I suppose you could call me a baby snatcher...

Today was mother's day, meaning the primary got up to sing during sacrament meeting. I, of course, took the opportunity to steal the baby that was sitting patiently in the row in front of me while his mother was directing the elementary aged children.

A few minutes later, as I was sitting there holding this adorable baby, I noticed some goldfish landing on the ground in between my feet. They were coming from one of the children on the row in front of me. I giggled silently. As I was about to clean up the pile of fish, a hand reached out from under the pew to grab one. The unmistakable crunching sound of the snack being eaten soon followed.

I'm sure the expression on my face was quite priceless as I watched this little event unfold on the ground of the chapel. Somewhere between disgust and amusement. One by one, as the fishy crackers were picked up by a little hand and pulled under the pew to be eaten, I contemplated whether I should stop the child. I couldn't decide, so I just let him continue. 

I smiled as I saw the little hand have to reach so far for one of the scattered fish that the rest of the child followed. He looked up at me, realizing that he was busted. When he saw my amused smile, he smiled back and offered me the half squished cracker in his little hand. I politely declined and he quickly ate it. 


Later, I guess my mom had a  discussion with a little girl in our ward that I have recently become best friends with. I believe she is 4 years old. Their discussion? That I need a man. Apparently my mom thinks that by age 18, I should AT LEAST be engaged, if not married for time and all eternity. (My Mom also mentioned that there was an attractive RM in the building, by poking me REALLY hard during the sacrament and whispering in an extremely loud tone.. She has no inside voice. We're not mentioning names since this isn't a private blog.) They came to the decision that I should just marry Justin Bieber. Oh, of course. Why didn't I think of that?

I adore kids. So much.

Best. Hiding Place. Ever.

She fell asleep in the middle of the floor. Too cute.

Christmas break with the Hendricks kids? Love it.

And as I'm writing this, I can think of a million stories to tell you guys, but they're going to have to wait for later. Instead, please enjoy this video clip of a baby that I don't even know, but find adorable.

and just for kicks, here's another one.

Is there anything cuter than a babies laugh? Nah, didn't think so.

 Anyways..
Happy Mother's day 

I'll talk more about my mom later. She's quite splendifferous.