Slide #4

Prayer and Scripture study are good time management tools.

“Feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do” (2 Ne. 32:3).

•President Henry B. Eyring makes a few points about using prayer and scripture study to help us in our day.
•A morning prayer and an early search in the scriptures to know what we should do for the Lord can set the course of a day.
We can know which task, of all those we might choose matters most to God and therefore to us.
(May 2007 General conference)

Slide #5
All things in Wisdom and Order

And see that all these things are done in wisdom and order; for it is not requisite that a man should run faster than he has strength. Mosiah 4:27

•“As mortals , we simply cannot do everything at once. Therefore we must do all things in “wisdom and order” (Mosiah 4:27).

•“Often that will mean temporarily postponing attention to one priority in order to take care of another. Sometimes family demands will require your full attention. Other times professional responsibilities will come first. And there will be times when Church callings will come first.”

•“Good balance comes in doing things in a timely way and in not procrastinating our preparation or waiting to fulfill our responsibilities until the last minute.”

•“To innovate does not necessarily mean to expand; very often in means to simplify.”
-Elder M. Russell Ballard (November 2006 Conference. pp17)

Aunt Jessie

Aunt Jessica has been after me to update the blog "more often." She says she misses her nephew's too much and needs to see more pictures. So in honor of my beautiful sister...
This is Jessica with her favorite dog. Lucy or as my kids call her " Lu, Lu."

Riley especially loves Lu Lu.

Okay Riley especially loves Aunt "Desie." No one else but Jessica could cuddle like this with Riley. (except Mom and Dad)

Throwing rocks off of the bridge. I was in a panic the whole time because there is no railing on the bridge. Jessica and I used to jump off of this bridge when we were kids and then "Body float" to where we could touch. (With Kim Konan too :) I just didn't feel like jumping in after Brock and Riley in the middle of April. Call me crazy, but it is Montana.

Aunt Jessie was Brock's hero... she hooked him up with a trip to the fire station in Dillon. He got to ride on a firetruck and meet some real firefighters. He even got to "drive" one too. Aunt Jessie ROCKS! I miss her so much I think my heart will break, she is my twin, just born 4 years later. Love you Jessie!

Down on Grandpa's Farm

We have made two trips to Montana during the past month. The first was planned and the second was not. We went to my parent's house for Easter and then Shannon and the boys went to her parents house. Shannon and the boys were gone for 20 days. They were barely home for a week, and then we went back for my grandfather's funeral. These are a few pictures from our trips.

Brock and Aunt Megan

Riley, where he is most happy, sitting in the rocks.

Riley throwing rocks in the pond. He would still be there if we would have let him.

Brock at the bottom of Lost Lake.

3's A Charm

Brock turned the big three years old today. He had a few simple requests for his big day. He wanted a "chocolate chip cake with a lolly-pop, a sucker, and a candy cane." When we sang happy birthday to him he wanted us to call him, "fire fighter Rickley." Last but not least, he wanted to go to the "ocean and see Mia (the octopus) at the aquarium." The only downer for the day was when we got to the aquarium we found Mia had been replaced by Amigo, and she (Mia)didn't come out to say "Hi" when we were at the beach.

Wipe Out

Riley managed to break loose while at the coast on Brock's birthday and the next thing we knew, he was up to his knees in salt water. It didn't take long before a wave got the best of him and he was totally submerged. Luckily for us Mom was right there to rescue him. These are the initial tears of shock. The tears moments later when he realized his fun in the sand was over aren't shown.

"Six Head"

A couple of nights ago while Gage was helping Brock get his jamies on, Brock had
Gage and I lauging hard. Gage was teasing Brock, and they started joking about his forehead, and Brock said, "Dad its not my forehead its my six head." It took us a minute to catch on, but when we did we laughed hard, then marvled at the way those little brains work.