a tired miles sitting near a cool little arch in a rock on the ramsay's property in monticello
miles and taydon putting their hands through the arch 
this arch was something we photographed on our first trip here in 2007, and so i just had to pack the same onesie for finn to wear and pose him the same as miles for another picture!
mr. o and landon had a death wish- all for these photographs. knuckle heads!
Daily Gems
Happiness from Helping Others
Posted: 27 May 2009 12:00 AM PDT
"President Gordon B. Hinckley believed in the healing power of service. After the death of his wife, he provided a great example to the Church in the way he immersed himself in work and in serving others. It is told that President Hinckley remarked to one woman who had recently lost her husband, 'Work will cure your grief. Serve others.'"Those are profound words. As we lose ourselves in the service of others, we discover our own lives and our own happiness."President Lorenzo Snow expressed a similar thought: 'When you find yourselves a little gloomy, look around you and find somebody that is in a worse plight than yourself; go to him and find out what the trouble is, then try to remove it with the wisdom which the Lord bestows upon you; and the first thing you know, your gloom is gone, you feel light, the Spirit of the Lord is upon you, and everything seems illuminated' (in Conference Report, Apr. 1899, 2–3). "In today's world of pop psychology, junk TV, and feel-good self-help manuals, this advice may seem counterintuitive. We are sometimes told that the answer to our ills is to look inward, to indulge ourselves, to spend first and pay later, and to satisfy our own desires even at the expense of those around us. While there are times when it is prudent to look first to our own needs, in the long run it doesn't lead to lasting happiness."
Dieter F. Uchtdorf, "Happiness, Your Heritage," Ensign, Nov. 2008, 119–20
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4 comments:
My heart would be stopping if Rex were standing on that cliff. What a beautiful area.
Yeah, cool pic but I hear you on your thoughts about it-- silly Mr. O! I LOVE the pics-- the boys are so cute and I love the one of you walking with them. What totally gorgeous property! Thanks for blogging about it...
Sorry, but you know I'd be doing the same thing as Mr. O. I love the cute pictures of the kids!!
The picture of the guys on the cliff reminds me of something Aaron would do! I'm so glad that you found our blog, we were actually thinking/talking about you guys the other day. It's been too long since we've been able to get together. That's so fun that you have two boys now, you guys should plan a road trip to Monterey and stay with us, all the boys would have so much fun! (and the two of us girls too) Ok sorry this is such a long "comment" anyways, we would love to be able to see your blog too, our e-mail is aqsommerfeldt@yahoo.com thanks!!
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