"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

Friday, September 3, 2010

Coming Soon...

An update! Don't mistake my lack of blogging for a lack of fun and exciting summertime adventures, because we had an AWESOME summer!

For now, here is Chloe on her first day of SECOND grade, this past Wednesday:

And being proudly dropped off at school by her little brother and little sister: