For Carrie: Twilight Series

I have finally jumped on the "Twilight" bandwagon. I know that my friend Carrie loved the series and after hearing my high school piano student rave about them as well I finally read them. LOVED THEM!! I didn't even realize the author was LDS either at the time. The third book "Eclipse" was my favorite. The fourth book "Breaking Dawn" comes out August 2nd so I know what I'll be doing that weekend :) Carrie I wish you were still in town so we could all go see the movie together this winter.
BTW, Ben was watching Jon and Kate Plus 8 with me the other day and was amazed by all of the brothers and sisters on the show. He told me that Fisher was his brother.

Splish Splash

On one of my recent days off we had Family Fun Day. We had breakfast together, went to the pool, had lunch together, and all in all had a perfect day. With Will's work hours it's nice that we can be together during the day when most daddies are at work. Ben still enjoys the whale slide at the kiddie pool, he is still too little for the water slides at the park.
After watching Daddy and the other big kids going off the diving board Ben was eager to try too. With no instruction from us he was doing front flips into the pool and attempting back dives (which I wouldn't allow)

Ben has perfected the belly flop!

Ben gets ready to jump and gives Mommy the go sign.

Ready, Aim....

Splash Daddy!

My Boys

Sprinkle Park

There is a park near our house that has this awesome sprinkle park that is FREE. Ben loves to run around and get wet and I don't have to worry about him drowning as our little boy is fearless at the pool! His favorite is running around underneath the big buckets and getting water dumped on him.

Ben's First Bike

Ben got an early birthday a few weeks ago, his first bicycle! It is just the right size for his and he loves going to the park to ride around the bike trail.

The Power of Prayer

The city of Indianapolis, IN is in the midst of watching a miracle take place. A family friend, Officer Jason Fishburn, was shot twice while serving an arrest warrant for a man wanted for murder (the suspect is in custody now). His vest stopped one, but he was shot in the head and remains critical in the ICU at Wishard Hospital. His father was my dad's home teaching companion and our families grew up together. Jason is 29 and married. His young age, the fact he was in surgery within an hour of the injury, the priesthood blessing given by the stake president at the hospital (stated that his living was the will of Heavenly Father) , the stakewide fast Sunday, and the tremendous outpouring of prayers from the community has led to some pretty amazed doctors. This injury is typically fatal, but Jason is out of the woods as far as the bullet goes. Of course there are other complications that could occur (infection) and his recovery will be a long one. His name has already been submitted to the First Presidency for their prayer list and several temple prayer lists. Updates on his condition have been followed well by the media and can be seen at www.wishtv.com. Please add Jason, his wife, and his family to your prayers.

One Word Tag

1. Where is your cell phone? Pocket
2.Your significant other? SmartNSexy
3. Your hair? Tattered
4. Your mother? Rock
5. Your father? Dedicated
6. Your favorite thing? Knowledge
7. Your dream last night? Flight
8. Your favorite drink? Rightness
9. Your dream/goal? Balance
10. The room you're in? Cold
11. Your hobby? Think
12.Your fear? Confrontation
13. Where do you want to be in six years? Indifferent
14. Where were you last night? Son
15. What you're not? Complete
16. Muffins? 42
17. One of your wish list items? Wisdom
18. Where you grew up? Memory
19. The last thing you did? Adoration
20. What are you wearing? Guilt
21. Your TV.? Evil
22. Your pets? Loss
23. Your computer? Communication
24. Your life? Tears
25.Your mood? Contemplative
26. Missing someone? Shadow
27. Your car? Quixote
28. Something you're not wearing? Finery
29. Favorite store? Books
30. Your summer? Surprise
31. Like someone? Frequently
32. Your favorite color? Peace
33. When was the last time you laughed? Ninety-eight
34. Last time you cried? Friday

‘S Rioghal Mo Dhream
William E Herrington

Cat Update

Ginger, "Gingy" is doing well. I was afraid that s/he might disappear after we went out of town for 6 days. We live in a duplex in a group of 3 duplexes (6 families) and it would appear that Gingy is now the neighborhood cat. At least 3 families set out food for it, and it loves attention from anybody! Vacation updates and pics to follow as soon as I get a chance.