Playing at Lake Tahoe
Roasting Marshmallows at Davis Creek
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At the Atlantis Buffet
Jackson looks terrified! It's just ice cream!
Those guys behind us left with about a weeks worth of ribs, fried chicken and
various other meats stuffed in napkins. It was quite a show.
Our trip to Reno
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Nikole
July 07, 2011
Our trip down south
At the Flower Parade in San Antonio TX everyone would yell, "BOOTS" then the girls on the floats with beautiful gowns on would lift their dress and show their colorful cowboy boots.
Space ship at Nasa Space Center. This was an amazing tour.
This is a "Sunday House" the people living out in the country 100 years ago would come into town on Sunday and spend the day at church and at their Sunday House. This is in Fredericksburg TX.
River Walk in San Antonio TX, it was great fun and so beautiful.
A beautiful sunset at Corpus Christi LA at the Contraband Festival. This is a festival where Jean Lafette the pirate comes in to the seawall and has the mayor walk the plank. Pirates everywhere and lots of fun.
One of our new friends in Lafayette LA.
Mom and Dad
July 03, 2011
Relief Society Lesson
I made this doodad for Relief Society today and when I sent it to Walmart to have it printed it got cut off so I couldn't use it :( Sooooo, I'll just put it here.
My lesson went well. It was on the atonement and covered two talks from conference, More Than Conquerors through Him That Loved Us by Paul V. Johnson of the Seventy and The Atonement Covers All Pain by Kent F. Richards of the Seventy. They talked about how trials are part of our lives and how we deal with them will refine us and that the Savior is there to lift us up.
I came up with a pretty good analogy I think. I got thinking about “Minute to Win It” On this show contestants come to earn the big prize, a million dollars. To do it they need to complete a number of activities in the right way and right time limit to earn their final prize. Now when we watch the contestants they are all excited and stoked for the adventure. They are jumping up and down and are ready to get on the path to their million dollars. Then they get their particular assignment. They listen, discuss with their partners and pull their hair back in a pony tail and get ready to go. They don't complain, they just plow through it and do their best. While they are trying their partner is standing on the side cheering them along, telling them they can do it and encouraging them all the way. Do they all make it? No. They are given another chance and they try again. Sometimes their partner steps in and takes over for them.
This is just like our lives and the trials we face. We wanted to be here, we want the grand prize and we have a partner. Our savior is our partner and He will step in when we can't do it.
It was great for me to get to study and prepare a lesson on such a great topic. Nikole
