Worth Remembering

I came across this scripture the other day in my scripture study and I just thought it was too awesome not to share. I've been wanting to share it with everyone. The last line, is my particular favorite.

2 Nephi 29:12-14 (emphasis added)

"For behold, I shall speak unto the Jews and they shall write it; and I shall also speak unto the Nephites and they shall write it; and I shall also speak unto the other tribes of the house of Israel, which I have led away, and they shall write it; and I shall also speak unto all nations of the earth and they shall write it.

And it shall come to pass that the Jews shall have the words of the Nephites, and the Nephites shall have the words of the Jews; and the Nephites and the Jews shall have the words of the lost tribes of Israel; and the lost tribes of Israel shall have the words of the Nephites and the Jews.

And it shall come to pass that my people, which are of the house of Israel, shall be gathered home unto the lands of their possessions; and my word also shall be gathered in one. And I will show unto them that fight against my word and against my people, who are of the house of Israel, that I am God, and that I covenanted with Abraham that I would remember his seed forever."

This scripture is talking about how all the different people have kept records of the Lord's dealing with them, and how one day they will all be brought together and we will be able to see that all of these different records from different groups of people are all about how the Lord has remembered His people, how the Lord has remembered us.
covenanted = promised.
The Lord promised to remember us.

Isn't that just that best feeling ever?
The Lord doesn't break His promises. The Lord remembers us. He remembers us as a people, and he remembers us as individuals.
How neat is that?
The scriptures bear testimony to us that there is a God and that He remembers us. I know that is true. I know that the Lord remembers me because I have seen it in my life. I know that the Lord remembers my children, remembers my family, remembers my friends... that is awesome knowledge.

To read more of the records of the Nephites go here.

We've Only Just Begun...

I spoke too soon. Apparently we've booked an extended stay at the wonderful land of throw-up, complete with late night benefits.
Multiple middle of the night benefits.
And let me just say, Kameryn wasn't nearly as clever with her comments when she was the one covered in throw-up.
Fun times.
By the way, Cooper has much better aim then his sister.
Apparently she thought the bathroom toilet was located on the opposite end of the bathroom. (and that it periodically moved to her bedroom carpet.)

Yet another trip to the wonderful land of throw-up...

My favorite place to visit.
Today's visit was made especially enjoyable due to the circumstances. Lets just say that an enclosed truck is not my favoristest place to deal with throw-up, especially when there are still 10 minutes to go until we reach home. (However, as Brandon pointed out, in our truck is much better then in the aisle at Walmart)
Another plus was the fact that every time I mustered up the stomach strength to look back and ask him if he was okay he threw up again.
This happened 4 times.
(Fortunately, I didn't make it a fifth.)
And finally, Kameryn added just the right amount of extra spice with the following comments:

"Mom, look at me, every time I look over at Cooper it makes my face do this (enter face contortion into gag reflex.) I think it might make me throw-up" - I think it might make me throw-up. Remember this time, fake throwing-up is almost as bad as real throwing-up on my weak stomach
and my personal favorite,

"Mom, I have an idea, let's play a game. Guess which boy is sitting in his chair with throw-up all over his lap?" Fun game.

Oh the wonderful land of throw-up...

might I just add, chalk this up to another reason my husband is the best in the whole world.
I love you baby. You are my knight in shining armor.

mac. n. CHEESE

Sorry for the blurry pics, but they are just too cute to be worried about pixel quality.

I asked Landon if he wanted to take a picture with me and he stopped his busy mess making plans to "pose" with his mommy. Except he was too busy cheesing it to worry about making sure I got in the picture. But, he said cheese every time. He's so cute. And, might I add, my only child to ever say cheese (let alone smile) for a picture before the age of 3.

He did finally pose with me, unfortunately I clicked sooner than I smiled. Landon, however, never missed a beat. He is by far the easiest child to take pictures of. Look how cute he is.

Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous

My sister KeiLani came out 2 weeks ago and decided to spend a portion of her summer with us. She left on Saturday. Obviously she had had enough of us and all disillusions she had of how amazing I am have been shattered. I'm not sure she reads my blog, because if she did, she would have known what she was in for.
Poor sucker, never saw it coming:
KeiLani's first real day at our house we made bubble prints, did our chores, played on the "water slide" and all amounts of awesomeness (I must say, I was off to a good start.) The very next day KeiLani left with my husband and the youth of our stake on a 17 mile bike trip.
Now enter the real world: day 3, right before we were to leave for my cousins wedding reception, Cooper took scissors to his hair, which resulted in a quick buzz job 10 minutes before reception time. (Subsequently Cooper continued to nick little pieces out of his hair the entire time she was visiting.) I managed to find the scissors but was unable to locate the hair until the next morning when KeiLani was skilled enough to drop her breakfast burrito in it.
Appetizing.
Thursday, day four, well lets just say this is when my children hit their stride. Fortunately for me I have an eye witness account in KeiLani, otherwise you all would never believe such horrific things could happen to a person as nice as I am.

Believe it people.
My children are no respectors of person.

Let's start at the beginning of the day, shall we: 8:30 am, Cooper, while carrying around 2 random eggs that would have been used for breakfast, drops an egg on the kitchen floor. cool. He then hands the other egg off to Landon who uses a spatula and goes machete style on the raw egg.... on my living room carpet. super cool.
Poor mother (me) is trying to spend the day getting my chores done (poor KeiLani didn't realize chores and dinner making was pretty much all I did all day. Sorry I'm boring...) While said poor mother is cleaning the bathroom...

Stop reading now if poop disgusts you.
you have been warned.

Landon sticks the toilet brush in the toilet, full of his sisters poop (Kami has a phobia about flushing poop down the toilet, I don't get it, but it grosses Brandon out.) Then he uses the toilet brush to "scrub" poop all over my bathroom floor. When his mommy freaks out (naturally) and takes the brush away, he bends down and smears the poop around with his fingers. much better. While poor mother is scrubbing up poop, Cooper uses the opportunity to squish grapes all over the living room carpet. nice.
At this point KeiLani just shook her head and called my mom so they could both laugh at me.

I have several more highlights and I'm sure KeiLani could add her mortification to this list, however, since it is getting long, and we haven't even made it to the end of week one, (It now makes perfect sense why KeiLani was calling mom in tears by Sunday, I'm so sorry.) I will just conclude with the one that sticks out in the forefront of my memory at this current moment.
Kameryn, while trying to emulate her brother, urinated all over the toilet and bathroom floor. It was an emotionally trying talk when we had to explain to Kameryn that girls just couldn't pee standing up like boys... poor girl. She was completely devastated.

So, as you can tell, it doesn't take a genius to see why KeiLani hightailed it out of here as fast as her little legs could carry her. We did have some promising moments where I almost proved I was cool, but unfortunately, with my track record, I just couldn't muster up a believable enough front.

KeiLani, we love you.
We understand if you never want to speak to us again.

Birthday Shenanigans

The day is young and yet, it is already time to blog about the birthday. The birthday fairy was up late into the night hanging banners and blowing up balloons, so she is a little sleep deprived. But I'm sure it was all worth it to hear the birthday girl squeal with delight and run from room to room. Up bright and early, you would have thought it was Christmas; "Mom, come look in my room! Mom, come look in the puppy porch! ... "
My favorite, however, was Cooper. He woke up a good 15 minutes after Kami. But, the second his eyes popped open he screamed "Kami! Come look in your bedroom. IT'S YOUR BURDAY!!"
Hilarious! The balloons are worth it every time. The kids just can't get enough of them.
Kami, of course, wanted to open her presents first thing. And.... Surprise!... she got littlest pet shops. (Who would have thunk?)
Enjoy these first "couple" pics of the birthday girl. There will definitely be more to come. (She gets to go to lunch with her dad, and then later tonight she has some visitors coming)
Yay! for birthdays! And the favorite Auntie KeiLani is always an added bonus!
Side note: Check out the newest birthday banner KeiLani helped me make yesterday. LOVE IT! It makes their bedroom look so festive. Kami was so excited to see it she could hardly hold still. I love that. Birthdays are so fun.

Holy Crap, I don't even know what to say, MY BABY IS 5!

Oh my goodness. I love my little - BIG girl so much. She is honestly such a joy. So silly. So "grown up" So completely Kameryn Grace. We are so grateful to have this day to celebrate her: all that she is, all that she does, and how much we love every ounce of her.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY GIRL!

I've created a slide show to commemorate Kami's big day. A big day she has been anticipating for 6 months now (No lie. Every day "when is it my birthday?" "when it's my birthday I want littlest petshops." "how many days will it be my birthday?" etc, etc, 6 months straight.)

For more Kameryn, since I know you can't get enough of her, check out "just a few" of our favorite Kami stories from the last 3 years (I didn't start blogging until she was 2, BUMMER - I know.)

-Paint your Bum
-Memory
-Peanut or plain
-For Kameryn
-Pantene
-Lady of the Flies
-Hide and Seek
-"Aw Day!"
-Alzheimers
- our personal Favorite Kami story of all time