B+C+B+C+B+C: Smith Reunion, Day 3

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Smith Reunion, Day 3

Though I woke up feeling a little "hung over" from yesterday's fun, I went on a great run through another of my old trails. Papa watched Brianna and helped her have fun in their toys. My parent's house is so baby-ready, it's awesome - they are fully stocked. Toys, babytub, diapers, wipes, carseat, strollers... I didn't have to bring anything!

Brian re-sized his visor and gave it to Brianna to wear instead of the cute bonnet. Hmph. I have a feeling he is going to be one of those Dads that refuses to allow his sons to play with dolls.

Today was LAKE DAY! We went through Priest River on our way to Sandpoint and stopped at a Hippie joint.

Then we spent the day on the beach of Lake Pend Orielle in the quaint town of Sandpoint, Idaho.

Becky, Jenny, and I had fun posing with our babies, then having their dads take over. Not-pictured is Meg/Steve and their baby Nathan, who is just a few months older than Brianna. So she has 3 boy cousins her same age!

Nonny really enjoys all her grandbabies, and she is SO much help. She took care of Brianna so Brian and I could enjoy the wave runners and take a swim a few times. It must be fun being a grandparent...just play with the babies til they're crying/hungry/tired, then give them back.

Becky and I figured out a way to get our babies to nap, since obviously they were out of their usual routine and were having trouble relaxing with all the fun going on. We just drapped towels over their strollers and went up and down the Boardwalk. Brianna still didn't get great naps, simply because I wasn't going to continue walking in 90 degree weather for 2 hours. But she crashed as soon as we got home, so I'm hoping she'll make up for it by sleeping in **crossing fingers**

There was a big log about 50 yards out into the lake that we liked swimming to. This is myself and Meredith, then Brian and I. Lindsay and I also went, but were attacked by Brady throwing seaweed at us. We could've handled it if Brian wasn't trying to tip us off at the same time...

Brianna really enjoyed just hanging out in the shade on a beach towel in her favorite outfit (Huggies). When she got hungry, she simply reached for her feet and chowed down.

On the way home we stopped at The Ram for Huckleberry Icecream... but little Connor (and several of the rest of the group) were too pooped!

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Quotes I want to remember

"The Lord knows our bearing capacity, both as to coping and to comprehending, and He will not give us more to bear than we can manage at the moment, though to us it may seem otherwise. Just as no temptations will come to us from which we cannot escape or which we cannot bear, we will not be given more trials than we can sustain."
- Neal A. Maxwell

"It is a fundamental truth that the responsibilities of motherhood cannot be successfully delegated. No, not to day-care centers, not to schools, not to nurseries, not to babysitters. We become enamored with men's theories such as the idea of preschool training outside the home for young children. Not only does this put added pressure on the budget, but it places young children in an environment away from mother's influence."
-Ezra Taft Benson

“Perhaps there has never been a time when we had greater need to pray and to teach our family members to pray. Prayer is a defense against temptation. It is through earnest and heartfelt prayer that we can receive the needed blessings and the support required to make our way in this sometimes difficult and challenging journey we call mortality.”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Live the gospel as conspicuously as you can. Keep the covenants your children know you have made. And bear your testimony! Don’t just assume your children will somehow get the drift of your beliefs on their own.
-Jeffrey R. Holland

"We hold in our arms the rising generation. They come to this earth with important responsibilities and great spiritual capacities. We cannot be casual in how we prepare them. Our challenge as parents and teachers is not to create a spiritual core in their souls but rather to fan the flame of their spiritual core already aglow with the fire of their premortal faith."
-Neil L. Andersen

"Certainly there are times when getting the family together to read the scriptures does not stack up as a spiritual experience worthy of a journal entry. But we must not be deterred. There are special times when the spirit of a son or daughter is just right and the power of these great scriptures goes down into their heart like fire. As we honor our Heavenly Father in our homes, He will honor our efforts."
-Neil L. Andersen

President Hinckley admonished both men and women to be nurturers. He said, ‘How much more beautiful would be the society in which we live if every father . . . and . . . mother regarded [their] children . . . as gifts from the God of heaven . . . and brought them up with true affection in the wisdom and admonition of the Lord.’ ”
-Susan W. Tanner

"Children are like trees. When they are young, their lives can be shaped and directed, usually with ever so little effort. Said the writer of Proverbs, 'Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it' (22:6). That training finds its roots in the home. There will be little of help from other sources. Do not depend on government to help in this darkening situation. Barbara Bush, wife of former U.S. president George Bush, spoke wisely: 'Your success as a family, our success as society, depends not on what happens at the White House, but on what happens inside your house.' "
-Gordon B. Hinckley

“I give counsel to husbands and wives. Pray for the love which allows you to see the good in your companion. Pray for the love that makes weaknesses and mistakes seem small. Pray for the love to make your companion’s joy your own. Pray for the love to want to lessen the load and soften the sorrows of your companion.”
-Henry B. Eyring

“Reverent behavior is not a natural tendency for most children. It is a quality that is taught by parents and leaders through example and training. But remember, if reverence is rooted in love, so is the teaching of it. Harshness in our training begets resentment, not reverence.”
-Margaret S. Lifferth

"There is no one perfect way to be a good mother. Each situation is unique. Each mother has different challenges, different skills and abilities, and certainly different children. What matters is that a mother loves her children deeply and, in keeping with the devotion she has for God and her husband, prioritizes them above all else."
- M. Russell Ballard

“As parents, we should remember that our lives may be the book from the family library which the children most treasure. Are our examples worthy of emulation? Do we live in such a way that a son or a daughter may say, ‘I want to follow my dad,’ or ‘I want to be like my mother’?”
-Thomas S. Monson

“Security for our families comes from learning self-control, avoiding the excesses of this world, and being temperate in all things.”
-Kent D. Watson

Thursday, July 3, 2008

Smith Reunion, Day 3

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