My Favorite Things

• Primary teachers and presidency who love your kids and magnify their callings. We had a primary activity today where the kids filled out little books about themselves. Then they decorated a frame that we put their picture on one side and right next to it a big heart that says "I am a child of God." It was so well organized. I really appreciated all the work they put into making the activity great.
• S singing all the time, today she was making up a song about a pirate. I just caught the line, "...and the pirate died, the pirate died."
• R and L playing together with their "dolly house." They take turns role playing with all of the family members and pets that live in their little house.
• B's love for his "building" toys including transformers, bionicles, legos... I see it as a sign of genius. : )
• Receiving two emails from missionaries I served with in Guatemala! I heard from Hna. Allred and Elder Cordero this week. What a great season of my life the mission was.
• Hearing that a chocolate factory is going to open in my very own town!
• The Complete Jane Austen on Masterpiece, PBS.
• R's love for puppies, Diego, Woody, and especially her papa.
• L's love for kitties and any princess will do.
• B reading out loud to me.
• L's scrawny little legs climbing up to the counter top in the bathroom to wash her hands after she goes potty.
• Curly hair.
• My girls all decked out in a princess gown, crowns, gloves, slippers, and jewels. Especially when I didn't have to help them!
• S and B on the computer at the PBS kids site. They can do everything without my help. Technology and young minds, amazing.
• My children gaining their own testimonies and learning about their divine worth. Tomorrow we will be singing as a family in sacrament meeting. I Am a Child of God in English and Spanish, then I will throw in a verse in Navajo. Yes, we are crazy... but its the church, what can you do? Just sing I guess, just sing. I am positive that our kids are cute enough to take all attention off of the talent, or lack thereof.
• Watching my cats get so much joy from turning circles, counting, getting dressed by themselves, coloring, going potty, dancing ...