Summer Fun!

Catching up...Summer 2011....... Luke turned 3 months old

Treygan,Brooklyn, Emily and Ryan at the Dairy Days Parade
Lissa and Jamie with Lukie
The hot mommas of Woodburn: Jamie, Jill, Rachel, Melinda, Chris, Jami
Price cousins ready to work! At the Idaho Falls 4th of July parade
Luke's first 4th
Cousins: Taylee, Ashley, Sidney,Brooklyn, Emma, Mekenna, Courtney
Ashley was so good with Luke
Justin and mini Justin
I'm rarely in pictures so I had to post this one of me and Tay
Sisters
Trey is getting great at swimmin
Do it Taylee!
Last year, Brooklyn never would have done this...go girl!
Couldn't resist documenting these two getting along
Luke learning to hold his bottle
Taylee turns 4! Here she is in the special birthday chair with her special birthday breakfast
Trey got colored hairspray and a mohawk at Taylee's birthday at 2 B A Kid hair salon
Taylee and her friend Elle at the salon
Brooklyn all prettied up
The birthday girl showing off her do
They held hands all day
Taylee LOVES Lissa (and the purse she gave her)
Getting ready to blow out all four candles!

Forget me Not

Wow! President Uchtdorf is such an amazing speaker. During Women's Conference, an annual conference specifically for the women of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, but inspiring for any woman, he used the tiny "Forget Me Not" flower as a metaphor to apply to our lives, touching on five different topics. Forget not:

1. to be patient with yourself
2. the difference between good and foolish sacrifices
3. to be happy now
4. the "why" of the gospel
5. that the Lord loves you

One of these really hit home with me. Number one, to be patient with myself. President Uchtdorf told us that God is fully aware that we are not perfect :) He went on to say that many of us are often good at being patient with others, but for some reason don't apply the same practice to ourselves. With a little fear of sounding self righteous, I'm going to toot my own horn for a moment. I've been told more than once before that I'm very patient with people, with personalities and imperfections (I have so many of my own, there is no way I could judge). Now to quiet that horn a bit; I've also been told I'm too hard on myself in many aspects from parenting down to housekeeping. I also know that I am not the only one. In fact, it seems like I am often having conversations with friends and thinking to myself or even telling them, "don't be so hard on yourself." Why is it that I don't offer myself the same tenderness and understanding that I offer others? Well, let me tell you this talk was a lightbulb moment for me. As I listened, the Spirit whispered to me that God is just as sad when I'm impatient and down on myself as He is when I am that way with others. Whoa! What a concept, he loves ME just as much! I need to let grace work in my life. Psalms 84:11 says, "For the Lord God is a sun and shield: the Lord will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly." I am expected to be on the right side of God and do my very best, but the grace of my Savior, Jesus Christ will make up the difference. This all makes sense to me and my spirit feels lighter because of it and I hope and pray that I can be better at applying this principle to my life. How blessed I am and will be if I work to find grace in His sight.

Grandma and Grandpa Hardie visit- June

It seems to get longer and longer between visits and I miss them more and more. LOVE when they can be with us!
Grandpa has a soft spot for Brooklyn.

Trey and Grandpa playing catch
Dune buggy time!
Grandpa risking his life with the 8 year old driving
Dirt bikin' Grandma
She's brave...I won't do it
With Luke
m&ms Uno...of course
And in between it all, Justin turned 32!

June- Baptism and Blessing

On June 4th, my oldest boy was baptized. We prepared for months. Well, we'd been preparing for eight years really. Have I taught him well so far? He is now accountable for his actions...yikes. It's an important responsibility and I know he feels that, but he couldn't have been more excited for that day. At the moment he was baptized I felt so grateful for my husband who holds the priesthood and was able to perform this ordinance for our son. My favorite part though was when Justin, Grandpa Hardie, Grandpa Price and Uncle Dale laid their hands on Treygan's head to set him apart as a new member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and give him the gift of the Holy Ghost. I peeked at my little boy and the Spirit rushed over me as he looked so reverent with his head bowed, arms folded, soaking it all in. I wonder what he really felt and if he'll remember it later. I hope so because the feeling surely cannot be denied.

If that wasn't enough, the very next day Luke was blessed in church. It was so precious to watch his daddy, grandpas and friends who hold the priesthood stand in a circle with this tiny baby to give him a name, Luke Thomas Price and a blessing to remember who he is as he goes throughout life.

Here are some pictures of friends and family who joined us for this great weekend:

Trey with his buddies
The Sweeney family
The Shaw Family
Lissa, Ashley, Melinda and Jamie
Gia and Marla
Bishop Barfuss and Brother Young
The Pugmires and Heidi Cook
All four Grandparents and Uncle Dale and Moroni
My Eternal Family
The men on Luke's blessing day
My three boys
Luke and Treygan- brothers and hopefully someday best friends

Luke in his blessing outfit, the same one Trey wore made by Grandma Hardie
My sweet baby, 3 months old