Red Envelope Day!

If you don't agree with abortion, PLEASE PASS IT ON !!!

I am passing this along, because I thought you would like to participate in Red Envelope Day, on March 31, 2009.

1. Get a red envelope. (You can buy them at Kinkos, or at party supply stores).
2. On the front, address it to:

President Barack Obama

The White House

1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW

Washington , D.C. 20500

3. On the back, write the following message:

This envelope represents one child who died because of an abortion. It is empty because the life that was taken, is now unable to be a part of our world!

**We will mail the envelopes out March 31st, 2009.**

4. Put it in the mail, and send it.

5. Then forward this event to every one you know through: E-mail, Blogging, or Facebook/Myspace. I wish we could send 50 million red envelopes! One for every child who died (in the U.S.) before having a chance to live.

It may seem that those who believe abortion is wrong are in a minority. It may seem like we have no voice and it's shameful to even bring it up. Let us show our President and the World that the voices of those of us who do not believe abortion is acceptable are not silent and must be heard.

Barack Obama spoke at a Planned Parenthood Action Fund event, uttering the now infamous line, "Well, the first thing I'd do as president is, is sign the Freedom of Choice Act. (Applause.) That's the first thing that I'd do."

An empty red envelope will send a message to President Barack Obama that there is moral outrage in this country over this issue! (The Freedom of Choice Act, which will essentially "undo" every law currently in place to limit abortion in the U.S. . (i.e., parental consent laws, parental notification, waiting periods, prohibition of transporting a minor girl across state lines to obtain an abortion, etc.)). It is a quiet, but clear message of protest.

I'm getting my red envelopes ready. How about you?

If you are not familiar, you can read more about The Freedom of Choice Act here:

http://www..lifenews.com/nat4359.html
http://www..barackobama.com/2008/01/22/obama_statement_on_35th_annive.php
http://www.jillstanek.com/archives/2008/07/one_year_annive.html


To add my two bits in, I just wanted to share a few thoughts of mine :) The visiting teaching message this month is: Uphold, Nourish and Protect the Family. When I was teaching this lesson, the red envelope idea came to my mind.

Julie B. Beck (Releif Society general pres.) said:

"As a disciple of Jesus Christ, every woman in this church is given the responsibility for upholding, nurturing, and protecting families. Women have distinct assignments given to them from before the foundation of the world. And as a covenant-keeping Latter-day saint woman, you know that raising your voice in defense of the doctrine of the family is critical to the strength of families the world over." ('What Latter-day Saint Women Do Best: Stand Strong and Immovable.' Liahona and Ensign, Nov. 2007, 110).

Not only do I think that woman in the church have the responsibility for upholding, nurturing and protecting our families, I think all women have that responsibility! We need to teach our children how to live! We need to teach them what to do and what not to do in this life. This world is a crazy place and if we teach them the right things all we can hope for is that they listen and make the right choices in this harsh world! If we teach them the right things then we know we did our part. It is not a one time teaching! Those of you who have chilren, know you are teaching and guiding your children daily! If we live our lives the right way our children are sure to follow. Ya, they will make wrong choices (we all do) but ultimately they know what's right! I'm sure all of you have heard the saying, "Actions speak louder than words" We need to act the way we want our children to act. We all have our good and bad days. Some days I feel like I am the worst mother in the world, other days I feel like I am doing okay. All we need to do is try our best.

Elder Robert S. Wood (of the seventy) said:

"We need to be vigorously engaged in the world. If our schools are inadequate or destructive of moral values, we must work with fellow members of the community to bring about change. If our neighborhoods are unsafe or unhealthy, we must join with the civic-minded to devise solutions. If our cities and towns are polluted, not only with noxious gases but soul-destroying addictions and smut, we must labor to find legitimate ways to eliminate such filth.... We have the responsibility to be a blessing to others, to our nation, to the world." ('On the Responsible Self,' Ensign, Mar. 2002, 30-31).

Wow! What a responsibility! Alot of the time I find myself in my own little bubble and don't care much about what is going on outside of the bubble. We need to care! We need to voice our opinions and help keep this world from falling! Our opinions do matter and we need to stand up for what we believe in. It is so sad that innocent babies are dying, even after they are born! Healthy active babies are left to die because no one is taking the responsibility to care for them. If you cannot be a mother, give your baby up for adoption. It's that easy. There are so many women in this world who can't have children and are waiting for that phone call to hear that they are getting a baby! I believe the women that can't have children are sent here to be infertile so they can be a mother to those children who need one. Every child needs a mother. Our role as women is to be a mother. Wheither we have our own children or we adopt. I also believe that the babies who have died innocently are living in a much better place :) and they are happy!

So if you can, participate in the red envelope day! Thanks for listening to my spill :) What is your opinion? Tell me what you think!

Photo Shoot with my sister Trish :)

Since my sister Trisha has recieved government services I have been getting paid to watch her. It has actually been really fun and has helped us out. I usually plan fun things to do to keep her busy. This last time I did her hair and makeup and took pictures :) (I know we both have a lot of make-up on, but it was fun)

Hey beautiful lady!
Trisha is always volunteering to help me. Out of the blue she will ask, "Can I fold your clothes?" or Can I do your dishes?" Sure!!! She also helps me out with my boys. Whenever we go anywhere she will hold Tyson for me or hold Brayden's hand. It helps me out a lot!

She is such a sweetheart! She does have her moments where she will be mad at me for no reason, but I still love her :)

She loves all her nieces and nephews and they love her!

She is so nice to my boys!

She loves to laugh!

A few pics of Tyson:
What a sad boy!

It's time for bed!

Ooooh, now he's pissed (throwing a fit, see how his arms and legs are so stiff?)

FUN TIMES!

Look- a -likes

I think Brayden looks like Brent in this pic. Alot of people say he looks like me, but not always :) The look on his face and the way his hair is cowlicked is just like Brent!

Tyson looks like my dad in this pic, especially his baby pictures. It is so fun :)

Playing at the Fun Park!

Brayden's Funnies

Last weekend we went to dinner at Firehouse with some friends. We were talking and waiting for our food. Out of the blue Brayden says, "Mommy, you stink! Go potty!" I was like what the heck, where did that come from? then I realized it did smell like a fart and he was the one who farted! Little stinker trying to blame his farts on me! He gets it from his dad. Brent always blames his farts on me just to be funny. Also, I always ask Brayden when he farts alot if he needs to go potty. So that's where he gets that from :) It is so funny what they pick up on.

That same night a group of kids came in all dressed up nice. The girls in fancy dresses the guys in tuxes and suites. (going to dinner before a high school dance) Brayden turned and looked at the first girl as they were walking in and said, "Look a princess!" then another girl came in and he said "Another princess" It was so cute that he thought they were princesses.

Whenever I put Tyson down for a nap and Brayden doesn't notice, he all of a sudden is looking around and says, "Oh, no where's Tyson?" like we lost him or something. I have to reasure him that he's taking a nap. He cares about his brother after all :)

Some of you know, I work at the Kids Klub over at the Sports Academy. (just once a week) All the little kids call you teacher. (I take my kids with me). The other day Brayden started calling me teacher mommy. When another teacher would try and help him he would say, "No, I want teacher mommy!" At home he has started to call me teacher. I tell him I'm not a teacher at home, just mommy. Funny little boy!

Playing with Friends

Happy V-Day!

This is a fun game the kids at my work played today. They got a handful of conversation hearts and had to make 5 sentences using the words on the hearts. I decided to play too :) Here are my 5 sentences: (I wrote them to Brent)

1. Hey, I'm your "Foxy Lady!"

2. Do you want to go out, my sweet "Cup Cakes?"

3. "Me + U", together forever!

4. "UR 4 me", my honey bunches.

5. You are "Very Fine" my grape divine.

Here is a quick poem I remember when I was younger:

A peach is a peach,

a plum is a plum,

a kiss isn't a kiss without some tongue.

So open your mouth and close your eyes,

and give your tongue some excersize!

Ha, Ha, Ha! Hope you all have a wonderful Valentines Day!

Hair Cuts!

I finally decied to cut my kids' hair. I was trying to go for the shaggy look, but I couldn't stand it any more. I just like my kids' hair shorter and I love to spike it.

Before hair cuts

Stinker Tys playing in the oven drawer.

After hair cuts. (Tyson was so ready for bed)!

Sweet little Tyson

Silly Brayden. He has loved those receiving blankets ever since he was a baby. He can't sleep without it and now some of them are fraying, but those are the ones he likes the most. He pulls at the seam so they will fray, so he can tickle his nose with it and sniff it. He calls the frayed edges "dee dees" When I give him one without frayed edges he always says "oh no, where's the dee dees?"

Fighting in the moment! Tyson is always so sick of Brayden picking on him so he is taking his turn to get back at him. It's sad that he learns how to hit, at such a young age, from his older brother!

This is what Brayden does when he gets mad. I have no idea how he picked it up, but he sticks out his hands like claws and growls. He even does it to me and Brent. It's like his way of letting out anger.

Brayden's hair done, the next day.

Tyson's hair done.

people can't beleive how many teeth Tyson has at 15 months! Here's a pic to show it. He has 12 teeth, and is getting his "I" teeth in now! My brother-in-law calls him, 'razer teeth.' he's always makes jokes about how you better look out for razer tooth, he's gonna bite you!

25 Things You May or May not Know About Me!

This is a fun tag to do, if you want to know more about your friends and you want them to know more about you :) I did this on Facebook, but I know you all don't have Facebook, so I thought it would be fun to blog it:

1. I was on the Ballroom Dance Team at Snow College.

2. I love to sing! I was in choirs in middle school, high school and even college. I am in the ward choir now :) My favorite is to sing in the car. I even sing the commercials.

3. I was in the musical, "The Music Man" in high school. I was part of the chorus, but I did have one line. Before we sang The Wells Fargo Wagon I ran onto the scene and said "The Wells Fargo Wagon, it's coming!"

4. I squeek sometimes when I talk. I sound like a boy going through puberty! My voice lesson teacher in high school told me to get my vocal cords checked, because my voice would also get tired fast from singing. The throat specialist stuck a camera down there and then I had to sing to see how my vocal cords moved. One vocal cord is bigger than the other! The smaller one works harder, which makes my voice get tired faster. Then when I squeek, one vocal cord slaps against the other. Weird huh?

5. My dads' nick name for me when I was younger was, "squeeker." My moms' was, "care bear."

6. I had the habbit of bitting my nails when I was young to the point they would bleed! Now, I have the habbit of chewing on them when I'm stressed.

7. I seriously can't type the correct way. I look down at the keyboard and use my index fingers and middle fingers. I can actually type pretty fast this way. I used to get head aches when I was done writing a paper, from looking at the key board the whole time!

8. I have anxiety. I take Zoloft to help me chill. I mostly get it when I feel like I have too much to do, and when I'm feeling stressed. When I feel like I have a lot to do, I sit and think about it for a long time and chew on my nails. By the time I get going, I could have gotten a few things done by then!

9. I worry about what people think of me, and stress over little things. My husband always reminds me that it doesn't matter!

10. I can burp like a man! I get embarrassed when my husband tells people I can burp better than them. Ladies aren't suppose to burp like that! It's fun though :)

11. I can do the worm. If you don't know what that is, it's like a break dancing move. It's awesome!

12. I used to hang out with the homies when I lived in West Jordan. Some of the kids I "went out with" were: Jose, Anoulack and Oscar. The main reason why my parents moved here, was to get us away from the friends we were hanging out with, plus they wanted to live in a smaller town :) I did have good neighborhood friends though. I love you guys!

13. I am very clumsy, especially when I am in a hurry. The other week I was taking Brayden's oatmeal to him. It slipped out of my hands and went all over the floor and carpet! I didn't even trip on anything. What the crap!

14. I have worked with people with disabilities my whole life, starting with one of my sisters. I am a special ed. aide now.

15. I make Rasberry jam every summer. My in-laws have a huge Rasberry patch in their yard.

16. I cut my husband and kids' hair. (just with the clippers, but I think I do a good job :)

17. Me and my sister Alisha used to fight so much when we were kids. I have scars all over my hands from her scratching me. She has a few scars herself (not from my nails, because I didn't have any!) When we were in middle school and high school we would hit eachother with hair dryers and curling irons. If I got into the shower before her she would literally pull me out and push me out in the hall and lock the door! Brat! We are best friends now :) Funny how that works!

18. I still get so excited about the holidays. I can't sleep the night before Christmas!

19. I make up the weirdest words, and I add them in when I talk. My newest word is anabolistic. I was referring to my kids when I said this, because they drive me nuts, so they are being anabolistic! Definition: acting like animals! When I was young I used to call people "Dinglehoppers."

20. I failed my first drivers test. I had to take it again at the DMV on a stick shift, but I passed!

21. When Brent is at work, sometimes I turn on the radio really loud and dance and sing to the music. My kids think it's fun :) I try not to hurt myself.

22. I have had back and neck pain for about 3 1/2 yrs. I have 3 bulging discs in my neck and I get muscle spasms in my back. It is so annoying! I take muscle relaxants every now and again and I had an injection in my neck to help with the pain. Fun stuff!

23. I am very gulable. I believe anything anyone tells me. People tease me all the time.

24. It takes me a while to get jokes. People have to explain them to me and by then it's not that funny anymore. Or once I get a joke, like the next day, I will start laughing.

25. I have been arrested before, and seriously I did nothing wrong! I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time!

I know people will ask, so here is a quick run down about me getting arrested: Me and my friend Kristin went to a party in high school that wasn't so good. There were kids that were underage drinking. We did nothing bad, we just laughed at them. We also were thinking "we shouldn't be here!" All of a sudden the cops showed up and everyone started running! We were scared so we ran too. We hid under a neighbors deck and started singing primary songs. Finally we decided to turn our selves in, because the cops would not leave and it was freazing out side! As soon as they saw us they arrested us with zip ties and took us into the cabin were the party was. There was a couple others that got caught too. We had already been crying under the deck and when we got arrested we kept saying through tears, "we didn't do anything wrong!" We even had to take breath alizer tests. (of course they were negative) We found out later that the kid that had the party, stole the keys to the cabin from his dad! So we got charged with breaking and entering and had to do 30 hrs. of community service. We were at the wrong place at the wrong time! Made funny memories though :)

26. I missed one: I have had my belly button pierced before. I got it when I was a Senior in High School and took it out when I was like 5 months prego with Brayden! I had it for like 3 yrs.

I tag anyone who wants to play. Go!

Super Heroes!

Brayden went to his friend Owen's B-day party last week. The Joker took Owen's B-day cake and they had to find it. (such a cute idea!) Brayden is on the far left. I have no idea why he had his mask on his chin, but whatever :)