Yesterday morning when I got out of the shower, I thought for sure there was a crazy rain/wind storm going on outside. I rushed to the window and did not see rain or wind. What I saw was thousands of birds flying by our house. I didn't get a picture of hundreds of them in our tree, but I got some cool pictures from my bedroom window. The pictures aren't great because they were taken through my dirty window, but you can see the birds better if you click on the picture and enlarge it. I guess the birds were letting us know they are going down south to get out of this cold weather... speaking of flying south and cold weather, we are driving ourselves down south to spend Thanksgiving with my family! Hopefully there will be warmer weather down there! Either way, I am excited to see my family!
Saturday was quite the busy day for me! Not only was it Nelson's Birthday Party, but I also went to the New Kids On The Block concert that night. The day started at 6:00 a.m. when I started making the cake and ended at midnight when I got home from the concert. I was so tired the next day, but it was so worth it! Here are some pictures to prove how great my day was!
My gorgeous little boy turned 1 today! I cannot believe how fast this year has gone! He has brought so much joy and excitement into our lives. And, he amazes us every day with the things he learns and explores.
I am glad that we had already decided to celebrate his birthday on Saturday because both he and I are sick today. I know, not a fun way to celebrate your 1st birthday. Richard keeps reminding me that he doesn't know it is a special day. But, I know it is! I think it's just the 24 hour bug because we are both feeling much better than we did last night and this morning.
We will go to his year check-up tomorrow and then I will post his 1-year-old stats... because I'm that type of Mom.
I love you, Nelson, more than any words or actions can describe. Your Mom is just so glad God entrusted you in her care! Happy 1st Birthday!
I got an email today with a 30% off coupon in it from Gap Inc.
They are donating 5% of purchases to a non-profit organization of choice. I chose the Boys & Girls Club, so the coupon goes towards them.
Anyway, the coupon is good at any Gap Inc. stores November 13-16.
If you are interested, follow this link to the coupon.
Just wanted to share the savings!
We went with the Young Men in our ward to the BYU football game this past weekend. It was Nelson's first. Richard really isn't a football fan, but he humors me by going. Nelson did pretty good at the game and really liked all of the clapping involved.
Two more days until my baby is 1....
The following are excerpts from a talk Neal A. Maxwell gave at BYU in October of 1978, and was printed in the February 1979 Ensign. It was entitled, "A More Determined Discipleship." Elder Maxwell certainly was speaking prophetically.
"Make no mistake about it, brothers and sisters, in the months and years ahead, events are likely to require each member to decide whether or not he will follow the First Presidency. Members will find it more difficult to halt longer between two opinions. President Marion G. Romney said, many years ago, that he had 'never hesitated to follow the counsel of the Authorities of the Church even though it crossed my social, professional or political life.'
"This is hard doctrine, but it is particularly vital doctrine in a society which is becoming more wicked. In short, brothers and sisters, not being ashamed of the gospel of Jesus Christ includes not being ashamed of the prophets of Jesus Christ. . . . Your discipleship may see the time when such religious convictions are discounted. . . . This new irreligious imperialism seeks to disallow certain opinions simply because those opinions grow out of religious convictions.
"Resistance to abortion will be seen as primitive. Concern over the institution of the family will be viewed as untrendy and unenlightened.... Before the ultimate victory of the forces of righteousness, some skirmishes will be lost. Even in these, however, let us leave a record so that the choices are clear, letting others do as they will in the face of prophetic counsel. There will also be times, happily, when a minor defeat seems probable, but others will step forward, having been rallied to rightness by what we do. We will know the joy, on occasion, of having awakened a
slumbering majority of the decent people of all races and creeds which was, till then, unconscious of itself. Jesus said that when the fig trees put forth their leaves, 'summer is nigh.' Thus warned that summer is upon us, let us not then complain of the heat."
--- Elder Neal A. Maxwell
As I mentioned in my previous post, I bought Nelson his chicken costume the day after Halloween last year. Well, Richard had also gone out that day (we divided the stores up, so we could find the best deals) and bought Elvis and ninja costumes for Nelson (remember this was before he was even born - we really are die hard dress-up fans). The other day I looked at the Elvis costume and saw that it was a size 4 and then looked at the ninja costume and saw it was a size 1. Whoops! We had bought two costumes for one almost 1-year-old (yep, less than two weeks away)! So, I decided to get some use out of both.
The Saturday before Halloween we went to Boo at the Zoo, so Nelson wore his ninja costume there. He also wore it to our friends' Halloween/karaoke party. He wore his chicken costume to Trunk-or-Treat and out Trick-or-Treating (down our street).
I know that I am his Mom, but I thought he was pretty cute in both costumes. I can't decide which one I like better. The only complaint I had about the ninja costume was that when I took him to a couple of stores in it, everyone thought he was a girl. Even when I told them he was a boy, they still referred to him as a girl. They said he had pretty features... I think he is the most handsome pretty-boy I've ever seen.
Just got back from Trick-or-Treating with friend, Lucy. You can see he enjoyed a red sucker while Trick-or-Treating.
