Excitement
Laughter
Family
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Wednesday, September 02, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
Favorite Things
right after bath time,
being awake before the girls
then walking into their room to see this..
and this.
Thank you Mom!
I am not sure if a jar has ever made it into the fridge.
Thanks a million!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Pre-School
This Little one started preschool last week. She has so much fun in her class. Her preschool is amazing. They have one main class then on Tues she goes to a cooking class and Music class. Then on Thurs she goes to Art class and Science class. I have to admit it was hard taking her the first day. I was sad. As much as I thought I would enjoy the few hours I have with just me and Claire, I sure did miss her company and her funny antics. I guess it just helps me to remember I need to cherish each moment.
This is Marcella and her good friend Hallie right before they went in on their first day.
Here they are in their classroom. They sure are cute!
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
What do you think about Public Health Care?
Here's what King Benjamin had to say about it:
Mosiah 4:16-24
16 And also, ye yourselves will succor those that stand in need of your succor; ye will administer of your substance unto him that standeth in need; and ye will not suffer that the beggar putteth up his petition to you in vain, and turn him out to perish.
17 Perhaps thou shalt say: The man has brought upon himself his misery; therefore I will stay my hand, and will not give unto him of my food, nor impart unto him of my substance that he may not suffer, for his punishments are just—
18 But I say unto you, O man, whosoever doeth this the same hath great cause to repent; and except he repenteth of that which he hath done he perisheth forever, and hath no interest in the kingdom of God.
19 For behold, are we not all beggars? Do we not all depend upon the same Being, even God, for all the substance which we have, for both food and raiment, and for gold, and for silver, and for all the riches which we have of every kind?
20 And behold, even at this time, ye have been calling on his name, and begging for a remission of your sins. And has he suffered that ye have begged in vain? Nay; he has poured out his Spirit upon you, and has caused that your hearts should be filled with joy, and has caused that your mouths should be stopped that ye could not find utterance, so exceedingly great was your joy.
21 And now, if God, who has created you, on whom you are dependent for your lives and for all that ye have and are, doth grant unto you whatsoever ye ask that is right, in faith, believing that ye shall receive, O then, how ye ought to impart of the substance that ye have one to another.
22 And if ye judge the man who putteth up his petition to you for your substance that he perish not, and condemn him, how much more just will be your condemnation for withholding your substance, which doth not belong to you but to God, to whom also your life belongeth; and yet ye put up no petition, nor repent of the thing which thou hast done.
23 I say unto you, wo be unto that man, for his substance shall perish with him; and now, I say these things unto those who are rich as pertaining to the things of this world.
24 And again, I say unto the poor, ye who have not and yet have sufficient, that ye remain from day to day; I mean all you who deny the beggar, because ye have not; I would that ye say in your hearts that: I give not because I have not, but if I had I would give.
A man gave a talk in sacrament meeting on Sunday about patriotism and the glory of America. One line he said really stood out to me (this is a paraphrase): "Our government is trying to give people goods and services they haven't earned and don't deserve." It hit close to home, as both my daughters' medical expenses are currently paid by the state of Utah. If Claire hadn't been covered by Medicaid, we would have been crushed by the cost of three weeks in the intensive care unit. Would he say we don't deserve that, as my current employer doesn't offer health insurance, and our health plan has a $10,000 deductible? And our situation is much more favorable than that of most people. Since my dad is a doctor we can get prescriptions without having to pay for an office visit. He also gives us treatment for free when we're sick. If Claire is rubbing her ears I don't have to take her into the doctor. I just drop by Dad's office and he checks her out.
It might not be easy to stomach the idea of public health care, but it seems like its benefits far outweigh its costs, even if it means an increase in taxes across the board. My dad favors a public health care plan, and he estimates that every patient he sees who is on Medicaid costs him $10.
What do you think? Does the country need a public health plan? Are uninsured and underinsured people undeserving of health care? Here are a couple of resources you might want to check out:
Wendell Potter talks about his role as an executive at Cigna health care.
3rd Nephi 6:12
Alma 1:30
One last resource
Mosiah 4:16-24
16 And also, ye yourselves will succor those that stand in need of your succor; ye will administer of your substance unto him that standeth in need; and ye will not suffer that the beggar putteth up his petition to you in vain, and turn him out to perish.
17 Perhaps thou shalt say: The man has brought upon himself his misery; therefore I will stay my hand, and will not give unto him of my food, nor impart unto him of my substance that he may not suffer, for his punishments are just—
18 But I say unto you, O man, whosoever doeth this the same hath great cause to repent; and except he repenteth of that which he hath done he perisheth forever, and hath no interest in the kingdom of God.
19 For behold, are we not all beggars? Do we not all depend upon the same Being, even God, for all the substance which we have, for both food and raiment, and for gold, and for silver, and for all the riches which we have of every kind?
20 And behold, even at this time, ye have been calling on his name, and begging for a remission of your sins. And has he suffered that ye have begged in vain? Nay; he has poured out his Spirit upon you, and has caused that your hearts should be filled with joy, and has caused that your mouths should be stopped that ye could not find utterance, so exceedingly great was your joy.
21 And now, if God, who has created you, on whom you are dependent for your lives and for all that ye have and are, doth grant unto you whatsoever ye ask that is right, in faith, believing that ye shall receive, O then, how ye ought to impart of the substance that ye have one to another.
22 And if ye judge the man who putteth up his petition to you for your substance that he perish not, and condemn him, how much more just will be your condemnation for withholding your substance, which doth not belong to you but to God, to whom also your life belongeth; and yet ye put up no petition, nor repent of the thing which thou hast done.
23 I say unto you, wo be unto that man, for his substance shall perish with him; and now, I say these things unto those who are rich as pertaining to the things of this world.
24 And again, I say unto the poor, ye who have not and yet have sufficient, that ye remain from day to day; I mean all you who deny the beggar, because ye have not; I would that ye say in your hearts that: I give not because I have not, but if I had I would give.
A man gave a talk in sacrament meeting on Sunday about patriotism and the glory of America. One line he said really stood out to me (this is a paraphrase): "Our government is trying to give people goods and services they haven't earned and don't deserve." It hit close to home, as both my daughters' medical expenses are currently paid by the state of Utah. If Claire hadn't been covered by Medicaid, we would have been crushed by the cost of three weeks in the intensive care unit. Would he say we don't deserve that, as my current employer doesn't offer health insurance, and our health plan has a $10,000 deductible? And our situation is much more favorable than that of most people. Since my dad is a doctor we can get prescriptions without having to pay for an office visit. He also gives us treatment for free when we're sick. If Claire is rubbing her ears I don't have to take her into the doctor. I just drop by Dad's office and he checks her out.
It might not be easy to stomach the idea of public health care, but it seems like its benefits far outweigh its costs, even if it means an increase in taxes across the board. My dad favors a public health care plan, and he estimates that every patient he sees who is on Medicaid costs him $10.
What do you think? Does the country need a public health plan? Are uninsured and underinsured people undeserving of health care? Here are a couple of resources you might want to check out:
Wendell Potter talks about his role as an executive at Cigna health care.
3rd Nephi 6:12
Alma 1:30
One last resource
Monday, July 20, 2009
Family Pictures
Before my Dad left on Tuesday we had our family pictures taken. I have to say it was a lot of fun. Plus we had an awesome photographer. Here are a couple shots from her blog. I am excited to get the rest of the pictures this week. They really turned out cute.
If you are interested in having Ashley take your pictures, check out her blog. It is pretty awesome. (Man three posts in one day, I must be on a roll!)
A Couple of projects
Sunday, July 19, 2009
Our Fun in July
and it isn't even over yet. We are excited to finish July with a bang... the cabin and camping. But first, here is what we have been doing so far in July.
Jeff and Caroline were super nice to let us tag along for a BBQ up Millcreek. We all had so much fun. Caroline made the best pork Chops ever, I am actually excited to make them tomorrow. I love letting kids get dirty and have fun around a camp fire. We had a fantastic time, thanks guys.
These are some pictures of how much fun we have had at my Mom and Dad's place while my Dad was home. We sure love to draw with chalk and had a lot of fun leaving messages to everyone. (the alpha chalk became a game Marcella and I would play. I stole this idea off another blog, but I really liked it and I wondered why I never thought of it. M and I would take turns tossing sticks on the letters and then saying which letter it landed on. We made up a few other games, but the possibilities for this simple board are endless. you can even do it with numbers.) We had so much fun playing in the pool, hanging out and going to Opening night of Harry Potter. Thanks for taking all of us Dad. We sure enjoyed having you home and can't wait to see you again.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Check it out...
With Claire having Down Syndrome we have had the opportunity to meet so many people we never would have met. One of our new friends Lily is having a raffle for her Birthday to help raise some money for a couple of kids with Downs who need some assistance. Please check out her blog and if you are able, enter the raffle and/or donate. It is a great way to get a fun prize and help some friends in need. Please tell others about it. She is also doing some freebies, so check her blog daily for a chance to win. Hope you all have a wonderful day! Love ya!
Sunday, June 21, 2009
7 Years and still counting...
(side note: sorry everything is so huge, I can't get it to go back to normal so oh well.)
Jon and I celebrated our 7th anniversary on Thursday and couldn't have asked for better friends to share it with. We had such a fun time eating dinner and hanging out. Thank you Cam and Amie! Both of us have said that it was so relaxing and fun to just be with friends and not have any kids. As I was thinking about the past seven years I thought I would make a little list of some of our fun times! Starting with
Over the past 7 years we have had or currently have
Jon and I celebrated our 7th anniversary on Thursday and couldn't have asked for better friends to share it with. We had such a fun time eating dinner and hanging out. Thank you Cam and Amie! Both of us have said that it was so relaxing and fun to just be with friends and not have any kids. As I was thinking about the past seven years I thought I would make a little list of some of our fun times! Starting with
Over the past 7 years we have had or currently have
1 mode of transportation. 
1 University 
(BYU is just the place Jon is currently going, as Marcella would say, "Rose says GO Cougars, but we don't, we say GO UTAH!! GO UTAH!!" Since our 1st year of marriage, I have consistently been able to catch a fish when I go fishing. (For some reason I do not have a picture... ummm I promise I catch them. I have learned from the master.)
I got rid of the Dougal cruse!? (Anytime I go fishing with my Dad and Bro. we never catch anything!)
2 Beautiful Girls! Who could ask for more? Marcella and Claire have brought more Joy into our Marriage than I ever thought possible. Thanks girls you are the best. We have owned 2 cars and currently own none. We have been on 2 beautiful long back packing trips together. My first being up to Four Lakes Basin in the Unitahs, 8 miles in. Not bad for my first time. Little did I know my
2nd time would entail climbing over 2 11,000 foot passes and hiking approx. 70 miles total. I still do not have one picture to document this. (would do it again in a heart beat as long as I was promised another couple nights at the cabin and lots of yummy ice cream from Buckaroo Bills!). We have been out of the country on 2 different occasions together. (Both with his parents.)
I am looking forward to many more excursions in the years to come. We have lived in 3 basement apartments. I am starting to wonder if we will ever have a place above ground! We have never had 3 bedrooms. I am crossing my fingers that we will get that luxury in our next basement apartment. I was surprised that we have only gone camping 4 times out of seven years. (Not counting Backpacking.)
I hope we go more in just this summer alone. Those four were to some of our favorite places. We're more of backpacking folk anyway. Can you believe we have had the Same calling for 5 years, in 2 different wards, teaching Sunday School to Rowdy 13-17 year olds? In the good old days we actually went to cabin 6 or more times in one year. oh to be able to do that more often. We have been to 6 different countries together
5 of those were visited in an over crowded motor home, but I would do it again in a heart beat. That brings us to 7. We have had the opportunity to spend one or more nights at the hospital on 7 different occasions.
Those visits alone costing more than your avg. Utah house. (Maybe this is why we are still living in basements.) At least 7 meals a week, cooked by Jon the master Chef.
(breakfast and dinner, most likely...we love food more than most people). and last but not least 7 wonderful years waking up next to my best friend.
(BYU is just the place Jon is currently going, as Marcella would say, "Rose says GO Cougars, but we don't, we say GO UTAH!! GO UTAH!!" Since our 1st year of marriage, I have consistently been able to catch a fish when I go fishing. (For some reason I do not have a picture... ummm I promise I catch them. I have learned from the master.)
I got rid of the Dougal cruse!? (Anytime I go fishing with my Dad and Bro. we never catch anything!)
2 Beautiful Girls! Who could ask for more? Marcella and Claire have brought more Joy into our Marriage than I ever thought possible. Thanks girls you are the best. We have owned 2 cars and currently own none. We have been on 2 beautiful long back packing trips together. My first being up to Four Lakes Basin in the Unitahs, 8 miles in. Not bad for my first time. Little did I know my
2nd time would entail climbing over 2 11,000 foot passes and hiking approx. 70 miles total. I still do not have one picture to document this. (would do it again in a heart beat as long as I was promised another couple nights at the cabin and lots of yummy ice cream from Buckaroo Bills!). We have been out of the country on 2 different occasions together. (Both with his parents.)
I am looking forward to many more excursions in the years to come. We have lived in 3 basement apartments. I am starting to wonder if we will ever have a place above ground! We have never had 3 bedrooms. I am crossing my fingers that we will get that luxury in our next basement apartment. I was surprised that we have only gone camping 4 times out of seven years. (Not counting Backpacking.)
I hope we go more in just this summer alone. Those four were to some of our favorite places. We're more of backpacking folk anyway. Can you believe we have had the Same calling for 5 years, in 2 different wards, teaching Sunday School to Rowdy 13-17 year olds? In the good old days we actually went to cabin 6 or more times in one year. oh to be able to do that more often. We have been to 6 different countries together
5 of those were visited in an over crowded motor home, but I would do it again in a heart beat. That brings us to 7. We have had the opportunity to spend one or more nights at the hospital on 7 different occasions.
Those visits alone costing more than your avg. Utah house. (Maybe this is why we are still living in basements.) At least 7 meals a week, cooked by Jon the master Chef.
(breakfast and dinner, most likely...we love food more than most people). and last but not least 7 wonderful years waking up next to my best friend.
Monday, June 08, 2009
Random
Our little Claire Bear. She looks so innocent. I made the cereal for Jon to feed her, I just left the bowl too close to her on the table. After a few minutes we realized what all the noise was. She sure is pretty Cute!
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Trip Pictures
You can see more pictures from our trip here:
Trip Album <--(this is a link)
For best viewing, click on the first picture. Click "full screen," the link in the upper left region. After you've got it in full screen, press F11 to make it really full screen.
Trip Album <--(this is a link)
For best viewing, click on the first picture. Click "full screen," the link in the upper left region. After you've got it in full screen, press F11 to make it really full screen.
A few more pics
Here are some more....I'm still being lazy...haven't got the bulk of them up.
Rocky coastline...this landscape is punctuated by long, sandy beaches. They claim some of the better surfing in North America can be found around Tofino, mainly at Long Beach.
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