Cute Girls!

My friend, Allison, sent me this picture of the girls right after PE today! Love these cute girls! 

General Conference October 2019

General Conference was wonderful as usual!! Saturday was exhausting though! I hurried out to Josh's soccer game and then came home for conference. While listening to conference Rick was busy painting touch up in the kitchen (he painted the kitchen this past week) and I was busy scrubbing paint off the kitchen floor that had spilled during this week's painting project! Jenna, Jaiden and I attended the Women's General meeting at the church (Janelle had to work) and then I stayed up late trying to get more cleaning done so that we could enjoy our Sabbath the next day. So I only got partial notes written for Saturday's session and will need to study all of the talks again when I can listen with a notebook and pen in hand.

Sunday we have a tradition of "Conference Crepes" for breakfast cooked by Rick. Jenna used her new birthday chalk-board to write this cute little advertisement. Sunday I took loads of notes! The messages were wonderful! I have a lot to think about, study, and pray about. We had a delicious dinner of steak, baked potatoes, grilled zucchini and squash, fruit salad,  and green salad. So we were both spiritually and physically fed today! The kids and I watched the new Book of Mormon videos and tonight Rick taught the "Come Follow Me" lesson and tied it in with the messages we received during conference. Here is the new Young Women Theme!!

Jog-A-Thon!!

 

Happy Birthday Jenna!!

Jenna turned 11 years old today!! By baby is growing up!! I had to leave at 7:15 a.m. to interpret in Cedar City and Jenna was also leaving early for choir before school, so she opened her presents at 7:00 a.m.!! She got two cute outfits (shown in the pictures below), flip flops, a set of 200 gel pens, a cute chalkboard and liquid chalk pains, a little pig sign, seven boxes of gluten free macaroni and cheese, gluten free cookies and treats. Josh gave her his Jandels that he were too small for him and Jaiden gave her a cute little bracelet and ring that she had made from beads at Girls' Camp.

She brought chocolate chip cookies to share with her class and gluten free cookies for her and her friend, Lindsey. After school she went to rehearsal for Mary Poppins, bringing homemade brownie bites and cookies. Tonight we had a yummy family dinner and then Clarissa came over to play with Jenna and her new things. We sang "Happy Birthday" and had gluten free donuts, cookies and ice-cream. We had conflicts this weekend and so we are having her friend party next weekend!

Night of Excellence

Tonight was our Young Women Night of Excellence. We decided to have it as an open house and invite the Relief Society sisters to come get to know the Young Women by visiting with them and looking at their displays. It was fun! I actually learned quite a few things about the Young Women that I didn't know! We ate finger foods -- fruit kabobs, cucumber bites, mini sandwiches, and brownie bites. I was in charge of bringing brownie bites and so I had the Beehives make them last week for our class activity and then put them in the freezer. I was worried about having enough and so I made two more batches today. Janelle couldn't come because she had to work (she works at Papa Murphy's Pizza). It was a fun evening!

Walk to School Day!!

It was a beautiful day to walk to school!! 

Jase

Jase just changed his major to Bio-Chemistry!! He also started to date a girl that he likes! This is a big deal for Jase. I mean he has dated LOTS of girls since he returned home from his mission over 15 months ago but none of them have made it past a few dates, so we glad that one finally has!