Sarah's Stiches!

Sarah had to get 5 stiches after taking a tumble at the water park at the zoo. If you would have asked me which of my children would have to get stiches, I would have said Sarah.




The Before Picture


The After Picture


Sarah was a trooper through the whole ordeal. She only cried when it first happened and didn't cry when she was getting stiched or when they had to be taken out. She was such a brave little girl!

A Little Vacation

We were so excited for Auntie Kelly's wedding! It was a fun and packed week! After the wedding we headed down to Sea World in San Diego for some relaxation. Here are some of the pictures.

HOME!

After another week of being gone, we are finally home! I will be posting some interesting pictures of our adventures in the last week and a half, hopefully today. Only one more big driving trip this year and then I am not going anywhere for a while!

New Old Hair Cut

I got my hair cut, but it's like the old one in my photo.

Is anybody listening?

You know those days, when you tell your kids the same thing about 6 times in a row and they still don't follow directions? Okay, it's really every day, not just "those days". My husband too, sometimes he just asks me at the wrong time to repeat something that I am talking about. I get so frusterated! Speaking of "those days", how is it that children coordinate and plan their battle strategies, but can't learn to flush or turn the light off? How do they learn war legistics, but couldn't tie their shoes if they wanted to? By the way, thank the heavens for velcro! I don't get it! My husband and my children are incredibly smart, I know they love me, and are so fun to be around, but on THOSE DAYS, i just could stand in the middle of my house and scream! Not that it would do any good; no one is listening anyhow!

The Funk

I've talked about it before, but I cannot get it together! The last two weeks have been so frustrating! Then to top it all of I have not felt good this last week either. Come on!! However, there are some bright rays of hope on the horizon. Kelly's wedding is just 2.5 weeks away and I am so excited I can hardly stand it! We are getting pedicures which are my favorite indulgence, (well besides my secret, or not so secret, Godiva stash in my freezer), and love picking the most hideous, garish, flashy hot pink you've ever seen. I have my own stash! I will be staying with Kara which is a treat in itself, she is one of the most elegant, calm, relaxing people! I love to be around her, she neutralizes my OCD-manic personality. Plus, going to a wedding is quite possibly as great as seeing babies be born. I love weddings! Kelly, I love you and am so happy for you and Chris! Chris, I know where you live...no really, I wouldn't have anyone else for my Kellybelle! To top off my cake of joy, my friend, Laura, just moved there! There is nothing better than good friends, good food (go to the Lemon Leaf if you are ever in Palmdale/Lancaster, CA), and a fabulous wedding. It dosen't get any better!

Formal Dining Table

Some friends of ours were getting rid of their formal dining table and knew we loved it, so they offered it to us first. Isn't it gorgeous? The pictures don't do it justice, you'll have to come see it.

Back to Life

It has taken me the full week and a half that I have been home to get back into the swing of things! I have definetly felt like I was off of my groove. Hopefully now that we have had a week where everything has gone according to our new schedule, we can zip into our routine and I can function. I am being released as the ward music chairman, choir director and chorister today and I have to admit I am very sad about it! It has brought me such peace at a time when I really needed peace to quiet the storms in my life. I am loathe to give that up, but when the Lord calls, do I really look at him and say, "Do I really have to"? Not exactly the most mature thing to do. I hope that soon I can come to love my new calling as much as I have learned to love my former calling.

Summertime in Arizona

We are back from our three week trip to Washington. It feels both good and kind of sad to be back. I have really enjoyed sleeping in my own bed and cooking in my own kitchen, but I really miss that feeling of comfort you get going home to the house you grew up in. The girls and my parents had a great time and I think we are being missed. Cat and Sarah have truly loved being able to do everything with Grammie and Grampy and I was a fifth wheel. Dad picked raspberries almost every night with the girls because they loved it so much. They ate popsicles, ran through the sprinkler, picked vegetables from the garden, played hopscotch, jumped rope, rode bicycles, went swimming and on and on and on. Cat and Sarah took swimming lessons and both passed with flying colors. The big highlight was that Grampy taught Catherine how to ride her bike. We were so proud of her. We had such a good time and loved being with my parents so much! While we were there I had my 10-year high school reunion, and went to two of our friends weddings. Landan married Melinda in Spokane, Wa and Leif married Alexis in Portland, Or. It was a great trip!

Summertime in Washington