Giving up something I love… {Sunday Snapshot}

for something I love more!  I did it, I put in my two weeks notice at work.  It wasn’t exactly easy, I’ve really enjoyed my design job, but it’s for the right reasons, I feel good about it.  And congratulations on your new position honey, I know you’ll do great! 

Later that day I went to the girls PTC while they were at piano, I was greeted with these letters… 

“Dear Mom and Dad, thanks for making those cookies for me last night.  Mom and Dad could you tell Sophie to stop playing with Bruno so hard.  Mom do you think you could pick us up early now on.  Dad thanks for helping me do my poem.  Thanks for letting us have a dog named Bruno.  Mom thanks for driving us to school.  I’m glad you sighn me up for Soccer.  Love, Sage”

“Dear Mom and Dad, thanks for every thing you had done for are family.  Thank you for feeding me every single day I really like it.  Thanks you for buying a dog name Bruno and a cat name Shadow.  Thank you for teaching me cool stuff like times.  Thank you for leting me go to school every single day.  Thank you for all of the Wii game.  I really like them.  Thank you for adopping me.  Thank you for getting me from China.  Thank you for always takeing me to places.  Thank you for nameing me.  Sincerely,  Love Sophie.”

OK, it was already a bit of an emotional day, so when I started reading their letters, I had to stop during Sophie’s in fear of blubbering right there.  These letters just reinforced my decision.  Their teacher, a little teary eyed herself, said  it about made her and her aid cry when they saw what Sophie wrote.  In the whole scheme of things, nothing is more significant then the work we can do in our homes. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I heart their writing

it’s not all about the grades, but way to go girls!

They’ll be happy that I’m not so busy now!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Them too!  Nick comes home in a week! :)

Check out Stefanie’s Sunday Snapshot

Beautiful Flaming Gorge

since I didn’t find time to post this boating trip last July, now is better then never, can’t wait for summer!

Wew!

favorite summer pastime- slalom, knee board, wakeboard, anything in the water!

The girls liked staying dry on the lake

No such luck for Bruno

Fun spot!

Bliss!

Wind Sock…

Working on their monthly book report, this month a Wind Sock.  Not due until Friday, but no procrastinating with these two.

Squeals when I brought out my Prismacolor Pencil Set I used back in Design School, surprised they weren’t all dried out.

Sage put her picture in the window to trace, adding every detail. 

Sophie carefully drew a dog for her book “The First Day Jitters” (funny book)

I love you like Crazy Cakes girls!!!  Sophie was done and off playing already.

Some things I really like about their school are monthly book reports w/ projects and different genres, monthly poems they memorize and recite, &  challenging spelling tests each week, custom to their level.  It’s a lot of homework with daily math and reading, but luckily they want to get it done first thing after school, even starting, and often finishing, in the car :).   I asked Sage today what she enjoys learning at school, she said “learning about planets.”  cute 

Do you like our new craft / homework area?  Out with the dust collecting large weight set, in with the homework nook (thanks hon!).  BTW, Paul has been doing P90X lately and is in such good shape!   Lost about 40 lbs, he feels better and looks great!  Post later on that.  

Happy St. Paddy’s Day

The Leprechaun stopped by today while the kids were at school, made a mess of things

at least he left some green treasures

Then our traditional Green dinner…  Basil Pasta, Green Salad, Parsley Baguette, Lime Ade, with Lime Sherbet for dessert.  There’s something about green food coloring in food that turns them, and me off, but they did have green milk for their breakfast this morning.  Meal was a hit, next year I’ll have to add a green jell-o.  What are you serving?  

When Sophie walked in the door and saw the mess & surprise, she asked with a smile “was it really you?”,  I didn’t reply so she just went with it.  And cute when Sage gave me her green silly band this morning, right off her wrist for mom, since I was in my non green PJ’s :).

Happy St. Patricks Day!  

Weekend on campus

 Beautiful Rexburg temple above campus

We needed sunglasses!  Isn’t my dad the cutest Grandpa?

Silly boys

We spent a delightful weekend at Nick’s University (our alma mater), ordaining him an Elder as he prepares for his mission and finishes up his first year of college, one more month to go!  It was great spending time with him, seeing him at school, meeting his friends & neat bishop (he  had wonderful things to say about Nick and said he will really miss him).  My dad was able to join us, such a supportive Grandpa.  We dined and enjoyed the company, the ordination was powerful and touching (thanks Paul) and they invited us to attend their student ward (church meeting) afterwards.  That was a treat and brought back many memories of my three years there.  It seems like yesterday I was eating in the cafeteria, working on my big design project (always had a big design project due), studying like crazy while  going to dances, games, movie night with Pauly and my roommates.  Such fun memories… Although I loved it then, I’m more aware of the great spirit of this place now that I’m older, it will always be a special place and I’m so glad Nick is spending his first year here. 

They invited Trevor (12), our deacon, to help pass the sacrament.  So cute seeing him pass with the college students, he thought it was awesome.  You could’ve heard a pin drop in that meeting (I’m used to family wards), I was just hoping the girls would sit through it reverently, we didn’t have any books or quiet things we usually have for them, and sitting for an hour (or three) in church isn’t their favorite thing.  They did pretty good, the girls behind us adored them and told us how cute they were, one said- energetic but loveable, that about summed it up.  Everyone there was very welcoming and  accommodating.  See you soon Nick, I mean Elder B.!  Congrats!  

One of Nick’s best friend received his mission call to Japan, luckily he’s still  in the MTC learning the language preparing to go, he’ll have his work cut out for him.  Our prayers pour out to those in Japan!  His other great friend is off to Russia.  So neat to see these fine boys grow up and be strong young men!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Their favorite part, besides seeing Nick.  Nice posture Sage :)

Prom Day- Josh

Aren’t they stunning?

Well done guys! (first prom)

Our evening wasn’t quite as glamorous, but fun seeing Tangled, in 3D this time.

Have fun at Prom Josh & Spencer!

Waking up to this

So much for Spring weather, but this was stunning driving through it this morning, I had to grab my purse camera (sooc) to capture the blanket of snow throughout. The snow was dense and heavy, sad to see it toppled over some very old trees, but it was beautiful, driving through a snow tunnel.