Week in Review...

Last Sunday we took the bunny and the dog on a walk. The bunny just wanted to hop into the nearest bush! It was pretty funny to watch. Last week I learned that I had won a scholarship that I applied for, which really surprised me! They usually award this scholarship to teachers going into the Math, Science or Technology fields but I guess my essay won them over:) So grateful!!

On Monday I made homemade play dough for the kids and they loved it. One of the girls requested pink play dough and I couldn't get the food coloring just right so it kept turning out orange. Ugh!

Ashlyn had her orchestra concert on Tuesday night, she did a great job! She loves playing the violin. Her class was selected to play with the 6th grade orchestra during the concert because they were so far ahead of the rest of the 5th grade orchestra. That was pretty cool!

Jacob had an invention convention where he made a prototype of the watch and he did research about how the watch came into fruition.

On Saturday we took the kids swimming to a community pool and I completely forgot Abby's life jacket! I was a nervous wreck, luckily they had a 1 ft depth baby pool that we spend a lot of time in and then she started swimming with this noodle. I was always within about a foot of her and she kept saying, why are you chasing me? She thought it was funny that I was always within reach of her. Rick and I tried teaching her how to swim but she would just get terrified and start sinking. As soon as we got home I threw her life jacket into the van so that it won't be forgotten next time. She loves swimming, and I don't want her to lose that love and become terrified of the water. 

Rick and I got these awesome sun hats at Home Depot, they completely shade our faces from the bright sun. I don't think the sun is any brighter anywhere than Arizona!

It was a gorgeous day for a swim!

Today Rick made me a huge breakfast and had dinner ready in the crock pot before we left for church. What a guy! I'm so blessed to be a mother, it was always my dearest wish to become a mother. My mom made it look so easy to be a great mom and I've since come to realize that it isn't easy at all. Most of the time I'm just scrambling like a chicken with it's head cut off trying to figure out how to be the best mom to these kids. It's never been an easy job, but at the end of each day I count my blessings that Heavenly Father sent me these 4 special spirits. I'm so thankful to my mom for being an amazing mom and showing me how to be a mom and a wife through her example. The number 1 lesson that I learned from my mom was to be selfless, she always served others before herself. I really feel like the luckiest girl in the world that I have my mom and I hope that she knows how much all of us kids love her!! I'll never know how she did it all, it exhausts me to think of all that she did and still does for us. Love you momma!