My best friend, Amber, got home from her mission a couple of months ago. We haven't seen each other too much yet, but last week, we finally got together and went to Boondocks of all places. Now, even though Stockton is a huge fan, Boondocks isn't my ideal place to go with friends. Let's just say Amber was very patient. It was really nice to spend time with her, nonetheless.
Last Wednesday, I took my young women to to get glitter pedicures. Needless to say, it was a hit and I've since become the favorite YW leader. If anyone is interested in getting your toes done, let me know and I'll give you my friend's number. Why not share the greatness?!
I'm sure I'll get a lot of laughs and a lot of grief for this post, but I am honestly so curious about this topic that I can't be silenced. I would also like to add as a disclaimer that I think my Twilight saga obsession has passed and that I won't be offended by any sort of comment.
So, my question is, is Breaking Dawn (or any of the Twilight books for that matter) too sexual in content for teenagers? At first, I would have said no. To me, the books do nothing but reinforce the LDS point of view on chastity. In a way, I feel like the books serve as the "chastity lesson" for the rest of the world; thank goodness they were written by a Mormon author. On the other hand, after Clark finished reading Breaking Dawn, the first comment he made was that it was really sexual and that he wouldn't want his teenage daughter to read it. At first, I disagreed with Clark. I know for a fact that I would have been absolutely okay reading these books as a teenager, granted I was a pretty "good" teenager. I would question 12 and 13 year-olds reading them, but by age 15, I think that would be fine. But again, at the same time, I have heard of so many people comment about how sexual they are that I question my original thinking. Perhaps I'm just terribly desensitized.
I'm sure I'll just have to wait until I have a teenager to know how I really feel, but I'm curious to know what everyone else thinks. Where do we draw the line? Leave me a comment or take my poll.
Stockton is at the stage where he doesn't really need to take a nap anymore (though, he usually is in a better mood if he can get one in), but I'm not ready to give up my 2-3 hours of freedom in the afternoons. So, we continue with the habit anyway. The problem is that he can climb in and out of his crib (yes, I really need to buy him a bed but I don't see the urgency), so when I put him down, usually between 1:00 and 2:00 in the afternoon, he plays with all of his toys for a couple hours. Sometimes, he will finally get bored and go to sleep and other times I'll get him out of his room.
Well, yesterday, I heard him laughing like crazy during his "nap." I went in to see what was so funny and this is what I saw:
I don't know if he was making faces or what, but he was doing something that he obviously thought was hilarious. I really wish I had it on video. Silly boy! 
Lisa, my best friend from high school, is in town and we got to spend a day together last week. We didn't do anything really special--just went swimming and chatted--but it was a lot of fun to get together and reminisce. Our friend Karen joined us too, and all of our kids had fun playing together. The simple, lazy days are always the most fun to me, so this was a very perfect day.
The girls: Karen, me, and Lisa (unfortunately this was taken after we went swimming :))
The kids: Aubrey, Tucker, Easton, and Stockton Stockton has been able to spell his name for a few months now, but it has recently become his favorite pastime.
Breaking Dawn was realeased last Saturday. I finished it late last night and though I thought it had a completely different feel than the other three books, I thoroughly enjoyed it (obviously, considering I read it in two days). I'm quite anxious to discuss it, but I don't want to spoil anything, so I might be emailing anyone who comments that they are finished (In other words, let me know when you are so I can pick your brain).