I Love to See the Temple

We started the day off with a fun Easter egg hunt at Grandma Hazel's. Eliza didn't get much hunting in but had fun anyway. We all wore our Easter clothes for some pictures. For some reason E bug wasn't in the mood for a photo shoot. She still looked adorable though. We were going to go to the tulip festival at Thanksgiving Point but it started to rain. I am so glad because we got some great pictures of Eliza at the Temple. I am still deciding which are my favorite so I just put a bunch on! I LOVE the temple pictures of Eliza. I am going to frame one in her room. I think I Love to See the Temple is one of the only primary songs I still know. I sing it to Eliza all the time. It's our favorite!

Carl Bloch

I was worried about this trip. Taking Eliza and Grandma Hazel to Provo seemed daunting. It was worth the drive. We picked Ben up at work, braved BYU graduation traffic, finally got our iPads, and went in to the exhibit. I heard that there weren't very many pictures, which is true. But the pictures that are there did not disappoint. I loved each and every one. Eliza was getting restless so Ben took her out to play on the grass. Grandma and I listened to the dialog on the iPad's about each painting. I was particularly touched Christ in Gethsemane. Elder Maxwell spoke about this moment of the Atonement.  I stood in the filled room with tears in my eyes. Even Jesus Christ, as perfect as he was, needed comfort in that moment. Our Heavenly Father sends all of us angels when we are in agony. I truly believe that is true.  If you have time before May 7, I highly recommend visiting the exhibit.

Christ in Gethsemane 

Bloch interprets the scriptural text with great sensitivity; the angel tenderly and compassionately embraces the Savior as He takes upon Himself the sins and infirmities of all mankind.

7 Months

Eliza at 7 months...
twirls her ankle
loves water from a sippy cup
smooshes her face into the ground
presses face to the mirror
loves, loves, loves bath time
scoots all around the house
looks like a ski jumper when getting in the bath
doesn't sit still, especially for pictures!
still not a snuggler
sneezes and licks the snot, yuck
curls her toes when trying to put her shoes on, and all the time really
loves feeding herself her "star snacks"
always jibber jabbering
Sneezes and burps very lady like
puts everything in her mouth, but still no teeth
would rather eat her shoes than wear them
blond hair, blue eyed bomb shell
loves listening to music
cracks us up all the time

You are so precious to me, sweet as can be, baby of mine.
Dumbo

Race for the Cure 2011

Whose Life Are You Running For?  Participate in the 15th Annual Susan G. Komen Salt Lake City Race for the Cure and show everyone whose life you are running for. Are you running for your mother, your sister, a co-worker, a friend? Are you running for your own life? Or are you running for the future? No matter whose life you are running for, now is the time to get involved and run for their life!

  It's that time of year again!
 Only 5 weeks before the Komen Race for the Cure
  Join our team!
 Race info:
  Date: Saturday May 7th
Time: 8:30am
Place: Gateway Mall
 Go to www.komenslc.org to join our team.
  Search for our team
Bell'in Rosa
  and join us!
{must be registered by April 29th}

If you have any questions feel free to ask!
Invite your friends and family.
Let's get a big team and make a difference!
If you want to meet at the Bott house (2010 South Main, Bountiful) for a picture before please be there at 7:15. If we don't see you there we will see you running in pink!

The Big 30

For my 30th birthday Ben took me to Kneaders for breakfast. Then we just hung out at home for most of the day. For dinner we went to Tuscany. I had never been there and always wanted to try it. It is a very romantic and beautiful place. Ben spoiled me with a new computer and photo shop. I am super excited to learn how to use photo shop and start taking amazing pictures. For dinner the next day Jess made my favorite Mom's homemade spaghetti and an adorable and yummy pink sparkly cake. And today at the Hodgkinson's we celebrated with a yummy brunch in between conference sessions. Gingerbread waffles with lemon sauce, a new favorite to add to my list. After celebrating with Ben and Eliza, the Bott's, the Hodgkinon's, lunch with various friends, texts, emails, cards and a trip to California, I can finally say my birthday is over. I do think birthdays should last at least a week. I'm so lucky mine lasted about three! Thanks everyone who made my birthday great, especially Ben. Love you lots!