saturday night prep

What's better than spending you Saturday evening working on your lesson for church the next morning? Well lots of things are more fun, but who can complain when you are reading wise counsel from Boyd K Packer like this:

"We should not expect revelation to replace the spiritual or temporal intelligence which we have already recieved- only to extend it. We must go about our life in an ordinary, workday way, following the routines and rules and regulations that govern life.

Rules and regulations and commandments are valuable protection. Should we stand in need of revealed instruction to alter our course, it will be waiting along the way as we arrive at the point of need"

Our daily routines say alot about ourselves!

noses :)

I LOVE being a Mom!! Why you ask.... well there is the standard answer.. it's fulfilling, I love kids.....well, I love being a Mom because my kids are out of control.

So, there we were a normal day of going to the grocery in the afternoon. I load the kids up and we pull into the Albertson's parking lot and Eden says to me
"Where's my bean?"
So, I'm thinking "where's my bean? What do you mean? Where's my bean" I turn around and say
"What?!"
and she responds..."Where's my bean?I put it in my nose..!"

As a Mother I'm like of course you did. It's 111 degrees outside can I please just go to the store and get this done?!
"You put it in your nose?"
"Uh... Yeah!" and she's frantic now.

So then I reminesed(sp?) about all the times at Grandma Jones' during my childhood that one of the cousins put something up their nose. I LOVE IT!!! popcorn, a smartie, a tic-tac.... why do we feel compelled to put things up our noses and HOW?! did Eden find a pinto bean in the car and then think... "I'll put this up my nose."

Story short.... she sneezed and it came out and we were spared the hundreds in medical bills.
And now Eden will tell you to NEVER, NEVER put anything in your nose.

regrets.....

so... I was feelin kind of bad because I haven't posted in a few too many days, but... then I blog stalked and saw quite a few people who don't post like every day and there is alot of pressure I put upon myself to always put amazing photos with every post, which has caused me to not post for a whole 5 days... in conclusion, i am posting without a picture :) don't worry I will make up for it later, but with mutual & 2 scrapbook classses this week & my dad's b-day & swim lessons & cleaning the house(oh wait, don't lie, I didn't do that this week) & wedding meetings & editing... you get the point i have been kind of out of control. therefore, I amanda porter promise to blog more consistantly & include worthwhile pictures :)


ahhhhhh.... that made me feel soooo much better, but it is going to be soooo hard to get up for 8am church tomorrow!

happy father's day

Wow! what a day! Our DARLING daughter Eden loves to tell her nursery teachers EVERYTHING!! I went to pick up Eden from her class at the end of church & her teacher(bishop's wife) asked who big Anthony was?! Oh No! Big Anthony I asked? Why?

Well, Eden said you had a baby brother in your tummy and his name is big Anthony :) Oh my... I laughed... well Eden has been reading a book w/ Emily called Strega Nona & there is a boy named big Anthony in the book. She has then taken it upon herself to assume that he is in mommy's tummy and tell THE WORLD!!! I think the teacher kind of didn't believe me since she continuously looked at my stomach throughout the rest of the conversation:( Boo.. what a great way to end 3 hours of church.

Happy Father's Day!

Our Dad Rocks! Day 4

Our Dad Rocks! Day 4

Our Dad Rocks because he loves girls!
(well not all girls, just his own!)

Our Dad rocks because he wll do anything for his girlies! He loves to play with Eden & delia. Jumping on the tramp with them is like his favorite thing to do. They know when its time to go on a bikeride that Dad is their man! Could this possibly be the reason that delia loves her Dad more than her Mom? Jury is still out on that one.(at least to spare my feelings!)

Dad also really loves his best girlie(me!) The reason I haven't blogged for the last two days is because I have been up to here(place hand to appropriate height) with working on weddings. I don't think I mentioned I work for Darby Elizabeth Photography, and Lee knows its like my #2 passion. So these last two days, as I have been at the computer for hours editing a wedding and then shooting one yesterday, Lee takes on the position of Mr. Mom and totally lets me get things done. Not only does he watch the girls but he dosen't just chuck them in front of the tv. He plays with them, reads to them, feeds them.... quite a task for some Dads! So, since I know the girls are in good hands I can get work like this done:

birthday party like no other!

I just wanted to share the CUTEST little girly birthday party I have ever seen! The theme was Alice in Wonderland and the pictures came from Jessica Claire. She is a wedding photographer from So Cal. & is one of the most amazing photographers I have seen! Her work and coloring is out of control. You can check her out at www.jcsphoto.com

Our DadRocks Day 3

Our Dad Rocks Day 3

Our Dad rocks because he loves to jam to the beat!

Sometimes he sings primary songs(In the leafy treetops), sometimes he sings Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer(Jack Johnson style), sometimes he sings some old school punk! But, the girlies always love to dance when Dad plays:) I wish I had a picture of Lee dancing because he has some mad skills, but I don't. Any skill that our kids have that has anything to do with moving to the rhythm they acquired from their padre! I on the other hand am no good at wiggling to the beat. So I sing my loudest and encourage our goofy girls to keep it up!

Our Dad rocks because he is our own
Porter rockstar!