I have been tagged......again.....but I love tags!

Thanks Jenn!

Ok, if I am correct it goes something like this. Post a picture of yourself, and list 6 things about you.



Mom
Wife
Outgoing
Shy (I know it contridicts the other but I am a gemini...what do you expect?)
Organized
Lucky

So there it is....now lets see whom I should enflict my tag on......Debbie, Kathi, Kimberly, & Misty. You other girls are lucky you were allready tagged but we shall see next time. Haha!

Tag your it!

1. Add a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you. If you don't want to play on your blog, or if you don't have a blog, I'll leave my memory of you in my comments. I can't wait to see what people remember.

It'll be fun! I tag all of y'all!

I can't wait to go to the Temple

I can't wait to go to the temple. This past Sunday one of the students in my primary class got up and gave her testimony. This particular student is one of the more active ones in my class. The kind that you never think you are getting through too. Well, during her testimony she talked about how she could not wait to turn twelve so that she could join Young Womens and finally go to the temple. She said it was something she has wanted to do for a long time. She then thanked her primary teachers for everything they taught her. I of course was in tears and was so very proud of her. Her mother, like myself, was shocked. She told me that all of those family home evenings that she thought she wasn't paying attention actually paid off. What a blessing.

I think of how Jesse and I have come to where we are now spiritually. There have been many people that we owe a lot too for being such wonderful examples for us. There are the missionaries shown below that seemed tailor made for us because they shared our dry sense of humor. We like to goof off and as you see in the picture below so did they. They have all returned home now but have told us that they will be here for our sealing. We are very lucky.

Waiting for the Day.....

I am so excited! Last week I scheduled our Endowments and Temple Sealing. Endowments will be on September 18 at 7pm and our Sealing will be September 20th at 2 and then we are planning to have an Open House at the Easley's afterwards. I was given a piece of advice today and that was to wear water proof mascara. I agreed b/c when I see my little ones look like beautiful little angels in all white I am going to burst into tears. And to look at my husband and know that after that our family will be together for time and all eternity......goodness, I am crying allready. For those of you who live out of town but would like to make it please email me at treetheshee@yahoo.com and give me your address and I will send you an official invite.

The funny part about all of this was that while I was scheduling our sealing I was on my cell phone in the drive thru of a bank and didn't even notice that I took their tube and drove off until I was getting Jackson out of the car later. Luckily they were not upset, they said it happens all the time.

Today we got to see a lot of our friends at church that we have not seen in a long time. It was really nice. Before I joined this church I had some friendships that if I saw them at the store today we probably wouldn't say hello to each other. But something I have noticed about the people that belong to this church is once you become friends, that is a friendship that lasts a lifetime. I am so grateful for the true friends I have made since joining this church. For once in my life I actually trust a large variety of people, which because of my upbringing I couldn't before.

As I read my Ensign last night on Sharing the Gospel Using the Internet I decided that I was going to post more on what makes me happy the most and that is our church. I think a lot of people have a lot of misconceptions about who we are and what we are about so hopefully someone who reads this will feel the spirit and maybe ask a few more questions that will guide them in the right direction. It is funny because being a new member I am probably the worst "missionary" there could be. Lately they have been talking a lot about that in our sacrement meetings and I kinda put my head down. I think I heard one guy say he was going back to talk to a waitress him and his wife had the other night. That is dedication. I think as Jesse and I grow in our understanding of the gospel we will be more attuned to those types of situations. Until then, this will have to do.

Hope everyone had a safe 4th of July!

Messes and learning

This pictures is a perfect example of how busy I am throughout my day. Messes like this happen every hour on the hour. Because he seems so content with his mess I can do nothing but laugh. I know there are days that I feel like I have cleaned the same mess 20 times, but I can honestly say I wouldn't be anywhere else. Being there to clean up his messes is the highlight of my day. I remember when I sent him off for other people to clean up his messes, and kiss his bo bo's when he got hurt, or teach him to be nice and say kind words. Now I am that person, and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

Ben also keeps me busy but in so many good ways. In the morning during breakfast we have our scripture story, then afterwards our workbook and while we eat lunch we read a story out of the Friends magazine. I can see him growing into such a compassionate person. His prayers are so heartfelt it moves me. I feel like I have taught him a lot this summer and he also has taught me. I have been able to grow closer to my Heavenly Father through my children. I am very thankful for that.

Bens Birthday Party

Bens birthday party was a lot of fun. A huge lesson I learned was that half of the silly masks and hats you buy that cost a fortune just end up in the trash anyway. Probably won't be buying those next year. I had a lot of fun decorating for it. I found some outlines of dinosaurs on my computer and copied them, blew them up and cut them out on construction paper and taped them around the dining room. You can see them in the pictures. The boys loved it. My friend Janelle made Ben an awesome dinosaur cake with a Volcano. The volcano was actually Bens choice for piece of cake. We got to spend time with family and friends and all of the kids got to hang out. So even though planning and decorating were hectic, that made it all worth it.