Week in Review...Sept 30, 2018

Ashlyn has become my little baker. Every Sunday she wants to make a new treat...

Haley with her friends...

Abby in her Elsa costume...

Haley took a pic with the Laurels in our ward...

We got Ricks car back on Monday, and they let us know that it would need new tires, new brakes and a new radiator:) That's the best news after you spend a lot of money on a fix, haha. But we are grateful to have it back and running again.

Abby had a rash on Wednesday night and by Thursday morning it finally clicked in my brain that she had hives and that she'd had hives the last time that she had been on Amoxicillin. So I took her to the dr and they wanted to give her a steroid to drink, but she didn't want to drink it and opted for the shot. The steroid shot is a tough shot and she was so upset. She refused to cry in the dr.'s office though, because that would bring attention to her. As soon as we got out of the office, she burst into tears. Poor girl! The dr's office gave her a coupon for a free cookie at a bakery a couple doors down, and they have humongous cookies so that helped to cheer her up. I now have 2 kids that are allergic to penicillin meds, as well as Rick. She still had an ear infection, so we got a new med to finish her up.

Week in Review...Sept 23, 2018

This week was a tough one! Rick's car had problems steering when Haley drove it home from Stake Conference last Sunday, when Rick poured in power steering fluid it leaked right out. We had it towed to the shop on Monday night and still don't have it back, so I've been driving Rick to and from work. Abby has been sick all week with a double ear infection and a bad cough. Poor girl! She missed 4 days of school and even missed her first field trip. We are hoping to get Rick's car back tomorrow, and I will shout hallelujah not to have to drive so much anymore. One happy thing that happened this week was that Haley went to her first Homecoming dance. She had fun with her friends...

Rick had an actor show up at his work to take a tour with his friend, he's in some Disney shows...

While Abby has been sick, she's been living in her Elsa dress. Too funny!

Hoping for a much better week!

Week in Review.. Sept 16, 2018

Ashlyns friend did her hair, and it looked so cute!!

Ashlyn did Abby's hair too...

Haley and her friend at Target...

Sweet baby Lilly looking so big!!

Abby is getting more and more comfortable at Kindergarten! She's made some friends and loves being there. She was the Letter expert on Monday for the letter B and I just happened to be volunteering in the classroom that day, so she didn't perform her memorized poem. She just buried her head in my shoulder, I think it was because I was there, if I hadn't been there i think she may have been braver...

We had a dentist appt on Monday and it was the first time that she let the hygenist clean her teeth and let the dentist look at her teeth without screaming! It was a great visit! She's growing up:)

On Wednesday it was extra early release from Elementary school which means that it's extra late start for the middle schoolers. So Ash and her friends decided to go and volunteer at Zaharis, it was fun for Ashlyn to help in Abby's classroom and see all of her old teachers. They wish they could still go to school there...

More Kindergarten friends...

Still doesn't like pictures though...hahaha!

She even had a playdate this week...

Making carpet angels...

I did a quick project this week and added some trim to the windows in the family room...

Abby still loves playing with these magnet toys...

We had Stake Conference this weekend and we had Elder Carlos Villareal visiting from the 70. He was a neat guy. We learned lots this weekend, here are some of my take away notes--
Ministering is one of the greatest revelations of the last days. We need to understand the needs of those we minister to, address those needs and then minister to them.
The gathering of Israel is the most important thing happening today. Everyone deserves to hear the message and decide for themselves. We must minister 1st to our spouse, 2nd to our families.
Make your calling a part of your family, and make your family a part of your calling.
Schedule in your ministering to make it happen.
We need the temple more than anything else, He will pour out his blessings upon us when we serve in the temple. President Nelson asked us to find those things we can set aside, in order to attend the temple.
If we are struggling, then we know we are on the right path. The path to the Savior is an ascending path. (I loved that one!)
Patriarchal blessings are our personal sacred scripture.
Starve the natural man, feed the spiritual man.
Self-control is like a muscle, the more we use it, the easier it gets.