Okay. Blogger has switched things up in me. I guess some people just can't leave a good thing alone. :) But, change is good right? I noticed that Picasa (a photo editing program I like) changed things up a bit too and I love the new editing features.

I haven't been doing too much photography the past year or so. I have been either too busy or way too busy. I don't feel too bad...I get plenty of little snap shots here and there of the kids...and if a neice or nephew gets married or graduates from High School...I am there with camera in tow. I do feel some guilt about not doing a photo shoot of the kids since Connor was about 4 months old. I really want to get them all dressed up and take them over by the Temple. I know a good place. One where you can get the whole Temple in the background (not easy to do with our Temple.) My kids LOVE the Temple. We drive past it at least 6 times a day now and EVERY time we do, you'd think it was the very first time Connor had seen it! "Mommy! A Temple! Look mom! A Temple! MOM! Temple!" And then he asks, "Mom, drive pass Temple? See waterfall?" So. At least once a day we drive up around the Temple. We stop at the bottom waterfall and I roll down my window so that the kids can hear the water. Then we drive up to the waterfall near the entrance and stop to listen to it. We've gotten out once and walked around the Temple. But I am usually in pajama's or slippers or I don't have my hair done...so we just drive by...and talk about how shiny Angel Moroni is and how we will all go be in the Temple together someday. This happens EVERY day. I don't think I will ever get sick of it. I hope my kids don't.

Zach

We have a sweet boy in town who was just diagnosed with a form of Luekemia. Zach Hansen is a fun kid. He is in Brandon's mom's ward and Zach's mom (Cyrena)is good friends with my sister in law.

He is going through Chemo treatments (in the valley) right now. His mom has taken a month off of work...which will take a toll on the family income. They have a blog set up for him where you can go and get updates and make a donation.

Brandon and I were at a new resturant in Show Low today and they had a donation jar by the register with Zach's picture on it. I couldn't resist putting some money in. Zach also has autism. One time, when we were visiting their ward (for a baby blessing or missionary farewell?) we sat behind his family. He held my hand through part of Sacrament Meeting. (How sweet is that?)

ANYHOW. Check out his BLOG! :)......and to help speard the word...go blog about it and share it on FB!!

More from President Monson...

"Is there a way to safety? Is there an escape from threatened destruction? The answer is a resounding yes! I counsel you to look to the lighthouse of the Lord. I have said it before; I will say it again: there is no fog so dense, no night so dark, no gale so strong, no mariner so lost but what the lighthouse of the Lord can rescue. It beckons through the storms of life. It calls, “This way to safety. This way to home.” It sends forth signals of light easily seen and never failing. If followed, those signals will guide you back to your heavenly home."

"Life by the yard is hard; by the inch, it's a cinch..." ~Pres. Monson