Quick update

Today was the primary program at church. Maddie did an excellent job. When it was her turn she got up to the microphone, took a deep breath and said her lines with no help. Then it was onto her solo song "I love to see the Temple". I was very nervous that she would chicken out, but she did a beautiful job. After it was over everbody was telling me there was no way their four year old would ever do that. Great job Maddie - you were so cute.

Yesterday Shem and I celebrated six years! We had a wonderful day together, we went to dinner at the Manti House (reservation only restaurant) and shared gifts with each other. Most of it was spent without the kids - which does not happen very often. Overall we didn't do anything amazing, but it was perfect. Being married is great when you have a husband who is your best friend.

CRAZY PICTURES!

Yes these pictures are of the girls. Maddie is in the blue and Abbie is in the pink. They had so much fun playing on our neighbors (MAC) computer. We were finally able to get some good pictures and I had to post them.

AMAZING HUSBAND

WHILE SHEM HAD A BREAK FROM SCHOOL HE DECIDED TO DO SOME HOME REPAIR PROJECTS. ACTUALLY I TOLD HIM WHAT I WANTED DONE AND HE DID IT (BECAUSE HE'S A GREAT HUSBAND). THE TUB IN OUR MAIN BATHROOM NEEDED A NEW WRAP AROUND IT. THE OLD ONE WAS SO NASTY AND SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE. SO SHEM WENT TO WORK, GOT TILE FROM HIS BOSS, AND NOW IT LOOKS GREAT. OUR FRONT STEPS ALSO NEEDED WORK. THE SUPPORT LEGS WERE ROTTEN AND THEY WERE UNEVEN. I GUESS THIRTY YEARS OF FOUNDATION SETTLING WILL DO THAT. ON THIS PROJECT SHEM PUT IN NEW SUPPORTS, GOT THE TRACTOR AND LIFTED THE STAIRS UP UNTIL THEY WERE LEVEL, AND POURED CONCRETE AROUND THE BASE. THE STAIRS STILL AREN'T THE BEST LOOKING, BUT THEY ARE EVEN AND SAFE. THANKS TO AN AMAZING HUSBAND THAT WILL DO WHAT IT TAKES TO KEEP HIS WIFE HAPPY.

First Day of Dance

Don't they look cute!

LOGAN

We just spent four days in Logan with my family. Shem had a break from school, so we decided to go. Each day we did something different with the kids. The first day we went to Bear Lake, which was great fun. The second day I took the girls to my sister's school for haircuts. We all got new dos, but it was Abbie's First Haircut. On Saturday we went to Willow Zoo and all the kids wanted to do was look at the turtle and feed the ducks. Then on Sunday we stopped to see Shem's Grandma on our way home. She is such a sweet old lady, and it made her day to see little kids. Our trip was wonderful, but now it's back to regular life and laundry.

WARD CAMPOUT

Our Ward ROCKS!! We have activities all the time and they are so much fun. This month it was the ward campout. Yes more camping adventures being pregnant. We went up Ephraim Canyon for the night. Maddie made sure that we knew the way by following the map down to every detail. Let me just say she was sooo excited. Abbie slept on the drive up there, which was great because I knew it would be a late night. We really enjoyed ourselves. Shem got plenty to eat. They served dutch oven dinner and a mountain man breakfast. We also played horseshoes, had a fireside, and went star gazing. The kids did awesome - they are such little troopers.

Our family loves to go camping.

AFV

MY GIRLS FAVORITE TV SHOW IS "AMERICA'S FUNNIEST VIDEOS". ON FRIDAY NIGHTS AT SEVEN THEY CALL FOR DAD AND GET READY. I DON'T KNOW WHY THIS IS THEIR FAVORITE BUT, THEY LOVE IT! IT'S A DADDY DAUGHTER BONDING TIME,THAT'S FUN AND SILLY.