I ate pizza for dinner tonight....at midnight. 

Oliver had carrots for dinner...at a more conservative hour.

Then he spit them up all over my last pair of clean pants. I don't really mind though. I needed a good reason to tackle the laundry anyway.

Slipping on a banana peel...

...is still as funny as it ever was.

photos by Bree

Today was a beautiful day...and I'm not talking about the weather.

Today was a day when opportunities were found in the least likely places at the least likely of times.

I feel like a fire was ignited somewhere deep inside me where so long I have felt lost and cold...depressed.

Today, my ambition reignited and my hope restored, I saw clearly the hand of the Lord in my life. 

It was exquisite

MMMmmm!

We like to eat babies.

From the Pulpit

Every Sunday I sit in Sacrament Meeting and try...

to sit reverently, listen attentively, learn something new, and manage to keep my six month old occupied while making sure that the hem of my skirt is sitting appropriately.

Mostly I fail...

The worst part is that very often, the person giving the talk will say something that catches me completely off guard, and then I am distracted for the rest of the meeting...

Like that one time when she used the word "Skanky,"

Or last week when he quoted Captain Jack Sparrow of Pirates of the Caribbean...accent and all,

And today when, though in context, he said "That doesn't mean we need to be walking around naked or anything,"

Hmm. No wonder sometimes I am irreverent

Today! Today!

Today is your Birthday!

I like you...

That's why I made you cool open faced roast beef sandwich things for dinner that I made up on the spot because I didn't feel like making or eating French Dip sandwiches like you requested...

That could also be why I considered making you fold your own laundry, then changed my mind.

And maybe my voluntary effort towards all diaper and early morning Oliver duties today has something to do with it.

And don't forget how you got three full meals today...instead having to scavenge for food for yourself.

And I did all of your dishes.

And tried really hard not to nag.

Soon I will make you a Razzleberry Pie to celebrate the beginning of your 26th year...well, I'll just turn on the oven and toss it in actually, but I digress...

I love you madly! I hope you have found this anniversary of the day of your birth to be a splendid one, and I wish you a happy year to come.

PS: This photo of you still makes me laugh.