Agreed

Here is something to think about...

You cannot help the poor
by destroying the rich.
You cannot strengthen the weak
by weakening the strong.
You cannot bring about prosperity
by discouraging thrift.
You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the
wage payer down.
You cannot further the brotherhood of man by
inciting class hatred.
You cannot build character and courage by taking away
people's initiative and independence.
You cannot help people
permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for
themselves.

......Abraham Lincoln

5 years ago...

Aaron and I were doing this...

I don't know why, but I couldn't turn those dang pics. Anyways, I can't believe we've been married 5 years! Wow, time flies. I love this man more than words can express. Here's to 60 more years :) I LOVE YOU!

NERD ALERT...

I am a big Harry Potter nerdo and I embrace it! So, Tuesday night me and the cuz went to the theater at 9 to get good seats. Then my other nerdy/most awesome friends came to join us. I loved the movie! Everyone should go see it :) Oh and here are some pics of the night. Enjoy my nerdiness!

Me and Ginny- oh wait, I mean Melissa

The picture says it all

Isn't my little bro a stud

Playing speed to pass the time

Me and Megs- Why didn't we sit together???

Me and Missy- not sure why I look so scary

The girls

Me and my cuz

4 years ago...

... Aaron and I started our family. Happy Birthday Ezra! We love you!

4th of July weekend

We had so much fun last weekend. On Thursday night we headed up to Zions to camp with Aaron's fam. We played games, rode bikes, got rained on, enjoyed the beautiful surrounding's and ate yummy food. Friday the boys and I decided to hike the subway. Sooooo pretty and fun. Pics to come when I get them. On Sat. I woke up and couldn't walk because I was SO sore! It was kind of ridiculous! Then we broke camp and went up to Brian Head to meet up with my fam. My grand parents have a cabin up there so we try to go as much as we can. It was beautiful! We rode four wheelers, played card games, watched an awesome firework show, sat around the fire and ate some more yummy food :) Then on Sunday we headed home. It was soooooo much fun! Great weekend! Good reason to celebrate:) I love this wonderful country the we live in and our freedom! Yay America!

Say cheese

Alissa and Lincoln

Ezra playing in the rain

waiting for the rain to stop

relaxing outside the cabin

Ezra and I riding to Twisted Forest

Twisted forest

Cutest thing EVER!

Lincoln is 11 months old and still can't crawl but look at his wicked butt scoot...

Bummer

We are moving. What a bust. More details to come. If anyone has any boxes that they don't want, we would be more than happy to take them off your hands :)

25

I am 25 now. My insurance goes down and I can officially rent a car by myself. So, that means I am old! Blah... anyways I am going to do something rather cheesy but I think every woman out there needs to do this every once in a while. I am going to write down 25 thing I love/like about me. I compare myself to others way to often. So much so, that I think I forget all the good qualities I have. This is a good way to remind myself that I'm not to shabby:)

I LOVE:

1. my family. I have the coolest family there is!
2. that I have no shame
3. that 99% of the time I won't get offended- about anything!
4. that I am a fun. I might not be the most crafty or creative person but I am FUN!
5. my hair even though it's thinning
6. that I am always down for an adventure, no matter what time or place!
7. my kids
8. my husband
9. that I am not ghostly white
10. my eyelashes
11. my retarded toe
12. that sports come easy for me
13. being a mom and wife
14. driving a mini van
15. my dark brown eyes
16. that I am pretty chill
17. to read
18. that I can drop it like it's hot
19. okay this is getting hard!
20. that I have had my hair every color
21. that I can do a back flip off cliffs
22. that I am accident prone (okay not really)
23. that I can be pretty funny
24. the gospel
25. wearing flip flops

Okay, so I know some of these are lame but this was a lot harder than I thought it would be. Anyways, Happy Birthday to me!