Words to live by ~ live the road fully...

If the road is beautiful, walk the road slowly; be a turtle, be a snail and even better than this: Stop walking; live the road fully!

– Mehmet Murat ildan

I often see snails crossing the sidewalk on my morning walk. It has been said that a man travels as far in a day as a snail in a hundred years. Either way it would wise to slow down sometimes and live the road fully.

Taking the field...

Colby had his first soccer game and I think he liked it! It was sure fun watching him. He kicked the ball a few times, but he mostly liked half time and eating the oranges one of the moms brought!

Colby was telling me that whether you lose or win it's okay, that's part of the game. Cash explained this to him, he's a good big brother.

His adoring fans, Cash took these pictures!

 Daddy and Gramps

 Gus!

 Nana and Grey

 Grams

Daddy again

 TIM!

 Mommy

 Pops

 Water bottle

 Cash's flip flop

 And the rain clouds... good job Cash!

Can't wait for the next game Colby!

ThrowBack Thursday ~ Grandpa Glenn and Christoper Glenn...

Wordless Wednesday ~ One with nature or looking for a broken sprinkler...

Words to live by ~ the gate of heaven...

Yea, thus we see that the gate of heaven is open unto all, even to those who will believe on the name of Jesus Christ, who is the Son of God. Helaman 3:28

Mark and Grey...

 I love these pictures!

(Photo credits to Tiff)

Catching up...

A few weeks ago after I had a meeting at school, I went to the temple.

The man that did the windows at the Payson Temple added this to our temple not long ago. I think it looks nice.

 The flowers are always so gorgeous.

No filter...

Tim and I drove by the Provo City Center Temple. The transformation of the former Provo Tabernacle is amazing. It was damage by a fire in 2010. The windows are beautiful. It will be dedicated in March of 2016.

We have had a lot of smoke from neighboring states due to wild fires. Sometimes you can barely see the mountains. Homes have been destroyed and some firefighters have lost their lives. It's so tragic. 

Even though it's a little blurry, I love this picture of Cash and Colby at Jungle Jim's!

First day of school... I am a teacher assistant for Mr. Kano again this year and also for Mrs. Puida. She's new this year and I really like her. 

Chris did some canning last week. He sees a cooking show and goes for it. He's a wonder! Very impressed...

 Seriously... golden beets!

 I might have to do some bartering for some of his canned goods!

And last but not least, Tim had a close call with the chainsaw!

ThrowBack Thursday ~ Cashee boy!

Wordless Wednesday ~ Big helper!

Words to live by ~ Be of good cheer...

"... the Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. (See D&C 50:40; D&C 78:18.) Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain. (See 1 Cor. 10:13.)

Therefore, given the aforementioned grand and overarching reasons to rejoice, can we not “be of good cheer” in spite of stress and circumstance?"

~ Elder Neal A. Maxwell, Ensign October 1982

My Turn, Your Turn...

I wanted to do something fun with Cash and Colby before school starts, so Friday we spent the day together. I told them they could go anywhere they wanted. I suggested the Museum of Natural Curiosity and the zoo, but Cash wanted to go to Jungle Jim's Playland. I had not been there, but he said it had bumpers cars he likes to drive so off we went. Jungle Jim's is similar to Chuck E. Cheese. There are games, bounce houses and a few carnival rides. 

Colby is still too small for some of the games and rides but he is such a good sport about it. He hopped in the bumpers cars with Cash and had fun being the passenger. Preschoolers for the most part live in the moment, which can make waiting hard. They are thinking about what they want right now. However, sweet Colby has patiently waited for his turn to play soccer and to be tall enough to be in the drivers seat. Cash doesn't make him feel bad that he's not big enough, but tells him it will still be fun.

 Colby was happy he got to ride the motorcycle all by himself!

Grandpa stopped by Jungle Jim's on the way to an appointment. He played a quick game of air hockey with Cash. 

I will miss the more carefree days of summer. It's back to school tomorrow. But afternoons are always open for a date with my darling grandsons. I love them so much!