Service At the Oquirrh Mountain Temple

Our ward had the neat opportunity to plant shrubs at the Oquirrh Mountain Temple this morning. Before we went to work, we had a delicious breakfast over at the church. We brought our gloves and shovels out and headed over to the Temple.

We moved the rocks out of the way, cut the fabric, and dug deeper to plant the new shrubs. Beckett liked the rocks and when he had his gloves on, he really enjoyed removing the dirt. It was a very rewarding experience for all of us. 

April

It's been a crazy several months for us here at the Jenkins' household.

Ryan continues working through the MBA program at BYU, and although it's been incredibly busy for him, he is having some really great experiences and opportunities. He's been interviewing with various companies for an internship this Summer. We may end up in California or we may stay here in Utah. We don't know what is in store!

Beckett is so much fun lately. He loves going to the aquarium, swinging on swings, drawing on his magna doodle, playing with his money, reading books, and "helping" me fold laundry.

I am the primary secretary now and that has been an unexpected busy calling! It has been so great though. I love the women I get to work with and I am truly loving being in primary. I love the music and it's especially great so I can remember songs to sing to Beckett at bedtime.

Get Fit

I've been on a health kick lately. I signed up for MyFitnessPal as recommended by my friend, Becca. I call it my free fitness motivator. It counts calories, records exercise, & records waist, neck, and hip measurements. I love it. I've lost 10 lb. so far. My favorite part is all the success stories that I read about. Surely if this guy here can lose nearly 300 lb. then I can lose my 30 lb! This woman here lost 100 lb. in 9 1/2 months. The people on here are just normal people like me who put their mind to something and accomplish it.

I've tried, but not very hard or diligently, to lose weight before. I've wanted to be back to my pre-pregnancy weight for a long time. I'm going to do it this time around. Just watch me!!

It's Time To Start Thinking About Christmas Cards Again!

The Christmas season is my favorite time of year. Let’s be honest, I start listening to Christmas music before Halloween. I’ve even been singing Beckett Christmas songs so that when we sing them at church or hear them on the radio he knows them and can be excited about them. 

One part of Christmas that is always so fun for me is checking the mail to see if there are any Christmas cards. I just love it. I love sending them out. Last year I sent them out the day after Thanksgiving. It’s only natural that I start looking at Christmas card options early so I can be ready to send them out right away. As the holidays get closer time becomes much tighter. The earlier you get this done the better!

My favorite ones from Shutterfly this year are:

 I love the whimsy font and snowflake. I think a black and white photo adds a nice classic touch.

I love having two different fonts and the bright green coloring on this one. This one is my favorite and the one I'll be using this year!

I love the font. Sensing a pattern?

Want to find your favorites? Look here, here, and here.

Merry Christmas! As one of my friends said regarding Thanksgiving and Christmas, "Christmas is the biggest reason to be THANKFUL so the two can be friends!". Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas!

UPDATE: I just noticed that new customers can get 50 free prints right now.

Pumpkin Time!

We found this Mr. Potato Head pumpkin set at the store a few weeks ago. We originally thought it would be uneventful, but we were surprised with how much fun Beckett had.

Beckett LOVED helping Ryan use the hammer and nail to make holes in the pumpkin for the the various pieces.

He loved putting the pieces of the vampire in the pumpkin.

Poor Ryan got clocked in the forehead by a wiggly Mr. Beckett. It was the sharp side of the hammer too!

Our finished project! This is Beckett's smile when I ask him to smile for me, ha! It took us about an hour to clean the pumpkin out and put our pumpkin together. It was so fun and perfect for a Sunday afternoon.