Halloween Trunk or Treat....

Last night our ward had a trunk or treat and the girls had so much fun! They were dressed up as Hula girls and they were so excited to put their costumes on! It was a lot of fun watching them trick or treat afterwards too because Grace and Olivia are finally old enough to kind of know what's going on, plus now we have lots of yummy candy at home!!

Olivia (yes I know, they are way too young to be wearing mascara!)
Grace
Taylor
My girls and their Aunt Emily!!
My cute cousin and I! She is here for the weekend and we love having her!!

Yes on Proposition 8

My sister had this on her blog and I thought it was awesome!

YES ON PROPOSITION 8 in California

Monday, October 13, 2008

YES ON PROPOSITION 8 in California

You've been tagged. PLEASE READ THIS no matter what state you live in.

Failure to pass Proposition 8 will hurt children. If gay marriage remains legal, public schools will put it on equal footing with traditional marriage. Children will likely receive “age appropriate” information about sexual relations within heterosexual and homosexual marriages.

Failure to pass Proposition 8 will hurt churches. The court’s decision will inevitably lead to conflicts with religious liberty and free speech rights. Society will become more and more hostile to traditional beliefs about marriage and family. Over time, greater acceptance of nontraditional marriage will be demanded of all people. This could impact the ability of any religion to teach and practice its beliefs. Including adoption agencies.

A YES vote will not hurt gays. In California, the law provides for marriage-related benefits to be given to civil unions and domestic partnerships. Proposition 8 does not diminish these benefits.

For your information:
On Friday, October 10th, 2008 a first-grade class took a field trip to witness a lesbian wedding in California. Click Here for the article from the San Francisco Chronicle.

A father in Massachusetts was frustrated when his kindergartner was taught about homosexuality at school by the teachers. He insisted he be notified in the future before such things were discussed so he could pull his boy out of school.He was taken to jail. Click Here for the story.

A Catholic adoption agency In the UK closed their doors because of the Government's new homosexual equality laws. The Equality Act forbids discrimination in the provision of goods and services on the basis of sexual orientation. The law was forced through Parliament last year despite past Prime Minister Tony Blair's recommendation that Catholic adoption agencies be exempted from the rules. Click Here for more info.

Earlier this month judges in Conneticut overturned the state law (just as the judges in California did) to legalized gay marriage. This is not just an issue in California. We voted years ago to keep traditional marriage as the only marriage recognized in the state of California, 4 judges overturned our vote…and we need to fight back. That is what this Proposition is about. This is happening everywhere and the leaders of the church and others have warned that the outcome of California’s vote will affect the way the other states vote. So PLEASE…even if you don’t live in California, put this on your blog or email this on. The internet knows no state line. You know contacts in California that I don’t…and so do your friends. Please pass this on as it could eventually have an effect on everyone!

"Occasionally discouragement may darken our pathway; frustration may be a constant companion. In our ears there may sound the sophistry of Satan as he whispers, "You cannot save the world; your small efforts are meaningless. You haven't time to be concerned for others." Trusting in the Lord, let us turn our heads from such falsehoods and make certain our feet are firmly planted in the path of service and
our hearts and souls dedicated to follow the example of the Lord." --Thomas S. Monson

Click Here for excerpts from the Broadcast given by Elders M. Russell Ballard, Quentin L. Cook and L. Whitney Clayton.

A good resource mentioned in the broadcast: http://www.preservingmarriage.org/

October 20th: Last day to apply for an absentee ballot if voting out of state. Click Here to get one.

October 27th: Last day to apply for “Vote by Mail” Click Here for info.

November 4th: Election day. Polls close at 8:00pm. Vote by mail must be received by this time and can be hand delivered if necessary.

YOU'VE BEEN TAGGED...Here's what you do:
In the broadcast we were asked to "go viral on our blogs, etc" by Elder Ballard. This is my way of going viral. If you feel this is an important issue I ask that you copy and paste this post...and post it on your blog. PLEASE keep it at the top of your blog through November 4th. which you can adjust each time you post under the "edit post" option. The internet knows NO STATE LINE. You know contacts in California that I do not...as do your friends and their friends...and so on. Please do this. If not for your own children and the effect it could have on them some day...for mine! After you have posted this...email this to your contacts and TAG all your blogging buddies to do the same. THANK YOU!

Pumpkin Patch..

We went to the pumpkin patch on Friday night and the girls had so much fun! It was WAY too overpriced though! They definitely raised their prices from last year! It's a really place to go though and I love this time of year!

Our kids with their friends Grayson and Bennett

St. George Marathon...

So the picture above is the picture we took before we knew really what we were getting into! Little did we know it was going to rain the ENTIRE time that we were running and we wouldn't be able to walk the next 5 days!! I'm sick of having to walk down my stairs backwards! I'm like an old lady with a broken hip or something! And I'm not talking just sprinkling here and there, I'm talking RAINING! Before we even started our feet were soaked! I'm so glad that the Marathon is over! Supposedly that is the 2nd time it rained on the marathon day in 25 years! What are the chances seriously!!
Here's a picture Sara's husband took of me running, I only had a mile left and I was DYING!
You can't really tell in this picture, but we are completely soaked! My goal was to finish the race in 4 hours and I actually did it! I was soo excited and I'm even more excited to not run for the next 2 months!!