WOW Where Did May go!

So I decided I can't wait a month between posts because I have just too! Much to share! It has been crazy of course we moved etc. since my last post! But I have so much to share! Today we spoke in our new ward it was really wonderful and I now feel like I belong! My children have been so busy which means I have been too! Jeff turned 22 on May 23rd he went to Magic Mountain on his birthday and rode the new terminator roller coaster, he was with the first group of riders, they actually arrived at the park 4.5 hours before the opening just to ride it first! He has been busy with work and school and finals. He gave probably what I would say is his best talk in sacrament meeting today! I was proud to be his mom!Bridget and Quinn have been equally as busy, they had a choir performance and Quinn was part of the play that they did, of course he was great! They won as a team with two of their friends the school competition for Battle of the Books (they read 9 books over the last year and were tested on questions, including vocabulary, grammar, science and general knowledge). The win meant they were able to compete with 27 teams in the district and they came in 2nd place (by one point!) they did so great! But that is not all! Bridget won a blue ribbon in the district art show that was judged by 5 local artists! Quinn came in second place by 84 thousandths of a second! in his last pine wood derby! His car was a tech deck skate board it was awesome! He also won in the local library poetry contest! And was able to read his poem at an earth day celebration at the library! Oh yea he earned his Webelo badge and went camping with his dad and to a Webelo hike and Camporee! Whew hang on! Bridget had a birthday! She was kidnapped! by some of her knew young women's leaders since she turned 12! She also was able to go to the temple for the (sort of first time! She was there when we were sealed as a family!) Her Oma and Opa and Aunt Tracy and Uncle Jake came for her trip to the temple! It was really wonderful! That same week Bridget was selected for the PE teachers challenge day because she had done all of her PE homework for the year, she and her teammates competed against the teachers and won! She also had a Birthday party with lots of friends and we went to see the new Pixar movie UP! It was a lot of fun! So if you are wondering why I haven't blogged there you go! Add moving and unpacking a family birthday party, my sisters car accident and helping her move to her new house well there you go! But it is good to be back!

Easter Weekend

Quinn by Auntie Erin's pool!
Auntie Erin wishing she had a daughter!

Kelly and Mary playing games.

Quinn walking in his sleep and finding eggs!

Bridget with her first pair of high heels!

I can't believe moving week is here! I can't believe Easter has passed. It is such a joyous holiday when we think of the true meaning of Holy Week. Yesterday at church that is what the talks were about and my friend Susanne said how glad she was to think about this week because of the news that she had received that her mom had terminal cancer, this is my friend that helped me with the loss of my mom and helped my friend Raychel and Patricia with the loss of their moms too. I hope by that service she will be prepared for the loss of her own mom and because of her knowledge of the gospel it will make it easier like it has been on me and my friends. Yesterday was a beautiful sunny day and we had all of my moms favorites except with my two sisters there was three of us to cook! The cousins had a great big Easter egg hunt in my sisters yard. We played lots of cribbage and pretended that dad was there by using all of his "cribbage phrases"! It was just a wonderful day to be thankful for all of our many blessings! We are so blessed to be able to move to a beautiful new house with a great big back yard and a good school for Bridget and Quinn to go too and for Jeff to be close to work too! Well I have included some Easter pics! It may be a while with the move before I blog again! Happy Spring Happy Easter!

A quiet Morning!

So yesterday while I was keeping busy I was trying not to think about the date! But it was my friends birthday and other things were going on, Yesterday and today are both tough days for me, today it is really personal but it was three years ago yesterday that I lost my dad. I miss him so much! I miss so many stupid and fun and wonderful things about him, from his cologne to the way he jingled his change in his pockets or how he ran! or how he said Hello! I can not wait to see him again and I am really really thankful that I will see him again and that I know that! He was a wonderful man and a great daddy and I will always be thankful I was his first daughter and for the love he gave me. Today is a more personal thing but it has to do with being a mom, perhaps the most rewarding and hardest thing I have ever or will ever do! But I am thankful for my children and I am thankful for lessons learned even the really tough lessons! After all we are all called to serve our father and sometimes we have to do it the hard way just as our own children do too!

A fun day!

So this morning Bridget had a dentist appointment Bright and Early at 8:30! We got up and dressed and headed off to the dentist, it took a little longer because she got the bottom set of braces on today! (the top are pink and purple and the bottom yellow and orange, Easter Colors and lots of them!) She is about 3 months or so ahead of schedule...(Yay less money!) Then Bridget and Quinn and I went and had breakfast at Bab's! It was a lot of fun, we ran some errands, paint, Spackle, recycling (22 dollars!) and a birthday present! We are home packing again but we had a much needed break!