Pay it Forward!!

Pay it Forward

The Rules:

1. Be one of the first 3 bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me.  (It will be a surprise but I promise to make it something fun!)

2. Winners, you must post this challenge on your blog, meaning that you will Pay it Forward, creating a handmade gift for the first 3 bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!

3. The gift you send to your 3 friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item.  This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your items.  And remember:  It's the Spirit and the Thought that counts!

4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it.  If you are not one of the Top 3 commenters on this post, you can still play along!  Start your own Pay it Forward chain and encourage your blogging friends to do the same!

Happy St. Patricks Day!

I love the Holidays! So we just wanted to wish everyone a Very Happy St. Patty's Day! The kids got to pick out a special T shirt for the occasion! They were pretty excited to wear them today! For as many times I've been pinched in the past for forgetting to wear green on this special day, I would have loved this shirt! Hope everyone made it through the day pinch free! Ian's Bakugan toys had to be in the picture with him!

I found this on my friend Kristi's blog and wanted to share it with any who would like to see it. I also was very impressed and touched with this girl's testimony and the manner in which she spoke of the gospel. I hope you'll take the time to listen and enjoy it.

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I copied this video from my friend Sara's blog. I was absolutely blown away by this girl's knowledge and testimony of the gospel and her ability to answer these tough questions with outstanding confidence. She is only 20 years old but she knows exactly what she believes and presents it in such a way that there is no doubt that she knows what she is saying is true. What a good example! That is my goal, to be able to share what I believe without shrinking or being ashamed.There are so many misconseptions about the Latter-Day Saint Religion. Those of us who are members have the responsibility to take opportunities such as these to clear up what those misconseptions might be. This video is quite long but I really encourage you to watch it, especially if you are not a member of the Latter-Day Saint church.


http://vimeo.com/2120177

Whew, the Finale!

Well here it is, the last post from our Disney World trip! Sorry for the volume of pictures, but I hope you enjoyed them like we enjoyed our trip. Thanks Grandma and Grandpa Barney and Olson for helping us go! Trying their super human strength at the Sword in the Stone!

Behind us is Splash Mountain, which both Jeff and Ian rode on. Ian was very nervous but ended up really liking it and was excited to be able to tell his friends at school about it!

Cinderella's Castle at Night!

Each day we normally stayed til about 6 or 7 pm then left before it got too cold for the kids and so we could eat before too late. Well on our last night we happened to be leaving at the time of the light parade so we stayed and watched that, which was amazing and we got to see the castle change colors too! I'm so glad we stayed and were able to see it! Hannah was happy as well cause we finally got to see Cinderella!

As we were walking out I happened to look back and the castle was lit up in all the colors at the same time, unfortunately it changed before I could get my camera out.

Scenes from inside Cinderella's Castle!

We were finally able to walk through the castle (only from one side to the other but it was still so cool! :) ) These are the murals that were on the walls inside. It's all made from pieces of stone/gems. I thought it was beautiful, but then I'm a Cinderella fan if you couldn't tell. :)

Magic Kingdom One More Time Before going Home!

One more time in front of the Castle! We took a ride on a real Train while we were here this time. Rowan loved every second of it. He even took it upon himself to keep himself quiet by taping his mouth shut so nothing would interupt his ride!

Riding the Ferry over to Magic Kingdom.

Rowan actually started to cry when it was time to get off the Train. Thinking about it now, I'm not sure if it was that he just really liked being on the Train or if he was just sad about the thought of walking again! The kids were all for rides that allowed them to sit for awhile!

Waiting to get into the Tiki Room where Zazu from Lion King and Jafar's bird from Alladin had taken over management! It was fun!