For those that follow the blog and want to know.....I am updating the blog and have tried to date the posts to be around the time the event I wrote about happened. So if you wanna read more...go back to the beginning of February to see posts about Connor and other updates.

 I got the amazing opportunity to go to Women's Conference with my aunts this year- while my more then amazing husband took two days off of work and stayed home to watch the kids. It was such a perfect little vacation!

For those of you that don't know- my mom's maiden name is Parker so I of course couldn't pass the opportunity to take a picture of a sign that had the name PARKER'S Drive-In on it.





 I was still breastfeeding at this time so I had to get creative in places I could pump. This place happened to be in the locker room and was actually by far the best place because it had a seat and a plug right next to it. I took a picture to remember how Candice (remember my new friend I stole from my Aunt Becky ;D) first suggested having me pump in between the pop machines in a little hallway. Yeah that wouldn't have been awkward with the guy buying soda standing right there ha ha good times

 I know I am missing so much from this trip but there is just too much to write about. The classes were fun and uplifting but I think my all time favorite thing was the concert the last day. Michael McLean, Hillary Weeks as well as a few other well known singers. It was an amazing concert!

 In preparation to selling our home we payed someone to come and stretch our carpet in the hallway, kids bedroom, and our bedroom. We had to have is stretched because when the built our house and layed the carpet they didn't secure it correctly so it had a lot of ripples in it and would just continue to get worse if we didn't do anything about it. Naptimes were an adventure to say the least...but in the end I am glad we got it done.
 And since we had everything moved I decided to take on cleaning all the carpets as well. ha ha Silly me. But once again- I am glad we did it despite all the time and hard work it took.

Today was a bad mommy day. Not bad...horrible. I lost my temper on more than one occasion. I yelled- I was mean to my daughter.
Tonight after I got home from a relief society I went in to kiss my daughter goodnight and just burst into tears. She was sleeping so soundly in her bed- so innocent and pure. I love her soo much. Why do I lose my patience with a child who is so close to the savior- with someone who is learning and growing and striving her best to be like Jesus?! I couldn't whisper sorry to her enough. She was sooo out of it she looked at me a few times but I am pretty sure she wont even remember me coming in to see her. She probably went to sleep thinking "mommy is upset at me" because I was.
Life is too short. Kiss your kids. Let them get out of bed to cuddle and if they say no to a nap 15 times- tell them it is ok. When they ask for a drink of water right before bed and you know they are probably just trying to find an excuse to get out of bed- let them have a sip, maybe they are thirsty!
I just came back from an amazing relief society meeting with the speaker (Heidi Swinton) who wrote our beloved prophet Thomas S. Monson's autobiography. The spirit was so strong and I learned so much. President Monson studies the Saviors life and by doing so has become like the Savior. I know that is what I need to do.