Full of Gratitude and Updates

Hey all,
I just wanted to tell you that I am very grateful for the support that I get from friends and family. I have been having a time trying to potty train Jonah. He was not having any of it. Thanks to Kirsten because if it wasn't for you then he would not even want to try. He is doing really well. Today has been his best day yet.
I am learning a lot lately about following the promptings of the spirit and also being grateful for the gospel. I am so thankful for the scriptures. We have started reading the scriptures again with our kids but this time both Kristianne and Noah can read for themselves. I feel pride in their accomplishments.
Kristianne just got her hair cut again like it was in the baptismal photo. She is reading many wonderful books. She is looking forward until when she can get her new lenses for her glasses. Her favorite subjects in school are reading and writing. I think she wants to grow up and be just like Kit Kitridge from the American Girl Books. Noah is amazing in both math and science. I think that he thrives on those kind of things. He is now wearing glasses. He looks amazing in them. I am not so sure that I want him to wear them only because they make him so much more handsome and all the girls will think he is cute.
Jonah is full of life and loves the gospel in his own way. He loves to say prayers for meals or whatever. He is such a good boy that sometimes I over look the goodness because of the extra energy.
Tom is working with Upland city still and attending Cal Poly Pomona. We are hoping that some day we will be out of school but at the same time we are being blessed while we are in that time of our lives. He teaches sumbeams with me in primary and he loves it.
I am a sunbeam teacher and am learning to understand that the Lord puts us where we can accomplish all that He wants rather than what we want. I have cut my hair again. I mean cut it. I cut enough off to make a wig just like the hair still on my head. I also found out how curly my hair really is. I am loving the chance for something different and the release of the weight on my head and neck. This is a self portrait of my new hair cut.
Thank you to all of you that have given me courage and strength to stay true to the gospel.