Chase's QB camp

We took Carter down to Utah for EFY and Corbin and Chase were able to attend a one day football camp put on by former BYU players. They had a lot of fun. My mom, who is an amazing digital scrapbooker, put this page and the page of Corbin together with some of the pictures I took of the boys. It's awesome having these keepsakes for them to remember their experience. Thanks, mom.

Corbin at NXT LEVEL

10 Favorite Americans

Today's 10 on Tuesday.
I asked each member of my family to participate in this and the following is a spontaneous list of our who and why.

Definition of American from 1941 immigration text:
What is an American? An American is a man who is greater in his soul than in his class, creed, political party, or the section in which he lives. To be an American, a man must have an American soul and believe in the spiritual realities upon which America rests and out of which America was born. America was created to unite mankind by those passions which lift and not by the passions which spearate and debase...The man sho seeks to divide men from men, group from group, and interest from interest in this great Union is striking at its very heart.

Katie said,
1. Gordon B. Hinckley for being an inspirational leader full of optimism, hope, and encouragement.

2. Condoleezza Rice for her example of dedication and hard work. She rose from poverty and challenging circumstances to become accomplished-- and for being resilient and strong.

Larry said,

3. George Washington for being an amazing military leader, farmer, humble, first president of the United States, and an all around good guy.

4. Marcus Lutrell because he fought for freedom and kicked butt.

Chloe said,

5. Walt Disney for bringing princesses to her life.

Carter said,
6. Joseph Smith because he was very brave and obedient.

Chase said,
7. John Naismith the guy who invented basketball because he was so awesome.

Corbin said,

8. Ronald Reagan because he was the President of United States. He was an actor. He was an athlete. I did a history report on him and he stood for freedom.

Caleb said,
9. George W. Bush because he was a really good President.

10. Pat Tillman because he gave up his NFL career to fight in the war for freedom.

There you have it. It was fun having the brainstorming session with my family.

My Country 'Tis of Thee

Today I was at the bookstore and bought the dvd of Saints at War for Caleb because he is always interested in things about WWI and WWII. Tonight we watched it together. It was so good and inspiring. While I wasn't making a connection with this weekend being Independence Day when I bought it, I am so glad we watched it because it makes me think deeper about the sacrifices that have been made. I feel a renewed sense of patriotism and a gratitude to Heavenly Father for the blessing of freedom. I recommend this movie.