Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Here we are all in green for St. Patrick's Day!

My sister Carrie has had us over every St. Patrick's Day for years, and she decorates all green and has Corned Beef, and a bunch of green stuff! So cute. (I think this is a big deal to her husband, who use to be catholic before joining the ranks of mormonism)

Here we are below, her family and mine... minus who?? oh, that would be Bruce taking the picture, the only one NOT in green... how very unfestive!

Do you even know why St. Patrick's Day is celebrated?? I asked my brother in law Geoff (AKA Uncle Buff, El Jefe) last night.... Patrick, who was made a Saint by the catholic church was the missionary/man who brought Christianity (via catholicism) to the then Pagan Ireland. And the country really embraced the new Christian religion. What a great reason to celebrate... Christianity brought to a nation! Soooo I've never been to Ireland, nor plan to, or have any Irish in me... but I'll still wear green for that! :)

And the kids had fun playing with the Brady's cute turtle!

PINEWOOD DERBY

Tuesday night Dallin had his LAST Pinewood Derby!

He turns 11 next month, and moves out of Cub Scouts.

Bruce helped cut the car, but Dallin really did paint it and design it all himself! His car was winning 1st each time, and he was all excited, then something happend to one of the wheels, and after that it stopped going as fast... but Dallin was a good sport about it, I was proud of him. Especially since the other 2 boys, D.J. and Zach, that Bruce helped make their cars, placed in the top 5! We were excited for them and Dallin still had fun!

And last month Dallin's school had this really neat program for Presidents day, where all of the 5th graders spent weeks learning LOTS of patriotic songs. It was neat to go to... how can you tell which one is Dallin below??? CLEARLY, he is the most handsome one there, in the middle with the shirt and tie!


We love you Dallin! You are such a good boy! I am so happy to see you read your scriptures every night. I see you constantly be the first one to jump up and help your siblings and others. You have such a big heart. The other day we were at "Jeepers" play place with the kids and this lady walked in the door a little ways away and dropped a bunch of plates and stuff she was holding, and without skipping a beat Dallin ran over to her and started picking up all of the stuff. I was so proud of him, and as we drove home I told him that he is really being what he has said in cubscouts for years: "... I promise to do my duty to God and my country... and help others...". I think you can really feel inside that you have kept your Cub Scout promises!
I am sorry Dallin that sometimes it is so hard for me to be patient with all of the ~eNeRgY~ you bring, because when I really sit back and watch who you have become, I am so pleased and proud!!!
I love you!!!

Kids Art and Anniversary

SUPERBOWL

(picture by Dallin)

So, I canceled my Primary Presidency meeting and we had a Superbowl party! We don't normally watch TV/games on sunday.... but we made an exception... the CARDINALS were in the superbowl?!! Bummer we didn't win... but atleast we had that long touchdown run with 2 minutes left in the game that got us all on our feet screaming! I was hoarse all night from the screaming from that 1 play... good times! Dallin was drawing Superbowl pictures all month after the game!

Now, can anyone guess who this is below????? I will give you some hints.... My parents were getting rid of old VHS movies, and gave us this 1980's series of movies, which, who knew would recently come out with another film to add to the collection....

Yes, the above picture is Indiana Jones, as depicted by Logan Vernon. Isn't it cute??

My boys have watched them all and loved them.... but ME on the other hand is about to give them away... a little too violent, especially the last one... ok, seriously, am I too overprotective of a mom if I get rid of these?? They are only PG, but I am pretty sure it was before PG-13 came in to effect. What do you think??

AND LAST, but not LEAST:

HAPPY 15TH ANNIVERSARY BRUCE!
This picture was actually taken on his 38th B-day in Feb, in the morning before the kids left for school when we opened his presents and had his special birthday breakfast. (no, not cocoa puffs, like his shirt says, which he, by the way, really sent away for from a coupon that came in a cereal box. His new 3 favorite shirts are now his Cocoa Puffs, Cheerios and Trix cereal shirts he got for $3 total. That was a lucky cereal box morning when he found that coupon!!)

But seriously, now even though we forgot it was our anniversary on tuesday, until we were reminded by Janels facebook message wishing us a Happy Anniversary... AND we celebrated it that night by going to Pinewood Derby (how romantic)... I thought of Bruce all day and got teary eyed a couple times just thinking about how WOW, it has been 15 years!!!

I am so thankful to have such a wonderful husband, and what a fruitful 15 years we have had... the sixth child on her way! I have still yet to see the man lose his temper... I am thinking after 15 years, it is just not going to happen! He is everyone's favorite in the family. We all look forward to him walking in the door each day. We are so thankful for such a playful, hardworking, righeous man who reads his scriptures every day, makes sure we read scriptures as a family every day, and comes home to us as soon as he can every day! God answered all my prayers when he gave me Bruce! (and IMAGINE, we only dated 3 weeks before we started talking marriage, and after 5 weeks were officially engaged with the ring!)