October 3-8, 2017

Tuesday brought real life after a great trip.  School, piano, soccer practice, stake meetings for Lee and the first Canby 3rd ward Relief Society activity.  We had a super fun speed dating activity to get to know each other a little better.

Isaac and Grace both went to friends houses on Wednesday after school.  Isaac helped rake leaves at the Crum’s house, and then they jumped in the pile over and over.  Classic fall fun!

I made a yummy dinner that night, one for us to eat and one for the freezer. 

Unfortunately, I forgot about the one for the freezer and I completely burnt it.  Doh!

Thursday was a full day.  It was a hair cut day at my house, then the rush to get Isaac and Grace and a car full of other kids to the church for Cub Scouts and Activity Days, then rushing back for soccer practice.  Lee had stake meetings while Emma helped plant flowers on the temple grounds for mutual. 

She came home to a super fun scavenger hunt that led her all over the house and then to some boxes in her room.  Each box had a balloon in it and the last box had Spencer Doman in it! 

The balloons asked her to Homecoming.  Emma was excited, good friends make fun dates.

Friday afternoon Emma and her friends piled into Braden Crum’s car and he drove them to Seattle to go to an Imagine Dragons concert.  They had a blast!  They got home super early Saturday morning, but it was worth it!

Isaac and Grace had basketball tryouts on Friday night.

Grace and Seoul couldn’t go to the girls tryout night, so they got to join the boys night.  They were glad to have each other!

They switched back to soccer Saturday morning for a game.

When we got home Grace helped me make playdough for Nursery.

That night Lee and I went to the Pederson’s house for a stake leadership dinner and planning meeting.  It was a really good meeting, but my favorite part was all the Harry Potter decorations at their house!  It was like we were right in the books, it was amazing!  Right down to the cupboard under the stairs.  Lauren was nice enough to demonstrate for me.

Sunday was full of meetings, but we relaxed in the evening.

Good way to end a busy week!

September 11-17, 2017

This week was the first full week back to school.  It always takes a little adjusting to get back in the swing of things.  The kids weren’t complaining about ice cream after FHE on Monday night though!

Jen Reed made me the most beautiful box out of 100 year old barn wood.  I love it!  When Lanna was at our house doing Emma’s hair we were trying different places to put it and discussing what to put in it.  We left in on the ledge upstairs.  By Monday it had become a toy box.  Not what I had pictured! 

Tuesday was one of those crazy afternoons and evenings. Lee had stake meetings.  Mikayla came over to do Emma’s make-up.  The twins had piano lessons and soccer practice.  I had to make arrangements for them while I took Emma to Silverton for her senior pictures.  We both thought it was crazy that it was time for senior pictures!  It was a fun experience though.  We laughed as Emma made outfit changes in a laundromat, and we loved the location.  We were really excited to see how those pictures turned out!

We rushed back home in time for book group, which was at our house!  I had pushed the time back just to be safe.  I was glad I did.  It gave me time to get everything ready before they came.  We discussed A Fall of Marigolds.  It was a good discussion and a lot of people came.  One of these days we will get a good picture of our book group! I was so glad to have this group as a good connection to Canby 2nd Ward.  We were hoping to get more Canby 3rd Ward ladies to join.  While book group was still going Emma came downstairs and showed me a sneak peek of her pictures that the photographer had posted.  I loudly squealed.  They were beautiful!

I was tired after Tuesday.  Wednesday was a good day to catch up and get Primary stuff done.  On Thursday I went to Jen’s house to help Jill with flowers for Christian Parker’s wedding reception.

It was fun and the flowers were beautiful!

On Friday we got to see all of Emma’s pictures.  I squealed even more!  We loved them.  Emma is beautiful inside and out and the photographer caught her personality well.  So fun!  We were very happy with how they had turned out.

Lee pulled a tooth out for Isaac that afternoon.

Friday night Emma and Sierra were off to the football game (it was jersey night or something). 

The rest of us went to the first Canby 3rd Ward party.  It was a get to know you night.  Each family shared something about them to introduce them.  We took a picture of Emma on a stick, recited our family mission statement, and talked about a few other things, such as our love of chocolate chip cookies on Sundays and playing games.  It was a fun night.  Isaac had already become very good friends with Conrad Ririe.  They switched name tags that night which was funny because they really do look alike.  Conrad wears glasses just like Isaac’s usually, but he had forgotten them that night.  Cute and CRAZY boys!

Early Saturday morning we found a slimy visitor on our window. 

Saturday morning was also the first soccer game of the season, bright and early at 8:30.  The sun was still red.  So pretty and kind of creepy at the same time!

Later that afternoon we went and picked up the cupcakes for the Parker reception and delivered them to the Isom’s house.  I stayed to help with set-up and food while Lee and the twins went back home to change.  Emma was boating for Lauryn Crum’s birthday.

The reception was beautiful and Grace was a great helper.

I ended up taking home my favorite pasta salad.  Yum!  There was enough to take to my dad’s birthday party the next day.  Perfect!

The sun was still red when I drove to church early Sunday morning for Ward Council.  These pictures don’t do it justice, it was RED!

Emma gave a really good talk in Sacrament Meeting about honesty.  Primary was getting in a better routine.  That night we celebrated Dad’s birthday at Grandma Dorothy’s house.  We sure love him!!

Isaac got caught up in this WWII book that used to be Grandpa Russell’s.  Grandma Dorothy gave it to him and Isaac devoured it.  He loves anything about war and history.