Just a little thought to think about

Wonder what would happen if we treated our scriptures like we treat our cell phones?

What if we carried it around in our purses or pockets?
What if we turned back to get it if we forgot it?
What if we flipped through it several times a day?
What if we spent an hour or more using it every day?
What if we used it to receive messages from the text?
What if we treated it like we couldn't live without it?
What if we gave it to kids as gifts?
What if we used it as we traveled?
What if we used it in case of an emergency?
This is something to make you go "Hmmm....where are my scriptures?

Oh, and a few more things---"
Unlike our cell phones:
One plane fits all.
Unlimited usage.
No roaming charges.
You always have good reception.
You don't have to buy batteries.
No weak signals AND
We don't ever have to worry about our scriptures being disconnected
because
Our Savior already paid the bill!!

Hannah and her group of friends

This was on one of Hannah's field trips. We went to the Fort Worth Stock Yards. I learned so much and now if any of you guys come to visit I can show you and tell you all about it. It was quite fun.

Look whos walking now

This is one time when she was determined to go by herself. You see what happened. She cried and got up and did it again. Since then she has added some speed to that walk and she almost has the stairs mastered. She is such a big girl now.

Happy Birthday to Hannah May 22

I can't believe she is already 10 years old. Doulbe Didgets as Hannah calls it!!! I wish I could scan one of your baby pictures and shown how much shes grown. Each year she gets more beautiful and a little wiser. I love watching her turn into a young girl. She has left some of the "baby" things behind. I get sad for just a moment and then I enjoy the moment I have with her now. She is quite the business money maker. She mowes our yard and edges Papa's yard. She will sometimes help me clean the office just to make money to go shopping. She burns her money as soon as she gets it. I think we need to teach her a thing or two about savings. She loves re-sale shops. She can go through the racks and come back with the cutest clothes. I don't have that patience. She is very self suffiecent and organized. She has things labeled in her room and picks out her weeks worth of clothes on Sunday. She makes her own lunches and gets up when I wake her up and doesn't complain.
She had a great year with friends. They are a pretty group of nice girls. One of them lives next door (Ali) and that has been fun. She is a great softball player. She just needs to be a little more aggressive. She tried volley ball this past fall and loved it too. She has been a little help with her new sister. I told her this would give her practice for babysitting when she gets older and she informed me that she was not babysitting she was mowing lawns because she could make more money. So what can I say. She has a real sweet side and we used to see it all of the time but as the hormones are taking over we are starting to see it less. She has really grown up this year and it has been so much fun to be apart of her life.

Can we grow any faster???

Softball,T-Ball Pics

I just had to share some more pics. This is my big league softball player. Its really hard to get good pics of her because they have this huge fence to dodge with the camera and the girls are pitching and the hits are few. Plus Jimmy and I are chasing Claire all over. Porter's pics are easy to take. The one with dad is a teaching moment. The one diving onto home plate is classic. He love that he got dirt all over his uniform. I haven't missed one game and I have loved all of it.

Only In Texas

This is a very common occurance around our house the past month. We have had severe rain storms,tornados,high winds,hail and a lot of damage. We thankfully have been spared. Our fence stayed up and our trees are still standing. So I just thought I would share some pictures of what we go through during a storm. We start watching the tv until we loose our connection and then we get our crank radio (the kids call it). The kids start listening for the sirens and as soon as they hear that they know its time to hide under the stairs. They gather pillows,blankets,our battery light,books,toys and paper to color on. I took all these pictures to save because this is a big part of our lives during the spring every year. When the sky has that green look and it has the line of clouds like you see in the picture thats when tornados can occur. Oh by the way dad stands outside and tells us when it is safe to come out of hiding. So, are men just automatically protected from danger? If anyone has the answer please let me know.