Brooklyn's friend named London had a runway fashion birthday party. Elena (London's mom) went ALL out. There was make up, hair, peds, dress ups and a REAL Runway...that she built. I love what an ecclectic dresser Brooklyn is.
Monday, August 31, 2009
London + Brooklyn
Brooklyn's friend named London had a runway fashion birthday party. Elena (London's mom) went ALL out. There was make up, hair, peds, dress ups and a REAL Runway...that she built. I love what an ecclectic dresser Brooklyn is.
Monday, August 24, 2009
The Testaments
For a couple weeks we have been wanting to watch that movie with the kids. Its the one that used to be at the Joseph Smith center in Salt Lake. It tells the story of Christ's life here in earth on Jeruselum and of the people in America that were watching for the signs and waiting for him to come to visit them. I LOVE that movie. I'll admitt it was a little frustrating trying to enjoy it with Lincoln climbing on every piece of furniture and Tyson getting bored and needing a drink and "seat hopping". I started to feel like it was a bad idea to watch it with the kids.
Funny though...Justin kept trying to explain things to Brooklyn who was sitting on his lap and she kept "shush"-ing him because she was really into it and trying to watch. At one point in the movie, a girl has been converted to believing in the Savior and His coming and she says"Have you never felt the stirring within your heart of these truths?" At which point Brooklyn whispered "that is the Holy Ghost. "At the end, the Savior does come to visit the people in the Americas and the central character who had been waiting his whole life to see Christ and was one of the few who still believed...had been made blind when his city was destroyed upon Christ's death on the cross. His son ran to get him and say that Christ had come. Ultimatley, The Savior stood in front of the now blind believer and heals him allowing him to finally see Jesus's face whom he had waited all his life to gaze upon. The spirit was so incredibly strong.
When the movie was over, we talked briefly about what had happened and how we all felt. Justin asked Tyson what he thought about the end of the movie and Tyson said touching his heart "I felt warm in my heart and my eyes kinda got watery." This came from my sweet little 5 year old boy who I would never have guessed could take the time to understand, feel or describe the feeling of the Holy Ghost. I was so grateful to realize how important it is to have the spirit in our homes and the impact that can have on even our small children. Hopefully, those are moments that add to a lifetime of faith.
Funny though...Justin kept trying to explain things to Brooklyn who was sitting on his lap and she kept "shush"-ing him because she was really into it and trying to watch. At one point in the movie, a girl has been converted to believing in the Savior and His coming and she says"Have you never felt the stirring within your heart of these truths?" At which point Brooklyn whispered "that is the Holy Ghost. "At the end, the Savior does come to visit the people in the Americas and the central character who had been waiting his whole life to see Christ and was one of the few who still believed...had been made blind when his city was destroyed upon Christ's death on the cross. His son ran to get him and say that Christ had come. Ultimatley, The Savior stood in front of the now blind believer and heals him allowing him to finally see Jesus's face whom he had waited all his life to gaze upon. The spirit was so incredibly strong.
When the movie was over, we talked briefly about what had happened and how we all felt. Justin asked Tyson what he thought about the end of the movie and Tyson said touching his heart "I felt warm in my heart and my eyes kinda got watery." This came from my sweet little 5 year old boy who I would never have guessed could take the time to understand, feel or describe the feeling of the Holy Ghost. I was so grateful to realize how important it is to have the spirit in our homes and the impact that can have on even our small children. Hopefully, those are moments that add to a lifetime of faith.
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