Just for the record...

In the spirit of Elder Ballard's talk encouraging us to use online media to join the worldwide dialogue about our church, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, I'm posting this message, which I recently received from a friend.

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For those of you who have been watching the news and may have wondered....


Some Mormon women sing...



Some Mormon women dance...



Some Mormon women write scary stories...



Some Mormon women have lots of money and really great hair...


I know hundreds of Mormon women. They do all kinds of different things and live all different kinds of lives.

This woman served as a leader in the Mormon church. She recently spoke to teenage girls worldwide. She encouraged them to stand up to peer pressure, strengthen their families and serve others. (Click here for more.)


None of the Mormon women I know look like this...



None of them are marrying off their teenage daughters and--although some may joke about wanting a sister-wife (preferably one who is really fat and ugly, does bathrooms and changes diapers)--none of them really want to share their husband with anyone.


Furthermore...


Some Mormon guys can throw a ball...



Some Mormon guys yell at the ball...



Some Mormon guys make scary movies...



Some Mormon guys have a lot of money and really great hair...


I know hundreds of Mormon guys. They do all kinds of different things and live all kinds of different lives.

This is one of the leaders of the Mormon church. Last Sunday he spoke about honoring women, especially mothers, and gave advice to husbands and children about how to treat the women in their lives. (For the whole story, click here.)


None of the Mormon men I know look like this...



The Mormon men I know are honest and hard-working. They don't cheat, smoke, drink or gamble. And TRUST ME ... the last thing any of them want is another wife.

(I received this message as a forward, but instead of bombarding everyone's email boxes with it, I thought I'd put it on my blog -- for people to read or not to read. However, if you would like a copy of the message, let me know and I'll pass it along. ~m)

Conversation

This morning, at the breakfast table:

Camden: "Walkee."
Mommy: "We'll go on a walkee later."
Camden: "Bye-bye, walkee. Car, vroom-vroom."
Mommy: "We'll go bye-bye later. It's not time for a walkee right now."
Camden: "Bye-bye, walkee."
Mommy: "We'll go bye-bye on a walkee later when it gets a little warmer. Right now it's cold outside. Brrr!
Camden: "Coat!"
Mommy: "You're right, we could put on our coats. But let's just wait until it gets warm instead."

Doctor Camden Strikes Again

Oops, he forgot to put on the stethoscope this morning, so on the way out the door, after I've put his jacket on, he goes and grabs it, throws it around his neck, and then returns to the original course.

Baby Athlete

Mommy's Little Helper

Camden has been really excited about helping with chores lately, which, of course, I encourage. He loves to help me clean his highchair after meals, push the dust mop around, and follow me with a washcloth while cleaning the walls and saying "wipe, wipe." Today, he decided to help me load the dishwasher.

So helpful.

Once upon a time, that baby gate was tall enough to keep all his body parts out of the kitchen.

I found it interesting that out of all his toys, he went and got his cups to put in the dishwasher. Well ... at least he's got the concept!

Springtime in the Rockies

So... Mother Nature waited ten days to play her April Fools joke on us. I, for one, am not very amused.



My sentiments exactly, kiddo.


My poor flowers! They don't know whether to come up or to crawl back into the ground and hide.

Awww... poor flowers...

Lunchtime Snooze

Sometimes eating lunch just requires more energy than you've got. And then, where do you end up? Snoring at the kitchen table.

Monkey See, Monkey Do

Upside-down

A new stage. This one might look familiar, eh Uncle J-Rock?




(P.S.) For anyone who was unhappy with us about the haircut ... the curls are back ... 6 weeks later!

Doctor Camden

A familiar sight these days: "Doctor Camden" wearing his beloved stethoscope, which he dons each morning and wears everywhere.




When he saw me with the camera, he decided it was time for peek-a-boo!


Funny kid!