The Barons in Seattle: I just can't get enough of this guy

"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

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

I just can't get enough of this guy

He is so cute... and HILARIOUS to boot! Cooper is such a boy and it is so fun to see him develop and learn! He wanted to climb up in our plumb tree today, instead of loading into the van in the driveway... like I said, such a boy! Here he is trying to convince me he needed to go up into the tree: