Our Clan of Celtic Offspring: Birthdays

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Monday, July 28, 2008

My baby is 3, aka no longer a baby of any sort!

So our little princess turned 3 today. Again, sighing I say, "I can't believe how fast time goes by." Makes you realize how precious every moment is.

A family that recently moved gave us a Barbie Jeep and hello birthday. She loved it. She also got lots of princess flair (slippers, bracelets and a light up ring).

We had a family water fight to end the celebrations. All in all another great bday.

Ok, so for some reason I can't get the video to load, oh well. Pictures are great too.

*I'm so sad my camera died on the twinners' bday. Their bday post is pathetic compared to Brody and Ryss's. Oh, well, we can't do everything perfect all the time!

Friday, July 18, 2008

Another Birthday...

Oh, my baby turned 7 today. It seems like every year birthdays tear at my heart strings a little more. It's sometimes hard to watch the kids get older. Today just brought a rush of memories for me. I've replayed in my mind my pregnancy, labor and delivery and several more memorable Brody moments. I did the same of the twins recent birthday, but somehow it's been more emotional for me today. Maybe cause Brody is the oldest. My first mini–me. He is such an amazing boy. He has unfaltering faith in the Savior. He prays often and is never ashamed to ask his Father in Heaven for help. He said today while we sat and ate cake, "Mom you know what this means?... I can get baptized next year!" What can I say, he a great kid and we love that he is a member of our family. He is a great big brother!

Tuesday, July 1, 2008

Crazy Marrott Update

June brought birthdays, our anniversary and lots of crazy Marrott Fun!

Geoff and I celebrated 8 years of bliss (?) on June 9th. We would never had imagined that our first 8 years together would have brought 4 amazing children with their accompanying trips to the ER and a move overseas. It's been a crazy roller coaster filled with screams, but for the most part, life has been fantastic!

I still can't believe that my little babies, MacEwen and Daeglan, are five years old now. There's something about 5 that is such a big step. They had a great birthday. They got to decorate their own cake and we had a blast of a silly string war as a family that ended it with, well tears and laughter.

I should really stop being surprised with how time flies, but again, I can't believe I just turned 28. Reality check, I'm almost 30! Oh well. My birthday was quite eventful though. Mac gave me the most unexpected present, a trip to the ER. (Not the first time I've spent my birthday at a hospital, but a first at a British hospital and it was interesting.) After throwing himself over the stair banister and giving himself a concussion, he is still running, climbing and jumping. I'm not sure he learned his lesson! Though he gave us quite a scare, he is doing fine now. The doctor just says that we have to try and keep him contained for a few weeks. We'll do our best.

The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles

As we commemorate the birth of Jesus Christ two millennia ago, we offer our testimony of the reality of His matchless life and the infinite virtue of His great atoning sacrifice. None other has had so profound an influence upon all who have lived and will yet live upon the earth. He was the Great Jehovah of the Old Testament, the Messiah of the New. Under the direction of His Father, He was the creator of the earth. “All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made” (John 1:3). Though sinless, He was baptized to fulfill all righteousness. He “went about doing good” (Acts 10:38), yet was despised for it. His gospel was a message of peace and goodwill. He entreated all to follow His example. He walked the roads of Palestine, healing the sick, causing the blind to see, and raising the dead. He taught the truths of eternity, the reality of our premortal existence, the purpose of our life on earth, and the potential for the sons and daughters of God in the life to come. He instituted the sacrament as a reminder of His great atoning sacrifice. He was arrested and condemned on spurious charges, convicted to satisfy a mob, and sentenced to die on Calvary’s cross. He gave His life to atone for the sins of all mankind. His was a great vicarious gift in behalf of all who would ever live upon the earth. We solemnly testify that His life, which is central to all human history, neither began in Bethlehem nor concluded on Calvary. He was the Firstborn of the Father, the Only Begotten Son in the flesh, the Redeemer of the world. He rose from the grave to “become the firstfruits of them that slept” (1 Corinthians 15:20). As Risen Lord, He visited among those He had loved in life. He also ministered among His “other sheep” (John 10:16) in ancient America. In the modern world, He and His Father appeared to the boy Joseph Smith, ushering in the long-promised “dispensation of the fulness of times” (Ephesians 1:10). Of the Living Christ, the Prophet Joseph wrote: “His eyes were as a flame of fire; the hair of his head was white like the pure snow; his countenance shone above the brightness of the sun; and his voice was as the sound of the rushing of great waters, even the voice of Jehovah, saying: “I am the first and the last; I am he who liveth, I am he who was slain; I am your advocate with the Father” (D&C 110:3–4). Of Him the Prophet also declared: “And now, after the many testimonies which have been given of him, this is the testimony, last of all, which we give of him: That he lives! “For we saw him, even on the right hand of God; and we heard the voice bearing record that he is the Only Begotten of the Father— “That by him, and through him, and of him, the worlds are and were created, and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God” (D&C 76:22–24). We declare in words of solemnity that His priesthood and His Church have been restored upon the earth—“built upon the foundation of … apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone” (Ephesians 2:20). We testify that He will someday return to earth. “And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together” (Isaiah 40:5). He will rule as King of Kings and reign as Lord of Lords, and every knee shall bend and every tongue shall speak in worship before Him. Each of us will stand to be judged of Him according to our works and the desires of our hearts. We bear testimony, as His duly ordained Apostles—that Jesus is the Living Christ, the immortal Son of God. He is the great King Immanuel, who stands today on the right hand of His Father. He is the light, the life, and the hope of the world. His way is the path that leads to happiness in this life and eternal life in the world to come. God be thanked for the matchless gift of His divine Son. © 2000 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. English approval: 12/99. 36299