Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Happy Birthday Parker!!!!
Parker was born on April 15, 1996, in Provo, UT. He was our smallest baby, he weighed 7 lbs. 10oz. and was 21 inches long. He was such a good natured baby. He was always content to be in his carrier or the stroller, so he was easy to take anywhere. His sisters just loved to play with him. I remembered when we found out we were having a boy, I cried because I wanted a boy so bad. I can't believe he is 13, a teenager!!! He is a wonderful young man, he is very smart and loves to play with his bionicles and legos. We are so blessed to have him as our son.
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Happy Easter!!!
Yesterday we had an easter egg hunt with a few members of our ward. The kids had a lot of fun playing capture the flag. You can see that Conner took it literally when they told him to guard the flag. We hope you have had a great Easter as we celebrate the resurrection of our Savior Jesus Christ.
Friday, April 10, 2009
The Book of Mormon
"The Book of Mormon is tangible evidence that Joseph Smith was chosen by the hand of the Lord to restore the Church of Jesus Christ to the earth in these latter days. As stated in the introduction to the Book of Mormon, 'Those who gain [a] divine witness from the Holy Spirit [of the divinity of the Book of Mormon] will also come to know by the same power that Jesus Christ is the Savior of the world, that Joseph Smith is his revelator and prophet in these last days, and that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the Lord's kingdom once again established on the earth.' "
Craig C. Christensen, "A Book with a Promise," Ensign, May 2008, 107
Craig C. Christensen, "A Book with a Promise," Ensign, May 2008, 107
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Happy Birthday Conner
Conner turned 5 today. We are so blessed to have him in our family. He is such a wonderful little boy who loves cars, blocks, books, school, bionicles, legos, puzzles and being with his family. He is so smart, he just loves to learn. On Friday we had a birthday party at our house with his church friends and then that night we went to the T-Rex restaurant at Downtown Disney, where they sang happy birthday to Parker and Conner. It is a fun restaurant, I had been wanting to go there for a while, Parker and Conner got to build-a-dinosaur. Because today is his birthday we got to sing to him as a family. His primary teacher is a Pastry Chef and she brought him a beautiful birthday cake. I did not know she was going to do that, it is so pretty I feel bad cutting it.
Sunday, March 29, 2009
How to keep your brain healthy
I was reading in the "Health and Fitness" section of the newspaper how to keep your brain healthy. I found it very interesting and I thought I would post it. It said that timing is everything when it comes comes to taking care of your brain, that you should start taking care of it in your 30s and 40s , or even earlier. Here are the 2o tips that can help us live a long, healthy life.
1. Join clubs or organizations that need volunteers. If you start volunteering now, you won't feel lost and unneeded after you retire.
2. Develop a hobby or two. Hobbies help you develop a robust brain because you're trying something new and complex.
3. Practice writing with your nondominant hand several minutes every day. This will exercise the opposite side of your brain and fire up those neurons.
4. Take dance lesssons. In a study of nearly 500 people, dancing was the only regular physical activity associated with a significant decrease in the incidence of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease. The people who danced tree or four times a week showed 76 percent less incidence of dementia than those who danced only once a week or not at all.
5. Need a hobby? Start gardening. Researchers in New Zealand found that, of 1000 people, those who gardened regularly were less likely to suffer from dementia. Not only does gardening reduce stress, but gardeners use their brains to plan gardens; they use visual and spatial reasoning to lay out a garden.
6. Buy a pedometer and walk 10,000 steps a day. Cardiovascular health is important to maintain blood flow to the brain.
7. Read and write daily. Reading and writing stimulate a wide variety of brain areas that process and store information.
8. Start knitting. Using both hands works both sides of the brain. And it is a stress reducer.
9. Learn a new language. Whether it is a foreign language or sign language, you are working your brain by making it go back and forth between one language and the other. Some research suggests that the earlier a child learns sign language, the higher his IQ.
10. Play board games such as Scrabble and Monopoly. Not only are you taxing your brain, you're socializing too.
11. Take classes throughout your lifetime. Learning produces structural and chemical changes in the brain, and education appears to help people live longer.
12. Listen to classical music. Music may hard wire the brain, building links between the two hemispheres. Any kind of music may work, but there's some research that shows positive effects for classical music.
13. Learn a musical instrument. It may be harder than it was when you were a kid, but you'll be developing a dormant part of your brain.
14. Travel. Whether it's to a distant vacation spot or on a different route across town, you're forcing your brain to navigate a new and complex environment.
15. Pray. Daily prayer appears to help your immune system. And people who attend a formal worship service regularly live longer and report happier, healthier lives.
16. Learn to meditate. It's important for your brain that you learn to shut out the stresses of everyday life.
17. Get enough sleep.
18. Eat more foods containing omega-3 fatty acids.
19. Eat more fruits and vegetables. Antioxidants in fruits and vegetables mop up some of the damage caused by free radicals, one of the leading killers of brain cells.
20. Eat at least one meal a day with family and friends. You'll slow down and socialize. Research shows that you'll eat healthier food than if you ate alone or on the go.
1. Join clubs or organizations that need volunteers. If you start volunteering now, you won't feel lost and unneeded after you retire.
2. Develop a hobby or two. Hobbies help you develop a robust brain because you're trying something new and complex.
3. Practice writing with your nondominant hand several minutes every day. This will exercise the opposite side of your brain and fire up those neurons.
4. Take dance lesssons. In a study of nearly 500 people, dancing was the only regular physical activity associated with a significant decrease in the incidence of dementia, including Alzheimer's disease. The people who danced tree or four times a week showed 76 percent less incidence of dementia than those who danced only once a week or not at all.
5. Need a hobby? Start gardening. Researchers in New Zealand found that, of 1000 people, those who gardened regularly were less likely to suffer from dementia. Not only does gardening reduce stress, but gardeners use their brains to plan gardens; they use visual and spatial reasoning to lay out a garden.
6. Buy a pedometer and walk 10,000 steps a day. Cardiovascular health is important to maintain blood flow to the brain.
7. Read and write daily. Reading and writing stimulate a wide variety of brain areas that process and store information.
8. Start knitting. Using both hands works both sides of the brain. And it is a stress reducer.
9. Learn a new language. Whether it is a foreign language or sign language, you are working your brain by making it go back and forth between one language and the other. Some research suggests that the earlier a child learns sign language, the higher his IQ.
10. Play board games such as Scrabble and Monopoly. Not only are you taxing your brain, you're socializing too.
11. Take classes throughout your lifetime. Learning produces structural and chemical changes in the brain, and education appears to help people live longer.
12. Listen to classical music. Music may hard wire the brain, building links between the two hemispheres. Any kind of music may work, but there's some research that shows positive effects for classical music.
13. Learn a musical instrument. It may be harder than it was when you were a kid, but you'll be developing a dormant part of your brain.
14. Travel. Whether it's to a distant vacation spot or on a different route across town, you're forcing your brain to navigate a new and complex environment.
15. Pray. Daily prayer appears to help your immune system. And people who attend a formal worship service regularly live longer and report happier, healthier lives.
16. Learn to meditate. It's important for your brain that you learn to shut out the stresses of everyday life.
17. Get enough sleep.
18. Eat more foods containing omega-3 fatty acids.
19. Eat more fruits and vegetables. Antioxidants in fruits and vegetables mop up some of the damage caused by free radicals, one of the leading killers of brain cells.
20. Eat at least one meal a day with family and friends. You'll slow down and socialize. Research shows that you'll eat healthier food than if you ate alone or on the go.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
An engagement and a birthday
We had a great weekend. Ashley and James came to visit and got engaged. We are really excited for them. We have gotten to know James and he is a great guy. It was fun to have all of our kids home for the weekend, we were able to take some great pictures. Today was Brent's birthday. We celebrated by going out to dinner last night at Texas Roadhouse, where Brittany works. They made him sit on a saddle and gave him ice cream with a Texas style "yee-haw"! We had to force him to sit on it.
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Happy Birthday Brittany!!!!!
Brittany was born at 4:30 PM on March 9 , 1989. She weighed 9 lbs. 3 oz and was 21 1/2 inches long. We can't believe she is 20. Brittany has always had a funny sense of humor, she makes us laugh. She loves her family and loves being with us. We love her and are thankful that she is our daughter. We wish her a wonderful 20th birthday.
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