Farm Country

Adam went to Thanksgiving Point's Farm Country today. He got to ride in a wagon, feed the horses, sheep, and goats. He loved the peacocks.
At dinner he was telling me how a goat bit his finger. Later we were joking with him.
Sam: Do you think that goat tried to eat your finger because you taste like chocolate?
Adam (serious, and angry): I don't taste like chocolate. I taste like HAM!
He was very offended when Sam and I couldn't contain our giggles. . .

Random Thoughts

As I do dishes, laundry, and clean I often wonder "What's the point?" Truth be told, I never make my bed. NEVER. Why make it? Within 12 hours I'm going to crawl back in and mess it up again.

Homemaking could be described as doing a bunch of work that will have to be done again soon. Everything is constantly getting "undone." It reminds me of the principle of entropy, from high school physics.

"One of the ideas involved in the concept of entropy is that nature tends from order to disorder in isolated systems." See source here. This picture makes sense of it:

The box on the right is my house, after I've cleaned it. The box on the left is my house a few hours later. So the other day I was reading an article by Elder Oaks the Ensign. It said this: The Savior Builds Us Up

President Brigham Young (1801–1877) gave us some practical advice on how to recognize Him whom we follow. “The difference between God and the Devil,” he said, “is that God creates and organizes, while the whole study of the Devil is to destroy.”1 In that contrast we have an important example of the reality of “opposition in all things” (2 Nephi 2:11).

So here I found my answer. Why clean up, day after day? Because "God creates and organizes." The Lord's work is never done, but that's not the point. The point is, good must stand against evil, order against disorder, creating against destroying. So it's not about conquering entropy, it's about being a force that counters it--creating order and peace in my home. And I do it because that is the Lord's way, and I want to be like Him.

Cute Face

Jacob has this face he makes--he sucks in his bottom lip. It makes his cheeks look so round and cute. This picture is a little blurry, but you get the idea.

Still Bouncing

The very most wonderful thing about Jacob. . . (Warning, this might make you dizzy!)

Still bouncing!

And this video also gives you an idea of why we call Jacob "The Human Alarm Clock."

Binky Boy

Somehow, Jacob managed to get his binky in his mouth sideways.

The Guys

I am officially the only girl in the family. With all these handsome guys, who can complain?

Jacob's Sealing

What a wonderful day--we were able to have Jacob sealed to us! It's such a neat thing--most people believe in "Families are Forever," but the gospel of Jesus Christ offers that promise and covenant in the temple. We let Adam choose the temple, and he picked Draper. We had a chance to go through this temple during the open house, before it was dedicated. Adam loved it. The picture I really wanted was of our family all dressed in white. Adam even wore a white tie. He looked so grown up! And Jacob was in the same outfit Adam wore to be sealed to us 5 years ago. This is a picture of the sealing room (I copied this picture from LDS.org, so I know it's okay to post it). It was so wonderful to be there surrounded by family. I missed having my mom and dad (they are on a mission in Africa), but as my mom pointed out, they are serving the Lord and our family will be blessed. Jacob is just one of the blessings that has come since they've been gone. Again, many of my siblings took off before the pictures, but here is about half of the group.