WHY I AM SO GRATEFUL TO BE A MOM

REASONS WHY I AM THE LUCKIEST MOM IN THE WHOLE WORLD!!









ENOUGH SAID!!

BRINLEY'S DAY IN THE NEWS

Three-year-old Brinley Bettis, who was waiting patiently outside the K-Bull 93 FM studio for an autograph from "American Idol" finalist David Archuleta, reacts when she finds out he had to skip the appearance after running late during his hectic schedule while in Salt Lake City Friday. (Keith Johnson, Deseret News)

HERE IS THE PICTURE THAT WAS POSTED ON THE DESERET NEWS WEBSITE ALONG WITH THE CAPTION THAT WAS UNDERNEATH IT.

WE WERE WAITING OUTSIDE K-BULL STUDIOS FOR DAVID. AFTER WE HEARD THAT HE WAS NOT COMING WE RACED OVER TO THE GATEWAY TO SEE HIM...I MEAN BRINLEY WANTED TO DO THIS...

IF YOU ARE EVEN FURTHER INCLINED... THIS PICTURE WAS ACTUALLY A PART OF THE AUDIO SLIDSHOW THAT THE DESERET NEWS PUT TOGETHER. HERE IS THE LINK TO IT

http://www.deseretnews.com/photo/slideshow/1,5587,5004,00.html

DAVID ARCHULETA DAY!!

SO BRINLEY GOT THIS CRAZY IDEA TO GET UP EARLY AND GO TO SALT LAKE TO TRY AND GET A GLIMPSE OF DAVID ARCHULETA. SO I WAS ALL LIKE FINE, WHATEVER BRINLEY, I'LL GO!!
OK SO THAT MAY BE AN EXAGGERATION...OR IT MAY BE THE OTHER WAY AROUND, WHO'S TO SAY...:|...

IT WAS CRAZY! IT WAS FUN! DAVID IS A CUTE KID! FOLKS IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW, THE TEENY-BOOPERS ARE CRAZY MAD FOR HIM, AND A COUPLE OF THIRTY-SOMETHING DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES MIGHT BE AS WELL.

BRINLEY HAD FUN. SHE GOT HER PICTURE ON THE DESERET NEWS WEBSITE. SHE GOT TO MEET CASEY SCOTT (CHANNEL 2 NEWS MORNING TEAM) & GET A PICTURE WITH HIM. SHE GOT TO SEE DAVID. SHE SAT ON MY SHOULDERS & CHANTED HIS NAME WITH THE CROWD.

SHE WAS SO FUNNY. ALL MORNING BEFORE WE GOT THERE I HAD TOLD HER THAT WE WERE GOING TO SEE DAVID ARCHLETA FROM AMERICAN IDOL. SO WHEN WE STARTED HEADING HOME SHE KEPT SAYING,

"BUT WE CAN'T GO HOME WE HAVE TO GO TO AMERICAN IDOL."

I FIND IT SO ENDEARING THE WAY THAT CHILDREN INTERPRET THE THINGS THAT WE SAY. WHEN WE THINK WE ARE SPEAKING CLEARLY TO THEM & THAT THERE MAY BE ONLY ONE WAY TO TAKE WHAT WE ARE SAYING WE FIND OUT DIFFERENTLY. THIS TRAIT MAKES THEM ALL THE MORE SWEET & INNOCENT.

BRINLEY & I HAD SO MUCH FUN ON OUR "SURPRISE ADVENTURE."