Week in Review...

On Friday Rick took Jacob to the Father and Sons camp out, it was great for Rick because he doesn't get to sit and socialize with men from the ward very often anymore. Jacob loved being outdoors and with his friends. They slept in the van and didn't get much sleep, but they made lots of great memories!

On Wednesday we had Activity Days and we all wore pink in remembrance of a little girl that's Abby's age who was hit by a father in our stake who was moving his truck. He couldn't see her and she was killed. This really hit me hard because she was Abby's age, looked just like Abby and it could easily happen to us. The day was called, Hugs from Holly day and everyone was encouraged to wear pink and do acts of service or give hugs because she was a great hugger. Abby received some lemonade from one of her friends and we all gave a big group hug after our activity was over in remembrance of this sweet little girl.

On Friday Ashlyn went to Salk Elementary to experience their flight simulation. Here she is flying to New York! She said it was really fun!

I felt like today's Sunday school lesson was just for me today. We talked about activities that are appropriate for Sunday and how we should look forward to Sunday and all of the activities that we can do together as a family. Ever since Rick started working on Sunday's I've been dreading Sundays because the kids have really been acting out on Sunday and it's the end of the week and I have 0 patience left to deal with it all. So it's been disastrous for the last couple of months and every Sunday I break down into tears because I feel overwhelmed with this trial. After church today though I feel very uplifted and have several ideas of what we can do on Sunday to help keep everyone happy and excited that it's Sunday. Right now the kids are planning meals for the month and watercolor painting. I'm so grateful for the gospel and the upliftment and advice that I gain on raising my family from the principles of the gospel.