Some random pictures from past month

On Saint Patricks Day I decided to make waffles for the kids with green food coloring. Even though this is probably one of their favorite breakfasts, they were very hesitant to eat it since it didn't look right. Johnathan almost didn't eat any of his due to the color. I got a good laugh out of them.

Camille is my little cook - she LOVES to be in the kitchen helping make food. This particular day she decided she wanted to make some bread. Bradley was her little helper. The bread turned out really good. I am so glad she likes to cook because we have had some really good meals from her. When I am busy I ask Camille, "What do you want to make for dinner?" and she will gladly make something delicious. The only problem is she likes "good food" so if we are in a time restraint, she still wants to make something that will take an hour to prepare/cook.

On March 28th, Melissa, Mom Beck, Camille & I were all able to attend the YW Broadcast at the Conference Center. Melissa was so nice to get us some amazing tickets. We sat pretty close on the bottom level. When President Monson walked in, the Conference Center got completely quiet in 2 seconds. Watching him interact with each of the Quorum of the Twelve and his wife as he walked past them was priceless. He put his hand below his wife's chin as he walked by. Such a small gesture left such a huge impression upon me. The meeting was awesome. It is so fun to have a daughter in YW's - what an amazing and inspired program! They recently added the 8th value being "virtue" to the YW theme and personal progress and talked about it quite extensively. What a huge value to have in these days. Sister Elaine Dalton's talk was particularly amazing. I want to post a few things that she said.

"What does it mean to return to virtue? We are calling for a return to moral purity and chastity. Virtue is purity. Virtue is chastity. The word virtue has also been defined as “integrity and moral excellence, power and strength”. The core of a virtuous life is sexual purity, and yet this definition has almost been erased by the world. The prophet Mormon taught that chastity and virtue are “most dear and precious above all things”. They go together. You cannot have one without the other, and “we believe in being . . . virtuous”. In order to be virtuous and remain virtuous, you must be true to your divine identity and establish patterns of thought and behavior based on high moral standards . These standards are eternal, and they do not change. They have been taught by prophets of God. In a world filled with relative truth, the Lord’s standards are absolute. They are given to each of us to keep us on the path leading back to the presence of our Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ."