Smitten!

Addison and her Daddy are quite taken with each other.

April 18, 2010

LDS Prom

Patrick and Morgan went to the LDS prom on March 17, 2010. They both look so beautiful.

Patrick was so excited about his outfit. He looks handsome and even smiled for the pictures!

Patrick was thrilled to show me his belt buckle.

Look at that beautiful smile, so glad that he smiled for the camera!! This is a rarity.

Morgan and Sister Megan Lamb made Morgan's dress. They did a wonderful job. Morgan was thrilled with how the dress turned out and felt so pretty.

Megan also did Morgan's hair. I am so greatful for good friends that help my children.

Morgan and Patrick had a great time at the prom. Morgan came with fun stories to share and happy memories.

Mini MUN

Jordan represented the country Angolia at the Mini MUN competition. He had so much fun. Jordan prepared by looking up the country and learning as much as he could.

Jordan enjoyed the debating at the conference and the fake terrorist attacks! He came home after the two conference and said that it was the best time he had ever had!

Morgan's friend Ali Fullington is on the school MUN team. She gave Jordan a few suggestions on the sly, because she is not supposed to have favorites!

Samantha as commander

Samantha was the colorguard commander for the Punta Gorda block party. She was so excited to do this. Samantha has worked hard to learn how to do and cammand the color guard. She is looking forward to the next three years of NJROTC. The ROTC colorguard is Wharton, Webecke, Townsend, & Taylor.

What did they do?

Samantha came home from Young Women's covered in flour. You couldn't even see her scalp there was so much flour in her hair. I am not sure what the "game" was they played, but it looks like they had fun.

She found her feet!!

Addison has discovered her feet ... And she loves them!

Chocking Up...

I have noticed something about myself. I watch my kids grow and change everyday. However most of those changes I don't notice for a while. One day I just realize that the kids have matured and I work with it.

Then there are the moments when it is big change for the kids that happens all of the sudden. These changes chocke me up. This week has had a few of those moments: dropping Jordan off at a Mini MUN conference, Samantha commanding an NJROTC color gurad, Patrick and Morgan going to the LDS prom.

I love my children and want them to grow up. I try to raise them to be independent and good thinkers. However there are still those moments when I realize how grown up they are and miss their preschool years. I am so proud of our children and look forward to many more times when I "chocke up"!

Grateful!

On Wednesday I was busy all day. I wasn't home until the kids got home from school. I had had a two busy days before. So the house was a mess. I knew my visiting teacher was coming over. I had hoped that I could at least move the 6 loads of laundry out of my living room before she came. But that didn't happen. Thankfully Sister Brown just said, "I'll move the basket and sit down. I understand I had kids too." I was so grateful that she didn't care what my house looked like and came to see me. Glad the Lord blesses my life with good people!

Easter

Searls brought the tradition of Robin Eggs candy to our easter. They were his favorite easter candy. The kids devour these every year.

This year I put the kids names on buckets and put their goods inside. It was a great idea and hopefully it help with sorting their things in the storage room. It is different having an adult child. Craig and I know that traditions change somewhat when your children become adults. We are now experiencing that. We were unsure what to do for Tony for easter, but in the end we went with a book about the temple (in Spanish) and a chocolate bunny. The rest of the kids each got a book, flip flops, candy and gift specialized to them.

Morgan's flip flops and reading her book!


Addison's first easter! She loves this ball, it has a bell inside.

Caleb & Addison

So the kids and I ran into my friend Corry and her kids at the store. Corry's little Caleb was so excited to see the baby! He loved on Addison and couldn't seem to get enough of her. It is so cute to see other babies (ok, Caleb is two) love on other babies.

Raeleigh is Nine!

Raeleigh was so thrilled to have her birthday on Easter and General Conference. She choose to have pancakes, sausage, bacon and orange juice for breakfast! She was so happy and I was glad that Craig cooked.
We had Raeleigh's birthday cake at church in between conference sessions. The wind was barely blowing. But blowing enough that we couldn't light all the candles at once. Oh well, we still had a good time. Raeleigh had a good day and was excited to wear one of her new birthday jumpers.
Raeleigh is an awesome young lady. She loves to be read to. Raeleigh is an awesome help with Addison, so willing to take care of her! We love you Raeleigh!

Volcanos!

Over springbreak, Stuart and Raeleigh had to make volcanos. They had so much fun making them. Raeleigh's is made from spray foam. Stuart's is made from floral foam. Each of them worked hard making their volcanos. They were excited to have the dinosaures, cowboys, indians and monsters to put on the volcano. The lava rocks spouting out the top, they attached with wire. It was an exciting project, now the reports have to be written!

Kids playing with the camera!

Stuart and Raeleigh were playing with the camera while waiting in the car one day. (They spend a lot of time waiting for other people in the car.) They took these pictures of Addison in her carseat. The pictures are adorable. In the last one, Addison is playing with her foot. Addison's feet are her favorite toys right now!

The Little Things

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