Seek the Higher Ground

I watched this video tonight and loved it. I am not familiar with Elder Quentin L. Cook since he is one of the newest members of the quorum of the twelve. What an inspiring video! Enjoy!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAaBJrn9su8&feature=player_embedded

Madelyn's Gift

Actually I don't know if it should be called a gift or a curse. Ever since Madelyn was able to crawl she has been obsessed with anything small (were talking tip of a pencil small!). As a baby she would crawl around and pick up all of the clothes fuzzies and dirt specks we would have on our floors. Just this last weekend she spent a good amount of time observing bugs that were smaller than ants in her Grandma and Grandpa Dougherty's back yard. At one point she thought they might even hear her if she screamed at the top of her lungs "Hello" (so cute).

Well just now I turned around and saw this (don't mind her outfit please. She chose her own clothes today). On her own she decided to start cleaning the floors however she wasn't just wiping them she was scrubbing smaller than the eye can see dirt spots. That's my girl!

Here are some other recent pictures of our oldest princess! I love you Madelyn!

Brooklyn 3 months

Poor thing has a mom who isn't good at taking pictures, but at least I am taking them (I hear the third child is the one that will most likely have the least pictures taken of them as an infant).

Brooklyn is still loved by all even though Kaelyn periodically bops her on the head with a toy. She is just becoming interested in toys and loves to watch her sisters dance and sing around the living room.

Here are a few pictures of her at 3 months. She is my little chia pet with all of that dark hair that won't stop growing. She is a big talker (she fits right in with the rest of the women in this family) and laughs when you kiss her on her neck.

I just can't get enough of her!

Birthday Cake for Jay's Mom

I am the worst blogger ever I know, but here are a few posts to make up for the past few months that I have missed.

Here is a birthday cake I made for Jay's mom. I put blond brownies in the middle for the nugget covered in condensed milk sandwiched between two layers of chocolate cake. It was sooo yummy and I don't even like chocolate cake!