A clean slate

I updated my iPod software and found that it wiped out my ipod content for songs, pics. Funny thing was my pod casts stayed ok. Well at first I was a little upset.Then I thought of the times I would not like what song was playing or the night before I was looking at my movie list and nothing sounded good.
So you might say it was a blessing in disguise. Only problem is that some of the music i did not have backed up and some I had cleared off my hard drive.
So I have spent the last couple of days in my free time rebuilding the music, photos and videos.
It has been fun going through lists and deciding what I really find of value...I think there is a lesson or church talk in all that somewhere.

Just a Good Day

Yesterday was a good day. It started with having to setup the Stake House for a class the Relief Society was going to have. I then went to work where what problems came up were handled well and quickly. I was able to leave a bit early which is always nice.
As I drove into the driveway I saw Nat and Boo on the front porch working on Halloween decorations. When Boo saw the car she started to jumping up and down so excited that she almost fell off the porch.
I then saw Randall was home as well, he told me that he and Misty were now Boy friend and girlfriend...wow and yipeee, we really like her and she brings out the best in him.
We then went to drop Boo off and Nats mom's so Wendy could watch her as we went to the temple to see a sealing of some friends and their son (they got through the miracle of adoption).
I always cry since it means so much when I go to these things. The ceremony itself is only about 30 seconds but it lasts forever! WOW that is so cool. While there we were able to see our case worker who we love to no end! as well as some other friends from the adoption world. This couple happens to live in my parents Ward, where I grew up, so it was neat to see couples that I grew up with their children there to support this couple.
We then went back to pick up Boo and had homemade pizza, then home.
The night ended with Boo and I doing the bed time routine where we watch mu Ipod for a few minutes, then I took her into her bed, kissed her and said good night. She laid down with out a fuss and went to sleep.
Overall just a good day.

Having a BAD DAY?

I dare you not to smile at this...I am so grateful for this little smile maker that awaits me when I get home each day.
I do not know what I did to deserve her or her mom but am glad I have them BOTH!

Such a girl...

Boo is such a little girl! She loves to have her nails painted. (it doesn't even last a day but she loves it) She likes dress up, she loves to put on her moms shoes...She also love Toy story and her favorite toys seem to be a Buzz and Woody that she got from her grandmothers basement.

Miracles keep happening

Just found out yesterday that friends of ours from the adoption world have finally had their miracle and now have a new son born 09-09-09.
As I talked with them on the phone I did tear up since I understand all too well the joy they were feeling after so long of despair.
I am so grateful for Boo and being her dad. I am grateful for all my kids but Boo is special to us all.
Every day I tend to not want to read the news due to all the crap and depressing info it contains. But then good news come and I can't help but smile.

9-11

Today 8 years ago forever change our lives. Not only in how we now travel but in how we look at each other and what is truly important.
Then and now, family and faith are the main building blocks to our foundations.
For that and for the lives of the people that do so much to let us live like we do I am grateful.

The Best Family Ever!!

Sept 2 is a great day for our family. Not only is it the day Nat and I got married but also the day Boo was sealed to us for ever. A day for Family completion if you will.
I am so grateful for my wife who has put up with me for 12 years and who is the most wonderful mother to Boo. She wrote some pretty nice things about me on her blog and I can do nothing less than weep as I think of what she means to me. My life changed forever when I fell in love with her.
I am also so grateful for a petite little brown haired big dark eye mass of curls and bundle of energy that is my shadow from the moment I get out of the car until bed time. Boo never fails to make me smile and be thankful I am alive.

Now I must also mention my other children, (If I don't they will give me crap about it) I love each of them and am grateful for their individual talents and ways they make me smile as well.
Jo, is so much a mother, she always has been a little mom to her brothers but now she has her own baby and he is awesome! Josh is the best son in law a guy could ask for. He supports his wife and loves her.
Randal is a total carbon copy of the greatest person in the world, me! just kidding, we are soo much alike but it is great to see how his humor and out look on life is shaping up.
Cody is a complete package. He knows what he wants (most of the time) he hates wasting time or money. He has strong political views and even though they are at times different than mine I admire him for having them and defending them so well.
No list would be complete without Yoshi, my grandson! I adore the time I get to hold him and watching how he has blessed his parents lives...(I still hope he will be a BYU fan just to bug his mom)

Boo, another name for NO FEAR!

Over the past couple of months as Boo gets more mobile (Guess she's not a baby anymore but a full blown Toddler sniff sniff) She has shown a love for climbing and has no fear. She has not yet really fallen , that might knocked some fear into her but I doubt it.

Whether it is at a play ground or in our backyard on the newly setup gazebo, she is climbing it. Of course I am usually close by but she would go even if I wasn't.
I am grateful for her spirit of adventure and willingness to explore, but it also makes me cringe as I see how quickly she gets up so high.