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The new year has flown by~ It is already May soon and school will be out, Hudson will be turning one, and the boys will take their annual Missouri fishing trip~ We will be trying to stay cool and busy throughout the summer and back to school so soon for all the tree older kids. Whitney is going to start preschool and Jaxson is going to go to a new school Cambridge.
We have been busy with baseball, Jaxson is doing so well and dad is very proud of him and how far he has come. We have lots of late games but it is great to be together and cheer on our sweet boy! He is doing great in school and scouts and piano too! He has straight a's and is having a piano reciatl coming up in May. He is very responsible and he loves to read and play basketball in his spare time!

Mya is a sweetie always writing notes and helping with her little brother. She is very into fashion and matching shoes and hair things. She also is doing well in school and loves to read little house on the prarie right ow. They had a whole pioneer section in school and she was really excited about it and tells me all about the characters. She is going to do some swim lessons and dance classes this summer. She is a bright spot in our family and usually very obedient!

Whitney is so excited to go to school and be big! She loves dressing up, doingnails, and makeup with her friends and dancing to music of course! She loves frozen the movie and her and mya sing and sing and sing somemore~ She is a story teller and always checking to see if she is telling a fib:) she is a spunky girl and loves helping with her brother too!

Hudson has grown and grown this year~ He is crawling and walking the tables and couches. He is very vocal and wants what he wants now! He loves to eat now and will eat anything we are eating. He loves balls and anything he can throw:) He is a great sleeper, taking 2 hours naps during the day and sleeping from 8 to 7 every night. He loves to have 2 binkies when he lays down to trade out:) He is a snuggle boy and does love his mama and cries when I leave the room! He is such a blessing in our family we love him so much!!!!

new year

The Best Time to Begin Is Now


An old proverb says, “The best time to plant a tree is 20 years ago. The second-best time is now.”



There is something wonderful and hopeful about the word now. There is something empowering about the fact that if we choose to decide now, we can move forward at this very moment.



Now is the best time to start becoming the person we eventually want to be—not only 20 years from now but also for all eternity.



Teaching from This Message

President Uchtdorf explained that when we fail to reach our goals, “we can be empowered. … Even though we might fall short of our finish line, just continuing the journey will make us greater than we were before.” Ask family members to share experiences in which they learned more from the process than they learned from the outcome, such as graduating from school or receiving an award.



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Become Your Best Self—Starting Now

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President Uchtdorf teaches that “personal goals can bring out the best in us.” Consider setting some goals in two or three areas of your life, such as physical health, spiritual health, and friendships, for example. What successes would you like to have in these areas this year? As you prayerfully think of some goals, make sure they are attainable but will require you to grow. In your journal, describe your goals in detail so that you will be able to see your progress when a year passes.



A new year is upon us with a lot of potential! I can't wait what is to come and the milestones and achievements. We are busy with our family of 6 but want to find purposeful activities and things to teach our children about coming unto Christ and that our family is forever. So blessed and grateful to be a mother and wife and hope to be patient and do my best every day!