Packing Up!

So as some of you know and some of you do not, we are moving! We have been here in our home in Fairfield for 3 years already! It is hard to believe what a three years it has been! I remember the day Kelly and I found this house it was love at first sight and we have made many new Friends here in the area too. When we moved in it was a really tough time my dad passed away on April 3rd three years ago and his funeral was on the 7Th and we got the keys on the 8Th! It was a hard week to say the least. oh yea did I mention on top of losing my dad my mom fell and broke her arm in three places the morning he died! Now I can look back and just smile because I know my parents are together again. My mom didn't do to good without my dad, I really think she held out until he died she had been sick for about 11 years and when he was gone she could let go and go home to him too. One of the things about this house is I will always have those lasting memories of my mom and taking care of her here. Those are times I will never forget, especially the sweet sisters who helped me to take care of her and all of the meals and love at both of their funerals. Jeff also left from his mission to Florida from here, now he is home and working at Raley's and going to school, we are proud of him and all of the good choices he is making. Bridget moved here as a little second grader and now she is almost done with elementary school which brings me to one of the reasons we are moving! Bridget is an honor roll student and doing so good in school that we want to put her in a different school then she would attend if we stay here. She has worked so hard, she plays piano and flute and is a straight A math student! Quinn was still in first grade when we moved and he has really grown he will finish his last year in the pep program and he is doing really well his GPA was higher then 3.5 ! Yay Quinn... He has taken up saxophone along with the piano. He is finishing up Cub Scouts and Will only have his Arrow of Light to work on! He will then join the Boy Scouts at the end of the year! We have much to be thankful for and are grateful for our move back to Fairfield and we are only moving across town. It does however put us in a new ward and we will miss the wonderful families of Fairfield 2ND ward that we will not see every Sunday. We will never forget your kindness and generosity and what a pleasure it has been to serve you and get to know your families! Count your many blessings name them one by one! Count your many blessings see what God has done!

Well It is another hectic month! We have been busy trying to decide on what to do for school for Bridget next year, we are not excited about the school she should attend and have finally come up with a solution (more on that in the next few weeks!). The kids have a three week break YAY starting a week from tomorrow, in the mean time they have a district Choir performance, at least one talk at church, a missionary farewell, and Quinn has earned his Webelos badge and will get it next week at pack meeting. Life is Good Busy but Good!

Shamrock Shakes and Thin Mint Cookies (My Irish eyes may not shine!)

Okay I will admit it I love these two rights of March! Actually Late February! Both bring back good memories, I actually remember riding my bike with my little brother to McD's after St. Pats day and we got the last two Shamrock shakes that year! But much to my dismay NONE of the McDonald's in Fairfield have them! I have had my girl scout cookies, but no Thin Mints! So if you know where in California preferably Northern California they are! Where oh Where are they, my Irish eyes may not shine this year!
I picked some Irish songs to listen too. Hope you enjoy them. They always remind me of my childhood too. It is one thing I miss a lot is listening to Irish music with my mom and dad. Although I never let them know I liked it!