Week in Review...

Ashlyn took cookies to school for her birthday on Friday and came home with this crown. She had a great day celebrating her birthday at school and Abby wanted to wear her crown that she made at preschool for a pic together.

Ashlyn had a friends party on Friday night, it was a rollerskating, pizza, games and cake party:) They all had a fun time!

Then on Saturday we celebrated her real birthday and she was so excited to open presents. She got a UV nail Lamp, gel nail polish, a sequin art kit, a ripstick and a string art kit. She is very much into arts and crafts, doing nails and playing outside with her ripstick.

These are some pics from Haley's friends that they took downtown...

I dropped off Haley and Ashlyn at piano and left Jacob at the park with Abby, they ended up going through the sprinklers, haha!

Mathias is doing good this week, except for that they found a kidney stone! Poor guy! It's too big to pass, so they have to blast it. Mathias is such a fighter, he can beat this! Prayers for Mathias!

More party pics...

She wanted chocolate cake with chocolate frosting, a girl after my own heart!

I got help to decorate, we put streamers up and stuck balloons to the roof of the ramada. It turned out really cute.

On Saturday morning I ran 13.1 miles! It was super tough! The first 5 miles we had to run uphill against some super strong wind. It's hardly ever windy in Mesa! haha, the forces were against us, but we prevailed. It was super nice to go down hill and feel the breeze. It was hard to keep going when my body got really tired, but I just kept thinking about Mathias and how he doesn't get to decide to stop fighting. He has to keep fighting no matter what, so I decided that I would stick with it too. Mathias was a great inspiration for my run!

The piano player in primary sent me this pic, she said that they kept alternating putting their heads on each others shoulders. So cute!! Abby and Lexi, cute friends!

Ashlyn got to go to YW'S today for the first time!! Haley also celebrated her birthday that's on Tuesday, it was a big day for both of them:) I also gave a talk on gratitude and Haley played the piano, I played the flute and Jacob and Ashlyn sang with 2 of our neighbors, If the Savior Stood Beside Me. I got to talk and then walk right over and pick up my flute, it was nerve wracking but I was also glad to get it over with!