Day 11:Homemade

Happiness

 is

 homemade.

So my son told me that we need to make this super cool game called "Woodchuck."  I tried to tell him that we already had it but he wasn't about to listen to me.  So after a good 15 minute discussion on the matter he decided to go look where I said and see if we really had this game.  Lo and behold it was in the garage right where I told him.  Imagine that??  Anyway it is a game my dad made for us and it is really just a game about throwing wood, thus the name.  I am terrible at it!! No exaggeration there either.  I don't think I ever even hit one of the blocks.  But in this picture my little guy is aiming for the king in the center.  Yea, he kicked my butt. However, it was a blast playing it with him.  Homemade games tend to be our favorite to play.  What's a game your family loves to play?

Sorry!!

Please forgive me for not posting like I should.  This month has been super crazy as we have been trying to get prepared to send my son on his mission.  I will try to do better but who knows.  What a crazy life I live!!

Day 10:Relaxing

Being busy is 

seriously overrated. 

Slow down and 

RELAX

 I am in love with this picture. It reminds that even clouds need to rest and relax.  So do we!  We all need to take the time to enjoy the simple things.  Maybe that means to just lay down as these clouds have done.  Or maybe it means we need to change our course and do something a little less hectic.  Or possible we need just to stop and enjoy the beauty around us.  I hope that is how you feel as you look at this picture.  I also hope that you can relax in your own surroundings, doing whatever it is you love.  May we all just relax a little more often.

Day 9:Fresh

Some old-fashioned things like 

fresh air 

and 

sunshine 

are hard to beat.

-Laura Ingalls Wilder
 

There are very few things that look as fresh and beautiful to me as a bunch of flowers.  The are just beautiful!  There is something about them that just makes me smile.  No I don't have a green thumb and no I don't have many flowers at my house. However, that doesn't mean that I don't appreciate them.  So go find you some beautiful flowers and enjoy the freshness they bring!!

Day 8:Sunset

Every sunset brings the promise of a new dawn.

-Ralph Waldo Emerson

 

Ok so I know that I am a little behind schedule, surprise, surprise!  However, I have been sick and didn't even get out of bed to take pictures.  That being said, here is what I saw tonight!! It was gorgeous to watch. My husband took me for a ride just to get some pictures.  We seriously parked in a dirt field on a country road and watched the sunset for over an hour.  It was so great because not only did I get these amazing pictures, more importantly I got to spend an hour of uninterrupted time with him.  What could be better than that?  So now I challenge you take you significant other, go someplace beautiful, take a few pictures (that I would love you to share), and just enjoy yourselves!

Day 7:High Angle

Look at things differently.

 

Now this picture really isn't a high angle, yep I cheated just a little.  However, it is something that I don't normally see.  I have always loved watching these creature.  They kind of creep me out a little bit though. They qualify as looking at things differently because how often to you get to see jellyfish?  I think they are beautiful!  and even though this picture is a little bit out of focus, I still love it!

Day 6:Love

What we love determines what we seek.  

What we seek determines what we think and do.  

What we think and do determines what we become.

-Uchtdorf

 This is a perfect example of the saying.  My son is getting ready to go on a mission and here he is at the temple?!  Not maybe the picture is a little silly but of course that is who he is.  The fact of the matter is that he is preparing himself to become something better.  I wish him the best of luck!!