The Francis Family: July 2011

Monday, July 18, 2011

Ben's Wedding!!!

My little brother, Ben got married over Easter weekend and it was more beautiful than any wedding I have ever imagined. Everything was perfect. Laura (the newest sister-in-law) is smart, beautiful, and kind (and that was nice since it was the first time I got to meet her!) My grandparents got to be there and so did my sister from Australia. Laura's from Boston and the wedding took place in San Diego. The mix made for impeccable taste! They were married in the most beautiful temple and everything was beautiful and amazing! Congratulations Ben and Laura! You guys are awesome!

The happy couple being fairly warned :) Yes that is my son who is sucking on the bride's veil! Sorry Laura

The luncheon was so cool! Laura's grandpa was from England where there is the tradition of having "crackers" or "poppers." These consist of a package that pops when it opens. Inside is a crown, joke, and a piece of candy. For the luncheon, each plate had a cracker which had a yellow crown (one of their colors) a random cute tidbit about the happy couple's courtship, and a see's chocolate. Yum!! It was so cool yet elegant...it was perfect!

The family

It was so neat to see my grandparents! They all drove there and brought such fun Easter treats for us and the boys. We so love them! My Grandma Kaye even came with a hurt foot. She is a trooper!

Tyson and Eli checking out the flowers!

Impossible to get everyone smiling!!

Much easier without the kids! My Grandma and Grandpa Tengelsen are amazing people! My Grandma has the biggest heart and my Grandpa the funniest sense of humor! I love them both so much!

I love this picture! Austin and his great-grandfather!

The sisters (minus Laura!) It was such a beautiful and fun weekend! Congratulations!!

Mother's Day

I was so spoiled this year for mother's day! Christian went all out and got me flowers, a shirt, earrings, made dinner and breakfast...Wow!! I am so lucky to be a mom in this family. I really am amazed at how kind he is to me even when I am a little bit crazy--or a lot crazy, depending on how you look at it! Thank you babe! I love you!

Texas Cowboy

We are so lucky to have a backyard without ants for eight months of the year! This is the pre-ant season!

Austin's first bite

I guess I should be honest. Austin's first actual 'bite' was a green sucker which Tyson offered to him on his own, followed by, "He likes it Mommy!" what?!! I guess that's why he looks so excited here. Maybe my kids would be better eaters if they didn't think everything would taste like green beans!!!

The anticipation!

That's not at all what I was expecting!

Gross!

I'm gagging!

I can't believe you made me eat that! Surprisingly, He has since come around on solids and is the best eater in our family (besides me of course!) I just love this little guy!

Friday, July 8, 2011

Tyson's funny sayings

It's hot out here Mommy! We need to put a battery in the sky to make it cool!

I need juice in a sitty cup, cause I'm smart. (He's always trying to barter with us. For example, if we say "Tyson, if you eat two carrots, you can have some juice" He'll say, "I eat fruit snacks, I get juice?" He's hilarious!)

We put Austin and Tyson in the same room when we got back from Utah. Every night for the first week Tyson would wake up screaming. He told me it was because the "Green Boy" was scary. The 'Green Boy' was not, he assured me, Austin. He said the window would spread open and he would fly out to the sidewalk and they would SHUT the window so the monsters couldn't scare him. So, I stayed by his side for an hour on two separate occasions (usually around 2 or 3 am) only to hear him whimper and grab my arm every time Austin made a sound--which he is a very noisy sleeper! By the second night Tyson was assuring me that it was 'just Austin' but we have yet to sleep through the night since the vacation. I'm not sure how long we should force them to share a room but I'm not ready to give up yet!

I love you a lot, too!

He can now explain to me why he's in time out, which is usually, "Cause I got mad and you got mad and I got mad." It's a pretty good summary!

He is always pointing out the letter T and he'll say-"Here's a T for Tyson!" He'll also say, "I need two cause I'm two!"

He says, "I not cutie patootie, I Tyson James Francis!"

The Articles of Faith of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

1. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
2. We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.
3. We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
4. We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
5. We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.
6. We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
7. We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.
8. We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
9. We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
10. We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
11. We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
12. We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.
13. We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

A Beautiful Quote

"I don't want to drive up to the pearly gates in a shiny sports car, wearing beautifully, tailored clothes, my hair expertly coiffed, and with long, perfectly manicured fingernails. I want to drive up in a station wagon that has mud on the wheels from taking kids to scout camp. I want to be there with a smudge of peanut butter on my shirt from making sandwiches for a sick neighbors children. want to be there with a little dirt under my fingernails from helping to weed someone's garden. I want to be there with children's sticky kisses on my cheeks and the tears of a friend on my shoulder. I want the Lord to know I was really here and that I really lived." Marjorie Pay Hinckley