My new motto:

In Sunday school a few weeks ago the teacher said this little phrase that I think I'm going to adopt as my personal motto:



This life isn't the reward, it's the test


Sometimes I get so frustrated with daily life, the hard things I go through, and how tired I get. I guess I sometimes feel that life should be all happy and easy, but I need to remember that this is the time I am learning and being tested to see how I will handle different situations. I need to be better at facing stressful situations with faith and optimism instead of becoming a grumpy, negative person. We'll see how I can do at this as I get big and uncomfortable through the hot summer and then start the sleepless nights again with a sweet little newborn baby! :)

Updates

Here are some random pictures from the last several months- not really in any order.

We had a fun family play date at the mall when Lyla and I visited Utah in March. The kids loved going down the slide together!

Especially after a nap, Lyla just loves to sit while we rub her back and neck. She'll sit there not moving a muscle for up to 20 minutes some times. It's the only time she isn't running all over the house!

Happy girl!

Our family Valentine picture Since I looked gothic in the first picture, i made Paul take one that showed my pink skirt so you can tell I was festive that day.

We had a nice relaxing Valentine's weekend and the best part was the amazing breakfast Paul made! We bought an ebleskiver pan for our joint present and he made some with blueberry jam, some with strawberry, some with apple, and some plain. He also found really good blueberries and strawberries (my favorite but I rarely splurge on them time summer) to go with the flavered ebleskivers. So yummy! I was so excited to eat that I didn't take a picture til we were done.

Lyla has played with our neighbor, Chandler, several times although sometimes they fight more than they play. Here she is settled on a bean bag with all of the toys she is claiming (all of which belong to him of course)

She sees him start to come toward her:

Then she pushes him away. She's a feisty little thing, and she always surprises me with how strong she is!

In the end though they did have fun together.

Anytime I leave the refridgerator open for a minute, Lyla runs over and starts reaching for everything.

Apparently she found something yummy to taste... And you gotta love her tights. We're still wearing them all the time since she refuses to wear socks.

"Look Mom! I got it all by myself. Can I eat it?"

Lyla went with Paul to a BYU basketball game. They had fun together although she looks a little crazy in this picture...

Playing in a bouncy house- or actually sitting there and watching all of the kids climb past her.

Playing with her uncle Jared Hmm...is she trying to tell us something...? I guess we'll find out in a few weeks if she's right!