**AWE**

What a sweetheart my husband is! I love just cuz flowers! He is so thoughtful. White is my favorite color rose. It came at a perfect time too. We have been preparing for the primary program over the past few weeks. We don't have many kids at all in the primary, it's small enough that they combine the who. But every practice we had seemed to be so unorganized and chaotic. We had our primary program yesterday, and it turned out amazing! The kids did a great job on their parts. I even got choked up a few times. It's funny to see how you grow to love the kids so much. It was a really sweet program. Clark and I used to join teach the 8-9 year old boys, we have 4 boys. But Clark got a new calling, so I will be there all alone. They are good boys. And I'm glad I can be a small part of their life, at least for a while. So, I realized a bit ago, Nickolas is gonna be in the Sunbeams in just over a year!!!!! How crazy is that? I can't believe how fast he has grown up. I can't even imagine him in the primary. But he is loving nursery. It's so funny to watch him. He is a lot like his Dad and Mom when it comes to groups. Just kind of laid back. Yesterday, we went to pick him up and he was standing by the table and 4 other kids running so fast around the table. It was just funny to see Nick. He didn't dare move anywhere. I love my boys!!

{ANALYZE THIS}

Have you ever had a recurring dream? I have. Actually, I've had a few in my lifetime. The first time I was young, around the age of 12 or 13. Then my second set was the end of high school. And now it's happening again. I have always had an interest with how the mind works, why people do the things they do. Why they feel the way they feel. But dreams have always been a mystery. Have you ever woken up and thought to yourself "why the heck did I just dream that?". Do we have any control over our sleepy thoughts? Do they have meaning to us in our lives? I think they do. Maybe not all dreams. But for sure, some do. Clark has an old book on dreams that I've been looking through a bit. "The Handbook of Dreams" by Judith Millidge. In the book, she says many people experience recurring dreams over weeks, months to even years. She goes on to say that these dreams are probably symptomatic of an existing problem that the unconscious is trying to resolve. I've pretty got this dream of mine figured out. And the one in my high school years. But my younger one still boggles my mind. But thats a story for another time. Anyway, that's it for my thoughts for now.

I LOVE NICK IN PJ'S

I just love my little boy. I swear, most of my posts are about him. But he's the funnest one to post about! So, here's some more shots of Nickolas getting ready for bedtime.

-POLITICS-

U.S. President - Electoral College
Obama (D) - 338
McCain (R) - 141

Well, today was the big day. Many Americans voted for who they thought could lead this country. I'll I have to say is wow. Maybe I will write more when I'm in a better mood~

OUR LITTLE MONKEY

We had a fun time trick-or-treating this year! He even tried saying "trick or treat" a few times today. It's so fun to see Nick start having fun with it too. This year he was a monkey. It was the cutest little outfit (thanks Sha!). He was really cute, although he was giving his candy to everyone. It was quite funny. Well, he's the cutest monkey I've ever seen!!

See the cute banana?

Last minute costume for Mama. We actually bought a really ugly cheep long hair blonde wig too, but it was so disgusting, I gave up on that.

Trick or treating at Grandpa Call's.

One of Nicks favorite people. Grandpa was the very first word he tried to say. :) Grandma is in Missouri visiting Jess & Chris right now, so we missed her this year.

Visiting Will & Ashley. Cute pic Ash. :D

Visiting Great Grandma & Grandpa Call.

Making himself right at home.

Visiting Great Grandma & Grandpa Hill.

Our Pumpkin.

WHAT TO DO...

Nick hair have been harder and harder to deal with. Whenever he wakes up now, his hair sticks up in the back. Straight up. And not like a few hairs. Its a row. So today, we tried gelling it, and I just laughed. We've never really gelled it before, and it just looks fluffy. Ha ha, anyway... We will figure out how to work with it eventually. (Doesn't Nick remind you of the cute boy from Jerry Maguire??)

BIG BOY BED

Well, we decided to get Nick a "big boy bed". He absolutly loves it! Unfortunatly, not sleeping in it. He may be a little too young for it still, so maybe we'll try in a few month. Anyway, here are some pics of the toddler bed.

All made up.

Playing around.


Loves his new toy. :)

Helping Daddy.

My good lookin' Hubby.

SURVEY SAYS...

I was reading in the Daily Herald about politics, and this one caught my eye. They write...

"Survey: 77 percent of people avoid talking politics

More than three-fourths of people avoid discussing politics with friends and family because they fear the conversations could become too emotional, according to a new survey by Utah County researchers.

Nearly half of the 614 respondents said they've had a "bad experience" when discussing politics in the past, according to the survey by Provo-based VitalSmarts. And one in 10 said they would avoid political talk at all costs."

You know, the older I get, I see more and more this is so true! People do not always agree, and in fact, many get frustrated with those who do not see what they believe to be right. It seems like when Bush and Kerry were running, the whole thing was a joke! And this year... Well, it will be interesting to see what happens. I think I'd much rather sit back and hear what people have to say about both sides. LOL. Anyway, elections are coming up. I think 25 days away... Be sure to vote!

APARENTLY WERE NOT THAT GOOD AT CAMPING...

So, we went out for another camping adventure. It was Nick's first time camping in the canyon! He was so excited! He loved every part of it. One of his favorite things was just walking up and down the steep hill. He has mastered uneven ground. He is such a brave and daring little boy. So, here we go... Camping round 2. Well, went went to the exact same camping site we did last time. Since we had Nick with us, we went to the park that they had up there, and went of a few walks. Now, the last time we went camping, we brought tin foil dinners and those did not turn out, so this time we thought we were being so smart by bringing hot dogs! How can you mess up hot dogs, right? So, around 6:30ish Clark starts working on getting the fire started... An hour 1/2 later, it was just not happening for us. We hadn't though much of the rain that had come the day before. Everything was damp and was just not gonna cooperate. So... we were off to IHOP for a nice camping dinner :D. When we got back, it was quite chilly. Last night was like 38 degrees! So we brought Nick in the tent and he was sooo excited! He kept running all around inside, and dragging the lantern to the dark sides of the tent. Lucky for us, when we all laid down to sleep, he conked out in like 10 min! He slept better than Clark and I did. Anyway, it was so fun having Nick with us this time. It will be fun to bring him again next year when it's not so cold!

Nick loved walking up and down the hill.

Watching Dad work on the fire.

My brave boy!

I just think he's so smart! :)

Mama and Nick chillin'.

PAUL NEWMAN 26 JAN 1925 - 26 SEP 2008

Well, Paul Newman passed away a week ago today from cancer. Sad day.