My institute teacher introduced me to a great talk the other day. Kristin and I decided it's worthy of sharing. Here's a snippet:
"To those who say, 'But I can't help myself," author William Wilbanks responds: 'Nonsense.' 'Aggression, ... suppressing the anger, talking about it, screaming and yelling,' are all learned strategies in dealing with anger. 'We choose the one that has proved effective for us in the past. Ever notice how seldom we lose control when frustrated by our boss, but how often we do when anoyed by friends or family?"
Here's a link.
http://www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=dfbc605ff590c010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD
Friday, October 30, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
2 Years Old
Patten turned 2 on October 12. We threw him a Pooh-bear birthday party. Thanks to all of the friends and family who came to wish him a happy birthday. Here are a few pictures.
Patten getting ready to open his presents.
Natalie (Dave's sister) and Derek (Kristin's brother). They are the same age. I won't say anything else.
Patten, Dave, and Kristin preparing to blow out the candles. You can see the focus on sir Patten's face.
Who is trying harder? Patten, Kristin, or Dave?
One of Patten's many awesome presents. He also received a set of plastic golf clubs (okay, 3 plastic golf clubs), lots of clothes, the baby Einstein rocket (thank you our Kmart exec), and tons of other fun stuff I don't remember.
Soon after Patten's birthday we headed down to Las Vegas for the Utah UNLV football game. On the way we visited our good friends Taylor, Ruby, and their daughter Lydia in St. George. Patten fell in love. Even now, one week later, he won't stop talking about Lydia.
Here is Patten giddy-as-a-school boy next to Lydia.
She even held his hand.
And a luv.
And finally, a few pictures from Vegas. Kristin and I took Patten to a park close to Uncle Steve and Aunt Deb's house. It was 90 degrees in the middle of October. Gotta love Vegas.
Here are Patten and Tanner (Kristin's cousin) on the top of the slide. In addition to repeating Lydia's name everyday - Patten repeats Tanner's name everyday. He loved hanging out with his cool older cousin.
Patten getting ready to open his presents.
Natalie (Dave's sister) and Derek (Kristin's brother). They are the same age. I won't say anything else.
Patten, Dave, and Kristin preparing to blow out the candles. You can see the focus on sir Patten's face.
Who is trying harder? Patten, Kristin, or Dave?
One of Patten's many awesome presents. He also received a set of plastic golf clubs (okay, 3 plastic golf clubs), lots of clothes, the baby Einstein rocket (thank you our Kmart exec), and tons of other fun stuff I don't remember.
Soon after Patten's birthday we headed down to Las Vegas for the Utah UNLV football game. On the way we visited our good friends Taylor, Ruby, and their daughter Lydia in St. George. Patten fell in love. Even now, one week later, he won't stop talking about Lydia.
Here is Patten giddy-as-a-school boy next to Lydia.
She even held his hand.
And a luv.
And finally, a few pictures from Vegas. Kristin and I took Patten to a park close to Uncle Steve and Aunt Deb's house. It was 90 degrees in the middle of October. Gotta love Vegas.
Here are Patten and Tanner (Kristin's cousin) on the top of the slide. In addition to repeating Lydia's name everyday - Patten repeats Tanner's name everyday. He loved hanging out with his cool older cousin.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
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