The first two photos are of Parker and Senta's pumpkin creating night. Senta had been to a Plyer family party the night before and they had a lot of colored, sticky styrofoam stuff that they cut out and stuck on the pumpkins. The features are all Parker's decision. The next couple are of the real pumpkin carving a couple of days later. As we were getting ready, laying down the paper, getting the carving tools and sitting on the floor, Parker walked over and said " what doing guys?" We all got a chuckle out of that. The last photo is of the newly carved pumpkin with a lit interior candle on the front porch looking scary.
I am married to a former rodeo queen from Mesa, Arizona named JoAnn. I work for the State of Utah, we live on an acre and have 2 sheep, 10 chickens, 3 ducks, 2 dogs, and 2 outside cats. We have four wonderful children who have moved on to bigger and better things (Senta: freelance graphic designer; Richie: Phd student at George Washington University; Dustin: Nursing degree; Greg: UVU Graduate) and two grandchildren which you already know if you ready this blog.
A few weeks ago our youngest son and his wife and family stopped to see us. The first one out of the car was our two-year-old grandson. He came running to me with his arms outstretched, shouting, "Gwampa! Gwampa! Gwampa!" He hugged my legs, and I looked down at that smiling face and those big, innocent eyes and thought, "What kind of a world awaits him?" For a moment I had that feeling of anxiety, that fear of the future that so many parents express to us. Everywhere we go fathers and mothers worry about the future of their children in this very troubled world. But then a feeling of assurance came over me. My fear of the future faded. That guiding, comforting Spirit, with which we in the Church are so familiar, brought to my remembrance what I already knew. The fear of the future was gone. That bright-eyed, little two-year-old can have a good life—a very good life—and so can his children and his grandchildren, even though they will live in a world where there is much of wickedness. They will see many events transpire in the course of their lifetime. Some of these shall tax their courage and extend their faith. But if they seek prayerfully for help and guidance, they shall be given power over adverse things. Such trials shall not be permitted to stand in the way of their progress, but instead shall act as stepping-stones to greater knowledge.
Boyd K. Packer, General Conference Address April 2004
3 comments:
That was fun! Parky is so cute
I love decorating and carving punkins with the kid. Parker is getting big!
Don't worry, I love my name now! Burke loves it too, he says it's one of the main reasons he ever asked me out ;)
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