Goodbye Reynold's :(

The Reynold's goodbye party was tons of fun with only two near drownings:) JUST KIDDING:)
Lifeguard Noelle jumped in clothes and all to get Kali, (thanks again Noelle) and then Kurt made his way in the water to save Addi, hamburger in hand. And don't worry his hamburger did not get wet:) (sorry, it's one of those "you had to be there" jokes.) Drew on the other hand is an AMAZING swimmer!! She can tread water and everything. She just makes her way around the pool with her little head just above the water. IMPRESSIVE!
And of course the little "Charlie's Angles" they were so hyper and funny running around doing their "moves."






I am so sad:( Today Kurt, Noelle, Drew, Brody and baby Reynold's are moving to Utah:(




























We met about two and a half years ago and have many fun memories. I was looking back on some old pictures of Kali and Drew. It was last summer, where Noelle and I did tons of fun trips with the kids together. Water park, Zoo, Discovery Center, mall, many beach days, all the school field trips and more. It was that summer I got to know Noelle a little better and realized we have a lot in common. We can really relate! Noelle is such an easy going person who everybody loves. I am excited for them to start a new chapter in their life, but just want them to know they will be MISSED!

Joke's on me:)

Sorry for those of you who read my "funny" blog about spanking, with out the picture. The pictures was the most important part:) I didn't realize the picture didn't upload correctly and that totally changes the joke to what some of you thought was my REAL opinion. I apologize. Just so you all know Aaron and I did discuss before we had children our opinion on this topic and we both agreed we didn't want to spank our children. Aaron has done an awesome job with that and has held to his end of the bargain. Sadly, I will admit my hand and Kali's little bum, bum have met:(

Marriage - A Divine Institution

Here is Janica's ring and I am still waiting for the pictures they took from "that night."
Along the lines with all this fun and excitement of getting married, one of my friends just posted her thoughts and feelings about marriage and also included some MUST READ material. Please take some time and read:

A Divine Institution

I couldn't have said it better myself. It is a scary world we live in, where Satan tries to cloud our judgment and make us try to down play the severity of what is really happening. I hope if you had any questions or were unsure of your stance on this, that the post was helpful. Thanks Melissa:)

Tough Love vs. Spanking - Good Argument

Most of the American populace thinks it improper to spank children, so I have tried other methods to control my kids when they have one of 'those moments.'

One that I found effective is for me to just take the child for a car ride and talk.

Some say it's the vibration from the car, others say it's the time away from any distractions such as TV, video games, computer, IPod, etc.

Either way, my kids usually calm down and stop misbehaving after our car ride together. Eye to eye contact helps a lot too.

I've included a photo below of one of my sessions with my son, in case you would like to use the technique.

Sincerely,
Your Friend

This works with grandchildren,
nieces and nephews as well.

Janica's side of the story

If you haven't read Seth's side of the story, STOP, scroll down to the next post and read his FIRST, then you can read:

Janica's side of the story

how it went down...

When you have a minute... ok, when you have like 20 minutes and you are in the mood to read a beautiful proposal story that will make you laugh and will make you cry, enjoy:

Seth's side of the story.

part II: Janica's side of the story, will be posted shortly:)

THEY ARE ENGAGED!!!!

Who is this beautiful couple you ask? You are looking at the next Mr. and Mrs. Seth Ellsworth. I am so excited for these two! They are perfect for each other. I have never seen Janica this happy before. He fits perfectly in our family we discovered when he came to our family reunion in August. They are getting married November 29th in the Salt Lake City Temple.

Congratulations Seth and Janica:)