The Temple...we went there today

Emily went there for the first time today. It was an amazing day that we spent with Bishop Gibbons and his wife. I was a special opportunity that I was able to be with Emily for the first time at the temple. It was a beautiful day and a wonderful time and place to be. What a great way to prepare yourself for your mission.

Not even a week later she went back to the temple when one of her friends went through for the first time. They asked her to be a temple worker. Before she left on her mission she was able to truly understand the big picture of the gospel she is going to share with the people in the the North East.

Keeping busy

The end of may kept us busy doing various different activities. The ward had a square dance. I started off dancing with Eric and before you know it Savannah took over and danced the rest of the night away with her daddy. I got to spend the evening making up dances with Brittlynn. It was lots of fun and I loved see how excited Savannah was when she remembered what she was supposed to do. 

The girls have become obsessed with the new Annie movie that just came out. I found them in the kitchen cleaning making sounds with the broom and mop, singing the song its a hard knock life from Annie. I love how creative they are with the things they do. It takes very little to entertain them.

 A crazy afternoon turned into extra time with brother. Alex took the car to the gas station and someone hit the back end so Brittlynn decided she was going to spend time hanging out with her brother while we waited to get all the information for the insurance companies.  Not the ideal afternoon activity, but from the look on her face she couldn't be happier.

 Eric and I have made a goal to attend the temple together each month. Its strange to do so many baptism there. I haven't done them for a really long time. I love that we have already started a tradition of monthly temple service. It has also motivated me to do family history. I spend most of my time working on Eric's family but I am enjoying it. I realize I should be doing family work when I go to the rest of the temple.

 Mountain Home fun days...which is interpreted as really small expensive carnival in town. We told the girls they could go on some rides. We only let them ride the ones that Eric felt weren't life threatening. After closer consideration I would be okay if they never went to a traveling carnival again. They were extremely scary. The girls had a lot of fun and that is what mattered most.

Brittlynn is my little smuggler.  There isn't a day that goes by that she doesn't find time to come and snuggle me. I love it. I am not really a touchy, huggy person, but with my kids I am different. With Brittlynn I know it is something that she needs more than anything. I love it.

 One morning I found the girls like this. When I asked them what they were doing they let me they were having a spay day. The best part about their spay is you get to eat the cucumbers when you are done with them. I love watching them together. They make me laugh. I don't even know where they got the idea of a spay day like this. It's not something I even do.

 Our friends own a shaved ice stand here and the girls have been counting down the days until it opened. So I had to take them as soon as I could. The best part is the x-small is only $.50. That means there will be lots of trips back to get a tasty treat.

End of Preschool

I can't believe how fast the year has gone. Brittlynn celebrated the end of her school year with a field trip to the zoo. She loves her preschool class and being around all of her friends, but most of all she is fascinated with everything that there is to see at the zoo. She surprises me when she remember what we saw the last time. Most of all I love that I get to spend special time with her and we get to walk around the zoo holding hands.

 To celebrate the end of the school year her preschool put on a graduation. She was so excited to be able to sing songs to us but most important she is excited to be in Kindergarten next year where she gets to see her sister all of the time. I love this little girls of mine and I can't believe she is growing up so fast.

First grade Field day

 One of benefit of staying home with you children is you are allowed to join them in their various school activities. If it was up to Savannah she would have me at school with her everyday for everything she does. So when field day came around of course I was able to join in on the fun. The weather forecast didn't look to promising in the morning, but the day turned out to be perfect. I love the amazingly beautiful blue sky with large white clouds.
The best part of the day is to watch Savannah interact with other children in games and different activities. She doesn't mind playing rough with the boys, she wants to make sure everyone participates, but is also willing to take the lead if she needs to, she is kind, and also very competitive. I love this little girl. I love watching her with people.

Mother's Day

If it was up to me I wouldn't really celebrate any holidays. My girls think its great to celebrate anything that we can. That would include Mother's day. They made me breakfast, gave me lots of hugs and spoiled me with things that I wanted. My favorite part is reading what they wrote at school about me. I love them for making me feel like what I do is important, even though I wish we didn't have a day to focus on it all. We had a beautiful day here in Idaho full of sun and flower as all my friends in Colorado had snow...without flowers.

I love to see the Temple

It was a great weekend with some amazing friends. We went to Utah to see the Payson Temple open house. We met the Shumways at the temple. It was an amazing building inside and out. I am so glad I took my daughter to go see it. They are getting so excited for the chance they get to have to go inside as a family. We spent the rest of the day going to NuSkin, where Marion Shumway works. The girls loved exploring this amazing building and we were able to see Provo City Center temple from his work. After that we spent the evening going around looking at the other temples that are so close to our friends house. Its amazing to think about the wonderful work that goes on in the temple. To see so many so close together and to know that they are being used constantly is great and exciting. The next morning I enjoyed a beautiful run in Alpine with an amazing view and some wildlife along the path. We watched a soccer game in the rain and then enjoyed the rest of the afternoon with our friends in their home. They are truly some of the most friends to have.