~Dressed Up

Today is a special day.  Both the girls looked

so pretty this morning. 

Jolene has class pictures today so she dressed

up nice for that.  Raychel is headed out of

town for band competition this afternoon and had to

wear black and white.  She felt it was kind of boring so

she added the scarf for a pop of color. 

Band competition went great they earned a 2!!

~PJ Day

The kids all love PJ day at school.  Jolene isn't

a fan of wearing her actual PJ's to school, so

she wore her favorite cozy clothes instead.

 

~Snow

So much snow.  I think even Ella has had enough and

found a cozy place to sleep until it melts away.

 

~Spring Snow & a Retreat

What crazy April weather we have recieved today. 

We woke up to snow and it lasted most of the day.

Raychel headed out on a school peer councilor retreat

for the next two days.  They are going to have so much fun. 

 

 

~The River

Today Rayhel was out of town for a track meet,

we got to spend the day with Jolene.

We headed to the river with Drake to watch

him retrieve then headed to breakefast.  It

was so much fun hanging out with her.

She is so cute one on one.  It is

funny how the girls act togther and

when they are apart.  I love these little

people I get be with all the time.

~Happy List

 

Jolene has been going through so much lately, she was

pretty sad for a couple of days so I asked her, "what

makes you happy?" She told me a few things so we wrote

 them down. I told her when you get sad you need to

think of your "happy list."  She loved that idea and

 kept adding to it.  It was great seeing her not only realize

what makes her happy but all she has to be grateful for. 

This list did more then I imaged it would not

only for her but for us. 

~Awards Assembly

 

So proud of Raychel, again she has made the honor roll, this

quarter she even got on award for her band competition.

 She has done so well in Middle School, I am excited to see

what she can accomplish in High School with so many

more options. 

~Journaling

 

Jolene and I have started this journal together. 

It has been fun to write back and forth. 

She writes about everything so wants like a normal

journal, then if she wants me to read a page she

puts a paperclip on the page, then after I read

it I write back to her.  I am enjoying this new way

to get to know her. Raychel now wants to do

this with me as well. I look forward to it. 

~B.O.B.

 

What a great program. 

B.O.B. Battle of the Books.

It is for third and fourth graders, the have a list of

books to read from January to May then

they have a competition, which ever

team answers the most questions right wins.

She is so excited for htis.  I love that it has gotten her into

reading more.  

~Sassy

 

 

Raychel has been studying pintrest lately to put

together different outfits.  She loved this little

look with her jacket and her owl

necklace.  She is so cute!

~Easter

Happy Easter!! 

From dying Easter eggs, the bunny cake,

 to the newSpring dresses it was a great day.

The girls loved dying the eggs but took

 over this year with the cake.  It turned out great. 

The girls did well picking out their new dresses. 

They both looked beautiful this morning as we

 headed out tochurch. 

The real reason for the day is our Savior. 

 

 

“Our Savior lived again. The most glorious, comforting,

 and reassuring of all events of human history had taken

place—the victory over death. The pain and agony of

Gethsemane and Calvary had been wiped away. The

salvation of mankind had been secured. The Fall of

Adam had been reclaimed. The empty tomb that first

Easter morning was the answer to Job’s question,

‘If a man die, shall he live again?’ To all within the

 sound of my voice, I declare, If a man die, he shall l

ive again. We know, for we have the light of revealed truth.” 

Thomas S. Monson

 

What a great hike!  This hike was about 1.5 miles.  We headed out with the

Manera's for the adventure.  The girls all loved it.  It really pushed Raychel

since  her knee surgery she hasn't been able to do much.  The weather was perfect,

it even rained on us some at the top.  The view was beautiful.  It is amazing to think

the wind, water and erosion has caused this natural arch.

~Catnap

So lazy!  The hard life of a cat.

~Beauty

Beauty is all around us if we just take the time

to look,

enjoy,

and take it all in.

~Spring Break

Spring Break fun!! 

We headed out of town for the weekend to regroup and

have fun! We love our time together where the world can't

interrupt us.  The girls are so much fun to be around.  They

have a way of making us all just laugh out loud. 

~Little Friends

We were able to spend the day with these cuties!  They had so much

fun together.  They may have moved away but we are blessed to still have

them close enough to visit and spend time together.