WINDY
So we had some pretty crazy wind Saturday night! We were warned that it might be like the wind storm of 2011, and while it wasn't quite that bad (in my opinion) it was still pretty crazy! I couldn't sleep at all because every noise outside had me worried. The wind sounds like it's going to blow the windows in. Kind of exciting in the morning though, the kids couldn't believe the basketball hoop was on the front lawn and the trampoline was tipped over!! (then they found out it was Nate nad I that did that, not the wind, but still very cool :) ) They love that stuff. Thankfully we came out with no real damage. Just tree branches everywhere. 5-1-16
TESTIMONY
I know I've said this before, and I will probably say it again, but I love that my kids love to share their testimonies. I am so proud of them. They are so brave. I always tell them that's why I don't bear my testimony more, I'm just not as brave as them! But it's so cool that they are able to do it so often. This week was a big one because Luke got up and bore his testimony as well as the reg'lers :). Erika too, not for the first time, but pretty awesome! 5-1-16
NEW PRIMARY PRESIDENCY
Since the Wall's are moving they released our whole Primary Presidency and called a new one this Sunday. Kind of crazy! I was sad mostly, but the new group will be great too. Amy Nielson is one of my favorite people, I think she will do great. But we were sad to lose the old one. The kids and I wanted to do something for them and we started making brownies, but of course, no eggs!!! So we stole some candy bars out of the prize box and made some thank you cards instead. The kids were so cute talking about all the stories Martha told them about Naughty Dave and how much they will miss that. It's cool that one person could have made such an impact on so many kids. It was fun to take them around Sunday night and thank them all. It was a much needed walk as well. It's always refreshing to get out of the house on Sunday night. 5-1-16
IMMUNE TO GRAVITY
So this was cool: as we were walking around the neighborhood delivering our treats to the Primary Presidency, Kelly all of sudden says, "Whoa, Brad! It's like you're immune to gravity or something! That was so cool!" Then she talked about how easily he was able to step up on tall things like the electric boxes and rocks and such, like there was nothing pulling him down. He was so flattered :). It was so adorable to see him then trying to recreate whatever it was she was talking about :). I LOVED IT!!! It was mom heaven for a few minutes. She was totally building him up and he was totally loving it. Nothing beats that. It was pretty hilarious a few minutes later when he flew up to the top of the fire hydrant and then slipped, fell, barely missed the top of the thing and then landed on the ground. Hilarious because we were all chuckling a little, even Bradley believe it or not, because he had dodged such a bullet as landing head on (or should I say...) to the knob at the top of the hydrant. It was pretty funny. Fun little moment. 5-1-16
MILE RUN
Bradley's been so anxious for his mile run! He has been gearing up for it all week. I guess all the training paid off because he chopped a whole minute off his time from last fall! 6 min 40 sec is his new personal best. It's cute to hear about his sore legs. We got some pointers from Jami and he's going to really train hard this summer so that he can do even better next year. I love that he loves to run. So cool. 5-1-16
CALLBACKS
Kelly and Nate had to skip out of the horse party for Kelly's callback audition. She and Charity tried out for Kaysville Idol and Kelly was chosen to come back for callbacks. Pretty exciting! She worked so hard on her Count on Me song and sounded great! She felt so good about the audition and came back feeling really confident! I was so proud of her! She's so brave! So talented! I hope she had fun with it. Unfortunately she did not make it to the final show. BIG bummer, we all felt it, but better luck next year! 5-2-16
CHOIR CONCERT
Charity and Kelly both did great in their choir concert on Tuesday night! They made me so proud with their solos! Well, Charity had a real solo, but Kelly got stuck with a lame speaking part. Although, I will say, she sure shined and made the most of her speaking part! She really is a brilliant actress! The choir concert itself left MUCH to be desired!! I can't believe how horribly it was carried out!! I'm a little relieved the girls are not going to take choir next year. I can't believe i just said that. I LOVED choir!! 5-3-16
SPEED FRIENDING
We did a speed dating activity this week for YW. It ended up being a LOT of fun! I loved learning a few new things about each of the young women. Even Molly enjoyed it. 5-4-16
GO PIRATES
Have to make note of Noah's AWESOME catch in left field this Thursday at his game! It was awesome! Coach said it was the play of the game! Fun stuff :). 5-5-16
TIE DYE CAKE
I made a tie dye cake for Becky, for Kirstin's birthday. Turned out so cute! I'm so proud of myself :). I had stressed and worried so much about this cake before making it that I was surprised how much I was enjoying it near the end. Since it's tie dye, it didn't have to be perfect so that was a nice feature too. I hope I can do this one again now that I know I need to chill the fondant before painting on the colors. There was a lot of bubbling and stretching that occurred. Hopefully they all liked it on their fun girls trip to St. George! 5-6-16
FRIDAY WAS CRAPPY
Yep. Not much went right and then Nate had to work an overtime shift. The kids and I never know what to do with ourselves when Nate works extra shifts. Trying to take my mind off things, I was able to work on my Personal Progress covers for the new Beehives. I ironed on Kelly's name and number on her team shirt. I made pureed cauliflower alfredo sauce which was NOT a big hit- go figure. Hopefully tomorrow will be a new day. 5-6-16
A DAY OFF
We were so happy when Nate took Saturday off! He's been called in for some overtime recently and so it was time to use some personal leave. We had a lot of fun at Kelly's game that morning, Nate's parents showed up as well. We came home and got some work done around the house and then everyone except Noah and Molly left for some shopping. I was really grateful to have had Nate home that day. It's been an interesting week and hopefully we can just start out fresh next week. 5-7-16
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