Random Acts of Kindness

With the Christmas season here, I love to watch people be nice to one another. I love to help out other people, and wish we were more financially stable so that we could do more. Carrie, thank you for bringing over that bag of clothes! I went through and picked out stuff for Daniel, then was going to take the rest to the DI, but I kept putting it off. (In fact, it's still not at the DI...) Anyways, a friend came over to use some of my scrap fabric to fix a toy. She was fixing it for a needy family that she knows of. They have a 9 month old boy and a 3 year old boy and no way to provide Christmas. I asked her if she needed any more clothes for the baby, but she said that everyone had stuff for the baby. Luckily, I remembered the bag for the DI. We went through and picked some clothes out for the little boy. I know that it was not much, but I wish I could witness the joy on his face when he gets some toys and clothes on Christmas!

The other night, Cody and I went out to dinner. We were getting ready to leave and our waitress came up. She said we had two checks. I thought that maybe there was a mistake on the first one, so we would have to pay separately. She then explained: before we had ordered dessert (I have been craving ice cream...) someone pointed us out and paid for our meal!!! On the receipt it says "Merry Christmas from a random stranger!" I couldn't believe it. I started tearing up! How sweet and amazing that someone would do that!

Anyways, I just wanted to blog about it. I wish that everyone would do more things like that all the time, not just Christmas. That stranger made my whole week better!! I have the receipt in my bag still. Even though I don't know who did it for us, they will now hold a special place in my heart. I hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and remember the real reason for this special season. Jesus Christ our Savior was born so that He could be our example. Then He lovingly laid down His life for us so that we could return to Him again.

Random Cabo Videos

So, I finally found the cord to my camcorder.... So here are some of my favorite videos from our trip to Cabo San Lucas!!

Danny's first Halloween! (Sorry it's been so long!)

So, as most of you know, Cody is a HUGE Star Trek fan. Well, has has gotten me into it, too. After this new movie came out, I was hooked. I agreed that we had found the perfect Halloween costumes...

Cody was Captain Kirk, I was Uhura, and Daniel was Spock! (I made the costumes!)

Daniel had a Spock wig, too! (It was an adult size, but it worked.) He didn't care for it!

Here are some of our pumpkins. Cody and I did two each. Cody did: the Lincoln Memorial and the "Boo" face. I did: Ariel the Little Mermaid and Tigger. It was fun.

Daniel liked to chew on the pumpkin pieces!

We had a great Halloween!

Cabo San Lucas!!

So Cody, Daniel, and I were able to go to Cabo with Cody's family! It was sooo much fun!
Danny was great on the plane rides! He only cried a few times. (That's the wonderful thing about taking Tylenol PM the night before!)
He loved the water and was the talk of the resort!! It was so much fun to swim together!
We took family pictures on the beach that turned out perfectly!This was the picture of the vacation. Grandpa Neil "babysitting" the two babies in the shade!!!

It was so much fun, and I was so grateful to be a part of it! Thank you Owen family!

Taking Advantage of the Warm Weather When It's Here...

So, the weather has been kind of crazy! We have been trying to make a tradition of having a picnic on Sundays, but it all depends on Utah's messed up weather! Here are some pictures of our picnics and some Easter family pictures!Here are some picnic pictures!
He can be a very happy baby! And he LOVES his daddy!

The next picture is Daniel in his hat for Cabo. We were trying to get him used to it.

He fell asleep in his stroller.

He really loves his "Shiny Rocket Ship" book. I read it to him alot!
Daniel is growing up! He reaches for toys, smiles, and is getting close to giggling! We love him so much and couldn't imagine our life without him!

He's Growing Too Fast!

So, I have to post a before and after picture! The first is age 3 days and the second is 7 weeks!

Daniel's Blessing

Daniel was blessed on March 1st, 2009! We are so happy and excited that we were able to share the day with family and friends. My grandparents from California flew up to be with their first great grandchild. My grandparents from Bountiful drove up, too. We had a wonderful day.