tables. We wanted to make it a beautiful, elegant evening for the girls.

Here were the treats for after. It looked beautiful and so elegant.

It was a lovely evening. I enjoy serving in the Young Women's program. It is a joy to work with our amazing girls.

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Christmas Eve 2011

Christmas Eve was a wonderful day also. We had our annual Porter Family party and we had a breakfast together. Then it was time for our annual nativity.

Madi was an angel this year. All attitude and super cute!

The angels, narrators, 3 wisemen, and the shepherds

Joseph, Mary, and baby Jesus

The donkey, doves, and cows

The Nephites

Most of our little actors and actresses

The Wright Grandchildren

After the party we headed out to the Great Salt Lake. I've lived here for 10 years and I've never been out there to Antelope Island...although it was a bit cold to go in December. We had lots of fun!

Well those who know me, know I love flip flops and of course I was wearing them. Mike carried me down the hill.

The kids playing

Mark, Juliet, Ethan, and Matt

Me and Michelle freezing but smiling :)

My poor frozen toes

It was absolutely beautiful there!

We also got to see a few bison. It was a great day and we had lots of fun together as family. Later that evening we opened our pixie gifts and had and enjoyable evening. It was a wonderful day!

Christmas 2011

Christmas was wonderful! The girls were super excited Christmas morning. They couldn't sneak because Santa had wrapped the hallway so no one could get through. The girls got to run through they were so excited although a bit tired.

Juliet with her new doll

Madi with her new tea set

Mayli with her new scooter

Katelyn emptying her stocking

Mom with one of her gifts

Daddy with his new electric guitar

We had a great time. It was fun to have church on Christmas day. We had a lovely sacrament meeting and headed home to relax and enjoy being home. We had a great day. We also got to talk to Tim on his mission he is doing so great and he looks so good. It was a lovely day!

Friday, February 03, 2012

Ethan and Amanda's Wedding

Ethan and Amanda got married on December 22, 2011. It was a lovely day and we had so much fun! We are so glad that Ethan has joined the family; he is great! Here are some fun pictures of the occasion.