The boys were gone the first few days of this week, though Corben’s dad drove him up here for Karate Camp on Monday and Tuesday.
So the girls and I just hung out trying to get some things done. I was supposed to go to the beach today, but that didn’t work out….I’m only slightly bitter….:)
Tuesday my mom came and watch the kids for me so I could run over and visit my Great Aunt Sarah Gwen. She had a lung transplant on Friday and hadn’t been doing well. She’s my grandma’s sister and since I don’t get to see much of that side of the family since Grandma died I wanted to make sure I went. It was so nice to see people I recognized though I haven’t seen most of them since I was a child. They recognized me, too, and spent much time talking about which family member I most resembled. It warmed my heart and made my day.
The boys finally made it back from their week with their dad and grandparents. I missed them so much but they did have a ton of fun!
Dade had Court of Honor this week. He received 5 merit badges and moved up a rank. I’m so proud of him. He’s well on his way to achieving Eagle!
This is the look you get when you call Dade’s name out and snap a pic! (Love the long hair? It’s taken him 4 months to get it that long! lol)
Getting his badges and new rank!
Today was CORBEN’S BIRTHDAY!!! He’s 10!!
He headed out to Camp and was pleasantly surprised when I showed up with Cupcakes!
I then rushed home to get to work on his tank cake…
…and found this new friend on our car tire.
We had a small family party and Corben was super excited to get one of the Wii games he never thought anyone would buy because it’s so crazy expensive...luckily he has a rich brother and a nice mom…
Ryan was out of town for the last 3 days working but made it home in time for the party!
Next it was time for my sister, Lianna’s b-day!! Happy Birthday, Lianna!!
We started the morning with Dade’s high school open house (can you believe it?) and then headed over to meet the family and exchange gifts.
From there we headed to Dade’s final sinus follow up where I managed to leave my bag while chasing 2 toddler girls through the office. No worries, the bag only contained my NICE camera and our video camera….that’s all. Sigh… Luckily they found it and my mom was able to swing by and pick it up for me.
At the end of this week I was worn out and needing a break. When Ryan got home I filled him in on our calendar for next week and a million other things. Then he asked if there was anything else and I mentioned that I still really wanted to go to the beach….He looked right at me and said, “Well, if we leave right now we can get there before dark!” SERIOUSLY!! Twice in one summer??!! So, we found a place for Dade to stay (at his request) because he had a few responsibilities to take care of and we headed out! YEAH!
Oh, what a glorious day! The weather was perfect and we had the entire day to spend with some family and do what ever we wanted!
We headed to the end of the island where the tide was out and the water was so shallow. There were sea shells EVERYWHERE!!
There weren’t any waves unless boats went by so Ryan was able to make Sylvie this little pool that she hung out in for some time.
Corben spent the entire time out on boogie boards with my cousin. They had a great time together!
After baths and lunch we headed out to a local park….see that sign in the background??
IT SAYS…
Are you kidding me??!! They even made him look all cute! Corben kept a look out but we never saw him…thankfully!
My cousin, T’s, cute shoes!
We ended the evening with a fantastic dinner out and then after the kids were in bed Ryan and I headed out for a wonderfully quiet walk on the beach…it was fabulous. Thanks, Aunt D!
We headed home early Sunday morning and got home by lunch. I started getting messages from a few friends about Dade’s testimony at church. It’s not the Sunday that people usually go up and give their testimony so I was kind of confused…until I talked to Dade. You see…2 weeks ago Dade was asked to give a 5-7 minute talk in Sacrament Meeting (our main meeting). He was supposed to talk to the congregation on youth values. He made two mistakes…First, he never told me about it…Second, he forgot himself!! When he sat down in his seat with the family he was staying with, someone asked him what he was doing. Suddenly his name was announced from the podium as being the first speaker! The person sitting next to him then showed him the program and his name printed as first speaker. Then…(as quoted by a good friend from church, Beth)
“He did great! When his name was called, he stood from his seat, put his hand over his chest with a surprised look on his face (as if he had just found out he was announced as an Oscar winner). He excused himself as he crawled over the people sitting next to him. All eyes followed him as he walked to the stand. He proceeded to adjust the mike and began bearing his testimony like he had planned it all along.”
Dade said that the leadership up front all told him they wish they’d had a camera when his name was announced. His expression was apparently priceless. He headed right up and bore his testimony of the truthfulness of the gospel instead. I am SO proud that despite his lack of preparation and memory he was still confident enough to go forward and speak to those several hundred people about what he believes. Way to go, Dade!
Dade later had a church leadership meeting but as soon as he was home we headed out to celebrate the birthday of my dear SIL, Jessica!! We love her SO much!
We then headed straight over to the church for Dade’s Seminary meeting. Starting next Monday he will be attending an early morning scripture study class before school each day. He got to meet his teacher and I was blessed enough to set up rides so I wouldn’t be dragging 4 kids out in their pj’s at 6am. (Thanks, Callie & Sherri!!)
As soon as we got home Ryan rushed back out to go do his monthly visits with several church families. We then happily collapsed and went to bed… So much for a Day of Rest!!
2 comments:
1 - That tank cake is AWESOME!
2 - I am loving all the beach pictures, and yes, I'm jealous....and I LOVE that picture of Ryan. You know....that ONE. The sunglasses.
3 - Thank you for writing something positive! I so needed it today.
Can you send us the pics you took of the girls? I can't click on them to save them anymore. Thanks!
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