"A house does not have to be perfect to be a home of joy, a child does not have to behave perfectly to love and be loved, and every moment of life does not have to be perfect to be of value. Too often, I realize, we fail to see the glorious reality of the simple joy that abounds in the seemingly mundane routine of day-to-day living. Instead, we tend to idolize the past, idealize the future, and devalue the present.... What better way to show our appreciation to Heavenly Father for what we have than to embrace our lives, albeit 'ordinary' and 'unexciting,' with joy?"

--Winnie Dalley; Ensign, March 1998

Monday, November 10, 2008

Carving Pumpkins

Justin was super busy at work, getting ready to open their new store the week of Halloween, so I had to... I mean got to be in charge of carving pumpkins this year!

Chloe had quite the plans for her pumpkin. She was a little disappointed when I told her that I didn't know if we'd be able to actually carve the tongue or eyelashes...



Chloe and her finished Jack O Lantern:



Cooper helped me carve one too. He seemed to much prefer beating it with a mallet than touching the pumpkin or helping with the carving.



And our finished Jack O Lantern:

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