Douglas, Penny, Diana and I put this LEGO set together for Sam yesterday, in honor of her love of family history.
These are the photos we ordered for the project:
Monday, March 25, 2024
Sunday, March 17, 2024
Weber State University Piano Festival
Douglas participated for his second time in the Weber State University Piano Festival, which took place yesterday, 16 March.
He won second place in his division, out of a group of 15 piano students.
McCall and kids come to Utah
We had the pleasure of hosting McCall, Krew, Jarren, Charly, and Reed for a few days this week.
I wore myself out playing with the kids. By the time the three days came to an end, I had a rockin' cold and my back was shot. But it was totally worth it! We had a lot of fun.
Penny, Charly, Diana
Reading Barbie stories to the girls.
Penny, Diana, and Charly at a jungle gym. We spent two hours here climbing around and playing tag and hide-and-seek.
Reed at the jungle gym.
Krew
Jarren
Charly
Reed
Douglas
Penny
Diana
Krew, Penny, Jarren, and Douglas on the couch for morning scripture time.
Diana, Charly, McCall, and Reed.
Reed, Charly, Diana, and Douglas leading the music.
Charly and Diana getting their nails painted.
Reed and I went to a "restaurant" where Penny, Diana, and Charly acted as chefs and waitresses, making all kinds of yummy things for us to eat.
Flying planes at the church parking lot.
Penny and Jarren
Charly
Jarren, Penny, Diana
Jarren and Krew
Reed
Reed fell asleep next to me while we were working on Jarren's 2025 calendar.
We had a dance party the last night of their visit. Taylor came to play with us.
Reading with Reed and Penny.
I read a bit more with the girls from the Barbie book, and then Jarren took over and the girls laughed and laughed as he altered the stories (i.e. - fancy mac and cheese became unfancy mac and cheese, etc).
Many times throughout their visit, the girls would grab a magic wand and I would pretend they put me under a spell saying, "Yes, my princess, I will do anything you say." Reed caught on quickly, but he usually referred to Douglas as a princess.
Thank you, (Seth and McCall) Coombs family, for coming to play with us!
Sunday, February 11, 2024
Mom's Super Bowl Sunday Sacrament Meeting Talk
My dear Mother has not attended Sacrament Meeting in person for years. Her health does not allow her to sit for long periods of time without severe pain. She was asked recently if she would be willing to record a short talk to be shown in church. She decided instead to try to give her talk at the podium, which she did today. When the time came for her to deliver her remarks, Joseph wheeled her to the front of the room in a wheelchair, and Dad helped her to the podium. She did great!
Because I'm currently out on the east coast, I watched her talk via Zoom. I missed the first minute or two of her talk in the recording below, because I was taking screenshots of her standing at the podium. So, she sent the first part of her talk to me, as follows:
"My friends, it’s so good to be with you on this holy, sacred, sabbath, super bowl Sunday. I can smell the bar-b-que chicken wings simmering in your slow cookers, the salsa and chips, the brownies. We’re going to cheer on our dear Brother Andy Reid, and Fred Warner, even Brock Purdy, a fine Christian. We have our fantasy football cards all ready to go. I’m just kidding. I have never seen a super bowl football game in my life. Personally, I avoid sports programs or reading the news, or watching things that don’t help me keep the spirit of the Sabbath. That’s a rule I chose for me but not for others. I like the weekly break from the noise and contention. I like staying in the spirit of the Sabbath.
"That’s why I love the focus the Church has on doctrines instead of rules. But, funny thing, studying the doctrines leads to personal and family standards. But we leave people alone to figure it out for themselves."
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